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Thanks god, we are loving politics. Politics as such is not dirty game. But it's been portrayed as dirty game. I have seen most of Nepalese are disparately waiting to see how the politic takes a new turn. It's because people who didn't care about politics now are showing their interest in politics which is ultimately good choice of people to show concerns know politics.

स्वयंम्भु र बाँदर
अस्ती शनिबार बिश्रुद र कवितासँग स्वयम्भु गएँ । झरीको बिचमा पनि चर्को घाम, उकालोमा छोरो बोक्दा उखान पत्याउने हो भने बाउको बिहे नै देखियो । पसिनाले निथ्रुक्कै । बाचा गरेको थिएँ छोरालाई बाँदर देखाउँछु भनेर । बनकालीमा बाँदर हेर्न नपाएको बिश्रुदले स्वयभ्मुमा बाँदरलीला हेरेर आनन्द लिन्छ भन्ने पुर्ण विश्वस्त थिए । स्वयंम्भुको डाँडोमा त्यति आनन्द आएन, सायद मान्छे धेरै, उभिने ठाउँ थोरै भएर होला । कता कता चारबर्ष अगाडि जाँदाको भन्दा शनिबारको स्वयम्भु फरक हो की जस्तो लाग्यो । कस्तो कस्तो खल्लो खल्लो लाग्यो मनमा। फोहोर र मान्छेको मात्र भिड देख्दा । अनि केटाकेटीहरुको चहलपहल बढी नै । बस्न धेरै मन थिएन, कविता र बिश्रुदले पनि मेरो मन पढेजस्तो लाग्यो जाउँ भनिहाले । बाटोमा झर्दा बाँदर हेर्ने छोराका रहर पुरा हुने भो । बिश्रुद भने बाँदर हेर्दै रमाउँदै थियो मेरो छातिमा चसस्क घोचेजस्तो भयो । कारण घटदै गएको बाँदरको संख्या अनि बाँदरलाई ढुङ्गाले हिर्काउदै दुःख दिइरहेको सभ्य मानिसको असभ्य व्यवहार । चित्त अमिलो पार्नु सिवाय मसँग केही थिएन, तैपनि छोरोका आनन्दमा हो मिलाउँदै एकछिन टहलिएँ । एकातिर मान्छेको भिड, अर्कोतिर परिवर्तन भैरहेको मौसम, अनि घट्दो संख्यामा बाँदर । फोहोर पानी, मान्छेको दुव्र्यवहार, एकान्तस्थलको अभाव, खानेकुराको अभाव, सायद बाँदरहरु पनि ठुलो पिरमा होलान् । त्यहाँ जाने तमाम दर्शनार्थि तथा आन्तरिक पर्यटकहरुका लागि मेरो हार्दिक अनुरोध, कम्सेकम बाँदरलाई ढुङ्गाले नहानौ, बरु केही खानेकुरा किनेर बाँडीबाँडी खुवाउँ, बाँदरसँग रमाउँ, उनीहरुलाई कहिल्यै दुःख नदिउ । अहिले मेरो चारबर्षको छोराले बाबा मन्की हेर्छु भन्दा मैले देखाउन पाए तर डर लागिरहेछ कतै उसका सन्तानले उसलाई बाँदर देखाउ बाउ भन्दा चित्र पल्टाउनु पर्ने बाध्यकारी अबस्था त आउदैन?
प्रधानमन्त्रिको कुर्सि
साउन पाँचगते प्रधानमन्त्रिको चुनाव छ रे । माधव नेपालले राजीनामा दिएको यतिका दिन बित्यो प्रधानमन्त्रि चयन हुन सकेन । सहमतिय प्रधानमन्त्रि चयन हुन सकेन, अव गणितीय हिसावले जसले बहुमत पुर्याउँछ उही दलको नेता प्रधानमन्त्रि बन्ने भो । त्यो पनि त्यति सजिलो छैन भन्ने कुरा अहिले बिहान सातबजेको समाचार हेर्दा थाहा लाग्यो । कांग्रेसले रामचन्द्र पौडेल, एमाले अनिर्णीत, माओवादी प्रचण्डको कुटिल चालको फन्दामा, मधेशी दलहरु निर्णायक पोजीसनमा । बहुमतिय बिधीमा अहिलेसम्म कसैले कसैलाई समर्थन गर्छु भनेका छैनन् तर सबैले आफ्नै डम्फु फुकेका फुकै छन् । हेरु को हुन्छ अबको प्रधानमन्त्रि । पहिले पहिले प्रधानमन्त्रि चयनका बारेमा धेरै चासो र चिन्ता हुन्थ्यो । तर अहिले? मलाई त फिटिक्कै असर गरेको छैन अहिलेको यो अबस्थाले । तपाईलाई? बास्तवमा राजनीति फोहोरी खेल हो भन्ने कुरालाई हाम्रा नेताहरुको व्यवहारले नै पुष्टि गर्छ । अहिलेको अवस्थामा यस्तो खेल नखेलुन भन्ने सबैको चाहना थियो । तर कोही गतिला भएर निस्केनन् । पदका लागि मात्र राजनीति गर्दा रहेछन् । आफ्ना एजेन्डाहरुलाईमात्र सहि र बस्तुनिष्ट देख्ने दलहरुले कहिले शान्तिप्रकृयाको मर्म बुझ्न सकेनन् । अनि बुझाउने पनि कोही भएनन् । पार्टीका नेता धेरै भए, तर देशका नेता कोही भएनन् । सायद दलका गतिबिधिले र सक्रिय हुन नसकेको संविधानसभाको गतिबिधीले गर्दा नै आज देशको राजनीतिक जटिल मोडमा पुग्दा पनि नागरिकहरुमा जति चासो हुनुपथ्र्यो हुन सकेन । धन्य प्रधानमन्त्रिको कुर्सि ।
यात्रा रहेछ जिन्दगी
जुलाई २ देखि ८ सम्म पाकिस्तान । ९ मा अफिस । १३ जुलाई देखि १५ सम्म बाराको कलैया र निजगढ । १५ बिहान फिर्ता, दिउसो अफिस । जुलाई २० देखि २३ सम्म पोखरा । जुलाई २८ देखि अगष्ट ३ सम्म पुर्वको इटहरी र धनकुटा । लगत्तै इलाम । यही बिचमा बंगलादेशको ढाका जानुपर्नेछ । सायद जुलाईको अन्तिम साता वा अगष्टको पहिलो साता ढाका पुग्नै पर्छ । एउटा प्रोजेक्टको व्यवस्थापक भएकोले पनि ढाका जानै पर्छ किनभने कार्यक्रम त्यहाँ पनि छ परियोजना अन्तर्गत । अनि मिडिया कोड अफ इथिक्स सम्बन्धि परियोजनाका लागि नोभेम्बरसम्म हिडिरहनुपर्ने । श्रीमतिले ज्योतिषीलाई हेराईन । धेरै यात्रा नगर्नु भनेका छन् रे, तर मलाई? हुदाँहुदाँ घरमा हप्तामा मुस्किले दुई चार दिन । कहिले घरमै थन्किएर दिक्क भएपछि हिड्न मन लाग्छ, तर हिडाई धेरै भएपछि अब त नहिड्न परे पनि हुन्थ्यो जस्तो लाग्छ । कस्तो अचम्म, यात्रा रहेछ जिन्दगी भन्ने गीत त्यत्तिकै मान्छेको मुखमा झुन्डिएको रहनेछ । यात्रा रहेछ जिन्दगी..............................

Sitting in the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, this is most memorable time for me read a book 'BENAZIR BHUTTO, Daughter of the East, biography of Bhutto, the book I was desperately looking for, bought at airport bookshop. I am on the way back to Kathmandu via Karanhi, I found this book as a very good fried of mine for this such a lazy trip despite feeling alone, however book is helping me kill time. She writes that 'Being a Prime Minister, representing those women of developing world who most of those life is controlled by men I am a women proud of my culture, religion and I thank you my country people for honoring me.' A lot of thoughtful words and inspirations are written by her in the book cause me feeling lucky now at least I have that book. Despite this is short trip I stuck two more days in Islamabad due to I received revised flight schedule from Pakistan International Airlines. I supposed to return Kathmandu yesterday, but it seems only tomorrow I should reach KTM. Actually, though it was a short trip I am returning bringing a lot of insights and good things from Pakistan. I used to hear that Pakistan is Muslim country and being a Muslim country I am heard that it is not safe to travel. Terrorism and extremism or in another word religious fundamentalism spoil country good image, and media, particularly big Indian media has created its image always bad and negative. I felt lucky because I came here so that I have now no more stereotypes and prejudices regarding Muslim society, I can say country is good, its people are good, but few of those who, what they are doing is they are destroying good image of the country, spoiling the face of beautiful nation which has caused entire image of the nation negative.
I met few of mine Muslim friends in USA in 2009, attending peacebuilding program, who were from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and middle east countries. I saw them worried about hearing bitter reactions how rest of the world behave them, I saw them requesting rest of world not to act in way what western society think being a Muslim is not what makes them terrorist. I saw them appealing to the citizen of US to stop their government kill general citizen of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Arab with terrorist tag, in reality they are human being instead, so treat them humanly. I saw empathy US people showed them but question always occurred, never I found answer was were they only listened to? Are US citizens really able to put their government in pressure? Otherwise what is the meaning of listening to the voices of member of terrorist tagged community? Writing few words for them in favor of my Muslim mother & father, sister & brother I am not showing my sympathy that they should be well treated does not mean to be said there are no fundamentalists, extremists who don't want to see Muslim country stable, developed and being modern country. Yes, wrong is happening, however foreign countries, by the name of controlling over terrorism fighting for peace is not meant that they are doing for good, but actually what they are doing is fueling further instability, creating mistrust among brotherhood, destroying sisterhood, killing, killing and just killing humanity.
Now it is almost midnight crossed over I reached Karanchi, living at hotel arranged by PIA. I am thinking that our values are human values, our beliefs are human beliefs, we are not provided with such rights in the name of human rights that we should kill anyone who disagrees others, who put different views. After all we are human being sharing the same land, same water and natural resources provided are similar to each other no mater where we are living. When I met a fried of Palestine, who was questioning by when we should be paying for other's victory? Yes, he is right coz someone is paying for other victory hiding sorrows for other happiness. In the book Benazir writes that she could show the world that a Muslim women should become Prime Minister,' yes, I saw many Muslims girls flying in the same plan I flew were sharing the same sheet with men I didn't see anyone feeling uncomfortable doing all of these things. So why they have to eat separately? Why they have to keep their face hidden? I told one of my colleague Irfan that one day there will be situation come up male and female eat sharing same table. He said that he is hopeful to see that things happen. Since the world is going towards modernization, ITC is becoming one of the best solution makes human life easiest and faster I agree with Benazir that people see the future, they only review the past and past is history.
Six days in Islamabad, I visited Dameni-ko view point, nicely managed place built in view of developing place for sightseeing. Yes, It was developed. I saw many persons come with family, enjoying view of Islamabad, taking pictures, having fun and food. Likewise Pakistan Monument, and Sakar Paran – both historic places are built with the view to tell new generation a history of the nation how it is built, and who were behind the history. Pakistan Monument is such a place developed teach people the meaning of UNITY, FAITH, DISCIPLINE', three principles of late Zinah, a founder of Pakistan. Yes, it taught me the same lesson. I really really impressed seeing such place as it is the strong way to tell new generation history of the country, no book is in need, really.
Today is July 8, 2010 I started write this article yesterday I was in Islamabad and now I am in Karanchi my feeling going on deepened and deepened. I am emotionally overwhelmed. As a student of peace-building, peace practitioner, despites a lot of differences we should seek common grounds. We should sit together, facing each other we should identify something new and innovative for the both nobody loses nobody wins we human wins we loses. I am far away from my family. I can imagine that how much my son would miss me, how much my wife in my absence feel alone because I love them. I am living for them. They are living for me. We are dependent on each other. Same way if we are all sharing the same world come on the one table share what makes us rich what makes us poor strategy we should develop to overcome them. Now, I realized that my words are limiting me. I am feeling sleepy. It is around 2:30 AM local time. In Kathmandu it is 2:55 AM. Going to dawn soon. I have to leave for Kathmandu how desperate I am to meet my wife and son. Now I have to sleep. Hotel boy was sharing that breakfast will be ready by 7;30 and it will be served till 10AM. I wish I could wake up early in the morning. I will. Goodnight Karachi.
July 8, 2009, PIA Karanhi hotel.

इस्लामावाद शहरको तुलनात्मक रुपमा लो प्रोफाइलमा रहेको हिलभ्यु होटलमा छिर्ने बित्तिकै ठुलो क्रिनमा टिभी संवाददाताहरु कतै लाइभ त कतै रेकर्डेड समाचारहरु दिइरहेका थिए । फुटवलको चासो कम थियो, तर चासो र चर्चा थियो अघिल्लो दिन अर्थात जुलाई १ मा लाहोरमा भएको दर्दनाक सुसाइड बम हमलाको । कुनै कुनै च्यानलहरुले त हमलाकारीहरुले कसरी हमला गरे भनेर ऋऋ ऋबmभचब ले खिचेको तस्विरलाई महत्वका साथ देखाईरहेको थियो । हमला दर्दनाकै थियो । झन्डै ५ दर्जनको ज्यान गयो, सयौ घाइते भए । साँझ पर्न लाग्दा बेनन्जिर भुट्टो अन्तराष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलमा उत्रेपछि मेरो पहिलो प्रश्न थियो सहकर्मी इरफानलाई वास्तवमा को हुन् हमलाकारी? किन हुन्छ यस्तो हमला जहाँ निर्दोष मान्छेको ज्यान जान्छ? इरफान एउटा पाकिस्तानी नागरिक, उसलाई मेरो प्रश्नको जवाफ दिन गाह्रो भएको महसुस भयो मलाई । र पनि बोल्यो, उनीहरुको यो जेहाद हो, वास्तविक रुपमा अमेरीकीहरुको नेतृत्वमा रहेका पश्चिमा शक्तिहरुको थिचोमिचोको बिरोधमा । पश्चिमाहरुलाई डराउन उनीहरु आफ ्नै देशका नागरिक मार्दैछन् त्यो पनि निर्दोष । त्यही त, मेरो भनाई भुईमा खस्न नपाउदै उ बोल्यो जसले यो काम गरेको हो उनीहरु भन्छन् पश्चिमाहरु भन्दा पनि उनीहरुको लागि काम गर्ने यो देशका नागरिक गद्दार हुन् । खै मलाई त साह्रै नराम्रो लाग्यो । धन्न मैले यो बम हमलाको खबर घरमा हुदाँ सुनिन । कविताले पक्कै गुनासो गर्थिन होला । हुन पनि सही हो, यस्तो ठाउँमा एक्लै जाँदा कसलाई डर लाग्दैन र, र पनि उनले मलाई हाँसीहाँसी बिदा दिइन् । बिश्रुद सानै छ, त्यसैले धेरै कुरा थाहा पाउँदैन । पाकिस्तान जाने भन्दा ए अपिस जाने हो बाबा हजुर? भन्दा उसको बाल्यापनसँग कस्तो माया लाग्छ भन्या । कति सुन्दर उमेरमा छ उ । उसलाई के थाहा पाकिस्तान कहाँ हो? त्यहाँ हुने बमबारी, अपहरण, जेहाद, हत्या आदीले उसलाई के फरक पार्छ र? उसलाई थाहा छ मात्र माइक्रो चढ्यो भने बाटामा टन्नै गाडी देख्न पाइन्छ । आनन्द मान्छ । स्कुल जान पनि मन गर्छ अहिले त ।
अफिस आउने बित्तिकै क्रान्तिले सर हजुर जाने ठाउँमा कस्तो बम पड्कीन्छ, हामीलाई त कस्तो डर लागिरहेको छ सर्? उसको भनाईमा पनि निर्दोषपना र मप्रतिको सम्मान देखे । सायद उनीहरुल समूहमा मलाई स्वीकार्छन होला, र त सम्मान प्रकट गर्छन् थाहा छैन के सोच्छन् उनीहरु? विनीताले पनि हिजो हिड्ने बेलामा निकै भावुक बनेर सुरक्षाको सवाल उठाइन् । खुशी लाग्यो ।
हिल भ्यु होटल छिरेपछि लाग्यो इरफानले बाटोमा भनेको कुरा सही हो । झन्डै एकघण्टाको ड्राइभिङमा उसले गाडिको स्टेरिङ घुमाउदै इस्लामाबादको अति फराकिला र चिल्ला सडकमा भनेको थियो कम्तिमा मिडिया स्वतन्त्र छन् हाम्रा । र थपेको थियो कहिले भने स्वतन्त्रताको सिमा नाघ्छन्, र पनि मिडियाप्रति मान्छेको विश्वास छ । अनि न्यायधिसहरुप्रति । उसले पुर्व प्रधानन्यायधिस चौधरीलाई सम्झ्यो । उनीप्रति श्रद्धा व्यक्त गर्दै भन्यो, वहाँहरु र मिडियाले गर्दा नै लाग्छ हामीकहाँ प्रजातन्त्र छ । पाकिस्तान इन्टरनेशनलको जहाजमा झन्डै दुईघण्टा लामो यात्रामा न्युजविक पढेको थिए, धेरे लेखहरुमध्ये एउटा किन प्रजातन्त्र असफल हुदैछ अफ्रिकामा भन्ने घतलाग्दो थियो । कतै पाकिस्तानमा पनि? अथवा पुरै दक्षिण एशियामा? इरफानसँग आज विहानपनि प्रजातन्त्रलाई जोडेर राजनीतिमा परिवार हावी हुने दक्षिण एशियाली उदाहरणहरुमा गफ भएको थियो । एकसमयको आर्थिक शक्ति पाकिस्तान आजको अवस्थामा खासै शक्तिशालि छैन भन्न उसलाई कुनै अपठ्यारो लागेन क्यार भन्यो हाम्रो पनि भविष्य त्यति सुनिश्चित छैन । मैले मनमनै संझे त्यसो भए के हाम्रो चाँही छ त? अहँ? मनमनै जवाफ पनि खोजे । अनि मुसर्रफ? उनी त आउनै सक्दैनन् अमेरिकामा छन्, आएभने सयौ सुसाइड अट्याकरहरु उसलाई सिध्याउन अघि सरिहाल्छन् नी ।
आज इस्लामवादको एउटा प्रमुख फुड चैनमा गएर पुलाउ स्पेशल खाइयो । ज्यादै स्वादीलो थियो । त्यसपछि फर्केर काम गर्न मन लागेन । त्यसो त मसँग अरु दुई दिन बाँकी छ । धेरै काम गर्नुछ । यद्यपी आजको पहिलो हाफको काम साह्रै रमाइलोसँग सकियो । धेरै कुरा सिक्ने र सिकाउने दुवै काम भयो । दिउसो एकछिन अनलाईन बस्दा केही साथीहरुसँग भेट भयो । भोजपुर एफएमको लागि केही गर्न पनि भ्याए । साँझमा इरफानले रावल लेक घुम्न लग्यो । साह्रै रमाईलो ठाउँ रहेछ । सप्ताहान्त भएकोले होला मानिसहरुको घुइचो । आठबजे साँझ नपरेपनि बत्ति बचाउनका लागि आठै बजे बन्द गर्ने नियम रहेछ । लोडसेडिङको कारणले होला । यस्तो नियम हामीकहाँ त छैन होला, बिजुली बचाउनका लागि प्राय अतिआवश्यक नपर्ने क्षेत्रको बिजुली निश्चित अवधि भएपछि काटिदिने । प्रणाली राम्रो लाग्यो । अनि इस्लामाबादका फराकीला सडकहरु । वाह, क्या चिल्ला र फराकिला सडक? इरफानले भनेको पाकिस्तानको यो शहर १९६० पछि बनेको हो । त्यसैले यहाँको भौतिक संरचना खासगरी सडक कुनै पनि विकसित देशको भब्य शहर भन्दा कम छैन । अनि नो ट्राफिक । कस्तो मज्जा सडकमा । इरफान साह्रै रमाईलो मान्छे, आफ्नै कारमा मलाई सयर गराइरहेको छ । भोलि पनि यस्तै सुन्दर ठाउँमा जाने योजना छ उसको । मैले पनि हुन्छ भनेको छु । किनभने फेरी यहाँ आइन्छ की आइन्न? आएको बेला यहाँको रमाइलो भरपुर आनन्द लिनुपर्यो नी हैन ?
श्रीमतिसँग घरछोडेपछि गफ हुन पाएन । उनी कति निराश होलिन्? ठान्या थिए, तर त्यति धेरै हैन रछ । जर्मनीले आजको गेममा अर्जेन्टिनालाई जित्दा उनी निकै उत्साहित थिइन । मैले भने किन यत्रो उत्साह? के उसले जित्दैमा हाम्रो घरमा बिहानै दुध आइपुग्छ? भाडामा बसेको छौ घर बन्छ? वा कार चढ्न पाइन्छ? मलाई आफ्नै प्रश्न सोधाईप्रति मुर्खता महशुस भयो । उनीले जवाफ नफर्काउदै म लज्जित भए । यस्तै हो । म कता कता अर्जेन्टिनाको पक्षमा थिए । तर हैन रछ । अनि अलि फुर्ति गर्ने टिमले हार्नु पनि पर्छ भनेर मनमनमा चित्त बुझाँए । उता च्याटमा फेसबुक मार्फत उपलब्ध कविताको खुशीको सिमा नै थिएन । एकछिन त झगडै होला जस्तो भयो । अनलाइनमा अरु साथीहरु पनि भेटिए । केही छिन गफ भयो । वास्तवमा पाकिस्तान आएको दोश्रो दिन रमाइलोसँग बित्यो । सुरक्षाको चासो र चिन्ता त छदै छ त्यही पनि आएको बेला थोरबहुत फन पनि त हुनै पर्यो कि कसो? फोटोहरु पछि अपलोड गरुला ।

People are nice, place is beautiful, no traffic jam bigger and bigger roads I thought and thought, compared with my town Kathmandu and finally reached to the conclusion that we are far behind in infrastructure developed. When I left Kathmandu for Islamabad today afternoon I was worried thinking that where I am traveling is considered risky areas in terms of security, suicide bombing, killings. Last night also it happened suicide bombers in Lahore left more than 50 people killed and nearly 150 injured. In the morning when Kranti told me that sir are you going there please take care yourself. I said her no need to get worry but I had not heard any news about yesterday's bombing. If I had heard it it would have difficult for me to get my wife convinced. Thanks god we both didn't hear that. Binita again said me how you feeling, are you feeling sad? She was also relating the same incidents but not directly. Later on she said I searched net and checked event for last four months and finally made me satisfied that Islamabad is safest place to visit.
I was towards board flight attendant announced that PIA 269 for Karachi was ready to board, I saw people in queue. I checked my boarding pass flight number was same it was just announced but thought why it is said the flight goes to Karachi. I finally asked security a question 'is Karachi and Islamabad the same city? How pity I was, he said yes. Latter on when cabin crew announced flight info it was right that flight was going to Karachi but via Islamabad which made me happy.
I happily reached Islamabad. Irfan welcomed me. He briefly talked about current situation of Pakistan. I found him very serious thinking security arrangement as another international staff is visiting just after I left. We will have three days but have to do a lot. He talked that situation is not favorable as it is in Nepal.
One the way it might be over the sky of Delhi captain made an announcement shared his feelings and advised passengers not to get worry in foreign land. He briefly forecaste weather situation. Request everyone be happy. I liked that. It was my 13th international flight I haven't heard captain talking this way. So that l liked the way he talked to passengers. The sky of Kathmandu was not clear, however no turbulence experienced. After all flight was safe and sound. I am now preparing the work I and Irfan doing together. He is upstairs. I have called my wife but couldn't talk to her as phone connectivity was so poor. I left message for her, latter on found that she got the message. I am missing her and Bishu a lot.

I am not sure how the town is, and not for sure how the people are, I just heard nothing more than political instability the country is facing for many years.The country is not far away from where I live. Tomorrow I am going there but not sure I am whether Face Book is banned or open.