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Civic infrastructure
Roads, transit, water and public spaces that serve every neighbourhood — not just the centre.
A civic vision
Milan Pokhrel for our city.
A grassroots vision for cleaner streets, stronger schools, and a city government that answers to the people who live here.
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Public talks
The priorities
Four pillars for the city we want.
A practical agenda built around what residents have asked for — explained plainly, with measurable goals and a clear path to delivery.
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Local economy
Back small businesses, expand vocational training, and build resilient local livelihoods.
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Education & youth
Better schools, transparent scholarships, and opportunity that does not depend on connections.
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Climate & clean city
Cleaner air, smarter waste systems, and neighbourhoods built for the next fifty years — not the last fifty.
Meet the candidate
Hi, I'm Milan Pokhrel.
A lifelong learner with roots in business and marketing, now writing about ideas, experiences, and the world as I see it.
This is my journal — part notebook, part conversation.
Recent thinking
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World Muddles
Mar 22, 2026
Reassessing the Nepal-India Currency Peg: Macroeconomic Stability in a Multipolar World
With a new government in place, Nepal now has an important opportunity to review its core macroeconomic policies. This includes the fixed exchange rate of 160 Nepalese Rupees to 100 Indian Rupees, set...
World Muddles
Mar 11, 2025
Could a BRICS Currency Reshape the Global Financial Order?
Imagine the US dollar is no longer the dominant global currency. This could soon become a reality if BRICS, an alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, successfully launched its cur...
Poems
May 27, 2020
Changes
CHANGES The noises at home and things on the phoneAll we had done wish they'd never be gone.The Saturday's cooking to shopping we hadSpending my money , even you're madWe were alone , facing the truth...
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