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Banality is the whole point of life. Discover golden nuggets in banality with us. We are Nepalese immigrants living in the US, immigrated to the US for graduate school and latched ourselves into this hodgepodge of a society. Our story is quite trivial, hence the name Banal. The attention economy is not conducive to mundane experiences of people, but we feel quite the opposite. We (as in you the reader and us the hosts) heard same old stories growing up, had similar trails and tribulations. Most importantly, we are shaped by a set of common, not so interesting experiences but somehow we are oblivious to the fact these prosaic endeavors are what matter the most in life. To that end, discovering and highlighting golden nuggets in intuitively uninspiring stories of people is the whole point of this little experiment of ours. We encourage you to engage with us and live vicariously through our episodes.
- 32 - 🎨 From Ideas to Impact: The FabLab Nepal Journey with Pallab & Shashank 🛠️
Welcome to episode 32 of the Banal Podcast. In this special installment, we’re thrilled to dive into the innovative realm of FabLab Nepal with our esteemed guests, Pallab Shrestha(Technical Lead) and Shashank Dewan(Technical Officers). From the intricacies of mechanical design to the community-driven initiatives of FabLab, we cover it all. This conversation sheds light on the intersection of creativity, technology, and education in Nepal’s vibrant maker community.
In this episode, we take a journey through the corridors of innovation and machinery with Pallab Shrestha and Shashank Dewan. Our discussion orbits around FabLab Nepal's foundations, its powerful influence on local makers, and the synergies with Impact Hub Kathmandu. We navigate the challenges of operating a makerspace, celebrate the successes, and unearth the potent combo of design software and mechanical creativity.
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Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 1h 56min - 31 - The Remontada
Hello and welcome to this episode of the Banal Podcast in 2024. In this episode, Pikam and Umesh have a chitchat about Umesh's recent trip to Nepal and rejuvenating the sluggish nature of the podcast release. This is a short episode to mark the comeback of The Banal Podcast.
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Sun, 03 Mar 2024 - 27min - 30 - The Economist (Ft. Urja Singh Thapa)
Welcome to this episode of the banal podcast. This week we are excited to bring a conversation with Urja Singh Thapa, a student in the Graduate Program in Economics Development at Vanderbilt University. We talk about economics as a discipline and what Urja’s experience has been so far in pursuing this degree. Overall this was a good conversation, we hope you will enjoy it.
All in all, this was a good conversation with a lot of interesting informative nuggets, and by our character a conversation about living as ex-pats on foreign soil. Thanks
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Sat, 01 Jul 2023 - 1h 11min - 29 - The Engineer: Civil Engineering Career in the US (Ft. Swastik Bhandari, PE)
Hello and Namaste,
Wishing a happy Tihar to all of you.
This week, we present a conversation with Swastik Bhandari, a Project Consultant at Civil and Environmental Consultants. Swastik got his master's degree in civil engineering with a focus on water resources from southern Illinois university Carbondale and is a professional engineer working as a consultant. In this episode, we discuss ins and outs of Civil engineering career in the US from Swastik's point of view, we hope you will enjoy it.
We start the conversation with chitchat about football and begin by introducing Swastik's job description. We talk about many aspects of civil engineering and career in the US. Probably the most informative nugget in this episode is about the fundamentals of engineering and the professional engineering certification that almost every civil engineering graduate in the US takes. While it is not mandatory, Swastik explains how having these certifications helped him with his career.
All in all, this was a good conversation with a lot of interesting informative nuggets, and by our character a conversation about living as ex-pats on foreign soil. Hope you will enjoy it. Thanks
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Mon, 24 Oct 2022 - 1h 28min - 28 - Academic II (Ft. Dr. Bal Krishna Bal, Kathmandu University)
We have been off for a month or two but now we are back with a new episode. We are pleased to bring you a conversation withDr. Bal Krishna Bal, Associate Professor & Head of Department, Computer Science & Engineering, Kathmandu University (KU). Dr. Bal’s research focuses on natural language processing with local languages at the front and center, and over the years he has been leading the efforts on various projects related to that. This podcast is a summary and high-level overview of Dr. Bal’s Journey, his research as well as teaching and research at Kathmandu University. Hope you will enjoy it thanks.
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 - 1h 27min - 27 - The DAN: All About Taekwondo (Ft. Nabina Budathoki Magar)
This week, we are excited to bring you a conversation with Nabina Budathoki Magar. Nabina is a technical official at the Nepal Taekwondo Association as well as a former taekwondo player herself, 4th dan to be precise. Additionally, she is also a second-class national referee for Taekwondo. You should have guessed it by now, and yes this podcast is all about Taekwondo. We venture into many avenues of the sport as it relates to Nepal. Since Nepal is a powerhouse for Taekwondo in South Asia, it was valuable for us to delve into the world of Taekwondo in Nepal. We hope you will enjoy it.
We also bring you the personal story of Nabina and how the sport helped shape her. From being an official, getting ranked 4th dan, involving in NGOs like ECDC, being a technician for SAF games as well as organizing and referring for various local and national games, Nabina has done it all. To our pleasant surprise, she is also pursuing two Masters degrees. Holy moly, she is quite impressive, isn’t she?
We discuss various aspects of Taekwondo and its popularity in Nepal. There are various roadblocks to its development but the future is optimistic. We are really thankful to Nabina for her time and insights as well as hope that this episode will be helpful for you, the viewer.
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This week, we have brought you a conversation with Sudip Lama, Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft. This podcast revolves around multiple aspects of software development like scaling, competitive programming, and managing software engineers to name a few. Sudip’s perspectives were really helpful to understand an insider's view of the industry. We hope you will enjoy it. Thanks.
We venture into many different aspects of software engineering like cloud computing and scaling among others. While software engineers are smart people, they are not the easiest of people to manage. So what does software engineering management at scale looks like? The answer is in the episode.
All in all, this is a fun and contentious episode, we also get into a debate on the ethics of benching and the big tech companies and whose role and responsibility it is to regulate the wild goose chase in software engineering? Follow the episode to find out.
PS: This is the first video uploaded on Spotify. Hope this brings an enjoyable experience.
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 - 2h 12min - 25 - The CONVERSATION: About #Academics and #NepaleseFootball (Ft. Dr. Rohan Benjankar)
For this episode of the podcast, we bring you a conversation with Dr. Rohan Benjankar, an associate professor of civil engineering at the Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (SIUE), Illinois. Dr. Benjankar got his PhD from the University of Idaho and has been with SIUE since 2017. Apart from being a researcher/academic, Dr. Benjankar is also a big soccer enthusiast and used to play for the Friends Club during the nineties.
This conversation has three major segments: 1. General trends of civil engineering research/academics and Dr. Benjankar’s experience with it 2. Nepalse football and Dr. Benjankar’s journey in Nepalse football 3. Overall cultural trends in Nepali politics. The individual segments are timestamped, feel free to jump into the specific section of your interest.
We venture into many aspects of the aforementioned topics, like what was the Football scene like in Nepal during the 90s, what is a professor’s view of Nepalese graduate students and why do we struggle with research coming from Nepal. This episode is a fun one, we hope you will enjoy it.
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 - 1h 49min - 24 - Entangled: The INs and OUTs of Quantum Computing (Ft. YP Kandel)
This episode is a fun and interesting conversation with Mr. Yadav Prasad Kandel, a PhD candidate at the university of Rochester. Yadav’s research is in Quantum Computing and we dive into some aspects of his research as well as quantum computing as a whole in this episode. Yadav can be considered a Subject Matter Expert (SME) when it comes to quantum computing and we have many of our questions answered in the episode.
We start the episode by discussing the University of Rochester and Nepalese population in the University of Rochester. Then we dive into quantum computing, the overall research domain and current state of the art in quantum quantum computing. With the recent declaration of quantum supremacy by Google as well as research from big companies and Universities, the domain has evolved a lot in the recent decades and according to Yadav, we are in the vacuum tube stages of quantum computers.
We also discuss various application domains in which the power of quantum computers can be harnessed like drug discovery, cryptography etc.. among others. So, what are the different application domains of quantum computing? Follow along the episode to find more.
We also discuss certain aspects of education in Nepal, by habit if you will. What was studying physics in Nepal like, in which Yadav was a gold medalist. There are many aspects to criticize the Nepalese education system, but Yadav was such a positive force and his insights were unique and productive. Follow along the episode to find out more.
All in all, we found this conversation to be really valuable and we hope it brings the same level of utility to you. Thanks.
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Sat, 28 May 2022 - 2h 08min - 23 - The Grind: A Year in the Making
One year ago we started a journey and never knew that this journey would lead us to such interesting and intellectual people from Nepal. These are truly a blessing to our society and we would like to thank all of them for appearing in the Banal Podcast. This episode is kind of a reflection of our year in the grind and how the podcast has helped in our growth. We would like to take a moment to thank our circle of friends and family as without them, any of this wouldn’t be possible. Hopefully, next year will be even more exciting. Enjoy the episode. Thank you.
Sun, 08 May 2022 - 1h 14min - 22 - The Doctor: Medical Profession in Nepal (Ft. Dr. Dalim Kafle, MD)
For this episode, we bring you a conversation with Dr. Dalim Kafle, MD, resident doctor at Illam Hospital Nepal. Dalim got his MBBS from lumbini medical college in Palpa and went ahead to pursue an MD in general medicine at the Patan Hospital.
We venture into many avenues of the medical profession like expectation vs reality in MBBS education in Nepal. The general state of the medical community in Nepal as well as some of the anecdotal experiences from the front lines of COVID fight in Nepal, of which Dalim served from the Patan Hospital.
All in all, this was a fun and interesting conversation. We hope you will enjoy it.
Sun, 24 Apr 2022 - 1h 56min - 21 - The Leader: Fostering Leadership in Youth (Ft. Sadikshya Karki)
For this episode of the Podcast, we bring you a conversation with Sadikshya Karki, a senior sales executive at Innovate Tech Nepal. Previously, Sadikshya was involved with AIESEC (in Kathmandu University Chapter as well as AIESEC Nepal), an organization focused on fostering leadership qualities in youth. This podcast focuses on Sadikshya’s experience with AIESEC where she has worn several hats including the country president, local chapter president, head of business development.
So, what does the AIESEC Mantra look like? How did Sadikshya got involved with AIESEC and what were some of the notable achievements that she had while running AIESEC. Follow along the episode to find out.
All in all, this was a fun engaging as well as informative conversation on the state of Nepalese youth and what it's like to run an organization like AIESEC. We sincerely hope you will enjoy it.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 - 1h 38min - 20 - The Contrast: A Researcher in Motion (Ft. Khem Raj Giri)
For this episode, we have a fun and interesting conversation with Khem Raj Giri, a postdoctoral researcher at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Khem got his undergraduate in Bio Chemistry from Pokhara University and went to Finland to pursue a masters in protein since and biotechnology at the University of Oulu. After Finland, khem went to ONIRIS, France for his PhD. This podcast primarily revolves around comparing and contrasting Khem’s experience in Europe vs. America and somewhere in between.
We talk about many aspects of education and life in Europe vs. America, some of the cultural differences and scholarship opportunities for international students in both continents. While there are many differences, there are similarities as well. Primarily, our goal is to demonstrate the differences between the two continents and what life is like for international students in the pair.
There are many chitchats / segues into interesting experiences of Khem and the hosts in the episode as well.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2022 - 1h 27min - 19 - The Journey: From Nepal to NASA
For this episode, we present to you a conversation withDr. Prakash Shrestha, first Nepali scientist in hypersonics at theNASA AEMS research center. Dr. Shrestha got his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at IOE Pulchowk campus, masters from Purdue and doctorate from the University of Minnesota at Twin Cities. Following a PostDoc from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Dr. Shrestha Joined NASA in 2021, where he had previously worked as a visiting researcher. In this conversation you will find us discussing UFOs, Elon Musk, Dr. Shrestha’s core research and his journey to NASA to name a few. We really enjoyed this conversation and thought it was insightful as well as informational.
Dr. Shrestha’s journey is quite fascinating and inspirational. In Purdue, he got a chance to take a class and eventually work on hypersonics. Thereafter, he was fascinated by the domain and eventually got his doctorate in that particular domain. While it's difficult to carve a sustainable career track as a non-citizen in the aerospace industry in the US, Dr. Shrestha not only managed to do it but also was hired by a prestigious institution like NASA by waiving the citizenship requirement, which is extraordinary in itself.
We occasionally venture around other topics related to space exploration, journey to mars, SpaceX and the fun billionaire space race etc… to name a few. Follow along the episode to find out more.
People like Dr. Shrestha are an inspiring and a living breathing proof of potential that each and every Nepalese can unleash, given the right circumstances. We have a lot of untapped global talent in our country, waiting for the right opportunity. Dr.Shrestha’s Linkedin profile is open, feel free to reachout to him.
Lastly, a minor disclaimer: The opinions presented in this episode are strictly the personal opinions of Dr. Shrestha and the Hosts: Pikam and Umesh and none of the information presented here comes from any authoritative agency of any kind from any country.
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Sat, 26 Feb 2022 - 2h 05min - 18 - The RIFFS: Expressing Yourself through Music (Ft. Sunny K. Tuladhar)
For this episode of the podcast, we have a conversation with Sunny K. Tuladhar: a solo progressive indie artist, guitarist and an engineer. Musically gifted sunny has one EP: Traveller’s Tale and an album: Charades in the Sky available to stream/watch on YouTube, Spotify, Apple music and various other digital platforms. The albums are also available to purchase on noodle. Sunny got his bachelors in mechanical engineering from Kathmandu University and is currently pursuing a masters degree in AIT thailand.
We start the conversation off simple, most people confuse Sunny K. Tuladhar with Sunny Tuladhar, a musical genius and guitarist from Jindabaad, a popular band in Nepal, but there’s a story here. Sunny K. was influenced by Sunny (from Jindabaad) and he began pursuing music from a young age (pre-secondary level).
Sunny likes to identify as a guitarist, but is also adept in other instruments like keyboard. How did it all start for Sunny? What were some of his inspirations? What does sunny feel about the music scene in Nepal? In general, what does an artist go through while producing music and how did sunny do it? Follow along the episode to find out.
Us being engineers, we can’t really get away from academia. We also discuss the positive experiences that Sunny had in Kathmandu University and how it helped shape his musical career. Additionally, we also discuss the age of the Internet and what it means for independent artists like him.
In summary, this was a chill and fun conversation and we really enjoyed it. Hoping that our audience will feel the same. Lastly, make sure to checkout Sunny on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Noodle and Deezer.
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Sun, 13 Feb 2022 - 1h 21min - 17 - Hustle: The Art of Entrepreneurship (Ft. Prabhas Ghimire)
Hello and welcome to this episode of the banal podcast. For this episode we are pleased to bring you a conversation with Prabhas Ghimire, an engineer, entrepreneur and a writer. Prabhas is the Co-Owner of Nepal Mind Factory, an engineering consultancy in Nepal. This episode primarily revolves around Prabhas’ experience with entrepreneurship and running a company in Nepal and some of the challenges associated with it. Additionally, we occasionally offshoot to other avenues percolating our psyche as well. All in all, this was a really nice episode and we sincerely hope that you guys will enjoy the episode. Cheers! Happy Podcasting.
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 - 1h 51min - 16 - The Prestige: Life as an Engineer at Nepal Telecom
For this episode of the Podcast, we bring a conversation with Er. Biraj Kafle. Biraj has been working as a telecom engineer at Nepal Telecom for the past 3 years. Biraj got his undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication engineering at IOE Thapathali Campus and Master’s degree in Technology and Innovation Management at IOE Pulchowk campus. This conversation is centered around the organizational structure of NTC, the entry process and engineering duties at NTC. Additionally, this is also a chit-chat between old friends. Hope you will enjoy the conversation. Thank You.
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Sun, 26 Dec 2021 - 1h 11min - 15 - Academic : Experiences From Teaching/Research in Academia
For this episode of the podcast, we are pleased to bring a conversation with Prof. Dr. Rabin Bhattarai. Dr. Bhattarai is an associate professor at the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the university of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Dr. Bhattrai has been involved with teaching and research at UIUC for the past 15 years, where he currently heads the water quality lab. This episode is primarily focused around Dr. Bhattarai's experience in academia.Dr. Bhattarai got his undergraduate from KEC, Kalimati and holds a masters degree from AIT Thailand, after completion, he came to the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign to pursue his PhD in Civil Engineering. Having grinded through almost every pipeline possible in academia, Dr. Bhattarai is poised to share his experience about some of the perks as well as pitfalls of working in academia, which he has done throughout the episode which was the most challenging period for Dr. Bhattarai? Follow along the episode to find out more.Umesh, the other host of The Banal Podcast also shares his experience working in academia during this episode. Overall, this was a really informative podcast, and we sincerely hope this podcast will be enjoyed by you.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 - 1h 39min - 14 - Shredding the Trails : A Himalayan MTB Shredder
Nepal is gifted with luscious mountains and many many fabulous terrains poised for mountain biking. For this episode of the Podcast, we are pleased to bring you a conversation with Santosh Rai, owner of Himalayan Single Track, a mountain biking adventure company in Nepal.Santosh is a national athlete, entrepreneur and a seasoned mountain biker and guide with many adventurous experiences under his belt. We discuss many aspects of mountain biking and its prospects in Nepal in this episode.Santosh started as a rafting guide later realized that his true passion was in biking and has travelled to many countries like Israel, Spain for learning the craft and biking. Upon returning to Nepal he co-founded Himalayan Single Track, how did the name come to existence? Find out the answer in the episode.As suggested, we discuss different aspects of mountain biking in Nepal like different trails, competitive races, adventures, supplies etc… to name a few. How has covid affected the mountain biking scene? What are Santosh’s thoughts on the company? Find out details in the episode.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TwitterFinally, make sure to checkout:Himalayan Single TrackFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/singletracknepalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/himalayansingletrack/WebSite: https://himalayansingletrack.com/Santosh Rai:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/santosh.rai2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/santoshrai2015/
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 - 1h 59min - 13 - IOE Diaries I - A Professor's View
Institute of Engineering (IOE) is one of the premier engineering institutes of our country. For this episode of the podcast, we have a conversation with Prof. Dr. Mahesh Chandra Luitel (MCL). Dr. Luitel is a professor of mechanical engineering at Central (Pulchowk) Campus of IOE. He received his diploma and bachelor in engineering from IOE central campus, masters degree from IIT Kanpur and his doctorate from IOE central campus. Dr. Luitel has been involved in teaching and learning with IOE for more than 3 decades and in a sense has overseen the evolution of the institute of engineering as it stands today.Teaching/Learning engineering under various constraints is a challenging task and there are multiple hindrances that results in an environment not most conducive to educational excellence. But, how did it all start? How does the situation today compare with the past? What are some low hanging fruits that we are not even pursuing? Follow along the episode to find out more.We also discuss many avenues of teaching/research and lack thereof in IOE. Additionally, we discuss more avenues of potential collaboration with other institutes and what can be done at personal level to buck the system and get through the noise that derails the day to day progress of education in Nepal. This was a positive and insightful conversation for us and we are really thankful to Prof. Luitel for his time. Hopefully you will enjoy the episode. Cheers !!Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 - 2h 01min - 12 - Random Thoughts: US, Nepal
This is the first episode of the podcast where we shot outdoors and it is a fun and short one. No guests, just Pikam and Umesh rambling and musing about experiences in the US, Nepal. Career and perspectives shaped by growing in Nepal and moving to the United States. No lengthy description for this one. Follow along for a chill conversation.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sun, 17 Oct 2021 - 1h 27min - 11 - The BULLSEYE : Perspectives From a National Archer
Okay, we had been on a hiatus for a couple of weeks. But we are back and what a pleasure to be back with a podcast featuring Prem Prasad Pun (Facebook, Instagram), national archer and the only medalist in individual archery (12th SAF) representing Nepal. He is a renowned archer and has contributed to Nepalese archery in many different ways, including but not limited to, being the first and only medalist in an individual event in Nepal, participating and winning several medals for Nepal in various international archery tournaments and winning national championship four times, etc… He has shattered several national records in the 90m, 30m and 70m categories. He also holds a diploma in archery coaching and has received 3 national awards.The conversation begins at the root of how it all started for Prem. Traditional archery, like in many other countries, have been cherished and protected by indigenous peoples of the hilly region of the country. Prem reminisces the old days of celebration and cultural archery tournaments that he used to participate in. A focal point in Prem’s life was an event that transpired him into a national player and subsequent national champion. What was the event? Follow along the episode to find out more.We also discuss many aspects of archery, the sports overall and its scene in Nepal, and Prem’s involvement in the sports representing Nepal? What was it like to represent Nepal in all those international tournaments? As always is the case with our country, why are we not excelling in archery? What’s Prem’s advice to newer generations who want to pursue archery? All of the questions are answered in the episode.All in all, this was a really fascinating conversation, where hosts Pikam and Umesh had ample opportunity to learn about archery. We would say we have hit a bullseye as far as the conversation is concerned and hope our audience will enjoy it to the fullest.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sat, 02 Oct 2021 - 2h 39min - 10 - Glorious Glides: Paragliding Trends in Nepal
This episode of the podcast is a fun one. We are pleased to welcome Mr. Tara Garbuja, a certified paraglider from Pokhara, Nepal. We discuss many aspects of paragliding as in industry and trends thereof in Nepal. On a related note we also touch upon the many aspects of tourism as an industry in Nepal.Tara got his paragliding license in 2013 and also owns a guest house in Pokhara. He is deeply involved with the paragliding and tourism industry. What are the requirements for becoming a certified paraglider? How did Tara achieve it? Follow along the episode to find out more.We also briefly discuss many aspects of the tourism industry, hotels and what countries like Thailand are doing to attract many tourists. There are many avenues in which our country can improve vis-à-vis tourism according to Tara. What are they? Checkout the full episode to know the answers to.Lastly, make sure to check out Tara’s Instagram and his guest house.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sun, 05 Sep 2021 - 1h 20min - 9 - Dream USA: Experiences from Undergraduate Education
Education is what drives us and one of the great equalizers of our society. Getting a college degree is an important marker of success in society. For this episode of the podcast, we have a conversation with Asmika Guragain and Roger Chitrakar regarding their experience of undergraduate education in the USA.Roger came to the USA for his undergraduate education and currently has completed his graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, while Asmika won the EDV lottery and is pursuing her undergraduate education as well. What are their experiences while pursuing undergraduate education in the USA? How are community colleges different from universities? What’s it like to come to the US in your teens? Follow along the episode to find more.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 - 1h 29min - 8 - TBP #8 - Collaborative Musings I: Two Idiots and a Writer
We are pleased to bring you a conversation with Jasmin Tiwari, a blogger, a writer and to her surprise(hopefully pleasant) a cultural critic. Jasmin got a degree in computer engineering from Advanced College of Engineering and Management in Nepal and went to Japan to pursue a higher degree. Her blog is available at https://tiwarijasmin.wordpress.com.We start by introducing Jasmin and the cultural quirks of living in Japan, her experience and the way she was impressed by Japanese culture. Pikam, the co-host of the Banal Podcast, also shares his experience of living and working in Japan.In this episode, we also talk about many aspects of our culture, parenting and toxic emotions that drive our culture. Lack of opportunity, hyper-focus on technical education and pushing people towards a moral quandary where they have to make a choice between responsibility and aspirations are one of the many reasons that have made people in our society deeply unhappy/ unproductive. What are some other reasons that make up for that state? Follow along the episode to find out.Other aspects of the episode include Jasmin’s experience with writing, blogging and her literary experience by discussing some of her works. How is Jasmin using instagram to pen her thoughts, what is her experience with instagram vs blog? What are some of the writers/ literary works she enjoyed and how has it shaped her writing and where she thinks she is headed as a writer. Answers in the episode.Make sure to check out Jasmin’s blog and instagram page. Links blog, Instagram:Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 - 2h 09min - 7 - Rustic Vibes 2: Terai-Madhesh Edition
During episode 4, Bijay Raj Poudel joined the Banal Podcast for a conversation around his village and country life in Nepal in general. All of us know that Nepal is a very diverse country with a plethora of cultures, ethnicities and religions. For this episode, we are pleased to bring you a conversation with Iqbal Rain and Raju Jha Rustic Vibes 2: Terai-Madhesh Edition. Raju is originally from Janakpur and Iqbal is from Lahan, Siraha.Madhesh as a block in our country is supremely rich in cuisine, cultures, ethnicities and religion but somehow in the mainstream of the country’s discourse, it's always treated as a monolith. While the plethora of aspects of life in Terai/Madhesh is impossible to cover in a single podcast, we try our best to talk about agriculture, religion, ties to India etc… among others. Follow along the episode to find trials and tribulations of life in the Terai region of Nepal.What are some of the problems in Terai region, how do Raju and Iqbal view discriminitation from a Madheshi lens, how is dowry culture affecting the life in Terai? Find their answers in the episode.Pikam, who primarily grew up in the hilly region also gets schooled on certain aspects of life in terai in this episode.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sun, 25 Jul 2021 - 1h 34min - 6 - Artsy: Cause You Know Why
Every ordinary person is an artist, they have just been the victims of societal pressures. Bartika Eam Rai’s song khushi comes to mind, rang a bell did it? For this episode, we present you a casual, yet deep conversation with Alan Devkota (D&A-21) and Survesh Shrestha, the prodigies behind the Banal Podcast’s intro/outro music and the song “Cause You Know Why”.Survesh is a mechanical engineer by trade and Alan is an electrical engineer, however they are also gifted with wonderful musical talents, which they have brought to the ether via the song “Cause You Know Why”. How did Alan come up with such wonderful lyrics? And how did Survesh compose such captivating music? Follow along the episode to find out.While music certainly is a hobby for Survesh and Alan, it goes much deeper than that. What does music signify in their life? What are some of their musical endeavors and what is the possibility of pursuing music in the future for them? Will we ever get an official release of the song “Cause You Know Why”? All of the questions are answered in the episode. While we certainly have touted the philosophy of our podcast before, we make it crystal clear in this episode. This conversation was really enticing for us and we sincerely hope it brings the same attraction to our viewers/listeners.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 - 53min - 5 - MARCURIOUS: Skimming the glorious world of Marketing
For this episode of the podcast, we are pleased to bring you a conversation skimming the glorious world of marketing with Bhaskar Upadhaya and Ashok Bhattarai, PhD students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Business School). Both Bhaskar and Ashok are pursuing their PhD in marketing. Marketing is at the center of any organization/brand or product. We discuss many aspects of marketing as a field, career prospects by pursuing marketing, role of marketing in an organization and some landmark marketing campaigns throughout history, ethical boundaries in marketing, traditional vs digital marketing strategies etc… among others. So, what are the four Ps of marketing? Follow along the episode to find out.While our country is lagging behind in many aspects of the technology bandwagon, we discuss a few avenues that small business owners in our country can use to pursue digital marketing. Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sat, 26 Jun 2021 - 1h 02min - 4 - Rustic Vibes: गाउँ घर का गफ
For this episode of the podcast, we are pleased to bring you a conversation between Bijay Raj Paudel and Pikam Pun regarding their experiences living in remote villages of Nepal. Bijay’s village (Khimti) hails by the side of Khimti River in Ramechhap district of Province Number 3 of Nepal, while Pikam’s hamlet (Chimkhola) rests at the foothills of Mt. Dhaulagiri in Myagdi district of Gandaki Province of Nepal.While both villages have different ethnic makeup and a unique cultural identity, the trials and tribulations are the same. Despite having a limited set of opportunities, lack of proper health and educational infrastructure and topography hindering progress and development in both places, a sense of optimism and hope exists in both places evident by the jovial nature of celebration and a shared sense of community in both places. What are Bijay's and Pikam’s perspectives on the prospects of progress in their community? Follow along the episode to learn more.Umesh, the co-host of The Banal Podcast, who mostly grew up in suburbs of Terai region in Nepal, shares his perspectives on growing up in an urban/sub-urban setting in Nepal and the differences between his experience vs. Bijay and Pikam. While this conversation is entirely based on anecdotes/personal experiences, we sincerely hope that it is reflective of experiences of our audience who grew up in the countryside.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 - 1h 12min - 3 - Researchified: Inside the Headspace of a Nepali Researcher
Research is an enticing, fulfilling and at times, a frustrating career path. For this episode, we are delighted to present an insightful conversation on research, career and life with Abhinav Adhikari, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard University). Abhinav got his PhD at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and following graduation, started working on cancer research at Harvard as a postdoctoral researcher.We start by introducing Abhinav, his research area and journey to Harvard. After that, it's all game. Follow along the episode to know about the whole research process, publications, Ivy league institutions, life as a researcher, personal frustrations and the correct headspace to pursue research as a career. While much of the conversation is a byproduct of Abhinav’s research experience in hard sciences, we believe that the insights offered by our guest Abhinav is applicable to anyone and everyone.Umesh (the co-host of The Banal Podcast) who works in computer science research, also shares what he gleaned from his research endeavors. All in all, this was a fruitful conversation for us and we sincerely hope that this episode offers the same utility to our viewers/ listeners.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sat, 29 May 2021 - 1h 18min - 2 - Peeking Into Fandom: Perspectives from EPL Fans
In this episode of the podcast, guests Nirajan Adhikari and Ranjit Bhandari join hosts Pikam and Umesh to share their perspectives on EPL(English Premier League) and world football in general as fans and followers of the sport.Listen to the full episode to follow interesting discussions on how our guests started to follow football and how they became fans of a specific EPL club, VAR (Video Assistant Referees) in EPL, GOAT (Messi vs. Ronaldo) etc… among others.Fandom is a common trait exhibited by most people. While the discussion was mostly centered around EPL and world football in general, our goal was also to get an insight into fandom and what fandom and fanfare entails. We are glad that this meta-point has been reflected throughout the episode.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sun, 16 May 2021 - 51min - 1 - The Curse Of Privilege: Education, Immigration and Life
In this episode of the podcast, hosts Pikam and Umesh share their experience with teaching/ research in academia in two different countries. Both hosts attained their undergraduate degrees in Nepal at Tribhuvan University and came to the US for their graduate degrees. They share their experience of immigrating to the US, what the hardships were and what they have come to be after living in the US for five(sh) years.Further details is available at our website.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sat, 01 May 2021 - 48min
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