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Posted by: _____ August 7, 2009
Karna Shakya - Talk Program
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I remember my first meeting with
Mr. Shakya. It was in a European city and we were attending a program.They were
there for three days. At that time I knew him by name as owner of
Kathmandu guest only. We happen to sit together in a function; I introduced
myself (by name only). He replied I am Karna Shakya.

I thought ok this is the owner of the Kathmandu guest house. They were staying in one of the expensive hotel in the sea beach. My condo was about five min walk from there. I invited him for dinner. He looked at me as if saying “hey kid do you know who am I? Haven’t I told you that I am staying in the most expensive hotel?

I don’t want to visit ordinary ppls home.”  But answered “kaha dinner garney fursat hunu, ekchin fursat chaina malai”. I didn’t tell him in which company and at what
capacity I was working (I don’t like boasting) just said ok, “teso vaye aaru
kunai deen:”

It is very rude not to accept when someone from your country invites you for dinner with some lame excuse. In my opinion the way he said no to my invitation was very rude. He at least, could have shown some politeness by saying “Bhai hami haru dherai byasta chhau mildaina hola dinner ko lagi tara dhanyabad hai invite gareko ma” or something similar like that.
May be the guy wanted to spend the night in the bar of the Hotel. I was very young compared to him, may be he was thinking “khaa yo khatey ko invitation ma gai rahaney” hotel ma masti garna chhodera or “yo student hola ma sanga kehi help magne hola yo khatey le, yesh lai jasari vaye pani panchaunu parcha”

He didn’t bother to ask “tapai yaha ke garnu/gardai  hunuhuncha” By not
asking what I am doing in Europe he missed the opportunity to know a Nepali guy who has achieved remarkably at young age and I came to know his real face.

Yeah, in later days he may have changed because of the age/disease or may be because of the family tragedy etc. I haven’t read his books and have no desire to do so.

Personally for me he is like other Nepali political leaders who do one thing and say another.




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