Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beides, Congress Party, democracy, deomcracy, despite differences, Leninist Parts, Maoists, Marxist party, mero bhesh, mero desh, Miteinander, Nepal, republican nepal, Shah dynasty, shsh dynasty, togetherness, vive la difference on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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ADIEU ROYAL FAMILY IN NEPAL (Satis Shroff)
König Birendra fragte mich: “Gefällt es Ihnen hier?”
Ich war so überwältigt von der neue, einmalige Situation, daß ich gar nicht wußte, ob ich in Nepali oder in Englisch reden sollte. Ich neigte mich [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bertold I, Bertold IV, Burgervereine, castle ruins, duke of Zaringen, dux de Zaringen, Freiburg im Breisgau, Herzog, Zaringen, Zähringen on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1000 Years of Zähringen (Satis Shroff)
The ruins of Zähringen’s castle lies on a hillock overlooking the Vale of Dreisam. And the hamlet of Zähringen is a part of Freiburg. Zähringen is 1000 years old, reason enough to celebrate a festival with the inauguration of the Zähringer fountain, which is a tall monolith with a scarlet [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged basle, bern, european soccer, Guggemusik, helvetia, samba music, schwyzerdeutsch, swiss goodies, swiss leckerli, the Rhine, zürich on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Public Viewing Zeitgeist (Satis Shroff, Freiburg)
The scene is at the Joggeli ,
A stadium in Basel, Switzerland.
The Czechs think the Germans are going to be behind them.
Karel Brückner wears a black muffler on this humid afternoon.
The Swiss Nati enters the arena.
Yodel songs, Alp horns, an elegant Miss Swiss saunters by,
Samba music reminiscent of Guggemusik at Fasnet,
Swiss [...]
Posted in Miteinander, diaspora, togetherness, tagged Citizens, CMDP, democracy, movement, Nagarjun Palace, Narayanhiti Palace, Peace, Shah dynasty, Shah family on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Readers,
The King has been ousted in Nepal, as you know, but the Royal Family still enjoys benefits from the government and I thought Prakash Bom’s article in The American Chronicle worth reading to have an idea of what other Nepalese think about the new government comprising the pro-China Maoists and pro-India Nepalese Congress Party [...]
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