Summary: After graduating from high school in Nepal, Sujata Tuladhar thought becoming a radio disc jockey would be a fun way to spend her year off before college. But it also became a life-changing experience that drew her closer to her own culture. Sujata is a student at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut.
Sujata Tuladhar's tale of becoming a DJ in Kathmandu is an interesting story of cultural conflict and experience, but ultimately left me scratching my head a little bit. On the one hand, yes this is an interesting story and would fit on any show that values pieces about cultural exchange or personal transformation, all done in a very specific NPR style.
But on the other hand, she was hosting an American country and western show in Kathmandu. To me, a story about why country music resonates in Nepal is a fascinating question that's never answered in this piece. it left me scratching my head thinking, what about that?
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This piece belongs to the series "NPR's Next Generation Radio"
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Ben Adair
Posted on September 28, 2006 at 03:16 PM | Permalink
Review of Kathmandu
Sujata Tuladhar's tale of becoming a DJ in Kathmandu is an interesting story of cultural conflict and experience, but ultimately left me scratching my head a little bit. On the one hand, yes this is an interesting story and would fit on any show that values pieces about cultural exchange or personal transformation, all done in a very specific NPR style.
But on the other hand, she was hosting an American country and western show in Kathmandu. To me, a story about why country music resonates in Nepal is a fascinating question that's never answered in this piece. it left me scratching my head thinking, what about that?
Well, regardless, Kathmandu is a nice piece.