Sristi Bhattarai

What the vote counts for

Sristi Bhattarai | November 25, 2013

I voted for the first time this year at the age of thirty-one. I stood in line with all the adult members of my extended family. We talked about politics as we inched towards the voting booth and remarked from time to time about how, despite the slow pace of our progress, we had moved […]

Refreshing the elections

Aarti BasnyatSristi Bhattarai | November 20, 2013

I am 30 and I have never voted. I am an independent, educated, politically conscious being and yet I have never voted. I want to. I want to discuss who to vote for. I want to debate the pros and cons of one candidate versus another. I want to have these debates knowing that I […]