Hi All, Thanks Crystal Cracker for starting the thread. Its not only you. The same thing has happened to me at my work place too. Pretty much 90% of the people working for that company's IT department (its not a small company though..) are Indians. About 80% of the times everyone thinks that I am an Indian too. Things to happen. I know it takes time for the people to know about Nepal. The things most other friends have mentioned are relevant. I understand that Nepal is not a major economic player in this Business era, but it does not mean that Nepal does not have anything for the world. I really feel sorry for our friends who believe that Nepal doesnt have anything. I know its a small country and doesnt have economic or political influence in the world but there are several things that we can pride on. One friendly suggestion for some friends who blame the so called "Bahun Leaders";- whatever happened in the past is gone and there is no point and pointing fingers at things that happened in the past. We need to see what we can contribute as an individual or as a part of any group/organization. Lets try to do something from our own part..anything positive /constructive should do..anything we can do to contribute towards teh betterment of our country and people. just a list of few things about Nepal...we have a huge potential for Hydro Electricity, we have a diverse culture (from tourism point ), we have a diverse climate, diverse flora and founa, we can take pride on places like Janakpur, KTM and Lumbini which have great tourism potential. It does not mean that nepal cant develop. I knwo we have never had good leaders but it doesnt mean that nepal will remain the same for ever.... I know we all hate indians...but what I have learned is that there are a lot things that we have to learn from Indians.....I see many Indians as very hard working people. Even if you look at the job market, the fresh ones who just come from India work so hard and manage to get very good jobs. If they can do it why cant we do it? most of us have been for some time. we go toschool for 4 years ..I dont see any reason why we cant do things that someone who just came from india can do ? Another important thing about Indians is that they never forget their culture no matter where they live. I have hardly seen this among us. I know we say that those indians never change...but why do they need to change? they have good jobs, they do take good care of their family and do all the basic things and if keeping up with their culture keeps them happy why not do it? One of the reasons why so many people know about Hindi movies is because the indians watch many Hindi movies and they spread the words among their friends from other countries too. I know our movies are not of the same standards..but how can we expect our movies to be of the same quality when everything needs a goood amount of investment ..and for that investors need to be assured that their investment will give them a good return and Nepal lacks a good market...If we nepalese dont watch those movies....aru kasle herne? .. There are so many factors..But for now...we all need to contribute from our side...we coudl just talk to people and spread the words about Nepal ..we definitely need to learn to look at things positively...lets do whatever we can do for the country and it should not take too long to change the image of our country .... Jay Nepal