Kul Chandra Gautam Kul Chandra Gautam is a distinguished international civil servant, public policy expert and peace advocate.

He served as Assistant Secretary General of the UN and Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF. He was Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Nepal on International Affairs and the Peace Process. He is a seasoned diplomat and civic leader and serves on the Boards of a number of international and national foundations and charitable organizations as chairman, member or advisor.

This website contains a comprehensive selection of Mr. Gautam's articles, interviews, speeches, photos and videos.

A Nepali Engima: Why Communist Ideology is Still Popular in Nepal?

by Kul Chandra Gautam at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University, UK 26 April 2013 Let me begin with a disclaimer – I am not a learned scholar, nor even a serious student of the Communist ideology, and have only a superficial understanding of Marxist-Leninist-Maoist philosophy and practice. But I have had the opportunity More...

The religion of children

Former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Kul Gautam says interfaith collaboration can work wonders for uplifting the lives of children. Kul Gautam is Chair of the Council of the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children (DPAC). He was formerly Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF. In Coimbatore with DPAC’s council to participate in More...

Breakfast with Maggie

REMEMBERING MARGRET THATCHER The life and times of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who died two weeks ago evoke many strong sentiments among her supporters and detractors. I was not one of her fans. As someone with social-democratic leanings, I detested her tough conservative policies. Nicknamed the “Iron Lady”, her leadership style was harsh More...

Peace dividend for quality education

A 10-point checklist to improve the quality of education in Nepali schools. Quantitatively, Nepal has made impressive progress in basic education in recent decades: 90 per cent of children enrol in primary schools and there is virtual gender parity in enrolment. Nearly four per cent of GDP and 17 per cent of our national budget More...