Navin Shakya

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  • Rules vs spirit of game

    Do you play strictly by the letter of the law, or do you honor the spirit of the game when the stakes are incredibly high?

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  • Value of human life

    I experienced a trip that quietly reshaped how I think about the value of human life and what we are missing.

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  • Graduating to a different kind of wisdom

    Early in my career, my appetite for formal training was bottomless. I remember that version of myself fondly but I don’t quite recognise him anymore.

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  • We were almost there

    We almost gunned down the mighty England team in this World Cup and that word almost carries a lot of weight.

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  • Our phones are not just phones

    Are our phones really that easy to spy on? Not exactly easy. But possible. And sometimes uncomfortably so.

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  • Modern tools, outdated thinking

    We upgraded our tools, but not our thinking. A dangerous gap is emerging between high-tech gear and the skills to use it.

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  • Kathmandu and the Twilight Zone

    Watching The Twilight Zone hits differently from Kathmandu. The 1960s America it shows felt futuristic, while Nepal was a valley of quiet towns.

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  • This one felt different

    Maybe it’s another false dawn. Maybe not. But for the first time in a long while, it actually felt like the start of something.

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  • Trusted brands, broken trusts

    Remember the snacks we grew up loving; cheese balls, noodles, wafers, puffs, toffees, biscuits?

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  • They could’ve waited

    Growing a sport isn’t just about building stadiums or signing international players, it’s about building a nation of fans who feel included.

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