Who is Surath Giri?

I am Surath Giri. ;) I used to be a student of business studies but have transferred to auto-didact's university where I learn about economics, libertarianism, public policy, movies, music, information technology and traveling as of now. Since I am loving the courses and the learning process so much, it's likely that someday I will add some more courses to my curriculum. I created this blog in February 2009 so that I could post my learnings, news, views and abuses. I love the idea of being a published author the instant you hit the publish button, so have been continuously blogging for a while now. 

Why the title "A Libertarian in Nepal"?

Although it's a bit hard to pronounce and the ideas it incorporates sound a bit wierd , libertarianism for me is more of a lifestyle than just a political and economic philosophy. The ideas that "Every individual is created equal. Therefore no one has the right to interfere with someone else's life forcefully" and "Unless one uses forces against another or interfere's with similar rights of others let the person be and do whatever he/she likes" are very appealing to me. So, I am proud (am yet humble) to call myself a libertarian. I have found that libertarians are among the tiniest minorities in Nepal and am happy to be a mouthpiece for them. 

Hence, you can expect most of my blog posts to have something to do with politics, economics, liberty, rights and responsibilities. However, as mentioned before I also love movies, books, travelling, information technology and music. Some of my posts are and will be definitely on these topics.

Update: The title has been changed to "Surath Giri's Blog" to encompass posts that have nothing to do with Libertarianism.

What do I do?

Currently, I work for a think tank called Samriddhi, The Prosperity Foundation as a research associate. I also am a part-time lecturer at ICHM college, Lalitpur, Nepal. I teach entrepreneurship development. I also work as a stringer reporter for Khabar South Asia, an online portal covering news and features from South Asian countries. I am also involved with Onion Films, a group of movie freaks trying to do "something" in the Nepalese movie scenario.

Views expressed in this blog are personal; they do not necessarily reflect the views of nor endorsed by the institutions I am associated with. 

Finally, as I can see that you are pretty much impressed with me, if you want to contact me, you can do so by emailing me at surath_giri (at) hotmail.com!

Happy Reading!