Sajha Sawal Episode

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The most memorable episodes on Sajha Sawal was with horticulturalist Kedar Budhathoki who developed a unique wilt-resistant, high yielding variety of tomato called Srijana. The program which was shot in Budhathoki’s farm elicited a wave of enthusiasm among Nepalis.
“Even till today we get at least one call a week inquiring about Budhathoki’s super tomatoes,” Shrestha says.
Besides listeners nationwide who listen to the BBC Nepali Service, Sajha Sawal registers 7,000 hits a week in the BBC Nepali’s website and is popular among the Nepali diaspora. The program also travelled to the UK and US where issues concerning overseas Nepalis were also discussed.Shrestha has witnessed big political leaders being humbled by ordinary citizens, like when Pushpa Kamal Dahal was silenced by a question from a student in RR Campus.
But ultimately, Shrestha says, the public’s concern is not with the nitty-gritty of politics or tedious theorising by civil society stalwarts but with day-to-day survival issues. “They just want the politics to get in order so that they can get by,” Shrestha says. “People are concerned more about availability of seeds, fertilisers, jobs, better schools for their children and health facilities.”

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