Telegraph is 22 years old now

N.P.Upadhyaya

Braving all the Himalayan odds, The Telegraph Weekly from this edition has entered into the twenty-second year of its publication. Needless to say, the past two decades plus of our journey in this sector was not a smooth one. Rather it was a turbulent one. We have had to in the process go through several ordeals and tribulations. However, with meager manpower and financial strength, we have had to compete the gigantic media market and that too without compromising our stand on rigorously maintaining the professional standard. During these years we have experienced and witnessed many changes both in the domestic as well in the international fronts. Despite all the odds and obstacle we have given enough coverage to satisfy our readers’ interests in domestic and international issues.

Internationally, we have witnessed the break away of the former USSR which has drastically changed the world order situation and has also opened up new democratic debates on whether to move with the old mindset or compromise with the new world order. In the process we attached greater importance to the SAARC regional efforts and printed many a valuable articles to enlighten our readers about the growth and phenomenal expansion of the European Union. Our efforts also included providing some inputs to our readers about the growth of democratic institutions in the NORDIC countries. We can learn much from ASEAN, SAARC and the likes and also from the experiences of the developed West.

Domestically, Nepal has gone through many socio-political upheavals. Most notably, the restoration of democracy in Nepal in the early 90s marked the beginning or a new era. Despite all the benefits enshrined in the constitution the country plunged in chaos and the law and order situation deteriorated. Our leaders were found to be ineffective in addressing the problem that gripped the nation despite our repeated calls to the leaders to take people oriented policies. But to our dismay the leaders could not remedy any of the ills prevalent in the society namely rampant corruption, mismanagement and of all nepotism and favoritism- the mother of all the evils. These we believe were the very elements that were instrumental in eroding people’s faith in democratic institutions and in those who led the nation.

We wish to thank all our readers, well wishers and advertisers, and above all, our contributors for their uninterrupted support extended to us from the very first days of the inception of the telegraph weekly.

We thank all.

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