Regarding nepotism in Kathmandu University, there has been number of letters published from the faculties as well as KUPA in e-kantipur (24-27 May). Similarly, there are other write-ups in Nepali languages dailies and weeklies. We, ex graduates of KU, have compiled all these and put them in the following blog;

www.changeinku.blogspot.com

All the graduates and ex-faculteis are welcome to give their opinion. Let us destroy nepotism in KU.

Hello Libra2005
He.he he he.... I know he really is. I too have some bad experiences with Bhola Thapa. But that does not mean his moral are bad, his dedication towards KU is bad. Lucky me, I do not have to take any classes with him but heard a lot from my friends. But even then, here and there, in expos etc. he was rude. But heard he has made ME department Lab very good now. At least I will take him positively. But you know why I am giving his example , right? I my self does not like nepotism and favorism in KU anymore but still making blogs and name calling, giving MASALA articles to press, and now TEACHERS'S STRIKE that will not help. Hey, BTW Do you know one who is also a key player in this "Hate Suresh Raj Sharma" group???..... he is Dhaneshwor Mishra... if you know him, you can guess what short of game is going on over there.
Common, I believe there is still some legal grounds leftover in Nepal. Imagine, King Gyanendra himslef looks like to be presented in front of court today or tomorrow, then why are you afraid of going to court??. Are you afraid of Radheyshyam adhikari? or you are afraid because your are confused yourself??
Regarding Dr. Sameer, heard he is a very good researcher.

I think KU is in a long haul of troubles with crops of bad apples after the present VC be they Surendra Kafle or Ram Kantha, Nastu Sharma, Subodh Sharma, Bhola Thapa and others like them. I cannot wait till new generation like Dr. Sameer take over. Good luck to him.
And the actions teachers are taking does not defame KU because these actions can save KU because inaction would mean letting KU become a joke because serious people have already assessed VC's grandiose claims and the real capacity of KU.

Now that the term of this VC is nearly over,

Vote for your top ten favourties for the Next VC:

1. Suresh Raj Sharma - Exposed Fake
2. Sitaram Adhikari - Too corrupt
3. Surendra Raj Kafle - More of the same
4. Ram Kanth Makaju - Too rude, condescending and superior
5. Nastu Sharma - Too sly
6. Subodh Sharma - Bootlicker
7. Sanjay Nath Khanal - Buttlicker
8. Bhola Thapa - Licks everything
9. Rana Bahadur Chhetri / Panna Thapa - Too nice
10. Sameer Dixit - Students' choice

KUMS, Where is Pushpa Raj Adhikary? -Jadyaha no 1.
By the way I like your title for Subodh and Sanjaya. They really are.

RajaH,
Pushpa Raj and Bhadraman are really bouncers for manipulative people like Suresh Raj and Sitaram. On their own, they are honest, hardworking but not competent enough to go far by themselves. Both of them would not have got to their positions, by their own merits.

Also, you will see these cronies work in pairs such as Suresh Raj and Sitaram; Ram Kantha and Nastu; Subodh and Roshan. Thats why decent people like RBC and Panna will never make it. With each generation, these cronies become more manipulative and dangerous for the rest of the hard working academics. You should just talk to any staff of Dhulikhel Hospital to see what I mean.

Many people have a naive picture KU has made positive contributions to education in Nepal. In Medicine and Engineering, it has made no strides apart from churning out new products without paying heed to their quality. Look at the way they gave affiliation to 5 medical colleges without having any clue about medical education. Suresh Raj and his buddies were paid handsomely by Manipal and other Indian backers of these medical colleges. All they needed was KU to give certificates. What Suresh Raj has achieved is to hang on to power by pleasing powerful financial backers and their political buddies in Nepal to grant these affiliations. KUMS started well but again they were scared of the success and independence of KUMS which was built by Dr. Arjun Karki. So they got rid of him and replaced him with Ram Kantha and Nastu Sharma. Just look at who is left in KUMS now and compare them with Dr. Arjun Karki, Dr. Saroj Dhital, Dr. Sharad Onta, Dr. Shambhu Upadhya, Dr. Ganesh, Dr. Kedar Baral; who were forced to leave. Can you name one person in KUMS, who is as competent as them? Just talk to any student of KUMS and you will realize it has become a joke.

While KU is discredited in the history of medicine and engineering in Nepal; the students who graduated from KU have managed to struggle on and achieve notable success. This is because, KU has attracted the top students in the country who also work hard because their parents have to pay exorbitant fees. What the KU products have managed to do is inspite of KU and not because of it. I have met KU products in Nepal and US and all have got to their positions because of their hard work. I have told them frankly they would have got further with TU.
The faculty of medicine is headed by a narcotic old man Rana who has no clue about education. He is just a yes man of Suresh Raj. The faculty of engineering has no other than Bhola Thapa. Compare any private medical school or engineering school in Nepal to KU, you will see my point.
Intermittently, brilliant staff have joined KU in both medicine and engineering because they thought KU would be the best place to work in Nepal. They soon find the malpractice of Dr. Rana, Dr. Ram Kantha, Dr. Nastu Sharma and others like them make it intolerable for them to work - ask Dr. Arjun Karki, Dr. Saroj Dhital, Dr. Sharad Onta, Dr. Shambhu Upadhya, Dr. Kedar Baral, Dr. Ganesh Dangal and others.
I think good, hard working students succeed any where and this has been the case of KU. So, it is high time that old students of KU capture the banner from cronies like Suresh Raj, Sitaram, Ram Kantha, Nastu Sharma and make KU a public institution rather than the Dhulikhel Plc.

Why does KU look better than TU?
KU is the only university I know in which the same teacher that teach the courses, set the exam questions for the students. For example, KUMS students get questions from their teacher and 100% of them pass whereas all other medical colleges of KU are examined by external examiners. Is it any wonder? I am not attacking KUMS students but they would benefit from a fairer system in the long run. They should sit the same exams as other medical colleges. KU propaganda is KUMS is using PBL method. So, if PBL is so good, why cann't KUMS students compete with the others from traditional backgrounds?

Many people know about the support KUMS had from Harvard University's Professor Cliff Tabin; whose love for Nepal led him to sponsor about fifty Americans to come and teach in KUMS. KU benefitted a lot from this contact with Harvard. Then what happens? KU got scared of the independence of KUMS run by Dr. Arjun Karki. Suresh Raj and Sitaram with the help of Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha and Dr. Nastu Sharma quickly put and end to the success of KUMS. Now Samir28 even compared KUMS with Janaki when with Dr. Arjun Karki, KUMS was about to be the top medical college in Nepal. They have replaced Dr. Karki with Dr. Chet Raj Pant a man who does not know any thing about medical education. Dr. Chet Raj Pant and several doctors from B & B Hospital became Professors overnight in one of the biggest scandals in the history of medical education in Nepal.
No one argues that Dr. Pant is an experienced opthalmologist and Dr. Jagdish Lal Baidya is a very succesful surgeon but what makes them qualifed to be professors. What publications do they have to fulfill the criteria to become professors in even a minor medical college?
What Suresh Raj has managed to do is commercialize education in the true sense: You pay good money to study and we will sell you certificates by our commercial teachers.

With the fees of KUMS students, Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha and Dr. Nastu Sharma have been sending their cronies like Dr. Suman Tamrakar and Dr. Arun Sedai for postgraduate studies in Manipal. In particular, these two were chosen because they said few things against Dr. Arjun Karki to please KU. Another person to benefit most from Dr. Ram Kantha and Dr. Nastu Sharma has been Sujan Babu Marahatta who was sent on full pay for Masters to Mahidol University in Bangkok for two years. He had served faithfully by enrolling students chosen by Suresh Raj Sharma and Nastu Sharma for the nursing courses in Dhulikhel Medical Institute. Sujan Marahatta was not qualified to be deputy head of DMI but he was reliable enough for Suresh Raj and Nastu Sharmas. To succeed in KU, KUTH you must learn from Sujan Marahatta. Ask anybody in Dhulikhel Hospital.

After giving exaple of some cronies who have succeeded in KU, KUTH; we have decided to start the Top Cronies in KU who have succeeded by spying on their colleagues; putting down opposition to the followers of Suresh Raj, Ram Kantha and Nastu Sharma (their top ars-lickers are):

1. Bhadra Man Tuladhar
2. Pushpa Raj Adhikary
3. Sujan Marahatta
4. Ram Prasad Gajurel
5. Sanjay Nath Khanal
6. Bhawani Pande
7. Bhola Thapa
8. Umesh Koirala (PA to VC)
9. Kanaiya Jha
10. Mukunda Upadhya

Apart from cronies and creeps, KU has history of people who are gullible and get betrayed by the Suresh Raj and Ram Kantha Mafia. They get small dividends but they will never be truly in with the inner circle.

1. Dr. Saraswati Rimal
2. Dr. Rana bahadur Chhetri
3. Dr. Arjun Karki
4. Dr. Saroj Dhital
5. Dr. Sharad Onta
6. Dr. Shambhu Upadhya
7. Dr. Panna Thapa
8. Dr. Samir Dixit (although he is fighting back)
8. Mrs. Jarina Joshi
9. Mr. Nabin Malla
10. Mr. Uttam Budathoki

Top Cronies of KU/KUTH:

Bibhuti Ranjan Jha makes a new entry at number 6. Please send your votes.

1. Bhadra Man Tuladhar
2. Pushpa Raj Adhikary
3. Sujan Marahatta
4. Ram Prasad Gajurel
5. Sanjay Nath Khanal
6. Bibhuti Ranjan Jha
7. Bhawani Pande
8. Bhola Thapa
9. Umesh Koirala (PA to VC)
10. Mukunda Upadhya

Top gullibles misled by Suresh Raj Sharma and Ram Kantha:

We have had requests for Dr. Bijay KC as new entry at no.6 and some other changes:

1. Dr. Saraswati Rimal
2. Dr. Rana bahadur Chhetri
3. Dr. Arjun Karki
4. Dr. Saroj Dhital
5. Dr. Bijay KC
6. Dr. Panna Thapa
7. Dr. Samir Dixit (although he is fighting back)
8. Dr. Navin Thapa
9. Mrs. Jarina Joshi
10. Mr. Nabin Malla

Number of people reported Mr. Ghulam Khan complained why he was left out of the cronies / followers list of Suresh Raj Sharma so he makes a number 6 entry!

1. Bhadra Man Tuladhar
2. Pushpa Raj Adhikary
3. Sujan Marahatta
4. Ram Prasad Gajurel
5. Sanjay Nath Khanal
6. Ghulam Khan
7. Bibhuti Ranjan Jha
8. Bhola Thapa
9. Umesh Koirala (PA to VC)
10. Mukunda Upadhya

Top 10 incompetent people in KU:

1. Mr. Bhola Thapa
2. Dr. Chet Raj Pant
3. Dr. Madhav Gautam
4. Mr. Ghulam Khan
5. Professor Pushpa Raj Adhikary
6. Dr. Nastu Sharma
7. Dr. Panna Thapa
8. Professor Bhadra Man Tuladhar
9. Mr. Mukunda Upadhya
10. Professor Sitaram Adhikary

We (KUMS) are a group called KU Meritocracy Society dedicated to end corruption, cronyism and nepotism in KU. Unlike KUPA, KUMS can not accept everyone in KU as a member because not everyone is suitable for the benefit of KU's future. If you want to join KUMS, you can join the KUMS movement because it has a member in each school of KU except the School of Management (although some are more active than others). KUMS will name and shame cronies in KU as well as name and praise the creditable people in KU. So join us to end corruption and nepotism in KU.

I saw somewhere Surendra Raj kafle's Name, that guy is the most Chakadi Baaz in KU.

What his duty is:
1. He is a PHD in Physics, but doesn't know how to teach and any of subject matter.
2. Most corrupt and political pet. Politically he is inclined to any governement. Some times he takes name of Girija and other congress people to become VC.
3. His duty is to please higher autjority than to make students students happy.
4. he even used to please Minister's Son in KU when he was student there. He used to get scared of him. While he was teaching in the class room, he congratulated Minister's Son in class Room, as he has honored him as Ministers Son. Every student is aware of his depth of Chakadi.
5.VC is far away from his aproach, he even doesn't deserve to be a faculty memeber. He should be taken away from the Faculty there.

Everyone knows Suresh Raj has surrounded himself with incompetent people to prolong his tenure. Maybe the Government should be looking of Nepalese academics working outside of Nepal and invite them for a term as VC. Failing that, we cannot see KU getting better. Introducing political interference in KU will be the worst nightmare.

Alternative KU.
Why donot the disgruntled staff of KU; set up another university or call themselves People's KU? Lets see what they can do and if they can do any better than Suresh Raj Sharma and his friends and relatives.