--By TC Correspondent
Krishna Gyawali, Secretary at the Ministry of Industries (MoI), is a person who lives life in a simple manner. He describes himself as a positive person and loves to be viewed as a person with a clean-image. He follows Mahamta Gandhi’s philosophy of ‘Simple Living, High Thinking’ and tries to translate it in his lifestyle. Life, according to him, has to be taken easily and no one should be over-ambitious. “A person who is over-ambitious often fails to enjoy the simplicity of life,” says Gyawali. He further adds, “Accepting the people and situation as they are, makes life beautiful.”
Gyawali loves to walk and often goes for hiking. He is a nature-lover and loves peaceful places. He is equally fascinated by cinemas and takes reading as his utmost hobby. He loves to spend his leisure time discussing political and social issues with like-minded people. He equally loves to listen to music and regards sleeping to be his favourite time-pass. However, he holds a strong dislike towards playing cards.
Gyawali is a voracious reader. He is a fiction lover and believes that fiction has the power to take the reader to a different world. Likewise, he also reads philosophical books and biographies. He loves the work of Shankar Lamichhane and Bhupi Sherchan. But since his childhood, he has never liked Maths and Science. Gyawali’s favourite book is ‘Nepal’s Failed Development’ by Devendra Raj Pandey. Currently he is reading ‘India And Its Contradictions’ by Amatya Sen and Jean Drèze.
Gyawali is a balanced person. He finds no difficulty in managing his professional and family life. He believes that the only way to balance these two is to take them together. “Taking work as fun is the way to find peace even while working,” he says. He suggests everyone to have positive attitude towards work to enjoy professional life.
Though Gyawali wishes he had some more free time for himself and his family, and though he wishes for two day weekend holidays, he believes that public holidays are way too much in number and should be decreased.
Gyawali loves visiting new places. He has been to many places in Nepal and describes Nepal as a place blessed by nature.He recalls visiting beautiful places like- Mustang, Pokhara, Chitwan, Swargadwari etc with his family members. Besides that he has also been to Pakistan and India and remembers these places to be also very beautiful. Gyawali recalls Disney land of Paris to be one of the most fascinating holiday destinations.
Gyawali aspires to write two books in his lifetime. He wants to write a novel that reflects the reality of society. He also wants to give it a personal touch by adding elements of his life. Likewise, he wants to write a book that focuses on Nepal’s poverty and prosperity and wants to link it with Nepal’s development. Gyawali considers B.P Koirala, Nelson Mandela and his father to be his inspirational figures.
Gyawali believes in Rajnish’s saying of being happy with what you have. His motto in life is to be happy and see everyone around him happy. He encourages everyone to be dutiful towards the nation and asks them to be service-oriented.
