Yes, things are moving ahead in Nepal
Why does the business of momo represent the free market?
For me, this Jatra has strong links with globalization. In Nepal, when we talk about globalization, we always equate it to imposition of western thoughts and looked at from the capitalism or market point of view. However, for me, globalization has been rather a greater movement of thoughts and ideas seamlessly across the world.
After living for three years in Kolkata during the mid-1980s, when I returned to Kathmandu and started re-familiarising myself with the Nepali capital I would often be struck by commonalities between the layouts of the main parts of the two cities. The striking Dharahara tower loomed over the roadside hawkers of Sundhara, just as the Shahid Minar towered over the Dharamtala flea-markets