My Republica

Shradha Shrestha

The contributor for Republica.
news@myrepublica.com

Giving back to Kathmandu

Published On: August 30, 2016 11:45 PM NPT By: Shradha Shrestha

Behind that shiny glass of a Volkswagen, a handsome face popped out. Seconds later a can of Coke was hurled out of the car’s window down to a nearby footpath. The man must have been quite rich, obviously because he drives a Volkswagen, and from what I could notice, he looked educated as well. And my imaginative head took him up as the kind of rich and educated man who keeps complaining about our government and lashes out on Nepali leaders for ruining the nation.

Behind that blue uniform

Published On: June 14, 2016 09:06 AM NPT By: Shradha Shrestha

The traffic police had obviously been in the jam for much longer than I was, braving the dust, smoke, frequent honking, and irritable drivers who often pointed at his ‘incompetency’ in managing the traffic.