“I was born in the arms of privilege. I’m a male Bahun from an educated family. I’ve always felt it was the people and institutions in Nepal that facilitated my personal and academic achievements. There’s no question that I owe my country my absolute commitment after I finish school in the States You’re on summer break? “Yes. Currently, I’m interning for a

government think-tank in Nepal, and I study and write about foreign issues germane to Nepal” Then how would you characterize the Nepali bureaucracy? “Bureaucrats drink tea, suck up to their bosses, and complain to their co-workers” – Nirabh Koirala, Mandikhatar, Kathmandu

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