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Angaalo

Amod

36 episodes

2 months ago

Rajiv Kafle started has been emerged in activism for the last two decades. It started after he himself became HIV/AIDS positive. His personal experience became a powerful voice in overcoming hurdles associated with stigma and misinformation regarding HIV/AIDS. These days Rajiv has directed his activism to legalize marijuana, and is actively advocating for its medical benefits. In this episode he shares his personal experience as a HIV positive addict to why legalizing marijuana benefits the c...

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Rajiv Kafle started has been emerged in activism for the last two decades. It started after he himself became HIV/AIDS positive. His personal experience became a powerful voice in overcoming hurdles associated with stigma and misinformation regarding HIV/AIDS. These days Rajiv has directed his activism to legalize marijuana, and is actively advocating for its medical benefits. In this episode he shares his personal experience as a HIV positive addict to why legalizing marijuana benefits the c...

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Society & Culture

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Episodes (20/36)

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Rajiv Kafle: Activism

Rajiv Kafle started has been emerged in activism for the last two decades. It started after he himself became HIV/AIDS positive. His personal experience became a powerful voice in overcoming hurdles associated with stigma and misinformation regarding HIV/AIDS. These days Rajiv has directed his activism to legalize marijuana, and is actively advocating for its medical benefits. In this episode he shares his personal experience as a HIV positive addict to why legalizing marijuana benefits the c...

2 years ago

1 hour 16 minutes

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Purnima Shrestha: Climbing against all odds

Purnima Shrestha has climbed all 8000+ meters peaks in Nepal, and is now setting eyes on the rest of the peaks in the world, starting with K2 in June. Purnima has defied her ethnicity, gender, societal expectations, and her modest family background to scale these mountains that are often beyond ordinary Nepali's financial means. Her resolve has brought her this far and she is committed in going through with her plan to scale all 14 peaks. In this episode we talk about social, cultural,...

2 years ago

54 minutes

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Dr Grisuna Singh: Pain Manager

Chronic pain affects almost a quarter of the population globally; yet, there is not a clear understanding of causes, particularly from a social and psychological perspective. Pain is not only a physical manifestation of emotional state but is also a cause of emotional distress. It is often under diagnosed or misdiagnosed by physicians themselves. In this episode we talk with Dr. Grisuna Singh, an anesthesiologist who focuses on pain management. A very informative conversation to anyone suffe...

2 years ago

36 minutes

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Reshu Aryal: Educationist at heart

Reshu Aryal is an educationist who is also a respected voice in women empowerment, leadership building, and other social and inclusion issues. She has also dabbled in politics as a founding member of the Sajha Party. At present she is serving as the education advisor to Mayor Balen Shah of Kathmandu Metropolitan city. Note: We apologize for the quality of our recording of this episode due to technical issues.

2 years ago

36 minutes

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Suresh Raj Chalise: Budhanilkantha School, a social experiment

Suresh Raj Chalise served as the Chairman of Budhanilkantha School at a crucial juncture when the school was initiating multiple transitions; from British to Nepali leadership and control, and from exclusively boys school to a co-ed institution, and all this was happening as the country itself was transitioning from an absolute monarchy to a multi-party democracy. His affiliation with the school started as a parent, and turned to a board member and eventually the chairperson...

2 years ago

57 minutes

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Chanira Bajracharya: Life of a Kumari

Kumari is probably just as famous identity of Nepal as Everest has been in the world. Often regarded as the living goddess, life of a Kumari is neither glamorous nor of comfort as perceived by outsiders. In this episode former Kumari Chanira Bajracharya shares her experience as a Kumari of Patan. A very informative conversation on various aspects of a Kumari before, during and after her reign.

2 years ago

42 minutes

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DIG Meera Chaudhari: Managing chaos on the road

DIG Meera Chaudhari is Nepal Police's person in charge of the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Division. Fast and unplanned growth of Kathmandu valley has put a great deal of pressure on the flow of traffic in the valley. The traffic problem is compounded by increasing number of road accidents, poor quality of roads, unsafe conditions of vehicles, and lack of proper driver's education. These factors are really testing traffic police's ability enforce and manage traffic on a day to day basis. We...

2 years ago

37 minutes

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Dr Ashley Deans: Consciousness Based Education

Dr Ashley Deans is a physicist by academic training, has been a transcendental meditation practitioner and a teacher for more than three decades. He is also the Executive Director of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace. Dr Deans has travelled across eighty countries to lecture on and implement consciousness -based education. He has published many articles on the subject in reputed academic journals.

2 years ago

43 minutes

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Dr. Anup Subedee: A citizen before a doctor

Anup Subedee is an infectious diseases specialist who is committed and vocal in raising voice to alert citizens against public helth concerns, as well as holding responsible government entities on their toes to do right by the citizens. More importantly, Anup is also vocal as a citizen against the current state of affairs, and refusal of leaders who refuse to concede their failure to deliver and make ways for new faces.

2 years ago

57 minutes

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Sumana Shrestha: Trying to change the political landscape

Sumana Shrestha is representing Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) as one of their twenty members in the newly elected parliament. She brings her social activism and management expertise a member of the brand new political party that gained success largely by riding the wave of people's disgruntlement with older leaders and political parties who have been ruling the country for the last thirty years without fulfilling people's needs. RSP with its new and young faces have sowed excitement a...

2 years ago

40 minutes

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Brig General Himanshu Khadka: Keeping mountains clean

The Himalayas are not only a great source pride for Nepal but also a good source of income for the nation and the adjacent communities who depend on visitors and climbers. Unfortunately decades of climbing, from the Everest to other peaks, have left the entire region inundated with trash. In the past few years this problem has received some attention and there has been growing call to clean, reduce and properly dispose waste taken up by expeditions. The Nepal Army has been spearheading ...

3 years ago

35 minutes

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Karma: Against all odds

In this episode we speak with Karma Tamang, Chairperson of Nepal Bibeksheel Party, about her journey from a very humble beginning in Kavre to the helm of a political party that stands on ideas that offer alternative to the status quo. Karma was involved in the party from its formative years, and continues to strive for social, political, and economic changes in Nepal. Karma shares her experiences in navigating through social hurdles in Nepal to academic and professional success i...

3 years ago

35 minutes

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Prem Bahadur Bohara: Education for Change

In this episode we speak with Prem Bahadur Bohara, an activist from Dolpa, one of the most remote and rugged districts of Nepal, about his book "Kogle". In his book Prem talks about his youth, struggles to get even the most basic education, and how his weak educational foundation affected his higher education. He narrates his inspiring commitment to make a difference in the community he grew up with education.

3 years ago

36 minutes

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Dr. Bishal Bhandari: Healthcare Beyond Hospital Walls

In this episode we speak with U S based Dr. Bishal Bhandari who is a Clinical Care Transformation Scientist, is with Medstar Health Inc. in Maryland. His field of work include Clinical Care Analytics, Quality, and Performance Improvement as well as Population Health Projects like Diabetes Bootcamp, Community Health Advocate, Senior Services, and Transitional Guide Nursing. Bishal is an avid data science enthusiast by his own admission; and is passionate about implementing quality...

3 years ago

53 minutes

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Dr. Yogendra Bahadur Gurung: Talking Census

The Government of Nepal has just released the preliminary results of the recent Census. Data has raised some questions, including on the total population of the country as well as the decline in the population increase rate. In this episode we have invited Dr. Yogendra Bahadur Gurung, Professor at Tribhuvan University's Central Department of Population Studies to enlighten us on what the census indicate, and the data collection process itself. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE SOUND QUALITY OF THIS EPI...

3 years ago

31 minutes

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Ujjwal Bikram Thapa: Fighting Acid Attacks

Ujjwal Bikram Thapa is a familiar name in the health activism circle in Nepal. He has really dedicated himself to burn and acid attack victims since 2015. His work involves from arranging treatment for victims at local hospitals to providing support for them to pursue independent lives. He was instrumental in getting the bill against acid attack through in Nepal. Ujjwal has been helping these victims without a fanfare or a platform of an organization. His quiet work has still received recogni...

3 years ago

35 minutes

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Radha Paudel: Against Menstruation Discriminations

Ms Radha Paudel, a nurse by training, is widely recognized as a writer and an activist against menstrual discrimination and restrictions. She has received Madan Puraskar for her book "Khalanga ma Hamala", a book about the Maoist attack in Jumla during the insurgency. She has also received many national and international awards for her activism against menstrual discriminatory practices and the impact it has on women. In this episode we speak to Radha about her book "Role number 1", her child...

3 years ago

34 minutes

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Bishal KC: Addressing Nepal's Postal Woes

Nepali society is at a unique crossroad of 21st century needs and aspirations, and 19th century infrastructure and preparedness. On one hand there is a push from the government for greater use and dependence on cyber transactions or any e-services; on the other hand country's cyber security, management, and will to improve services needs a lot of improvement. Even our postal address system has historically lacked scientific structure. While we mainly use electronic platforms for c...

3 years ago

39 minutes

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Narottam Aryal: Teaching Entrepreneurship for Societal Change

Narottam Aryal has spent his entire career in the education sector, in both public and private institutions. For the last decade, as the Director of King's College, he has been transforming higher education by contextualizing educational process to not only benefit students and their careers, but to bring about positive changes in the society. He sees education as public good to serve the society, whether it is done at a for profit platform or public platform. His con...

3 years ago

31 minutes

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Dr. Dovan Rai: In Uncharted Territory

In this episode I speak with Dr. Dovan Rai, an academic and an activist navigating the rough waters of patriarchy and men dominated profession. Dr. Rai an ethnic minority who has defied odds to achieve academically, socially, and professionally, is now fighting for social, political, and economic inclusion of all citizens. Inspiring conversation on her personal journey, contemporary social issues, and her profession.

3 years ago

43 minutes