The Changing Face of Rwanda
One of the fastest growing economies in East Africa, Rwanda sustained high GDP growth of around 8% per year between 2001 and 2013. When I first visited the country in 2013, I was impressed by its fresh out of school attitude with its high aspirations, ambitions and risk-taking nature. Rwanda was geared to conquer the […]
The Business of Consulting
As our economies and industries evolve to take on expansion, challenges and market demands, there is a growing need for services that will facilitate operation in such a sophisticated and evolving environment. These services are generally provided by consultants or consulting firms—businesses where one or more experts (consultants) provide advice to an individual or organization […]
Cambodia, Nepal, Rwanda – Lost Opportunities Amidst Shared Commonalities
I have been visiting Rwanda for work on an annual basis, and we recently ventured into Cambodia as well. Having visited and worked in both these countries, I started noticing various commonalities of these countries with Nepal. While Nepal went through the Maoist insurgency; which revolutionized political ideology of masses, Rwanda suffered through mass genocide […]
11 Ways to Become a Better Management Consultant
When asked what it is that I do, it is often with a sense of irony that I explain about my job as a management consultant, as the term “consultant”; in Nepal is often synonymous with the growing number of consultancies in the education and foreign employment sector. Subsequently, I am often asked questions like […]
Jugaad – The Nepali Way of Life!
The way Nepal’s law and order operates is usually surprising to people, given that the political system is riddled with chaos and mayhem. Even though it possesses all the indicators of a failing economy, it is commendable that Nepal is still growing at a nominal rate. We are used to optimistically leaving our fate, including […]
The Untold Story of Far West
Understanding the past is always important to derive lessons for the future, and gain a holistic perspective. To understand a country, you need to place it within the coordinates of space and time, of geography and history. Nepal’s strategic position between two global economic powers has always been a huge advantage, but as a nation […]
Nepal As I Travel…
They say Kathmandu does not define Nepal and nothing justifies it more when you experience it for yourself. Four years in beed and travel was the perk that came with the job. Over the past few years, I have travelled to places where I would never have set foot, traversed to about three dozen districts- […]
