Navin Shakya
mood
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I think we’re rational
Give them a system that rewards effort instead of connections, and you’ll see how fast that changes.
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Let’s take a deep breath
It is time to pause. To take a deep breath. And to think seriously about the future, not through anger-filled comment threads, but through informed dialogue
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This one felt different
As a United fan, I’ve learned to treat hope carefully. We’ve had too many false dawns since Fergie. But let’s be honest, this one felt different. Carrick got it right. Properly right.…
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When the mountain keeps its dead
High on Mount Everest, where oxygen thins and survival becomes a calculation measured in minutes, the mountain carries visible reminders of those who never returned. Over the years, some of these bodies,…
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Trusted brands, broken trusts
Remember the snacks we grew up loving; cheese balls, noodles, wafers, puffs, toffees, biscuits? Just thinking about them brings back memories of school breaks, pocket-money treats, and tiffin boxes. But try those…
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Cash pain theory
Lately, my social media feeds have been full of YouTube and LinkedIn influencers insisting that we should spend in cash instead of using digital payment methods. Their argument is simple: paying with…
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The ordinary days
You know, I’ve been thinking lately about how most of my days are just… normal. Truly, unremarkably normal. I wake up, put the kettle on, stare at my inbox, and send a…
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Dashain vacation
Every year, a group of my friends comes up with an ambitious trekking plan for the long Dashain vacation. It’s become a bit of a tradition: mountains, trails and endless stories around…
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Feeling like Walter Mitty
Sometimes, in the middle of an ordinary day—while reading emails or sitting in a meeting—I find my mind drifting far away. One second I’m focused on work, the next I’m trekking through…
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Trolley speaker man
Almost every week, sometimes even twice, someone with a trolley speaker arrives in my neighbourhood, asking for donations to help a kidney or cancer patient—or similarly devastating illness. At first, I felt…