Bimal Pratap Shah

While the world advances toward secure digital governance, Nepal risks democratic irrelevance by clinging to outdated systems.

Nepal’s Gen Z briefly demonstrated the power of a “political hive mind,” coordinating a leaderless, rapid, and intelligent mass movement that overwhelmed the state after the violent response to their protest. But the same decentralized force that fuels such uprisings remains fragil...

The greatest irony of our time is that those shaped by the old world of centralized governance are still searching for a single leader, a hidden mastermind, someone to match their familiar script of power.

Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha, has sparked a second global awakening as Gen Z protesters used digital networks to topple the government in just 24 hours, demonstrating unprecedented collective power and moral clarity.This modern “Digital Sangha” mirrors ancient Buddhist principles,...

The question now is whether Nepal will let leaders like him translate vision into systemic change, or whether he will remain an exception in a system that rewards privilege over merit.

Their structures of control, secrecy, and self-interest cannot grasp a generation that is reshaping society and consciousness from the ground up. The future is being built not by those in positions of power but by the youth who refuse to be silenced.

There is a risk that AI will replace millions of workers while not creating enough new jobs. These technological and social changes are not happening in isolation. They will ripple through every part of society. Today, healthcare and housing are often tied to employment. That system will not work i...

The country’s contribution to global tourism revenue may appear modest—just under seven percent of its GDP—but this statistical modesty obscures a deeper significance. In a world increasingly automated and artificial, the most valuable commodity will be the unreplicable. And nothi...

The "Godfather of AI" recently told Andrew Marr that artificial intelligence has already developed consciousness—and could one day seize control of the world. This suggests that AI systems are no longer merely processing data but are potentially "thinking" and "understanding" in ways that tran...

Nepal's film industry is in the midst of a revolution, one that is steadily redefining its place on the global cinematic stage. In recent years, a surge of blockbusters and critically acclaimed Nepali films has emerged, challenging the dominance of Hollywood and Bollywood with their compelling story...