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What’s the best genre to listen to when sad?
- Manaswi Sapkota - 26004, Grad ... 29 November, 2022

I believe that the best genre to listen to when you are sad is Indie. Indie songs give you a place to pour your sadness at. To be more specific, Indie Pop and Soft Indie are the best genres to listen to when you are feeling down. The main reason for this is because the songs in this genre create a comfortable environment for its listeners.

This genre isn’t too optimistic but it cannot be considered pessimistic. Indie songs are usually described to be melancholy and lonely to listen to. The lyrics in this genre of music do not contain direct sad lyrics. It requires more analysis. Usually when you are sad you wish to be left alone. Indie Pop songs help you drift away from reality and be alone with just the lyrics and the instrumentals of the song. I personally listen to this genre of music every time I get sad. As I mentioned before, most people wish to be alone when they are sad and it is the same for me. I like being left alone with my thoughts and music. This is a comfortable way to get my feelings validated.

Indie Pop songs have sad lyrics and instrumentals that compliment the lyrics. The artist's voices also often contain breathy voices, vocal fry, distinct vowel choices, and a thin, delicate style of singing. They sing in what is called cursive singing. Their singing feels like a warm hug when you need comfort but are alone. Indie Pop songs are often mellow. They are relaxing. Indie songs in general are telling a story through the lyrics. The stories are not fabricated and they resonate to you. The instrumental sounds are organic rather than industrially produced. Indie artists are easy to relate to. It feels like they are talking to you directly rather than just singing the lyrics on the flow.

Some Indie- pop artists are Lana Del Rey, Cavetown, Arctic Monkey, The TV girl, girl in red, Conan Gray, Clairo, Twenty One Pilots, Ricky Montegomory, Mitski, etc. All these artists fit this genre as their music is mellow, relaxing, comforting and yet somehow sad. These artists make you feel lonely with their songs which can sometimes be a good thing whereas sometimes not. Some Indie Pop songs are Serotonin by Girl in red, Frog by Cavetown, Bags by Clairo, Memories by Conan Gary, 1994 by Cavetown, etc.

Not all Indie pop songs are sad but for this title I’m only talking about the part in this genre where most sad time songs lie. Of course there are a lot more genres in this world that are more suitable for people according to their tastes and state of mind. Some other genres to listen to when you are sad are Blues, Pop, Rn’B, Heavy metal, etc. It all really depends on person to person. I personally like to stay in my sad state for a while so I tend to gravitate towards Indie pop. Due to that reason I believe that the best genre of music to listen to when you are sad is Indie Pop.
 


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 कतारको वास्तविक सत्य
- Sauharda Bajracharya - 26010, ... 28 November, 2022

सन् २०२२ को विश्वकप कतारमा आयोजना हुँदैछ । विश्वभरबाट करोडौं मानिसहरू विश्वकप हेर्न कतार पुगेका छन्, तर त्यहाँ यस्तो एउटा कुरा छ जुन कतारी सरकारले हामीबाट लुकाइरहेको छ । तपाईंले कतारको राजधानी दोहाको नक्सा हेर्नुभयो भने त्यहाँ यस्तो एउटा क्षेत्र छ जसलाई ‘औद्योगिक क्षेत्र’ को नाम दिइएको छ । तर त्याे ‘औद्योगिक क्षेत्र’ ले धेरै गोप्य कुराहरू लुकाइरहेको छ । कतार पश्चिम एसियाको मरुभूमिमा रहेको सानो तर धनी देश हो । यो संसारको सबैभन्दा ठूलो ग्याँस क्षेत्रको घर हो । कतार देश यति धनी छ कि कतारी जनताले नि:शुल्क स्वास्थ्य सेवा र शिक्षा, रोजगारी र कतारी हुनको लागि मात्र पनि पैसा पाउँछन् । कतारले आफ्नाे देशकाे विकासकाे लागि जनशक्तिकाे अत्याावश्यक पर्ने हुँदा अरू देशहरूबाट कामदार लिइरहेको हुन्छ । कतारका छिमेकी राष्ट्रहरू पनि धनी बन्दै गएपछि कतारले आफ्नो देशको अर्थव्यवस्था बढाउनका लागि नेपाल, भारत, बंगलादेश, पाकिस्तानजस्ता गरिब मुलुकहरूबाट आप्रवासीहरूलाई रोजगारीको लोभमा कतारले लिने गर्छ ।  सन् २०१० को सुरुमा कतारलाई सन् २०२२ को विश्वकपको आयोजकका लागि छनोट गरिएको थियो । त्यति बेला कतारसँग केही पनि पूर्वाधार थिएन । उनीहरूले छोटो समयमा धेरै संरचना निर्माण गर्नु पर्थ्यो । त्यसले कतारले विश्वकपका लागि पूर्वाधार निर्माण गर्न दक्षिण एसियाका देशहरू(नेपाल, भारत, बंगलादेश , पाकिस्तान) र अफ्रिकी देशहरूबाट कामदारहरू लियाे । भिडियोमा, उनीहरूले कतारमा विश्वकपका लागि पूर्वाधार निर्माणमा काम गरेका नेपालीहरूसँग अन्तर्वार्ता लिएका छन् । अन्तर्वार्तामा त्यो ‘औद्योगिक क्षेत्र’ पछाडिको सत्यता भनिएको छ । अन्तर्वार्तामा दोहाको त्यो सानो ‘औद्योगिक क्षेत्र’ सबै एक जाल हो भनेर खुलासा भएको छ । सन् २०१० पछि नेपाल, भारत, बंगलादेश र पाकिस्तान जस्ता देशहरूबाट मानिसहरू कतारमा कामको खोजीमा आउन थालेपछि, कतारी सरकारले एउटा कानुन कार्यान्वयन गरे जहाँ विवाह नगरेका कामदारहरू दोहाको पारिवारिक क्षेत्रहरूमा बस्न पाउँदैन थिए । त्यो पारिवारिक क्षेत्र कहाँ पर्छ  ? त्यो पारिवारिक क्षेत्र ‘औद्योगिक क्षेत्र’ बाहेक पुरै दोहा सहरमा पर्छ । तर कतारी सरकारले केही आचारसंहिता बनाएकाे थियाे । विवाह नगरेका कामदारहरू जो बजार र रेस्टुरेन्टहरूमा काम गर्थे र जो वकिल, प्रशासकहरू थिए तिनीहरू भने त्याे पारिवारिक क्षेत्रमा बस्न पाउँथे । कतारले आफ्नो सुन्दर राजधानी सहरलाई गरिब मानिसहरूले भरिएको देख्न चाहँदैन थियो । त्यसैले कतारी सरकारले यी कामदारहरूका लागि सहरको छुट्टै भागमा घरहरू बनाइदिएकाे थियाे । त्यहाँ कामदारहरू ५० डिग्री सेल्सियसको तापक्रममा काम गर्नु पर्थ्याे । सरकारले बनाइ दिएका घरहरू पनि राम्रा थिएनन् । एउटा कोठामा ६-८ जनालाई राखिन्थ्यो र खाट उडुसले भरिन्थ्यो । कतारको अवस्था यति खराब थियो कि कतिपय मानिसहरू घर नै फर्किएनन् । मानिसहरू प्रायः हृदयघात र प्राकृतिक कारणले मर्थे । के ती कामदारहरूले अरू जागिर लिन मिल्दैन ? मिल्दैन  । किनकि सुरूमा नै कामदारहरूले अरबीमा लेखिएका कागजहरूमा हस्ताक्षर गर्नु पर्थ्याे । जसमा उनीहरूले अर्को जागिर लिन मिल्दैन भनेर लेखिएको हुन्थ्यो । भनिन्छ  संसारबाट दासत्व समाप्त भयो, तर कतारमा भएका यी भयानक चरित्रहरूले दासत्व साँच्चैमा समाप्त भयो ? भन्ने प्रश्न उठाउँछ । धेरै कामदारहरूले आफूले भोग्नु परेको समस्या लिएर विरोध गर्न थाले तर जहिले पनि प्रहरी आउँथे र तिमीहरूले आफ्नो हक पाउँछन् भनेर जान्थे । पछि गएर कतारले आफ्नो देशमा सुधारहरू ल्याउन थाल्याे । कामदारहरूलाई चर्को गर्मीमा काम गर्न नपरोस् भनेर उनीहरूले कार्य घण्टा भनेर छुट्टै समय बनाए ।  काम गर्ने ठाउँमा पानीका जारहरू राखिदिए र मानिसहरूले अरू जागिर छान्न पाओस भनेर कानून परिवर्तन गरे । विषय अझैँ राम्रोसँग बुझ्नको लागि मैले सन्दर्भमा लिएको भिडियो हेर्न म सबैलाई सिफारिस गर्दछु । 


 

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Contemporary Technology and Artificial Technology
- Ayan Basnet - 25019, Grade X ... 28 November, 2022

Technology refers to methods, systems, and devices which are the result of scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes which is not possible to avoid in your daily life. The term contemporary means either happening at the same time or happening now. And, contemporary technology refers to all forms of transactions relating to commercial activities including both organizations and individuals that are based upon the processing and transmission of digitized data, including text sound and visual images. The modern world of technology has got so much development that everything can be done more efficiently, effectively, and quickly. Some examples of them are the 5G network which provides super fast internet connection, automatic A. I. self- driving cars, and reusable satellite launchers.

The latest technology changed a lot from what we saw in the past years or the past century. New gadgets and machines are invented to make the jobs easier like never before. From the ordinary horse carriages to the fastest cars in the world like Bugattis. From this example, we can see how things got more automated than being manual over the years.

Contemporary technology is the advancement of the old technology with new additions and modifications. For example, is it possible for people in this age to live with only a wired telephone and be able to answer every call? No. We are not always living with a telephone by side. If we have to go outside of our house, we are not able to carry a telephone. So, as an advancement in technology the mobile phone which can be taken with us anywhere and anytime is the best example of contemporary technology. Any machine or device we see around us is the product of contemporary technology. Some of the examples of the contemporary technologies are laptops, smartphones, smart watches, Digital currencies, speakers, etc.

Another is A. I. (Artificial Intelligence). A. I. is the part of contemporary technology that is the most vast and contributing to today's technological world. Artificial Intelligence is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages. Artificial intelligence is an area of computer science that gives emphasis to the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. A. I. is also known as the stimulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think, feel, and act like a human. Google Assistant or Siri with whom you talk is also an example. A. I. is one of the smartest, innovative and useful technological inventions ever made.

References:
Harry Pott Follow Senior Software Developer. “Contemporary Technology.” Share and Discover Knowledge on SlideShare, slideshare.net/harryeeee/contemporary-technology#:~:text=It%20refers%20to%20all%20forms,text%20sound%20and%20visual%20images.
Burns, Ed, et al. “What Is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Definition, Benefits and Use Cases.” SearchEnterpriseAI, TechTarget, 23 Feb. 2022, https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/definition/AI-Artificial-Intelligence.

 

 

 


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Should the Government limit the number of children in a family?
- Anuska Yadav - 26003, Grade I ... 25 November, 2022

There is a lot of population growth in many of the countries today. There is a large population distribution in different countries, with some having very few people and others having a large number of people. There are countries in the world that are very populated with people, like India and China, and other countries that are rarely populated. I believe that the countries that are having a lot of children should take steps to charge a tax on the number of children in a family.

There are a number of problems that are apparent when there are so many people. Poverty, unemployment, crime, and illiteracy are problems that are seen in large populations. Every country has a finite number of resources, and as the population grows, it may lead to the resources becoming exhausted. Sometimes, it is necessary for a government to take hard action to control the population. One way a government could limit access to public services or impose high taxes could be by limiting the number of children a person can have. If someone has more than the approved number of children, they may not be able to get some of the things they want or may have to pay a higher price for things.

I think it is important for a country's population to be balanced and proportional to its resources and area. Government can impose rules to control the population by taxing the individuals who contribute to increasing the population.

 


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बुढेसकाल
- Aarav B.C. - 25001, Grade X o ... 25 November, 2022

मलाई बुढेसकालसँग धेरै डर लाग्छ
हाम्रो शरीर कमजोर र कुरूप बन्दै जान्छ
हिजाेका निर्णयहरू सोच्दै पछुताउन थाल्छौँ
साँच्चै त्याे जीवन अन्धकारझैँ हुन्छ हाेला।  

तर बुढो हुनु प्रकृतिको नियम हो
अन्ततः मृत्युले हामीलाई पर्खिरहेको छ
मनमा धेरै कुराहरू खेल्छन् होला
के जीवनको उद्देश्य मृत्यु नै हो र ?

बुढो हुनु भनेको एक श्राप हो र ?
मानिसदेखि जनावरसम्म बुढो हुँदै जान्छन्
मृत्युले लगेपछी सबैले बिर्सिन्छन्
बिस्तारै हाम्रो अस्तित्व हराउँदै जान्छ।  

हामीलाई हाम्रो त्यो बुढो शरीर 
हाम्रो त्यो पुरानो सोचाई
हाम्रो त्यो पुराना कुराहरू बोलेको देखेर
सबैले बुढो भनेर बोलाउँछन् होला ।  

मृत्युको पनि आफ्नै 
र जन्मको पनि आफ्नै चक्र त हाे 
मनिसको जीवन यति नै हो नि, हैन र ? 
कसलाई चाहिँ मर्न मन लाग्छ र ?

तर अन्ततः जीवनको उद्देश्य मृत्यु नै होला
तर, अब बुझेपछि मलाई बुढेसकालदेखि डर लाग्दैन 
बुढेसकालको पनि आफ्नै आनन्द त होला नि 
बुढेसकालको पनि आफ्नै आनन्द त होला नि


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An unexpected yet the best friendship...
- Sunabi Pokharel - 25018, Grad ... 24 November, 2022

If you had asked me three years ago whether I would be friends with my current best friend, my answer would have straight up been a huge no. But right now, she is my biggest partner in crime and the bestest friend I could have ever asked for. Nothing compares to the bond I share with her. A few years back, we both despised each other so much to the point that we started to hate each other. Tons of jealousy, backbiting, and acting fake all the time. There were no chances of us becoming friends let alone being best friends.

When the lockdown started due to the pandemic and we started studying online, I was really glad as I did not have to face her every day. As we were in two different sections, there was no chance of us meeting each other even during online classes. Nearly a year had passed without her and me communicating. The only time when we interacted without any jealousy or hate was in the final term of 8th grade. We started playing and talking with each other. That was the time when we started bonding a little bit. The major thing that led me and her to become the bestest of friends was the time when school was off for 5 days because of pollution. During those 5 days, we spent more than 9 hours on video calls and talked about random stuff for hours. We didn’t get bored of each other. School again opened, 8th grade ended, and again online classes for grade 9 started. This time sections weren’t divided. I was really glad to be in the same section as her, and I started enjoying her company a lot. Every day after the class had ended, she and I used to stay on call until midnight. I still do remember getting scolded by my parents for talking with her the whole day. After school had begun, we started hanging out together and making loads of memories. From sharing secrets to sharing food, we enjoyed the time with each other. We had sleepovers at each other’s house and bonded with each other’s families as well. We also tried various new foods that we had never eaten before and went to visit many places together. We stayed up until midnight cooking pizza from scratch and watching movies.

She has been with me through thick and thin and has always been there when I have to vent out or share anything. She has cried for me, laughed with me, and stood up for me. In between, I lost many friends and gained new ones but she will always be the friend with whom I have enjoyed my time the most. For me, she is not just a best friend, she is a sister whom I never had. A partner in crime, a twin, and most importantly the one who has always been there for me. I hope that our friendship will never die and we will remain best buddies forever.
 


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‘ बाकसकाे याद ’
- Rushina Tamang - 26008, Grade ... 24 November, 2022

ठुलाे बाकस थियाे मसित 
सेताे थियाे छाना र पहेँलाे थियाे भित्ता
सानाे देखिएला बाकस अरूलाई
तर त्याे बाकस थियाे मेराे संसार 
          बाहिर हेर्ने  झ्याल र  निस्किने ढाेका 
त्यही झ्याल बाहिर हेरेर साेच्थेँ
याे बाकस लिएर 
त्याे ढाेका भएर बाहिर जान कहिले पाइएला ?

मेराे घर, मन्दिर र स्कुल हाे मेराे बाकस
मलाई आफूबाट र अरूबाट पनि जाेगाउँछ 
          भाइबहिनीहरूलाई देख्छु झाेला बाेकेर हिँडेकाे 
स्कुल जान मात्र हाेइन पाउन साथी मन मिलेकाे

आमा र बुबा पनि अर्कै अर्कै लाग्छन्
ती आमाबुबा नै हाेइनन्, अझ पटक्कै हाेइनन्
न दिनकाे सूर्य हेर्न दिन्छन् न रातकाे जुन
बाकसमा नि सधैँ बस्न अत्यास लागिरहन्छ, 
बाहिर के हाे ? भित्र के हाे ? रात के हाे ? दिन के हाे ?
राक्षसहरूले मलाई राक्षस जसरी राख्छन्
कहिले खजाना जसरी राख्छन्,
कहिले कामदार जसरी राख्छन्,
कहिले कैदी जसरी राख्छन्,

जाँदैछु,बाकसलाई छाेडेर र बाकसलाई बाेकेर पर………
यी राक्षसहरूकाे बन्धनबाट मुक्त भइन्छ भने 
लाइदिन्छु म निधारदेखि सिउँदाेमा पर्ने सिँदुर

म बाहिर जान खाेज्दै थिएँ तर नयाँ बाकसभित्र हुल्याे 
नयाँ बाकसका मालिक झन् क्रुर थिए  
स्वभाव नै राक्षसी थियाे,
कैदी बनाएर कुटपिट पनि गर्थे
अहाे !! धेरै समयपछि 
मलाई मेराे पुरानाे बाकसकाे याद आयाे । 
मलाई मेराे पुरानाे बाकसकाे याद आयाे ।


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बाबाको जन्मथलाे
- Sunabi Pokharel - 25018, Grad ... 23 November, 2022

२०७८ साल फाल्गुण १३ गते  मैले आफ्नो अभिभावकसँग बाबाको जन्मघर खोटाङको खार्पा गाउँपलिका जाने निर्णय गरेँ । बाबाको जन्मघरमा परिवारका सबै सदस्यहरू गइसक्नु भएको र म मात्र जान बाँकी रहेको थियो । त्यसैले म अघिल्लो रातदेखि नै त्यो ठाउँलगायत बाटाघाटामा केकस्ता स्थानहरू रहेका होलान् भनि सोचमग्न थिएँ । मनमा कुरा खेल्दाखेल्दै अबेर मात्र निदाउन सकेँ । बिहान हामी सामान्य खाजा खाएर यात्रामा निस्कियौँ ।

हामी घरबाट हिँड्दा बिहानकाे करिब साढे ७ बजेको थियो । मलाई काभ्रेको धुलिखेलसम्म बारम्बार गइरहने भएकाले खासै नयाँ कुरा अनुभव भएन । त्यहाँबाट बाटो लागेपछि हरियाली जङ्गल, सफा हावा, नेपालथोकको पुल, सललल बगिरहेको सुनकोशी नदीको रमाइलो दृश्यवलोकन गर्दै र बाटामा ती स्थानहरूको फोटो खिच्दै गन्तव्यतर्फ अघि बढ्यौँ । करिब २ बजेतिर सुनकोशीको तिरमा बसी आमाले प्रेमपूर्वक बनाएको ढकने र आलुको तरकारी खाँदाको मज्जा मेरो जीवनको सबैभन्दा अविस्मरणीय क्षण बन्यो । बगरकाे ढुङ्गामा बसेर सफा नदीको पानीमा खुट्टा चोपल्दै र नदीको कलकल आवाज सुन्दै आधा घण्टा त्यहाँं व्यतित गऱ्यौँ । खाजा खाएर फर्किँदा त्यहाँ ठुलो वरको रूखमा पिङ्ग जस्ता लामालामा लहरा झुन्डिरहेको देखेर मेरो बाबाले हातले त्यो लहरा समाएर माथिदेखि तलसम्म सररर हुँई गर्दै पिङ्ग खेल्नुभयो । बाबाले त्यस्तो रमाइलो गरी खेलेको देखेर मलाई पनि खेलौँ खेलौँ लाग्यो तर डरले खेल्न सकिन ।

त्यसको करिब दुई घण्टापछि हामी जयराम घाट पार गरी बाबाको जन्मजिल्ला खोटाङ प्रवेश  गऱ्यौँ । जिल्ला प्रवेश गरेको करिब एक घण्टाको उकालो पार गरेपछि पवित्र तिर्थस्थल हलेसी महादेवस्थान पुगिदो रहेछ । उक्त धार्मिकस्थललाई पूर्वको पशुपति पनि भनिदो रहेछ । हलेसी महादेवस्थानमा पापद्वार, धर्मद्वार, शिवलिङ्ग, पार्वती गुफा, बसाहाथान, शङ्ख फुक्ने प्वाल जस्ता अनगिन्ती र अलौकिक स्थानहरूको दर्शन गर्न पाउँदा आफूलाई भाग्यमानी ठानेँ । यो स्थानको वर्णन जति गरे पनि अपुरै हुने ठानेकी छु । हलेसीको उत्पत्तिको कथा हजुरबुबाबाट सुन्दै हामी त्यहाँबाट करिब ५ बजे खार्पातर्फ प्रस्थान गऱ्यौँ । हामी खार्पाको शिर जसलाई मौरे भनिदो रहेछ ।  त्यहाँ पुग्दा झमक्क  रात  परिसकेको थियो ।

त्यहाँबाट करिब १ घण्टा पैदल यात्रा गरेपछि मात्र हामी बाबाको जन्मघर पुग्ने रहेछौँ । अनकन्टार जङ्गलको बाटो, अँधेरी रात, कसरी पुग्ने भनि हामी विलखबन्दमा पऱ्यौँ । बास बसौँ भने पनि उपयुक्त स्थान नभएको र जसरी पनि गाउँमा नै पुग्नुपर्ने भएकोले हामी आआफ्नो मोबाइलको बत्ती प्रयोग गर्दै गाउँतर्फ अघि बढी रातको ८ बजे हामी खार्पा गाउँपालिका पुगी एउटा नातेदारको घरमा बास बस्यौँ । भोलिपल्ट बिहानै ६ बजे भैँसीको शुद्ध दुधको चिया पिएर बाबाको जन्मघरतर्फ लाग्यौँ । साँघुरो र ओरालै ओरालो बाटो हिँड्दा म पटकपटक लडेकी थिएँ ।

बाबाले मलाई नभनिकन स्थानीय फूल र पानीअमलाको बुकी बनाएर हातमा लिइरहनु भएको रहेछ । घरतर्फ लाग्ने बाटामा पुगेपछि मलाई स्वागतार्थ बाबाले उक्त बुकी हातमा दिएर "ल है छोरी, स्वागत छ, यही हो हाम्रो घर ।" भनेको क्षण मेरो जीवनको दोश्रो अविस्मरणीय क्षण बन्यो । घर वरिपरि रहेका सुन्तला, आँप, निबुवा, लिच्चीलगायतका थुप्रै फलफूलहरूका रुखहरू देखेर म त दङ्ग नै परेँ । त्यहाँ पुगेपछि हाम्रो जग्गा कति हो ? भनेर मैले प्रश्न गरेँ । प्रतिउत्तरमा तिम्रो आँखाले देखेजति सबै हाम्रै हो भन्ने उत्तर पाउँदा म अवाक् नै बनेँ । मेरो सोचमा त सहरको भन्दा अलिकति बढी जग्गा होला र थोरै खेतबारी होला, त्यहाँ अलिअलि सागसब्जी होलान् भन्ने थियो तर गाउँमा सबैका धेरै नै जग्गाजमिन हुँदा रहेछन् । दशबिस बोट फलफूल नहुने त कमै हुँदा रहेछन् । मेरो सोचाइ त बिल्कुल गलत हुन पो पुग्यो ।

गाउँ पुगेपछि हामी त्यहाँ डुल्न थाल्यौँ । आफन्तजनहरूको घरमा भेटघाट गर्दै जाँदा मैले ढिकी कुटेँ, जाँतोले अन्न पिधेँ, मदानीले  मोही  पारेँ  अनि त्यही मोही खाएँ पनि । त्यति मात्र नभएर त्यहाँ त रावा खोला नामक एउटा ठुलो खोला रहेछ र मैले त्यो खोलाको ताजाताजा माछा खाने मौका पाएँ । त्यहाँ बस्ने अवधिभरिमा मैले गाउँमा पालेका स्थानीय कुखुराको मासुकाे झाेल, बोइलर कुखुराको तारेका मासु, माछाको झाेल र बँदेलको मासु खाएकी थिएँ । त्यहाँको माछामासुको त भिन्नै स्वाद थियो नै तर चामल, दाल र आलुको त अझै फरक स्वाद थियो । सहरमा पो खानेकुरा किन्दा रासायनिक विषादी मिसाइएको हुन्थ्यो । गाउँमा त आफ्नै बारीमा उमारेको धानको नै चामल र आलु खाँदा त स्वर्गमा नै पुगेको अनुभूति भयो ।

सबैले तिमी को हौ ? भनेर मलाई सोध्नुभयाे । फलानोकी छोरी भनेपछि सबैले माया गर्नुभयो, चासो दिँदै थुप्रै प्रश्नहरू सोध्नुभयो । आफ्नै छोराछोरी जस्तै प्रेम गर्नुभयो । केही नखाई त हिँड्नै हुँदैन भन्नुभयो । हाम्रैमा बस्नुपर्छ है भनेर धेरैले भन्नुभयो । यी सबै कुरा देखेर मलाई सहरभन्दा त गाउँ पो बढी मनपर्यो । अनि मनमा कुराहरू खेल्न थाले । किन मान्छेहरू गाउँ छाडेर सहर जान्छन् ? 

करिब ७ दिनको बसाइपछि मैले त्यहाँ जम्मा तीन कुराको अभाव महसुस गरेँ । पहिलो, राम्रो शिक्षाको अवसर रहेनछ, दोस्रो, बिरामी हुँदा राम्रो उपचार गर्ने स्वास्थ्यसेवाको अभाव रहेछ र तेस्रो बाटोघाटोको सुविधा रहेनछ । यी तीन कुराको अभावमा रोजगारका अवसरहरू पनि हुँदा रहेनछन् । त्यही भएर मात्र मानिसहरू सहर जाँदा रहेछन् भन्ने निष्कर्षमा म पुगेँ । नत्र त मैले त्यहाँ बिताएको समय अहिले पनि सम्झिदा गाउँ त सहरभन्दा निकै नै धनी रहेछ भन्ने महसुस हुन्छ । पौडी खेल्न पाैडीपाेखरी नगई र पैसा नतिरिकन खोलामा निःशुल्क पौडी खेल्न पाउने, सहर जस्तो पैसा तिरेर तरकारी र फलफूल किन्न नपर्ने, सबैको टन्नै जग्गा हुने र सोही जग्गामा उब्जाई पनि राम्रो र शुद्ध हुने, सबै गाउँलेले सबै गाउँलेलाई चिन्ने र माया गर्ने जस्तो कुरा देख्दा त गाउँमा नै बसिरहौँ जस्तो पो लाग्यो । मेरो गाउँ अहिले विकसित नहुँदा त त्यस्तो राम्रो छ विकासको मूल फुट्यो भने कति राम्रो हुन्छ होला भन्ने सोच मेरो मनमा सदाबहार खेलिरहन्छ ।  


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Are Heroes or Villains More Interesting?
- Aayusi Shrestha - 26002, Grad ... 23 November, 2022

I have to say that villains are far more interesting than heroes. In fact, many people agree that villains have more interesting characteristics than most heroes do. We've all experienced some depressing and dark times in our lives. The difference is that we dealt with those dark experiences and moved on, whereas the villains were so deeply affected that they simply didn't want to go back to their old ways. I used to love superheroes and despise villains as a child, but as I grew older, I began to love and understand villains more.

Most heroes share the same goal: to save the world. Heroes' characters and motives are boring, and they only win because of plot armor. Villains, in my opinion, are more mature and realistic. I'm sick of the golden, all-around good guy hero trope. How can anyone be that perfect? Villains have a reason for being evil, and it's much more interesting to watch the decisions they make as a result. They're also not completely unrealistic. Technically, in most of the movies we watch, we can see that something caused the villains to become evil. They either had traumatic experiences or wanted revenge. We can not really blame them because, to be honest, we would perhaps do the same thing.

People prefer villains to heroes because they are more unpredictable. If it were a hero, the hero would be expected to do the right thing. Heroes are supposed to be friendly and helpful. But villains can choose what they want to be warm and caring about and what they want to be evil and cruel about. In some cases, the villains are unexpected and do things that we do not expect, which increases our interest in their character. Villains fascinate me, possibly because they are relatable and not the type of perfectionist that everyone admires.

People who like heroes are generally optimistic, but let's face it, the world isn't exactly great. We must accept that villains are more interesting than heroes, even if the villain is extremely cruel or cold-hearted they can still be pretty interesting. I am confident that the majority of us would enjoy watching a film in which the main character is a villain. That would be interesting because a lot of movies we watch are from the perspective of the hero, so we can't really judge a character. Let's take an example of an anime called ‘One piece’ the main character Luffy is a pirate and is a villain in the world he is in but he has done better works and saved more people than the government did. So how can we consider him a bad guy? We can not just because the world portrays him like that. Also let me remind you that not all villains are “bad guys”. Another example is of a character named Shigaraki from my hero academia. His character had depth even if was a villain. His character was way more interesting than the main character ‘Deku’.

Don't take it personally. We adore villains and prefer them to heroes. That's all there is to it. We don't approve of abusive relationships or prefer jerks just because we like their character. Those who are fans of heroes, let me remind you that they are not particularly 'good.' Even if they did something good, they have also done a lot of bad things, so we can't really blame just the villains. Even the cruelest character can be well written, and the majority of the villains are well written and fascinating. We can't just say that heroes are better than villains just because they are perfectionists who save the world, can we?
 


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Dream About Wrong Path
- Smriti Lama - 25015, Grade X ... 22 November, 2022

The two girls studying in grade 10 were best friends. They have been friends since they were born . They do not call themselves besties but they say that they’re sisters from different mothers. One of the girl’s names is Aashika and another’s name is Purnima. They both live in the same village named Bhotechaur. They are so close to each other that they are studying in the same school and also planned to study in the same college after their SEE. Their family also knows each other and are very close. Their house is also near each other’s house.  Their parents trust the other one more than their daughter.

Both of the girls are preparing for their exams and it was all going well in their life. They used to say that they both will go to the same college to study together. Their parents also agreed to both of them. They are from middle class families so their parents are working very hard to earn money for their children’s education. Their parents know that it’s their dream to go to the city and study for their further education. The girls also worked very hard to make their Academics better and get scholarships. And as the time passes, their exam’s over and waiting for their results. They both gets  A+ and both the families are also satisfied with their results. Now the time has come for their further studies. They have already given an online entrance exam in a good college. Their parents are a little sad that they are going far from the village but also happy for their children’s future. They both start packing their stuff and are very excited to go to the city for the first time. They are so happy because their dream is going to come true. And like this, they arrive in Kathmandu and start searching for the rent. Until then they are staying at the hotel. After 2 days, they find a flat which is suitable for them and start living there together. They have college from tomorrow and they are excited for it. As they promised their parents about studying well and getting better marks, they are doing the same. They made new friends and some of their friends are even the daughters of owners. They all started to live together in the same flat sharing their rooms. One day their new friends ask them to go outside and hangout together. They decided to go clubbing. Both of the girls are unknown about these things. Their friends request them to and finally they also agree to go with them. They went there and danced in a group and met new friends. The girls were all drunk except the two of them. They were handling other girls and it was hard for them. But they really had fun there.

Like this, they started to go clubbing every month and every week. The girls from the village are also becoming like other girls and they are not aware of those things. Slowly their studies are going down and the communication between them and their family is also getting rare. Whenever they are fresh and in a good state of mind, they think of their family but when it’s time for night they can’t stop themselves from going to clubs and spending their money on drinks. But after their first semester results, they realize their mistakes. They start regretting going to clubs and bars. And from that day they promised each other not to go clubbing. But instead they will go for a hike, picnic etc in their vacation.
 


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अवहेलना र असर
- Phoebe Shrestha - 26016, Grad ... 22 November, 2022

अवहेलनालाई विभिन्न तरिकाबाट बुझ्न सक्छाैँ । हेय, हेला, हेपाइ, हाेच्याइने प्रवृति, तिरस्कार, वहिस्कार आदि शब्दहरू पनि अवहेलनाकाे अर्थसँग नजिक रहन्छन् ।  अवहेलना वा हेला व्यक्ति, परिवार, समाज तथा राज्यका निकायमा पनि देख्न सक्छाैँ । यसबाट सिर्जित घटना विद्यालय, कार्यालय, विभिन्न सङ्घसंस्थाहरूमा असन्तुष्टिका रूपमा आएका हुन्छन् । यी कुराहरू समाजमा बढी हुने गरेकाे पनि पाइन्छ । जात, धर्म, लिङ्ग, वर्ग, भाषा, भूगाेल, संस्कार, क्षेत्र आदिका आधारमा हुने विभेदले गर्दा अवहेलना तथा हेपाइकाे सिकार हुनुपरेकाे छ । समाजमा एकै स्वभावका मानिसकाे बसाेबास हुँदैन । सबैले सबैकाे संस्कारलाई स्वीकार गर्ने, सम्मान गर्ने, विविधतालाई सुन्दर पक्ष हाे भन्ने ठान्ने, त्यसकाे संरक्षरणमा लाग्ने स्वभाव हुँदैन । धेरैकाे मनमा याे पनि महसुस हुँदैन कि मैले बाेल्दा, नराम्राे व्यवहार गर्दा, हेयका भावनाले हेर्दा, जिस्किएर हाेच्याएर बाेल्दा आदि जस्ता विषयले कसैकाे जीवनमा ठुलाे चाेट पुगेकाे हुन्छ । यसरी कसैकाे बाेली, शरीर, स्वास्थ्य, घरव्यवहार, व्यक्तिगत जीवनमा आँच आउने कुरा तथा व्यवहारले  गम्भीर समस्या निम्त्याउन सक्छ । कुनै पनि व्यक्तिले कसैकाे धाकधम्की, डरत्रास सधैँ स्वीकार गर्न सक्दैन । कि आफूलाई नै सिध्याउन खाेज्छ कि त्यसको विरुद्धमा लाग्न खाेज्छ । हेला वा दादागिरी भनेको कसैको जीवनमाथि अन्याय गर्नु हो र यसले अवहेलनामा परेकाहरूको मानसिक र शारीरिक स्वास्थ्यमा हानि पुर्‍याउँछ। यसले हाम्रो भावी पुस्तालाई समेत ठुलो नोक्सान पुर्‍याउने गर्छ ।  हामीले एकपटक भावी पुस्ताको बारेमा पनि सोच्नुपर्छ । अस्वाभाविक व्यवहारका कारण बालबालिकाले आत्महत्याकाे अवस्थासम्म पुगेका घटना जताततै सुनिन्छन् । यस्ताे किसिमकाे सामाजिक व्यवहारले आफैँमा असुरक्षाकाे महसुस गराउने छ । त्यस्तै उनीहरूमा मानसिकरूपमा समेत विचलन सिर्जना हुने कार्य गर्दछ ।  
पारिवारिक तवरबाट हाेस्, साथीकाे सङ्गतमा हाेस्, विद्यालयबाट हाेस् अझ भनाै सामाजिकरूपमा पनि बालबालिकाहरू यसको सिकार भएका उदाहरण जताततै भेटिन्छन् । त्यसको प्रभाव विभिन्न आधारबाट भेट्न सक्छाैँ । जसमा केही शारीरिक तथा मानसिक प्रभावहरू रहेका छन्, जस्तै: अनिद्रा, आत्महत्या प्रयास, हिंसात्मक व्यवहार, एक्लाेपन आदिमा यस्ता रूपहरू फेला पर्न सक्छन् । यसले गर्दा उनीहरूको मानसिक र शारीरिक स्वास्थ्यलाई हानि पुर्‍याउँछ। यसले हाम्रो भावी पुस्तालाई ठुलो नोक्सान पुर्‍याउने छ । हामीले एकपटक हाम्रा भावी पुस्ताको बारेमा पनि सोच्नुपर्छ ।  हेलाका कारण बालबालिकाले आत्महत्या गरेका छन् । आत्मसुरक्षा हुनुपर्ने अवस्था, कमजाेर मनाेबल आफैँमा आउने गर्छ । जुन बालबालिकाहरू यसको सिकार भएका छन् ।  हामीले यी र यस्ता किसिमका व्यवहार कहिल्यै प्रयास पनि गर्नु हुँदैन र यस्ता अस्वभाविक कार्य कतै भए गरेका छन् भने पनि तत्काल नियन्त्रण गर्नुपर्छ । जसले गर्दा मानिसहरूको जीवन र हाम्रा भावी पुस्ताहरूलाई पनि क्षति हुनबाट सहयाेग पुर्‍याउँछ। जुन गलत व्यवहारले आफूलाई पर्दा कस्ताे हुन्छ भन्ने कुराकाे हेक्का राख्नुपर्छ ।  समाजमा मानिसलाई अवहेलना वा तिरस्कारले हाेइन सहयाेग सद्भाव र भाइचाराकाे भावनाले सम्मान गर्न सिकाैँ । 


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