The Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal

The Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Photo - Rajendra Shrestha / The Art of Living Nepal

+Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met Prime Minster of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal at PM’s residence Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal. At the meeting, Prime Minister Dahal thanked Sri Sri for the love and concern he bestowed upon Nepal and acknowledged the efforts of +The Art of Living Nepal for the development of a peaceful society. PM Dahal exemplified Ashoka and also promised to work like him for the development of a peaceful society with tolerance and equity as Ashoka left the path of violence and came to the path of peace. He also shared that he is aware of the fact and appreciated Sri Sri mediating with India’s Prime Minister +Narendra Modi on Nepal’s former Prime Minister K.P Oli’s request. He appreciated The Art of Living +The Art of Living saying it isn’t about any specific religion, but about humanity and its active involvement in preserving and developing the spiritual culture of the Bharat-barsha. 

360° video of World Cultural Festival 2016 watched by PM Dahal through VR Gear

Prime Minister Dahal watching
The World Culture Festival
360 degree video through a VR Gear.

+Sri Sri Ravi Shankar also gifted him +The World Culture Festival (WCF) Book and also shared the 360 Degree video of the WCF event through a VR Gear, mobile virtual reality headset. PM Dahal watched the entire short video and appreciated Art of Living in bringing together the world at one place and acknowledge for the 35 years of Art of Living. The World Culture Festival (3 day Celebration of The Art of Living’s 35 years of service, humanity, spirituality and human values) book that comprises of the grand event & mesmerizing performances by 36,603 artists from around the globe attended by 3.75 million people from more than 155 countries,  3000 prominent dignitaries from different parts of the world, 2,500 religious and spiritual leaders from all religions showcasing and watched live telecast by  an estimate of 1.8 billion people from 767,463 locations across 188 countries. Nepal’s Former Deputy PM Kamal Thapa joined the Opening Ceremony of WCF as well as Global Leadership Forum where as Former Chairman of Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi joined the Closing Ceremony. ‘The Ethical Self and Business Ethics’ published by The Art of Living Nepal was also launched at Global Leadership Forum organized at The World Culture Festival. The book comprises of articles on Ethics in personal lives and interviews from cross section of society including government personnel, business houses, NGOs, expat groups and youth leaders of Nepali Society as well as the proceedings of World Forum for Ethics in Business conference held in January 2014 at Kathmandu, Nepal.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal interacting with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and +Bhanumathi Narasimhan,  Director of the Art of Living’s Women and Child Welfare Programs

Operating in more than 155 countries, The Art of Living Foundation (AOLF) is a non-profit, educational and humanitarian organization founded in 1981 by the world-renown philanthropist and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. In Nepal, the foundation has extended its human services through a non-profit non governmental social organization in the name of The Art of Living -Nepal,registered with District Administration Office, Lalitpur (Reg. no. 1749/060/061) in 1998 AD under the Institutional Registration Act. It is also affiliated to Social Welfare Council of Nepal(SWC A. No.16078).

+View Your Choice- तपाईको सोचाई हाम्रो रोजाई - can be reached at viewyourchoice@gmail.com for positive influencing stories. 

Tootle: Ride-Sharing in Nepal

We all know about Uber. Uber is internationally well known brand for providing ride-sharing service where you can privately make reservation, make calls and have a car ready for you at a specific place at a specific time. It is active in 77 countries and 527 cities which does not include Nepal. Many of us, including me want it here in Nepal. But we have not been that fortunate. However, it seems that Nepal is also on its way to having its own ride sharing service.

Image source: from the website

Tootle, like other ride-sharing service providers, is a customer to customer (C2C) business company, which helps general citizen share rides easily. They are currently in a testing phase and trying to bring some users to use their app before they go official. The dates of their launch is not yet official. But even now, you can download their app and use it while you can.

Essentially how it works is, you just download the app called Tootle, sign up and login. After you are done, then you just set the pickup and drop location and request for a ride.

  When you are done booking, your request will be seen by all available riders. The riders will be able to see your number, and they will call you and pick you up. After you have dropped you can either make payment in cash or from the tootle wallet. The cost of the ride depends on the distance. Currently, you will have a 500 rupee as a startup budget since it is still being tested. And you can only pay from the balance in the wallet. Once you are dropped in your location, the payment will automatically be made.

           

If however, you decide to cancel the booking, just tap into the “X’ location and cancel the booking.

As for the rider, you have to download a separate app called Tootle partner and register. then you have to accept the the client and your device will send an SMS to them. Then you can just receive them  and drop them. For information visit their website. Again, you will receive money through cash or from the tootle’s wallet. 

But you have to remember that it is still in a testing phase. So, don't be surprised if you don't see many riders or offers. Try out the app with your friends, with someone you know and give them a feedback. If you have any question, you can contact them in contact@tootle.today 
visit their website to know more
tootle.today

Bnay Shrestha - Music enthusiast, Business student 

सरकार र सिँहदरबार भित्र हुने कृयाकलापमा युवाको चासो

सञ्जु पौडेल

स्वदेश तथा विदेशबाट उच्च शिक्षा लिएका निश्चित विद्यार्थीहरुले दायित्व फेलोशीप कार्यक्रम अन्तरगत देशको विभिन्न मन्त्रालय तथा सरकारी निकायहरुमा उद्यमशीलता तथा आर्थिक समृद्धि सम्बन्धी अनुसन्धान वर्षेनी गर्दै आएका छन् । समर २०१६ को फेलोशीप कार्यक्रम यो हप्ता सकिदैछ ।

सरकार, सरकारी कार्यक्रम तथा अभियान आदीमा युवाहरुको पनि सहकार्य, सहभागिता तथा समन्वय होस् भन्ने उद्देश्यले सन् २०१३ बाट नियमित रुपमा कार्यक्रम सञ्चालन गर्दै आइरहेको छ । यसरी फेलोशीप कार्यक्रममा छनौटमा परेका युवाहरुले÷फेलोजहरुले मन्त्रालय लगायत आ—आफ्नो कार्यक्षेत्रमा अनुसन्धान गरेर त्यसको प्रतिवेदन सम्बन्धित कार्यलयमा बुझाउने गर्दछन् ।

यस समर २०१६ को फेलोशीप कार्यक्रमको फेलोजहरु मध्ये काठमाण्डौंकी २९ वर्षिया स्वदिपा बोहरा पनि एक हुन् । उनी अर्थ मन्त्रालयमा सह—सचिबको नजिक रहेर अनुसन्धान गर्दै आएकी छिन् । सिटन हल विश्वविद्यालय, अमेरिकाबाट एम.पी.ए. पास गरेर नेपाल फर्किएकी उनी मन्त्रालयमा यसरी अनुसन्धान गर्न पाउदा खुशी छिन् । उनले अर्थ मन्त्रालयको च्यालेञ्ज फन्ड मार्फत उद्यमशीलता तथा स्वरोजगारको सम्बन्धमा भएका चुनौती, सुझावहरु तथा अवसर आदीको बारेमा विभिन्न मन्त्रालयका सचिब लगागतको ब्यक्तिहरुको उपस्थितीमा आफ्नो प्रस्तुती समेत राखेकी थिइन् ।

अर्थ मन्त्रालयका पुर्ब आर्थिक सल्लाहकार डा. गोबिन्द नेपलसँग स्वदिपा बोहरा

त्यसैगरी स्थानीय विकास मन्त्रालय अन्तरगत बैतडीकी त्रिवेणी चन्दले जिल्ला विकास समिती ,रामेछाप र मोरंगकी प्रभा उप्रेतीले जिल्ला विकास समिती गुल्मीमा यहि कार्यक्रम अन्र्तगत अनुसन्धान गर्दै छन् । त्रिवेणीले रामेछापमा भएका सरकारी तथा गैर सरकारी सस्ंथाहरुले प्रदान गर्ने सिप विकास तालिम तथा कार्यक्रमहरुमा दोहोरोपना तथा सबै सस्ंथाहरुमा आपसमा समन्वय तथा सहकार्यको अवस्थाको बारेमा अनुसन्धान गरेकी थिईन् । 

प्रभा उप्रेती

रामेछाप, जिल्ला विकास  अधिकारी  तथा सूचना अधिकृत दिपक प्रसाद सुबेदी को साथमा त्रिवेणी चन्द . 

यसरी अनुसन्धान गर्ने क्रममा उनले एउटै मानिसले पटक पटक तालिम पाउने, एउटै किसिमको तालिम फरक फरक सस्ंथाहरुले  दिने, एउटै समयमा फरक फरक कार्यक्रहरु सञ्चालन हँुदा कार्यक्रमको समय जुध्ने आदी अनुसन्धानबाट पत्ता लागेको बताईन् । त्यसैगरि प्रभा आफ्नो भनाई यसरी राखिन्, “ मैले गुल्मी जिल्लामा उद्यमशीलता तथा स्वरोजगार सम्बन्धी अनुसन्धान गरेकी हुँ । मेरो सरकारी क्षेत्रबाट उद्यमशीलता तथा स्वरोजगार सम्बन्धी केही कार्यक्रम गरेनन् भन्ने सोचाँई थियो तर त्यस्तो होइन रहेछ । सरकारी क्षेत्रबाट पनि त्यस किसिमको थुप्रै प्रयासहरु भएको रहेछ । सरकारी कृयाकलापलाई नजिकैबाट नियाल्न पाए । ”

जुनी सिंह

यसै सन्दर्भमा अर्को फेलोजको नाम जुनी सिंह हो । उनले पेरिसबाट उच्च शिक्षा लिदाँ सिकेको ज्ञान, सीपको प्रयोग गरेर राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोगमा अनुसनधान गरेकी थिइन् । काठमाण्डौंकी स्थायी बासिन्दा उनले योजना आयोगमा नेपालको पुजीँगत खर्च किन कम भएको छ भन्ने विषयमा अनुसन्धान गरेकी छिन् । उनी चाडैं नै विद्या वारिधीको लागि पुनः पेरिस जादैछिन् ।

फेलाशीप कार्यक्रमको लागि बुद्ध इयर, म—अभियान, मार्केन्टाइल तथा हिमालयन बैंकले आर्थिक सहयोग गर्दै आएको भन्दै दायित्वको कार्यक्रम अधिकृत मनोज पौडेल आफ्नो भनाई यसरी राख्छन्, “ हाम्रो नेपालमा दुई थरिको युवाहरु छन्, एउटा सरकारले केही गरेन भन्ने र अर्को थरि युवा भनेको सरकारले सबै गरिदियोस् भन्ने हुन्छन् । माइतीघर मण्डलामा बसेर सकरकारको विरोध गर्नु भन्दा सिंहदरबार भित्र के के भइरहेको छ , सरकारी योजनाहरु के—के छन् थाहा पाउनु बढी सहयोगी हुने तथा उद्यमशीलता मानसीकता हुनको लागि सृजनशीलता र जोखिम वहन गर्न सक्ने क्षमता सरकार भित्र पनि चाहिएको छ । यस्तो मानशीकताको लागि सरकार र युवाको सहयात्रा हुन जरुरी छ भनेर यस कार्यक्रम अन्तरगत पछिल्लो तीन वर्षमा २४ मुलुकका विभिन्न विश्वविद्यालयबाट शिक्षा एवं तालिम प्राप्त गरेका ६८ नेपाली युवाहरुले विभिन्न १६ मन्त्रालय तथा २३ ब्यवस्थापिका संसद सदस्यहरुसँग विभिन्न परियोजना तथा विषयहरुमा काम गर्नु भएको छ ।”

स्वदिपा, त्रिवेणी, प्रभा र जुनी  आदी प्रतिनिधी फेलोहरु हुन् । सो कार्यक्रम अन्तरगत अनुपमा शर्मा र धर्मराज जोशी कृषि विकास मन्त्रालय, आलोक जोशी, श्रम तथा रोजगार मन्त्रालय, सृजु ढकाल र स्नेहा प्रधान, नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक, दिक्षित के.सी. र भिरा लामिछाने, उद्योग मन्त्रालय तथा सुजन अधिकारी वाणिज्य मन्त्रालयमा गरी १२ जना फ्लोजहरुले अध्ययन, अनुसन्धान गरेका छन् । जस मध्ये मध्ये ८ जना महिला फेलोज हुन्, यसरी सरकार, सरकारी कार्यक्रम तथा अभियान आदीमा युवाहरुको पनि सहकार्यता, सहभागिता तथा समन्वयको लागि आवश्यक वातावरणको लागि प्रयास गरिनु पनि आफैंमा सकरात्मक पक्ष हो । आखिरमा युवाले गर्न नसक्ने संसारमा के नै पो छ र ?

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