Siddhant Thapaliya
Civil engineer and essay writer
Writing
Notes and essays on engineering, economics, books, society, and the things worth thinking about after work.
The universe is 14 Billion years old. That is 14 followed by nine zeroes if you were wondering. And it is massive. Mathematically, we can say how large it is, but we cannot comprehend it, at least I can’t. The observable …
Democracy in its fundamental nature has the feature of people agreeing to select a person for the representation of their voice, perspective, and desires on a political level. Special structures of democracy also allow a …
Working full time at a construction site away from home, family and friends is a unique experience on its own and can be quite challenging. Usually, the nature of work is physically demanding, has longer working hours …
If you are an engineer or an aspiring engineer, or you simply want to know how worn out the road to engineering is here in Nepal, you should listen to what I am about to say. I am going to tell you a story about an …
I heard about Marcus Aurelius a while ago. He was a ‘Roman Emperor’, a very noble man, a follower, and a preacher of stoic philosophy. His book ‘Meditations’, which is supposedly filled with …
“….it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher feelings of wonder, admiration, and devotion which fill and elevate the mind. I well remember my conviction that there is more in man than the breath of his …
Book Review: How Democracies Die Grab its wrist, check the pulse, is it dead? Or is it alive? Or is it dying, slowly, crumbling, piece by piece, unnoticed, your democracy!! The modern world needs democracy, we all do. …
|Bankruptcy is the fate of an inept company in a free market. A free market is an economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses. Resource utilization in the most efficient …
This week, the market showed something that had never happened in history. Oil Prices (CRUDE OIL) in the U.S. fell below $0, -$37 / barrel as of now. How can price, something that we pay to get something in return, fall …