Posted by: ashu January 30, 2011
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Nagarikreport,
Re: The Dixits: I worked as the CEO of Himalmedia from 2007 to the end of 2009. My job was to negotiate with trade unions, re-structure the company, do a turn-around and basically leave the company in a better shape. In other words, my job was to do a successful 'corporate surgery', if you will.
In that capacity, I worked very closely with Kunda and Kanak (and other Board Directors).
I did NOT find K & K to be communists. Nor did I find them to be corrupt in any way. And I say this, quite confidently, on the basis of my direct day-to-day experience with them.
My honest observation is that K & K are two first-rate, highly creative, sophisticated, globally connected Nepali professionals with drive and initiative who care very, very deeply about Nepal -- politically, socially and culturally.
My own sense is that we need more such people all across Nepal -- and not only in Kathmandu.
[It's one thing to disagree with K & K's published ideas and thoughts, but to attack them personally for being this or that is simply an example of intellectual cowardice. I know that there are people who can't stand Kanak, for instance; but I am NOT one of those: I greatly value his culturally creative brain, which is -- at least, from what I have experienced --- rare in our maatri.bhoomi].
Then again, one of my hard-learned rules for success in Nepal or anywhere is this: If you are NOT totally pissing off a few people -- or pissing off a small number of the same old people -- every once in a while, then, you are NOT doing anything really worth doing in Nepal :-)
Knowing K & K, I think that they simply shrug off all these unfair and silly criticisms and get on with doing what they do best: that is, produce good, solid journalism by training the next generation of Nepali journalists.
As for me, I greatly enjoyed working with and for them, and I now count them among my friends, even when I do not agree with all of their published ideas.
A request: Since this thread is NOT about K & K, let's take further discussions about them off-line. I'll be happy to answer questions about them (you already know what my based-on-experience answers are going to be!) via Sajha email. Thank you.
oohi
ashu
Re: The Dixits: I worked as the CEO of Himalmedia from 2007 to the end of 2009. My job was to negotiate with trade unions, re-structure the company, do a turn-around and basically leave the company in a better shape. In other words, my job was to do a successful 'corporate surgery', if you will.
In that capacity, I worked very closely with Kunda and Kanak (and other Board Directors).
I did NOT find K & K to be communists. Nor did I find them to be corrupt in any way. And I say this, quite confidently, on the basis of my direct day-to-day experience with them.
My honest observation is that K & K are two first-rate, highly creative, sophisticated, globally connected Nepali professionals with drive and initiative who care very, very deeply about Nepal -- politically, socially and culturally.
My own sense is that we need more such people all across Nepal -- and not only in Kathmandu.
[It's one thing to disagree with K & K's published ideas and thoughts, but to attack them personally for being this or that is simply an example of intellectual cowardice. I know that there are people who can't stand Kanak, for instance; but I am NOT one of those: I greatly value his culturally creative brain, which is -- at least, from what I have experienced --- rare in our maatri.bhoomi].
Then again, one of my hard-learned rules for success in Nepal or anywhere is this: If you are NOT totally pissing off a few people -- or pissing off a small number of the same old people -- every once in a while, then, you are NOT doing anything really worth doing in Nepal :-)
Knowing K & K, I think that they simply shrug off all these unfair and silly criticisms and get on with doing what they do best: that is, produce good, solid journalism by training the next generation of Nepali journalists.
As for me, I greatly enjoyed working with and for them, and I now count them among my friends, even when I do not agree with all of their published ideas.
A request: Since this thread is NOT about K & K, let's take further discussions about them off-line. I'll be happy to answer questions about them (you already know what my based-on-experience answers are going to be!) via Sajha email. Thank you.
oohi
ashu