Subhash Ghimire
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Subhash is a senior year student studying Political Science at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. He comes from a remote village called Arupokhari in Gorkha District, Nepal. Subhash is the founder and executive chairman of The Sarswati Foundation. After having spent four months in helping war affected kids in Arupokhari, a remote village in western Nepal, he started the foundation to further the cause and help war affected kids attend school. He also established a library with more than 1,600 books and two computers in Darbar Secondary School in Arupokhari where he started his education.

His passion lies in public interest and human rights law. Subhash aspires to catalyze youth-led movements in education, health, democracy and human rights issues in Nepal.

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Building a School for Peace out of Gratitude

Posted November 26, 2010 | 12:33:45 (EST)

Despite Nepal's government ban of The Huffington Post, local blogger and change maker Subhash Ghimire aims to be heard this TweetsGiving.

In the remote village of Arupokhari in western Nepal, former HuffPost blogger and Nepali change maker Subhash Ghimire has recently learned that he's been named one of three global...

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Climbing Mt. Everest to Build Peace School in Nepal

Posted January 1, 2010 | 17:53:05 (EST)

After 14 long months of preparation, Ania Lichota is on her way to begin her journey to scale Mt. Everest to help build the Sarswati Peace School in Arupokhari village, Gorkha, a remote village in western Nepal. The challenge also carries special significance to Lichota as it will...

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One Man's Tireless Effort to Provide ICT Education to Nepalese Students

Posted November 2, 2009 | 11:56:09 (EST)

With few exceptions, Nepalese business and political leaders often dismiss young people when they come up with ambitious ideas. Over the summer of 2009, I was in Nepal with a mission to run a summer camp for war-affected children and to establish a library at a public school at my...

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The Upcoming European Summit Welcomes All Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Posted October 14, 2009 | 21:24:45 (EST)

This week, Business Week reports unemployment of 16 - 24 year-olds has hit 18%, its highest levels since 1948. They say we may be a "lost generation."

From my perspective, this isn't a lost generation. Instead, the rules, or maybe the entire game, have changed. Look at...

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Engaging The World: How One Woman Said 'I Do' To Change

Posted October 14, 2009 | 13:23:17 (EST)

At 34 years old, many women would be trying to get an engagement ring, not give one away. But when Christina Ammon inherited a 3.21 ct diamond ring from her grandmother, she was inspired. The ring was appraised at $22,000.

She punched a few equations into a calculator: $22,000 could...

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Nepal's English Talk Show Powertalks A Growing Political Forum (VIDEO)

Posted May 11, 2009 | 10:28:19 (EST)

At a time when Nepal, a tiny Himalayan Republic, is engulfed by political hiccups and economic ruins, Santosh Shah, a 28-year old youth activist and the editor of Today's Youth Asia magazine, is debuting in the Powertalks -- the only English talk show in the country. Shah also works as...

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Nepalese Prime Minister Resigns, Country Plunges Deeper Into Political Crisis

Posted May 10, 2009 | 21:31:27 (EST)

A month long Maoists-army standoff came to an end on Monday when the Nepalese government fired army general Rookmangud Katuwal. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (aka Prachanda) resigned as two major coalition parties, United Marxists and Leninists (UML), and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) withdrew from the government and the ceremonial...

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Will Nepal's Himalayan Yetis Be Ever Found?

Posted March 24, 2009 | 02:00:41 (EST)

An Anecdote

Sitting around the fire place and listening to my grandfather's thrilling stories used to be the daily routine of our childhood. He told many stories. His supply of tales was endless, but the stories relating to the Himalayan wonder, "Yetis," always kept me spellbound. "They are as...

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Nepal's Monkey God for Experiments

Posted January 28, 2009 | 15:20:18 (EST)

Nepal Government's recent decision to allow the exporting of Rhesus monkeys for less than 400 USD for biomedical research in the United States has fueled controversy in the Himalayan country. The Wildlife Preservation Act 2003 forbids exporting wild animals from Nepal. Moreover, monkeys are considered an incarnation of Hanuman, the...

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Nepal's Political Crisis Deepens

Posted January 13, 2009 | 11:55:40 (EST)

Nepal's Maoist led coalition government has not been able to deliver its promises made in the campaign trail. The former rebels won 220 of the 601 seats in the April Constituent Assembly (CA) election and formed a coalition government in August of last year. The interim constitution mandates CA to...

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