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It’s my second newsletter from Leh, Ladakh. But this time I am not talking about Indo-Pak tension or the scenic allure and captivating landscape of Ladakh. Because now I felt I have something to say about the NIRASHA or the frustration, which has become a buzzword in Nepal. Thus, it will be more like an opinion article.
For the last few years, Nepal’s elite opinion makers have been talking about a particular social phenomenon: NIRASHA—frustration, especially among the youth. In newspapers’ opinion pages, television shows, online portals’ articles, panels of literature festivals and seminars, and lectures, you will find people gossiping about Nirasha.
Since then, I have spent hours and hours at tea tables and coffee shops with my friends but never dared to write about it until now. But now, I feel I have something to say about it, and I should say it. What I present here is based on my own reasoning and observations, though I know everything I’ve read and thought about in the past also informs how I see the issue. But here I am not borrowing anyone’s theory and fitting it into our context.
Before we enter the question of what the causes of this frustration are, it’s important to ask: why has it become such a hot topic in the public sphere, and who made it a buzzword?
It will be easier to understand if we begin from the late 1990s and early 2000s.
To read full article, click below:
https://rohejkhatiwada.substack.com/p/the-genesis-of-nirasha-or-the-frustration
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