Posted by: CT. March 10, 2009
नेपाल फर्किने बेलामा - रवीन्द्र मिश्र
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As far as I know, Rabindra Mishra's decision is not the aftermath of BBC's changed policy to relocate regional broadcasting centers as NQ and Kanchu have assumed. He sent back his kids to join schools in Nepal a year ago, whereas the bbc's decision is come recently and still  is protested by the affected journalists includeing nepalese journalists.

Kanchu's words "after spending 14years abroad to make sufficient money" is typical example of negative attitude of ourselves. I do not know if anyone has made SUFFICIENT money in 14 or longer years.  Even Upendra Mahato does not think he has made sufficient money. In addition, Rabindra Mishra is a journalist not a businessman. You might know that such regular job holders can make limited saving after paying taxes, and expenses. If he and his family members have chosen to maintain good lifestyle or average living standard matching to his status, he may end up spending almost all of his earnings depending where he lived.

I have seen people working 10s of years out of country without doing unlawful jobs have saved 10 times less than their friends in Nepal. You know, the economy in Kathmandu is boom and everybody have many ways to earn, but people living in foreign countries who avoid unlawful jobs do have limited ways to earn. Just recently, a friend of mine told me that his current saving, after getting a good job, is much much less than what he used to have when he was working in gas stations. I have seen people saving less than $5000 in 16 years of stay in the USA. So it is insane to estimate earnings by counting the number of years one spends out of country. Only YCLs do that to beg donation in Nepal.

I do not know how much saving Rabindra has made, but I can certainly understand that financial saving would not be the reason for him to make the decision. I admire his decision and do not want to doubt on his love and devotion to nation at this time.  If I can, I will help him through the network he has set.
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