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Kanak Mani Dixit

Kanak Mani Dixit is a Nepali journalist and editor of the Kathmandu-based south Asian magazine Himal.

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Maoist lock, Nepali key

The resignation of the Maoist prime minister could break the logjam preventing constitutional and political movement. But it will be a close call, says Kanak Mani Dixit.

(This article was first published on 5 May 2009)

Nepal: the Maoist transformation's fuzzy logic

Two astounding months have crushed a king and brought Maoists close to the centre of power. Nepal's political world has turned upside down. But the people are still ahead of those seeking to govern them, says Kanak Mani Dixit.

Nepal: the rising

"I want to be back on the streets, to be part of this history-making people's tsunami." Kanak Mani Dixit, editor of the magazine Himal, writes from a Kathmandu police detention centre.

Nepal: the underbelly of the beast

"I love my country, but I hate the government." Kanak Mani Dixit reports from a Nepali prison. First, Maryann Bird puts the Nepali struggle for democracy in context.