A Nepali student, Dr. Pukar Malla, has been elected as the President of the Harvard Graduate Council for the academic year 2010/11. Malla is a Masters in Public Administration candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. This is the first time that a Nepali national has been elected to such an esteemed position at Harvard. The graduate council is a representative student government of the twelve graduate and professional schools at Harvard and serves the interests of the 13,600 graduate students at Harvard. The council advocates student issues to the central administration, fosters cross-university collaboration and nurtures social ambience among the graduate students, according to fellow Harvard student Bisundev Mahato. Malla's team recently organised the inaugural Harvard Leadership Conference, where 300 students and 41 speakers participated. Former Prime Minister of Haiti, Michele Pierre-Louis, Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal and US Congressman Ed Markey were the keynote speakers. This year, the council also aims to officialise university-wide student groups. Malla finished his high schooling in Nepal from St. Xavier's and Budhanilkantha schools. In the US, he has been educated at acclaimed institutions including Swarthmore, Cornell and Harvard. He has been an active member of the Nepali community in the US. He is the Co-Founder and Secretary General of the global Nepali youth movement, Nepal Ko Yuwa. He is an International Coordination Council member of the NRN Association and a Co-Founder of the Computer-Association of Nepal - USA.
ujdachaman · Dec 6, 2010 3:53 AM · 81,083 views
Eagle bro, The names you mentioned Dr. Ambika Prashad Adhikari, Dr. Kul Chandra Gautam, Dr. Jagdish Chandara Pokhrel represent the worst of Nepali society. Why don't you include freakin' Dixit brothers as well? Nepali people seem to care only about freak a$$ politicians but ignore others. All these guys are failed corrupt persons. What have they achieved in life other than supporting Maoists or Congress and kissing their feet?
nagarikreport · Jun 4, 2011 12:58 AM
well said nagarikreport.
vname · Jun 4, 2011 2:09 AM
Pukar Malla--- PRESIDENT PLUS PRIME MINISTER OF NEPAL 2015 FOR INDEFINITE TERM... WAY TO GO... HE DOESN'T MIND GETTING BIGGER ROLE ;)
ritasharma · Jun 4, 2011 9:42 PM
Ritisharma (fictious name??) If you can become PM/President just by getting degrees, earth would be very small place to accomodate so many creatures. How could you even create those many nations?
nagarikreport · Jun 4, 2011 11:26 PM
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ritasharma · Jun 6, 2011 10:57 PM
Ritasharma, While I like Pukar, I find your assertion that he is the 'most qualified Nepali' a childish. There are many well-educated Nepali and Pukar is one of them. To be a PM, you need other qualities than being a graduate from world's best universities. How about getting elected from your constituency, for a starter? In democracy, it is not where you graduated from that counts, it is how many people vote for you that counts. So, if you like Pukar, please vote for him when he runs for election (in Nepal).
pire · Jun 7, 2011 4:11 AM
In order to run for a political office, one has to go back to the country and be with the people. Will Mr. Pukar will go back, 100% NO, as long as WB is paying him FAT check. For those who see he is the only candidate, how about organizing one on one program on development and Nepal and see how many of young nepali will be there to kick @@@ of....further, big university degree does not mean that you are only qualified perso. FYI, Dr. Minendra Rijal is NYU graduate and you think NYU education is less than IVY league then you do not know anything about US education. There are many ivy league graduates who does not like cheap shot and are not in showbiz, but actually studied development, planning, law who will be more qualified to come into politics if at all you kind of people set ivy league degree as a precondition to become PM..lol. get a life dude!
Eagle5 · Jun 7, 2011 7:04 AM
Academic Degree Hudaina tyo manche le harek kura garna shakcha bhanna sakinnna. I saw this dude modeling in cybersansar few yrs back. And I have noticed that there is a team of people who are advertising him every now and then in Sajha. Funny!!! He has masters degree and poeple with Phd from any universities (Even from nepal) are more qualified than him. This is probably Pukar himself who is writing all these coz WHo has time to compose and write a lengthy history of a dude who has studied in harved and post in sajha., Dude do not try to show how perfect you life is. Feel it yourself and move on for the best. Last edited: 07-Jun-11 08:34 AM
madtech · Jun 7, 2011 8:34 AM
How come ya all calling him DR while he is doing is masters (2nd paragraph)?? Nonetheless, kudos to him!!
guru91 · Jun 7, 2011 12:24 PM
He already has a P. Hd. from Cornell University, hence, he's Dr. Pukar Malla. I can't understand why people are so keen to talk him down. He's arguably the most renowned Nepali (full-fledged) across the US.
Footyfan · Jun 7, 2011 12:28 PM
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