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.

This is not Suresh Raj Sharma's fault, the culture became like that, Janga Bahadur did for his own nears and Dears, Shaha Dynasty is doing the same. Suresh Raj Sharma is not an exception, if he wants to become an exception first he should kick out his nears and dears. The successful organizations in United States have the rule that one's spuose or kid cannot work for the same company and there is no exception for such rule.
To be honest, Suresh Raj Sharma, Sitaram Adhikari and Bhadra Man Contributed a lot for KU. We cannot compare the contribution of those fellows to any other Institution in Nepal. But we don't want their pets to becoming boss of Public.

Dr. Kafle is one of the core group of Dr. Sharma which conceived KU. Later, being conflict with Dr. Adhikari, Dr. Kafle was sidelined. Who senior is qualified? We know about Dr. Kafle, but others are the same when it concerns of teaching. All are chakadi baj.. You just see kafle....but others too..but kafle did not show nepotism like others. I agree, outside world may want to have it's greater role in the KU management, may be other academicians of Nepal. Becase there was no successer developed...there is room to think like that.. But this is not entirely true. Institution is institution... kale, gore, langade.. anyone can be vc, in the fact if instituition is not supporting nepotism and transparent. At the begining, Dr. Sharma was also a just science teacher.
I support sharma for extending his tenure, in the case the institution must be transparent, and his seedlings must be expelled from KU.

Wow!!!!

Hey KUMS....are you a single or a group? How can a single person could have that much true and depth information.. God ! you covered almost all departments and schools. I envy your remarks. Good knowledge! I knew KU too, but certainly less than you. Most remarks are true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think those who feel the twinges of nepotism when it happens to them ought to realize how a majority of the populace in Nepal feel when they are deprived of an equal opportunity.

One only needs to look at the damn list of who's in the government and who is being appointed, through practices of nepotism in most cases, one will wonder if Nepal belongs to only a few priviledged castes or groups.

No wonder, the epidemic of nepotism is also in the academic institutions where the afno maanche culture thrives on just like in the bureacracy, army and judicial system, not to mention the royal palace.

Take a look at the 75 districts? Who are the CDOs? Take a look at the Ambassadors appointed by the government. Take a look at the judicial system. As if indeginious groups do not exist in Nepal.

You will find that in a true sense Prithvi Narayan Shah never unified Nepal. He only solidified power and priviledges for a few castes or groups over the rights of many indeginious groups. IT IS A LIE AND A MYTH REPEATED THOUSANDS TIMES THAT PRITHVI NARAYAN UNIFIED NEPAL. We were brainwashed again and again right from the time you read a MahendraMala.

So, if you are complaining about nepotism in an academic institution, just take it as the making of your own. YOU CAN'T JUST HAPPILY CLIMB THE STEPS OF THE NEPOTISM LADDER IN ONE HAND AND COMPLAIN WHEN IT DOES NOT SUIT YOU.

REMEMBER, THE MANDALE PANCHE DAN BAHADUR SHAHI, WHEN HE WAS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HE HAD DISCLOSED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 50,000 EMPLOYEES IN THE GOVERNMENT (AND MOSTLY IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, BUREACRACY, ARMY AND POLICE) WHO HAD GOT THE JOB OR PROMOTION ON THE BASIS OF A FAKED CERTIFICATE. They are still there and some are happily enjoying their pensions.

PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY ANY POLITICIAN WORTH HIS SALT IS NOW TALKING ABOUT "SAMAWESHI".

Off my chest!!!!

Jhakash_ku,
Thank you for noticing our group: KU Meritocratic Society. The key to success of KU has been the KU School of Management and then the hyped propaganda that all schools are equally good. The truth is all other schools have been just below average but the students who joined the courses have been top class. KU did provide a good place without student politics for the students who just wanted to study. Now that seems to be changing too.

There are lots of unaceptable proactices in KU which need to be uprooted. Starting with Suresh Raj Sharma and Sitaram Adhikary but we can not see any upstanding alternatives, either. Perhaps Dr. Arjun Karki; who has been trying to set up Patan University after leaving KU; could be given the chance. Dr. Arjun Karki was a shining beacon in KU's short history; and he deserves to be the next VC of KU.

KUMS
Good analysis.. I wonder why your name is same with medical school? I agree about the Dr. Karki, he is an excellent academician as well as a great manager with far long sight of planning.. But...I don't think he could be given the chance. In my openion, Dr. Sharma is going to be re-appointed, if not, then VC could be Bhadraman. There is none who can dare to shift paradigm. I think, bhadraman will be best successor to hide irregularities done by Dr. Sharma and Dr. Adhikari. You should not forget Dhulikhel, Banepa, they will support these heads only. I surprise, only KUPA is daring to do something, others all are protesting under the table.
Don't forget Dr. Sharma is from Janakpur, he knows all damm bihari politics..

Guys/Gals:

I know a friend of mine joined KU and leaving NTC. He was in the first batch of teachers
hired when they started the Engineering division in Tangal and then to Dhulikhel. He was
joined by 5 others and all of them were really qualified. My friend was a topper in Isc.,
broke academic record in Indian Engineering College (MNREC) and was very famous in
Nepal when they created the first 'CD-ROM encyclopedia of Nepal' and was inagurated
by then Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. Do you know where all these 6 teachers are
now ? As far as I know all but one left the KU within 2 years. My friend left after 9 months.

He told me that 'Suresh Raj' is capable of running a 10+2' college but not an University
and he is in Education to make money...so I do not see this University going any futher...
I hope it does not spoil the academic environments for all the students.

Damn!! He was right !! I feel that VC should have a term limit so that new ideas and
new people can come in and propser. Besides, if you have a term limit, you will try to
introduce something good so that people can remember you legacy.

I heard that Suresh Raj Sharma was a 'Realstate Broker' when he started. I am not
surprised he is running the University with that mentality. He thinks that 'one student'
is a 'one-time' client and will not come to the university again and again....just like a
person buying a land.

Saroj

hello acharya ji...k chha??

i really didn't give a damn before...but if you say so..i think i will have to take a side now.

so this suresh raj is really a bad guy.

but in nepal , the bad guys always replace the bad guys. k garne hola??

Jhakash_KU has it spot on analysis of who would be the next VC. Suresh Raj and his co. are far too cunning for oppositions like KUPA. They have overcome far too many uprisings - there is not a department where staff have not revolted; but they have all ended up leaving. Reform and KU have not gone hand in hand. Pity the epitaph of Suresh Raj will only acknowledge more crooks like Bel Prasad Shrestha and Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha. Suresh Raj has been too compromised by local Dhulikhel politics. On the other hand he has benefitted from it as well by being VC term after term.

I think all guys here are either graduates of KU. ex faculty members of KU, or Staffs. Everyone knows everyting. For me I'm pointing to Surendra Raj Kafle because of his cravings towards the positions of KU. Here are some of the facts I noticed very clearly.

In 94/95 KU hired a Physics Faculty member JM Pradhan, who is the author of first Physics text book of I.SC. no doubt he is the veteran phsycist, no one compete his knowldge and his teaching style in Physics. Dr Kafle used come in the class and alwyas used back bite him, ask any first batch of KU engineering students. He was sidelined by suresh raj Kafle as he always had fear of replacing him from there.

In 97/98 There was another big shot Dean of Engineering from IIT chennai, Ananta Ramu, he was the Jewel of KU that time, Kafle wanted to become Dean and he sidelined him, he alwyas used to talk all bad points about Ananta Ramu. He was finally able to kick him out and Bhdra Man again appointed for Engineering Dean and Kafle Appointed as Science Dean.

back in 98 he used to tell all students that now his turn is to become Registrar and then VC, he clearly said that time.

Guys , this guy is the root who always welcomed Nepotism in his favour. He demanded for Registrar without any basis as he used use the Political power that time. That's why he got sidelined by Registrar, No doubt that Sitaram is far better than Kafle and Sitaram has contributed 100 times than kafle for KU.

So far I've no complaints about 3 guys Duresh Raj, SitaRam and Bhadra Man, but the Policy should be fair and their relatives should not hold the KU. It's again because of the Advisors like Surendra Raj Kafle, Surendra Raj kafle is not the only one but there are Many such useless greedy people in KU. All of them should be wiped out.

AP98:

Got confused !! Who is that acharya you are talking about ? Looks like you know me. I
said what I heard...don't know more...and don't care any less either.

Suresh Raj, Sitaram, Bhadraman, Surendra Raj are all of the same stock. Maybe they will have the VC positions again. What is worrying is the corrupt culture is continuing so the next generation too will be like them. I mean people like Ram Kantha, Nastu Sharma, Subodh Sharma etc. When will decent people get their chance. They usually do not because they are forced to leave suchas Arjun Karki.

Let's vote for Arjun Karki!!!!
He can make KU north american standard!
as well as suitable for local needs!

Next Change in KU... Advance congratulation!!!
1. SR kafle ...VC
2. Sameer Dixit.... Registrar
3.Suresh Bhakta Shrestha ...Dean SOE
4.Ram prashad Ghimire ... Dean SOS
5. Anup Banskota... HOD Comp Dept
6.Dhaneswor Misra... HOD Mech Dept
7. Saroj Acharya ... HOD EEE Dept
8. Sijan Baral.... HOD Eng Dept..

Kick out other chumchas from KU...

Agree with Jhakash_ku,
Dr. Arjun Karki should be reinstated in KUMS and KU; along with all other quality teacher who had to leave because of Suresh Raj and Sitaram. Although, many qualified teachers left KU - credit must go to faculty like Sameer Dixit and others who have stayed on. They have little chance to progress in the present climate of KU. Therefore, there has to be a big change in KU just like in Nepal. Good luck to the brave staff and students of KU.

Pardafas, Are U kidding or you really support those guys? Except Anup Baskota all others are bugs. How can you propse Surendra Raj Kafle as VC? Kafle has not done anything bad for me, in his course I got A, that doesn't mean that I should support him. If he seems to be supporting the antiNepotism in KU then this is disguized view. He never ever thought anything else than his Post in KU. Another evidence of his height of corruption is, he was the one who looted a lot of Money provided to the student council of KU.
Personally I don't have any ill feeling for him but for KU he doesn't fit for any position. He can do anything to get higher posts of KU.
I don't know about Arjun Karki, but it's not the person who can improve, but the rule should be strict. The rule should punish everyone who is corrupted and if the law becomes the boss of KU then we donlt have any problem even if you become VC. But the rotten eggs should be first taken out from there.

BorninUSA why r you so much against Kafle. He always did good things in KU. In his tenure as a dean ,the school of science improve a lot. He is pro faculty and always fights with the adminstration for the good of faculty.You can ask any faculty in KU about this.
I really admire the sameer dixit. at least he has guts to bring politics in KU by opening a organisation like KUPA. Now staff do not have to be afraid of kicked out.
Congratulation KU staff !!!
You clearly pointed out Anup is one of the best teacher in computer dept. He has done a great job in computer dept to make this as a very good dept among school of engineering.
dhaneswore mishra is very dedicated faculty member in mech dept though he has some family problem. even i heard that sameer has some family problem. But i wish it will not reflect on what they are doing to KU.
I wish their mission succeessful.

I dunno what's going on now, but I've not seen in 4 years of my KU life that kafle doing any great jobs except corruption and chakadi. Anyway, he might have improved, any one can be improved. Good luck to your people at least they are bringing Surendra Raj kafle as their leader. I can just say good luck to you. For me if KUMS is supporting Kafle and they are making Kafle as their leader then I won't support KUMS. I won't support any groups that is leaded by Kafle or he gets highlighted. Suresh Raj's lSharma eadership is far better than Surendra raj Kafle. I'm sorry that how this Kafle is compared to Suresh Raj Sharma. Now I suspect that KUMS is the organization motivated by political pets like Surendra Raj Kafle. Remind you I'm neither supporter of current team of KU.

Kathmandu University is going downhill for some time in the foreseeable future. KUMS is even worse. The only bright hope is there are few budding talents and provided they remain in KU and KUMS and are given proper opportunity; might be able to rescue the situation. Paradoxically, KU & KUMS might get worse before getting better because the Cronies of Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha and Dr. Nastu Sharma are worse than the present VC and registrar.

I was completely unaware about what's going on in KU. So going through all these threads made me aware to the gravity of the issue. Thanks guys. Well, I dont know who at present is capable of succeeding the VC. I thought he was very influential in expanding KU when I was student there. I definately believe Dr. Kafle is not good enough for this post. Dr. Bhadra man is good adminstrator but he lacks vision. If there is no more expanding to do and all that is needed is to just maintain the university, Dr. Bhadra man is the perfect choice. He lives by rule. But I believe there is much more to do before KU can call itself established University. So Dr. Tuladhar is not good choice either. Well Dr. Pushpa Raj Adhikari barks from outside but he is hollow inside, so like Dr. Tuladhar, he isn't the perfect choice.

I dont know the new people there, as it's been long since I was last associated with KU. The bottom line of my point is that if there are no person capable for the post (among the present big guns) then new ones should be hired. We respect the legacy of the people who were there to build the University, but legacy alone isn't enough now.

I only wish and hope this circus ends as soon as possible and there is a sustainable solution.