Biken K DawadiWhat’s in a Janai?The businessman priest at the Pashupatinath temple in Houston sells the “sacred” thread Janai for $5. He buys the thread in bulk from…5 min read·Apr 11, 2022----
Biken K DawadiA Pretender, A Jester and A FoolFresh soil for another populist leadership?7 min read·Oct 26, 2021--1--1
Biken K DawadiTwo-faced DiplomacyDo Russia and China want the U.S. back in the JCPoA?4 min read·May 6, 2021----
Biken K DawadiVices, Vice City, and smokingThe only way to bring a hereditary prince down is through his extraordinary vices. I drew from Machiavelli to reach this conclusion.4 min read·Jan 9, 2021----
Biken K DawadiAbortion (early thoughts)Suppose that a woman — after taking every precaution to avoid pregnancy because she does not want to be pregnant — becomes pregnant anyway…5 min read·Jan 9, 2021----
Biken K DawadiThe roots of luxuryIt has been years since I started ruminating about luxury and necessity. To be precise, it was towards the end of my first love…4 min read·Jan 4, 2021----
Biken K DawadiJoe Biden and NepalAs the Democratic Party nominee for the 2020 US election Joseph Biden takes the victory lap by flipping the battleground states of Georgia…8 min read·Nov 7, 2020----
Biken K Dawadi2. Plato, Democracy and NepalIn my previous article, I started with comparing the basics of Plato’s democracy to that of Nepal. The general comparison was sound but we…4 min read·Oct 31, 2020----
Biken K Dawadi1. Plato, Democracy and NepalI started writing a few words describing the similarity between governance of Nepal and Plato’s democracy. Before I realized, I decided to…3 min read·Oct 31, 2020----
Biken K DawadiUS-China relations through constructivismThe constructivist approach to international relations best explains the US-China relation and the impact that the rise of China is having…5 min read·Oct 28, 2020----
