Makar tantra writes: "In my view, Rishi Dhamala is the second in my list after Ram Prasad Khanal who i think are the shameless people in the name of journalism." That's your view That's fine. No problem. Fine. The point is: What YOU think about others and what the truth about others is are TWO DIFFERENT things. Often, the truth about others is a lot more complicated than what people tell you. I have worked in various settings in Nepal, and one lesson I have learnt -- again and again -- is this: When you hear bad, nasty things about others in Nepal and in Nepali communities, do NOT believe a single word. Instead, quietly do your due diligence on the person who tells you those bad things about other people. Nine out of 10 times, it's the person being bath-mouthed who eventually turns out to be much nicer than that person doing the bad-mouthing. This has been my experience in Nepal. That said, as a consumer of Nepali journalism, I appreciate what Dhamala does to expand our collective knowledge about Nepal in public settings. As long as as Dhamala does what he does best, I -- as a consumer of journalism -- am willing to shrug off some of his 'extreme' tendencies, which I find more amusing and entertaining than irritating or harmful. If Dhamala were like just another run-of-the-mill Nepali journalist, he would be utterly boring and irritatingly sanctimonious . . . journalism, like all other fields in Nepal, needs its share of mavericks, eccentrics, loners, misfits and challengers to bring a whiff of fresh air. This is my larger point. oohi ashu