Getting Romantic

I was in Kumari, the other day, watching Star Trek. It’s Science Fiction, and everything you expect from science fiction is there. Anyway, two rows ahead of us, there were two kids. I am refraining myself from calling them "a couple" because they were too young to fit the profile. But they were doing almost everything a couple does.

Star Trek is not Romantic. There are a few kisses and flirts. Even "Mission Paisa" has some. But these two were really getting it on, while watching the movie. I mean, The guy had his hands over her face, and they were well really getting romantic. I didn’t really see their face before the interval. Nepalese have a really small bladder we always need an interval in a two hour movie.

During the interval, I saw their face. The first thing that came to my mind was "Grade 8". Well, you know someone is grade 8 when you have that really small lining of pubescent mustache. To some consolation, the girl looked a bit older, but grade 8 nevertheless.

I had girls in mind in grade 8 among so many other things. And, once in grade 8, I saw some of the really good looking ones making out in the balcony. Broke my heart. Now, I don’t want to sound like a nerd. You know, by normal people's definition, nerds are people who never get the girls and so, they make up things, also called theories or philosophies or ideas, to console themselves. 

And, I am not against public display of "love". But if the couples are really young, it makes everything different. The main problem starts when people start generalizing about the whole society by looking at a FEW samples. I have been through grade 8, and I know many students who are in grade 8 in West Point High School, in Thankot, and those students are not that sexually active. Ok, they have that culture of sending love letters, and they say "I have a girlfriend" and "I have a boyfriend". But that's not bad, because you don’t really think about getting physical at that very young age. 

OK, an example. 

Two weeks ago, on Sunday, I was drinking (don't tell my parents) with my brother in Baneshwore. We had about half a dozen beers left. We were going very slowly. I don't like hurrying up when I drink. I like the Mr. Bajaj Style of Drinking. (Yeah, I used to watch Kasauti in Grade 9, you caught me). 

Anyway, there is a girl's hostel very close to the home. The whole building is a girl's hostel, on the top floor, there are A-level students (17-19 years old). I am not naming the college. Now, we were not eavesdropping, but we were merely "over-hearing" conversations. 

They were talking about guys and chest hairs. There was resonance of "Tero Buda KO Chaati Bhari Jhyau huncha... chyaaa... hahahaha". Didn't really make me proud of having chest hairs. Damn Media. 

Its nice listening to different groups of people, because well, you get a different perspective of life. Girls do not talk so freely when guys are around, so, I didn't really feel like I was sinning. 

Suddenly, (I am jumping topic, bear with me), I heard a window smash. 

It was night-time, and we were getting drunk, nevertheless, we tried to be very quiet. Because in a society, you need to be BEHAVE. No matter what you do, or who you are, you need to follow the rules. 

The window smash created a flood of flashlights in the surrounding houses. There was load shedding, and it was about 10 at night. 

Then we heard voices. We listened carefully this time. 

He was a teacher, calling a girl student to come meet him. The hostel warden was a really strong voiced woman; she was threatening him saying she'll call the police. I guess the girl was in the top floor, and she was dead scared. I didn't really see her face, but when you so much cricket as me; you sort of know how to read some body language. 

There were other girls protecting her, telling her not to worry. 

Cops didn't come. The warden couldn't call the cops. It’s a college located in Baneshwore. And, it’s really reputed, I guess they thought you can't call the cops and make it an issue.

After some time, I found out that the strong voiced hostel warden locked the teacher in a really dark room. He was still shouting from there, but the situation had sort of neutralized. 

I don't know why he was after that girl, I can only speculate. And, what I saw was evil under the influence of alcohol. But, I interpreted that calling a 17 year old, in the middle of the night needs some courage, and lot of signs reading from the drunk. She must have given signs that she would come out at 10 at night. But she was scared. That's her natural response to this situation. 

The problem with public display of romantics is that it generalizes the whole segment of the population. Not everyone is horny every day. Are they? I guess everyone wants to be unique, and I guess everyone wants their life to have some sort of adventure. Have a heroine by their side, and fall in love. 

Anyway, small pecks on cheek, and holding hands is great. I support that. You go one step ahead, you may get your story recorded in a cell phone-over the internet- and then to your parent's computers.

परालको आगो

Background score:
Nepathya, “सानो कुरा”
गीतको ५ seconds पछि, गितारको धुन सँगै:FADE IN FROM WHITE, (settle to morning light).
Kitchen Tap in the foreground, a radio in the background.
हातले धारा खोल्छ, हात भिजाउँछ, धारा बन्द गर्छ।
हातले साबुन दल्न थाल्छ। फिँज निकाल्दै।

CUT TO:
Sideways shot of the man in long range so that the kitchen can be seen, and the man is also recognizable. Upper- Middle class kitchen. Nothing fancy, they are traditional.
मान्छेले अझै हात धुँदै छ।

CUT TO:
Kitchen tap once again, same angle.
धारा खोलेर, फिँज धोएर धारा बन्द गर्छ।
(CAMERA PANs and ends ON TOP OF THE DINING TABLE where a white plastic bag and a glass is clearly visible.)
Man Places the soap on top of a cupboard (OFF SCREEN) comes to the table with a plate(onscreen)

Plastic bag मा हात हालेर खानेकुराको aluminium packet, Real Juice, र रातो गुलाफको फूल निकाल्छ र plateमा राख्छ।
(गुलाफको फुलको screenमा स्पर्स हुना साथ रेडियोमा अम्रित गुरुङ् गाउन सुरु गर्छन- सानो कुरो मनमा लिई दु:खी हुनु हुन्न, दुक्छ मुटु चस्स तर देखाउनु हुन्न……)

CUT TO:
Close up: Packet
Packet को Silver wrapping खोलेर tibetian म:म: निकाल्छ। juiceलाई glassमा राख्छ र गुलाफको फूललाई राख्छ। (मुखबाट पानी आयोस, follow the event)।

(कस्को भर पर्नु खै, सँधै डर लाग्छ, आफ्नै छाँया देख्दा पनि डरै लाग्छ …. The man has to prepare the plate and get out of the kitchen by end of this paragraph…)

CUT TO:
outside kitchen corridor. (Music sounds softer…)
Man comes with plate towards camera, camera moves backwards, man turns camera turns with the man and so we can see a living room.
The main living room sofa has a television set 25 inches…. In front of the TV a sofa with pillow and a blanket, someone slept on it the other night possibly the man. There are other sofas and a भुईँ table, with चकटी… while on the wall, Marriage Pictures. His photos there, stay on the husband and wife picture for just a while.
The man crosses the camera. And starts knocking on the bedroom door off screen. )

Cut to:
(Nepathya Music barely audible)
Close up of man with plate in front of the door. The man- चामे is 30 years old.

चामे:(लामो सुस्केरो लिएर)
गौँथली… ओई गौँथली, एक चोटी बाहिर हेर न… ढोका खोलेर । मैले के-के ल्याएको छु।
(No answer)
नहेर ऊसो भे… १ प्लेट म:मचा छ। म एक्लै खान्छु।

(picks up a momo with hand, dips it in अचार, and takes a bite )

चामे: (मुखभरी म:म लिएर)
आहा! कस्तो मीठो, ...(आधा म:म अचारमा चोपेर खाँदै,).. अचार पनि उस्तै छ...मीठो...साह्रै मीईईठो।

( गौथलीले ढोका खोल्छे, plateलाई हेर्छे। full shot of गौँथली’s लोभी नजर with चामे and plate on the foreground)
गौँथली’s point of view ढोकाको चेपबाट चामेलाई हेर्छौ- चामेको मुखमा रातो अचार लागेको छ। जिब्रोले अचार चाटेको देखिन पर्यो। hold this angle until गौँथली’s two worded lines)
गौँथली: (हात अगाडी बनाएर)
खै दिनुस।
Cut to full shot of चामे

चामे:
तिम्रो हात सफा छैन जस्तो छ। मैले फेरी...चम्चा काँटा केही ल्याको होईन। (picks up a momo dips it in achar) एउटा चाख मेरो हातबाट खाको मीठो हुन्छ की?
(एक छिन जिस्किएर... खुवाउँछ। ढोकैमा बसेर खुवाउन थाल्छ।) 

गौँथली :
(चपाउँदै) बसेर खाम्।
(view of the bedroom for the first time. A huge bed, cup boards, bedside study table with a photo. She sits on the bed, he waits, looks at her, to sit down, a while sort of like asking for permission )
 
गौँथली: (sarcasm) 
निन्द्रा राम्म्रो लाग्यो होला नी सोफा मा? 

चामेँ:
टिल्ल थिएँ। मीठ्ठो निन्द्रा लाग्यो। 

गौँथली:
तपाईँलाई जति भने पनि नलाग्ने भो है? 


चामेँ(overlapping):
ह्या...काममा थिएँ, हिजो फोनमै भनेँ... अग्रवाल सँग काम गर्नु भनेको पिउनु नै हो। तिम्ले देखेनौ हिजो अग्रवाललाई, उठ्नै सकिरा थिएन। Taxi सम्म पुराको मैले त्यो जाँडेलाई।  

गौँथली: (प्याच्च बोल्छे)
खूब आफूले चाँहि जाँड-न-धोकेको जस्तो। 

चाँमे: ( अलिक रिसाउँछ) 

गौँथली:
( senses the anger, she knows what he’s like angry, she changes topic)
म हिजो हस्पिटल गाको थेँ नि। 

 चामेँ:
किन?

गौँथली:
Period बिग्रीरा थ्यो। (soft smile)

चामेँ: (surprized look… )  
हो?....के भन्यो डाक्टरले?

गौँथली:
के के खाने के के नखाने भनेर

चामे:
Wine खानु हुन्न नि, थाहा होला? 

गौँथली: 
सबैलाई आफू जस्तै भन्ठान्नु हुन्छ है? 

चामे: (हाँस्दै)  
तर...हा... राम्रै भओहो। Celebrate गरेको जस्तै भो । अब हामीले..ह.. दिने पार्टीमा दारू नहराखुम्ला नि? लौ आज कहाँ जाने भन ल।

गौँथली:
नजाने कतै... छोरा छोरी पाल्न साह्रै खर्च हुन्छ। मेरो दाई भाउजुले त कति रिन लिनु परेको भन्दै हुनु हुन्थ्यो। 

चामे:
घरमा भनिसक्यौ? 
(Shot of the bed from front, having both of them in frame) 

गौथली:
माईतमा पहिला भने, अनि घर फोन गरेँ। आमाले “आउँनु पर्छ?” भन्दै हुनु हुन्थ्यो, मैले २-३ महिना पछि पर्ला भनेर टारेँ। 
चामेँ: (overlapping… nodding in agreement)
अँ।
  (A bit of silent gap, both of them thinking)

गौँथली:
काठमान्डूमा छोरा छोरी पाल्न सक्छौँ?

चामेँ:( overlapping)
छ्याआ..... कस्तो बेला के सोचिरा?? 
(camera ….gently moves back from the bedroom towards the door)

चामेँ:
आज हामी बाहिर निस्किन्छौँ। पहिले बजार तिर, भोलीको लागि preparation.
(Camera ... gently moves out of the door, ढोकाको बीचमा दुई जना, म:म खाँदै गफ गर्दै, आवाज सानो हुँदै)

गौँथली:
के गर्ने भोली?  

चामेँ:
तिम्रो र मेरो घरमै date. 
(END PROLOGUE)
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परालको आगो गुरुप्रसाद मैनालीको classic हो। त्यो कुरालाई अहिलेको context मा ढाल्दा खेरी मैले यस्तै सोचेँ। middle class, city audience लाई target group बानाको। story चाहीँ उही हो theme: “लोग्ने स्वास्नेको झगडा, परालको आगो” but it extends though 9 months of Pregnancy. लोग्ने र स्वास्ने दुबैको जीवनको महत्त्वपूर्ण परिक्षाको क्षण। so… anyway, 
 And because of lack of research, I cannot say what will happen next. I need some more research. Imagination is good, but, when you are paying tribute to a classic like परालको आगो, you cannot just play with it. 
 

 
  
   

Watch em before you die.

A friend of mine asked me "what's the latest movie you've seen?", my reply was "I dont remember". I had to correct that, so, I thought really hard and said "Fast and Furious part 4". Saw it in a cinema hall, It was really depressing. IT was worse than "Gajani".

The movie wasn't important enough to remember. I am still young and my mind still has the capacity to store memories, I know the story of F n F4, but its not really worthy of my time to repeat the story of the movie for someone else.

I do that a lot, its sort of my way of paying tribute to the movie.

I paid tribute to almost all the movies nominated for "best picture" oscar this year. I know i have described "Frost/Nixon" as a boxing match,"The Reader" made me stare at the screen until the credits rolled off, I thought it was better than the excellent "Slumdog".

Woody Allen's "Vicky, Christina, Barcelona" was beautiful. It was a artistic, it was sensual, everything a movie should be.

Until recently, I haven't really seen a good movie. All the action movies, were average. Seriously. Maybe i have matured or maybe i am becoming this really boring, uninteresting person, or maybe my movie watching preferences changed over time because I watch too many movies.

Nowadays, I have a fascination for indipendent movies. (An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of any major film studio.) Flim festivals, repect these movies a lot. So, when looking for movies, you look for that specific film festival symbol.

Some indi flims which literally made my boggled my mind and popped my eyes out are "CHoose conner" and "Stephanie Daley" two I can Remember right now.

I am not overstating this, but your life is incomplete if you haven't seen these movies. And, I am not looking though a list, I am writing them with my mind. Besides film festival nominated movies, I respect classics a lot. Classic directors.

The first that comes to my mind is Milos forman. "One flew over the cuckoo's nest" I loved the conversations between the crazies, I loved the way, they were all shown as Human, like anyone I know.

"Amadeus" is another Milos Forman classic to me. The movie is about how Mortzart is "mind fucked" (i am loving this word nowadays) into suicide. The movie starts with "MORTZART.... FORGIVE ME.... I KILLED YOU MORTZART...".

Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock. I don't have to really tell you how much of a visionary this guy is. Watch "Psycho", " Vertigo", "Dial M for murder"... the list really goes on. I call him visionary because he sort of inspired people like "Spielgberg".

Lets talk a little about artistic movies. My definition of artistic movies is quite different from art movies (An art film (also called an “art cinema”, “art movie”, or in the U.S., an "independent film" or “art house film”) is typically a serious, noncommercial, independently made film or a foreign language film that may have these qualities, but may have been made by a major company in its home territory and achieved popular success. It may thus be aimed at a niche audience, rather than a mass audience,[1] or the use of subtitles in foreign language films may limit audience appeal.)

I don't believe in diving movies into genre. Some people, do not make movies for a genre. Woody Allen for instance, you cannot call him a comedy movie maker because, well he is a creative artist. His movies may be funny but not COmic. NOt much of a debate here, anyway, these are some more movies I remember.

Woody Allen's movies. EVery movie. No choosing there. He makes someone like me cool. SO, that's really nice for me.

There is this Iranian guy "Majid Majidi" i dont know his name really, havent seen his face. But his movie made me cry... I shed tears watching "Children of Heaven" for the first time. I was sort of drunk then but you know, I might just be saying that to hide my embarassment.

A french director "Krzysztof Kieslowski" I saw one of his color trilogy movie "White" from "Red", "White", and "Blue".

White means equal in french. I cannot say what the movie is about not because I didn't get it or not because I am researving that suspence, but you have to watch it for yourself. If I describe it, I ruin Kieslowski's idea.

Nepali movies also has a room in this anaysis.

"Deuta", "Kusume Rumal"... the songs were beautiful, And these movies really knew how to play with the mind of the audience. I heard they were remaking kusume rumal. They will ruin it. Am sure of that.

I have been wanting to watch "Basudev" for a really long time. I had seen the movie once when I was a child, I didnt really get it then, too much philosophy maybe.

Wrote this piece on may 12 2009. The above mentioned movies were movies I have seen in the last month or two. some names repeated because I have seen them too many times.

Act 1 Scene 1

P1/
I dont know.
I cant think right now. There is... too much going on ... everywhere around me. The last time I was here, i was doing fine. I was OK...

and also, I had time in my hands, and my mind was... was fine. I guess. and , well.... its not my fault.. is it??

P2/
What're you talking about?


(Fade in from black
Table,
brownish tone
Two men, drinking,
Whiskey bottle, a plate of cut- sausage, lemon, and Hajmola

P2 is eating mostly and only sipping

P1 is quite woozily drunk
Bricked Wall brownish tone Background, close up of P1 when he is talking.

P2's closeup with P1 in the frame while P2 is talking)


P1/
I mean, when you hurt someone's prized ego, you pay. dearly. (takes in huge gasp of air... wipes sweat with arm).
I tried. I tried, its not like I was the only one there. I mean there are others who took part in THAT (takes in a mouthful)
just as same as me.

P2/
oh that. (overlapping, with a mouthful of sausages)
You worry too much.

(Long Range Shot of the Bar
view of the dark bar, Paper Chinese lanterns, late night, short skirt girls serving drinks, two men facing the wall )-----> do this until P1 finishes his line)

P1/
I am not worrying. Its just that, Being around those people will make me lose my mind. I cannot function well, if i am not left alone. An... an... and th- they wont leave me be. and sHE was... I felt sorry for her, so I called her.

P2/(Back to closeups)
You called her... you never told....(Takes in a Hajmola, Mukh bigarcha)... What'd she say?

P1/
Sh...She mind fucked me........... (takes a mouthful, empties glass)
First she talks about How low I close I was, how my being there brighter than the fucking sunshine... I was really smiling then, you know, that was her ice breaker.. with a.. with a ice picker... violent. And out of nowhere, she talks about that thing..... and how much I betrayed her.
She mind fucked me and i am impregnated with.... (pouring a drink) you want a drink????

P2/ (Overlapping, shakes head)
You weren't the only one, there were 13 of us that night.

P1/
Yeah, I felt sorry for her. that's my cardinal fucking sin. (looks around being unsecured)
I felt sorry for her. Wh-what was I supposed to do? She didn't expect on us being so aggressive.

P2/(overlapping)
ah... no fuck. She knew. That night was not just an instant outbreak... (Hard Gulp with Hajmola) that was result of suppressed rage and all 13 of us.

P1/
She donest see it that way.
You know, she says, that I have learned my mistake and... and... and... she wants me to come to her side. Aid her... in some shit plan she's thinking for all of ya.


P2/ (No need of closeup for P2)
(Scoffs)

P1/
I felt sorry for her... but i don't regret what I did. (Pours drink for himself only this time)

P2/
(Scoff vanishes)
She deserved it for Christ's sake.

P1/(taking a small sip)
Yeah.. Bu... but she doesn't see it that way. she... she still thinks she is the queen bee. You know... and we...we were the only ones telling her to stop coming to our workplace.... we really hurt her ego... some people dont just forget.
(hickup)
And when we signed the papers... she lost it. Completely.

(Silence)

(a cute waitress passes by, white top, red skirt.. short)

P1/

There was this girl I knew from.. from a few years ago.... an.. and she always told me to be in contact with a small number of people....because.. well she believed that I didn't have an ego, an... and...
she told me to have few friends... you know.. really told me to choose the people i hang out with.

Anyway, According to her... i would build my ego if i choose these.. um... friends who have a high opinion of themselves.

P2/ (No closeup)
High opinion... Rich Snobs??

P1/
(Laughs),

Yeah... snobs.

We wern't taking the same courses iin college.
But....aa.. I.. knew her friends... an... and they were, you know, famous for the wrong reasons...and everyone in the school knew them.

She broke it off with me.

Because... just because I hung out with my friends... I didn't like them then, I grew up to like them.. but, the guys, they used to tease me... laugh when she was around and stuff... You know how guys are right?

and I didnt care.. because its guys... and we teased girls all the time... but she.. sh... she was hurt. I guess... Her ego was hurt.

(END ACT)
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Bracket bhitra ko chahi direction jasto khai malai lekhna aaundaina.

Anyway,
How do people talk??
(Rib Davis, writing dialogues for script )

We talk in incomplete sentences,

We are correcting ourselves as we go along, and constantly overlap when someone else is speaking, sometimes to show complete interest that we are listening..

A dialogue is very

And when we stay to write a dialogue, we are constantly polishing it because we are not used to seeing unfinished sentences or dots and commas in a sentence.

Nepali ma dialogue lekha na koi...

when we write conversations, we tend to polish a lot...
Je paye tehi
lastai je paye tehi)

radio script

Kshitiz(09), Abhimanyu(04)
उद्देश्य:
यो कार्यक्रम सुनेपछि नेपालमा अनियमित जलवायु परिवर्तन र ग्लोबल ह्वार्मिङ्का नराम्रा प्रभाव तथा यसबाट जोगिन के गर्ने र यस सम्बन्धि जानकारी हासिल गर्न मद्दत पुग्नेछ। साथसाथै स्थानिय /व्यत्तिगत स्तरबाट वातावरण संरक्षणमा हाम्रो भुमिका पहिल्याउन समेत सहयोग पुग्नेछ।

Direction
Description
Duration
Theme Music
Fade up
fade down do not cut until opening finishes
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Opening: क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
नमस्कार, म क्षितिज साथी अभिमन्यु सँग कार्यक्रम हाम्रो घर लिएर तपाईँसामु आएको छु। यो कार्यक्रम काठमाण्डौ विश्वविद्दालय मा मिडिया स्टडिज् अध्ययनरत विद्दार्थी द्वारा चौथौं वर्षको रेडियो प्रोडक्सन र्कोस् का लागी तयार पारिएको हो। नितान्त शैक्षिक प्रयोजनका लागी तयार पारिएको यस कार्यक्रमका विषयसूची समूहगत अनूसन्धानमा आधारीत छ।



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यो कार्यक्रममा हामी बढ्दो औद्दोगिकरण तथा शहरीकरणले वातावरणमा पारेको प्रभावको बारेमा कुरा गर्ने छौँ। विश्वका विकसीत राष्ट्रहरूमा बढ्दै गएको ठूला उद्दोगहरूले वातावरणमा के कस्तो प्रभाव पार्न सक्छन्, यसलाई न्युनीकरण गर्न के गर्नुपर्छ भन्ने कुराको वरीपरी हाम्रो विषय घुम्ने छ।


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Continue informationक्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
पृथ्वी आमा हुन्। पृथ्वीलाई हामीले आफ्नो आमा जत्तिकै माया गर्नुपर्छ। यसको हेरविचार गर्नुपर्छ। अनिमात्र यसले भविष्यमा पनि मानिसहरूलाई वास, गाँस, र कपास प्रदान गरिरहने छ। तर, आजको बढ्दो आधुनिकीकरणले मान्छेलाई अन्धो बनाएको छ। आफ्नो स्वार्थ पूरा गर्न मान्छेले हाम्रो घरलाई पार्ने प्रभावको बारेमा पटक्कै सोचेनन्। यसको नकारात्मक प्रभावले हामी सबैलाई दु:ख दिनेछ भन्ने हामीले बिर्सनू हुँदैन।

Music
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Highlights Menu:
अभिमन्यु दिक्षित
पृथ्वीलाई माया गर्नेहरूका लागी आजको प्रस्तुती उपयोगी हुनेछ भन्ने हाम्रो आशा छ। आजको कार्यक्रम हाम्रो पाँचौ श्रृङ्खला हो। कार्यक्रममा हामी आज
l ग्लोबल ह्वार्मिङ् को कारण र नेपालमा यसको प्रभाव
l वातावरण संरक्षणको लागी युवाहरूको भुमिका
l च्छो रोल्पा हिम्तालमा घुमेर आएकाहरूको अनुभव र ग्लोबल ह्वार्मिङ् को प्रभाव उनिहरूका आवाजमा
l वैकल्पिक ऊर्जाको रुपमा सजीवनको तेल प्रयोग गर्दा के-कस्ता फईदा हुन्छन् भन्ने विषयमा छलफल गर्ने छौँ।
l र अन्त्यमा नियमित नाटक श्रृङ्खला अब फेरिन्छ सुनाऊने छौँ।



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Narration 1:
क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
कुनैपनि प्रविधि र विकासको राम्रो र नराम्रो पाटो दुवै हुन्छ। तर, हाम्रो कर्तव्य नराम्रो प्रभावलाई न्यून पर्दै राम्रो पक्षको अपयोग गर्नु हो। औद्दोगिक क्रान्तिको राम्रो पक्ष छन्। यसले जीवनस्तर सुधार्यो, विग्यान र प्रविधिलाई फस्टाउने राम्रो मौका दियो। तर यसका नकारात्मक पक्ष डर लाग्दा छन्।

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क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
औद्दोगिक क्रान्तिले उर्जाको मुख्य श्रोत ईन्धन बनाएको थियो। यसरी, अठारौँसताब्दी देखी बलेको ईन्धनले हरित गृह वायुको मात्रा बढायो। हरित गृहवायुले सुर्यका विकिरणहरू वायुमण्डलमा फर्कन दिँदैन। यसैले पृथ्वीको तापमान बढेको छ। वैग्यानिकहरूका अनुसार तापमान वृध्दिको दर वार्षिक तीन डीग्री छ। यो तापक्रम वृध्दिले गर्दा नेपालका पच्चीसवटा हिमताल फुट्ने खतरामा छन्।


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क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ

ईन्धनको प्रयोग विकसित देशहरूमा बढी हुन्छ। तथ्याङ्क अनुसार अमेरिका एक्लैले विश्वको सत्तरी प्रतिशत हरित गृह वायु उत्पादन गर्छ। नेपालको हालको हरित गृहवायु उत्पादन जम्मा सुन्ना दश्मलब दुई प्रतिशत छ। तर असर पुरै विश्वलाई छ। समाधानको लागि अमेरिका जस्ता राष्ट्र हरित गृह वायु कसरी कम गर्ने भन्ने तर्फ लाग्छन्। नेपाल जस्तो देश यस समस्या बारे छलफल गरी निती निर्माणको स्तरमा के गर्न सकिन्छ भन्नू रहन्छ।

यसै सन्धर्भमा हामीले वातावरण विग्यान तथा प्रविधि मन्त्रालयका उपसचिव सँग छोटो कुराकानी भएको थियो, तर उहाँको टोक्ने दाँत छैन भनेर कुरा टार्नु भयो।


Voxpop
Laughing sound

Narration 2:
अभिमन्यु दिक्षित
श्रोताहरू, आज हामी बढ्दो औद्दोगिकरण तथा शहरीकरणले वातावरणमा पारेको प्रभावको विषयमा कुरा गर्दै छौँ। वातावरण संरक्षणको लागी युवाहरूको भुमिका के हुन सक्छ त?


Music:
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Narration 3:
अभिमन्यु दिक्षित
क्लिन इनर्जी नेपालले हरेक वर्ष काठमाडौको पूतलीसडक र भक्तपुरको सूर्यविनायकमा वायू प्रदुषणको मात्रा नाप्छ। यसका तथ्याङ्क अनुसार सन् दुई हजार पाँच देखि सूर्यविनायकको वायूप्रदुषण झन्डै आधाले घटेको छ भने पूतलीसडकको प्रदूषण झन बढेको छ।

सन् दुई हजार पाँच मै भक्तपुरका नब्बे प्रतिशत ईट्टाभट्टाले वायु प्रदुषण कम गर्न आफ्ना मेशिनहरू फेरेका थिए। यो सम्भव हुनुको श्रेय पत्रपत्रीकाहरू भक्तपुरका युवा क्लबहरूको क्रीयाशिल सहभागितानै प्रमुख मान्छन्।

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साच्चैनै वातावरण प्रति सचेत युवा पीडीलाई आफ्नो भविष्य प्यारो छ। तर नेपालमा सचेत युवाहरू थोरैछन्। चेतनानै प्रमुख हुनुपर्छ। नेपालीज् युथ फर् क्लाइमेट एक्सनका मन्जीत ढकाल

Interview:
मन्जीत ढकाल

Conclusion:
अभिमन्यु दिक्षित
यसरी युवावर्गले प्रदूषण कम गर्न पहल गरे भने आफ्नो भविष्यलाई बचाउन सक्छन्। साइकल र्याली, वृक्षारोपण कार्यक्रम, नदीनाला सरसफाई अभियानहरू हाम्रो समुदायमा नयाँ होईनन्। यी कार्यक्रमहरूमा सबैभन्दा बढी सहभागीता युवा वर्गकै देखिन्छ। चाहे ती संस्थागत कार्यक्रम हुन् या विद्दालयको कार्यक्रम हुन् या स्वेच्छिक स्वयंसेवी कार्यक्रम हुन्।

Music
Fade up... Fade Down

Social Advertisement


Music Fade Up.. Fade down


Narration
अभिमन्यु दिक्षित
श्रोताहरू तपाईँ सुन्दै हुनुहुन्छ प्रतेक विहिवार प्रसारण हुने कार्यक्रम हाम्रो घर। हाम्रो घरमा हामीले अहिलेसम्म छलफल गर्यौ :
· ग्लोबल ह्वार्मिङ् को कारण र नेपालमा यसको प्रभाव
l वातावरण संरक्षणको लागी युवाहरूको भुमिका
हाम्रो कार्यक्रममा अझै
· च्छो रोल्पा हिम्तालमा घुमेर आएकाहरूको अनुभव र ग्लोबल ह्वार्मिङ् को प्रभाव उनिहरूका आवाजमा


l वैकल्पिक ऊर्जाको रुपमा सजीवनको तेल प्रयोग गर्दा के-कस्ता फईदा हुन्छन् भन्ने विषयमा छलफल गर्ने छौँ।

l र हाम्रो नियमित नाटक श्रृङ्खला अब फेरिन्छ अझै बाँकी नै छन्।

Music:
Fade up... Fade down

Narration 3
क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
नेपालको प्राकृतिक सुन्दरतामा साच्चैनै खोट देखाउने ठाँऊ छैन। तराई, पहाड, र हिमाल सबै थरीको हावापानी र भौगोलिक विभेदताले नेपाललाई सजाएको छ। सुन्दर बनाएको छ। नेपालको सुन्दरताले वर्षेनी हजारौँ पर्यटकहरूलाई नेपाल भित्राउने गर्छ।
तर, अब सुन्दरताको व्याख्या गरेर मात्रै नपुग्ने भएको छ। यो साँचो हो की नेपालको प्राकृतिक दृश्य र सभ्यताले विश्वलाई नै लोभ्याएको छ। त्यसले नेपाललाई संसारको माझमा परिचित पनि गराएको छ। तर, आजको परिस्थितिमा, विश्वभरी प्रकृतिले हेला र दूरदूर सहन परेको छ। त्यसको प्रभाव नेपालका हिमाली भेकमा देखिन थालेको छ।

SFX
Natural sounds

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क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
दुई हजार तीन सय हिमतालहरू रहेको नेपालमा करिब पच्चिस वटा हिमतालहरू खतराको सूचीमा परेका छन्। पृथ्वीको बढ्दो तापक्रमको कारणले बढी हिउँ पग्लिने, समयमा हिउँ वा पानी नपर्ने, मौसम परिवर्तन जस्ता समस्या दिखिएको छ। त्यसरी पग्लेको हिउँहरू हिमतालले थेग्नै नसक्ने गरी जम्मा हुन थाले। यसरी हिमताल फुट्ने खतरा बढ्न गएको छ।


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क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
यसै मध्ये एक दोलखा जिल्लाको रोल्वालिङ् हिमश्र्ङखलामा पर्ने च्छो रोल्पा हिमताल पनि जलवायु परिपर्तनको चपेटामा परेको छ।
अहिले च्छो रोल्पाको अवस्था कस्तो छ त?

काठमाण्डौ विश्वविद्दालयका विद्दार्थीहरू त्यहा पुगेका थिए।

कार्यक्रमको यस भागमा हामी घुमन्तेको अनुभव सुनाउने गर्छौँ। प्रस्तुत छ च्छो रोल्पा हिमताल घुमेर आएका नेपाली पर्यटकहरूको अनुभव।

Interview
5 Tourists

Social Advertisement


Music
Fade up, Fade down

Narration 4
क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
श्रोताहरू, तपाईँ सुन्दै हुनुहुन्छ कार्यक्रम हाम्रो घर। यतिन्जेल सुन्नुभयो च्छो रोल्पा हिमतालको भ्रमण गरेर आएका विद्दार्थीहरूको अनुभव। अबको भागमा हामी वैकल्पिक ऊर्जाको रुपमा सजीवनको तेललाई लिन सकिन्छ भन्ने विषयमा छलफल गर्ने छौँ। त्यस सँग सँगै हाम्रो नियमित नाटक पनी प्रस्तुत गर्छौँ।

Music
Fade up, Cut


वातावरणमा प्रतिकूल असर पारिरकेको पेट्रोलियम पदार्थको विकल्पको रुपमा जैविक पदार्थलाई लिँदा धेरै फाईदा देखिन्छ। यसले वातावरणमा मात्रै कम प्रभाव पर्ने नभई आर्थिक रुपमा पनि मद्दत पूर्याउँछ। ऊर्जा उत्पादनमा स्वनिर्भर बनाएर राष्ट्रको धन वर्षेनी बाहिरिनबाट समेत जोगाउँछ।
आर्थिक विकास र ऊर्जाको गहिरो सम्बन्ध हुन्छ। नवीकरणीय ऊर्जाको सदुपयोग गरी नेपालको ग्रामीण जनताको सामाजिक तथा आर्थिक जीवन उकास्न सकिन्छ। यसले देशको बढ्दो ऊर्जाको मागलाई पूरा गर्न सक्छ। साथसाथै वातावरणको संरक्षण र वन विनाश हुनबाट पनि बचाउँछ।

Inspiring Music


Narration continue
क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
आर्थिक वर्ष दुई हजार त्रीसठ्ठि मा कुल उर्जा खपतलाई हेर्दा चौरासी प्रतिशत परम्परागत ऊर्जा, पन्ध्र प्रतिशत व्यापारिक ऊर्जा, र एक प्रतिशत नवीकरण ऊर्जा प्रयोग भएको पाईन्छ।
व्यापारिक ऊर्जामा मुख्यत: पेट्रोलिएम पदार्थ छैँसठ्ठी प्रतिशत, कोईला सोर्ह प्रतिशत र विद्दुतमा उन्नाईस प्रतिशत रहेका छन्।
विगतका वर्षका तथ्याङ्क हेर्दा प्रति वर्ष पेट्रोलिएम पदार्थको खपत बढ्दै गएको छ। त्यसैले नेपालमा वैकल्पिक ऊर्जा र प्रविधिको विकास र विस्तार गर्न जरुरी छ।

SFX


Narrationक्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
संसारभरी चल्ने सवारी साधनहरूको पेट्रोलिएम पदार्थ मुख्य ऊर्जा हो। तर यस ऊर्जाले वातावरणमा हरितगृह वायु फ्याक्ने गर्दछ। जैविक ऊर्जा बल्दा हरितगृह वायु न्युन हुन्छ।
वातावरणलाई पनि कम असर पार्ने, आर्थिक रूपमा पनि फाईदा हुने र ऊर्जा उत्पादनमा स्वनिर्भर हुने- यति धेरै फईदा हुँदा हूदै पानि हामी सजीवनको खेती किन गर्दैनौ त?

SFX


Narration
क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
वैकल्पिक उर्जालाई नै विस्तारै मूल ऊर्जाको रुपमा प्रयोग गर्ने बेला आई सकेको छ। हाल विश्वमा सबैभन्दा बढी बायोडिजेल उत्पादन गर्ने राष्ट्र जर्मनी हो। जर्मनीले वर्षमा झन्डै दुई सय करोड लिटर बायोडिजेल उत्पादन गर्छ। हाम्रै छिमेकी मुलुक भारत समेत सन् दुई हजार उन्नाईस सम्म वार्षिक एक सय बीस लाख लिटर बायोडिजेल उत्पादन गर्ने योजना लागू गरिसकेको छ। हामी मात्र किन पछाडी पर्ने?

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Narration:
क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
बायोडिजेल उत्पादनमा सजीवनको तेललाई बढी प्रभावकारी मानिन्छ। कार्यक्रमको अन्तिम भागको रूपमा हामी वैकल्पिक उर्जाको विशेषतामा केन्द्रित नाटक सुनाउँदै छौँ। प्रस्तुत छ नाटक- अब फेरिन्छ।

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Narration:अभिमन्यु
श्रोताहरू, आजको कार्यक्रमको समय सकिनै लागेको छ। अर्को कार्यक्रममा हामी बिभिन्न सामाग्रीका साथ भेट्ने नै छौ।

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अभिमन्यु दिक्षित
तपाईँलाई आजको कार्यक्रम कस्तो लाग्यो? केही सल्लाह, सुझाव वा प्रतिक्रिया छ भने हामीलाई लेख्नुहोला
पत्राचारको लागि ठेगाना:

कार्यक्रम हाम्रो घर,
भाषा तथा आम सञ्चार विभाग,
काठमाण्डौ विश्वविद्दालय,
धुलिखेल, काभ्रे,
पोस्ट बक्स: ६२५०
फोन न: ०११-६६२२४५
र हाम्रो इमेल ठेगाना हो: hamroghar@ku.edu.np



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Closing: क्षितिज श्रेष्ठ
हवस् त, हाम्रो घर आजलाई यतिनै। कार्यक्रमबाट कार्यक्रम निर्माता लक्षमण दत्त पन्त, प्राविधिक सहकर्मी .................. , साथी अभिमन्यु सित म क्षितिज अर्को कार्यक्रम सम्मका लागि विदा माग्छु। नमस्कार॥

YOU- The Audience

Ok
Everyone's read the Paras interview.

And it must have started some thought process. See, I heard people talking in the bus about trying him on. And people will give him some votes. I called them " BHEDA" under my breath, then, but I AM SHOUTING.

If I have to blame someone for this, I blame the Nepali Newspapers Media Tussle.
There are two new newspapers launching in websites trying to make impression. Meanwhile, older newspapers are changing formats looking more sophisticated in design. And Blah!!! in content... with one mission: "Sell Sell Sell"

Nepalese have to be media literate to know that they are being played around. Newspapers should not dumb down content so much that people start behaving like the consumers of Indian News Channels.

Sure the reporters and editors knew about Paras and the PR person Clement Mesenas.

Ok, here is what we know through Nepali media:

Paras decides to talk about the Royal Massacre publicly for the first time... in SINGAPORE, that's 2001 to 2009 (count the years).
And he wants to join the politics. He is allowed to by the laws of the country.


Let the Deciphering Begin....

Why an interview now?

The king was in the spotlight. He was visiting Paras' In-laws. Paras does some analysis. and Hires a PR agency- BANG PR, in Singapore. The agency sends Clement Mesenas to improve his image. The interview was conducted as planned by Clement Mesenas.


Proof:
This is a news report in Bang PR website. Dated : 29 October 2008

"VETERAN JOURNALIST CLEMENT MESENAS JOINS BANG PUBLIC RELATIONS- Clement Mesenas, previous TODAY journalist has joined BANG PR as Director of Editorial and Media Advisory"

Whoa, This sounds like a conspiracy theory Already....

Anyway,

In the Mesenas piece, Paras says he decided to open up because "the Nepali people need to know the truth". The New Paper writes "he now wants to clear his name" about "the ugly rumors of his involvement in the incident". (Eric Ellis, Asia Sentinel)

Yeah, every book from that era says He did it. He cant run for office with that image.

Besides, he had been known to be a little drunk- Hit and Run- Singer Killing - Harley Davidson Riding- Wife Beating- most notorious Crown Prince of the Free Media era.

He needed an Image change.

And that's where the Public Relations Man comes in.

So,

What is a PR man??

You call Public Relations professionals to make people adore you to support your cause or your company.

Every company does it, Coke, Pepsi.

This is the intro page of BANG PR WEBSITE:

"BANG Public Relations offers strategic, creative and effective public relations and media communications solutions for our valued clients.

Our number one goal is to deliver top-notch results. Whether they are start-ups, mid-sized companies or large corporations, we know our clients are all in a race. They have engaged a PR firm because they need high quality results for successful branding, sales and profits. "

At many firms, PR success usually means media coverage, but at BANG PR, coverage is just one of several essential components of how we define success.


I guess its a part of Marketing Communications. And they are bad people,my ad teacher says he is going to hell. They target all the money in your pocket, bank Balance, house assets, your wife's wedding jewelery gifted to her by her grandma.


But, Politically its votes.

You need people to like you first to vote you.

Maoists used marketing communications to a great extent.

Remember that NAYA NEPAL MAP??? It had separate "Rajya" for almost all minority. It even had plans for cross country electric vehicle travel, industries in Far western region, where you walk for 5-6 days.
They had 10 years thing going on then, which was a great strategy to win votes, and many student supporters.

Also, Prachanda was practically the President of the walls.

And, newspaper ads - Sort of like Mayos' "Palo Naya Pidi Ko", which was great because of the war with established WAI WAI.
Maoists were Mayos, COngress and UML were Wai Wai. Congress= WAI, UML= WAI.


Maosits won that one. Others didn't understand the audience. Simple.



These are a few Lines:
for marketing communications...

You can't be a great man if you don't tip your waiter.
You can write in Facebook all you want but I earn Rs. 1000, from one article.
Profits are indicators of your success- always.


So, how do Marketers make Money?
BY making BHEDAS of everyone else in the society. Why do you think Prachanda and Baburam Wear a Rolex?
Girija wears a new cloth everyday.
UMLs are NGOs. Full stop.
All that money spent in Marketing for what?

I have an Example:

You are a parent. You take your kid for a walk, he sees a small toy helicopter- it costs a fortune for you.

Your kid starts crying in front of everyone, and you know some of these people. You are embarrassed, and you know your kid will make a bigger scene if you don't get him what he wants.

This was more of a get the money in your pocket through your kid. Now, it maybe your wife. your Girlfriend or You yourself.

You may have a defense mechanism, but you probably lose in the end.


Another one:

Here is my Brand List:

Wake up wash my face : water stored in Hilltake tank
brush my teeth : Toothbrush : Pearl
toothpaste: Colgate
I have a tea: "Ram Dai ko chiya Pasal" (Personal Marketing, there is a signboard i guess)
I buy Groceries: "Bhawani Didi ko Kirana Pasal" (No sign board)
I do the dishes: Vim Bar
I cook: Kriti (Pressure Cooker)
Surya Shri (Gas Stove)
I make my bed : Bhaiya ko kaath ko pasal (he's called Bhaiya by almost everyone)
I pat my Brother's Bike Before I go Out: Pulsar 200
And I look around, I see some people with Dhaka Topi*, some with converse* shoes, some with Wrangler Jeans*, I can go on.
and that's Dhulikhel.

Ok, my head hurts, I need a D- Cold Break.

I spend all my money for Marketing. I am a product of the society I live in.
We want our personality to be co-related with the brand we wear.
"Gatsby" Hair and "reebok" shoes. The examples are more prominent in Newroad or Jwalakhel.

People, swarming, and everyone has a similar look, same taste, same style, everyone is a Bheda following a trend. And everyone wants to look like their celebrities in the posters.

I am not saying I am free from the Bheda Disease. Everyone's got it. I don't know to what extent.

But The society works right? They work just fine. Like they have always done. And this time, everyone gets to be happy. The celebrities make money.
We look good.
The politicians Make money.
The media has a job.
And Paras wants to come back home.

Everyone has a fix. An addiction, a desire to be happy.

And,
I don't know.

Maybe this culture of Hiring a marketing communicator to improve your image could be good for the country. You know, people may start liking politicians. They like Gagan Thapa. And how can you tell he doesn't use a marketing communicator.



But I cant predict, I am not an expert.






Sources:

http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1799&Itemid=594
http://www.bang.com.sg/
http://www.bang.com.sg/index-2_bang-pr291008.html

This is Not Porn !!

Remember Grade 9 sex education class? Yah, The black Board was half filled with of Internal sexual, you know, organs. The teacher then read the whole, process with utmost clarity, and that was that. Then, they expected us to memorize the figures for Exams. And it was boring. The process of teaching sex with chalks and dusters. And later rote learning it at home.

I thought sex education was supposed to avoid teenage pregnancy. I don't think people can relate to foreign figures on the blackboard which is drawn and, it doesn't even look like something you see in the toilet everyday.

Another example, Grade 7, the whole class burst out laughing when the teacher read "Condom". The students were reading along with the teacher and they burst out laughing when the teacher read condom.

The teacher gave a sheepish smile, and said "Well, you know about these things.... that's good."

Yeah we knew about Condoms, the "JHILKE DAI, CHA CHAINA CANDAMA" Ad was airing in Nepal TV and Radios of Nepal then. Everyone knew what Condoms were. Everyone knew that it was supposed to stop AIDS, and other sexual Diseases. And, Condoms were thrown in concerts everywhere. And it filled up like a balloon if you blow air in it.

But 1999 Grade7 students didnt really go to concerts. Very few had seen, you know, condoms. And Girls were menstruating, and Guys were discovering masturbation.

What prompted me to write this note was this case.in some school, a girl had to miss a year because she was pregnant. At Grade 8. Maybe it is a rumor, but its shocking. And, I even know the girl's name. However, I don't know how many else do. And in a country like Nepal, Bad news travels faster than electricity.

My friend's sister is in grade 8 in some other country. And she says her school has given her a "baby". The "baby" is a robot. The baby cries like a real baby, poops like a real baby, you know, and eats, and sleeps like a real baby. She had to keep the baby for 15 days. And she will be evaluated, by her parents and teachers on how she handles the baby.

I guess that's a much better way to learn about sex than by weird scribblings in the blackboard, or from porn sites in the internet.

But I am not blaming Nepali teachers. Yes, There has been a "If you can't Do, Teach" Trend. I have been seeing those teachers all my life. But there are some. Who still draw figures with chalks. But explain...with some stories of their own.

But we cannot only blame the teachers. See, Parents in Nepal cannot talk to their children about sex. Its not the norm. Besides, Parents think their children know everything about sex from all the movies and music videos. and their friends.

Yeah, Grade 8 boys and girls learn how to masturbate, from friends.

There have been some cases however, of Parent-Son talks. It only starts after the parent catches their children watching porn, or some Anjelina Jolie flick.

Those children need all the luck explaining "This is not Porn!!" to those parents.