Table of Contents
Contents
List of Abbreviations vii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction: The Guru and the Gorge 1
1 Sound of Water 5
2 An Ordinary Engineer? 20
3 A Fairytale Country? 35
4 A Different Kind of Mission 44
5 Crossroads at Butwal 67
6 Conflicts, Tensions, and a Miracle 96
7 Small is Beautiful 123
8 Tinau – A Test of Endurance 145
9 Five Years in Kathmandu 173
10 Andhikhola 195
11 A Whole New World 246
Afterword: It’s All about People 279
Index 282