One of the things that is missed in the blogosphere circles that I notice so much is blogging for profit, vs blogging for change. In the United States largely blogging and new media is about making money. And while this is something I’ve spent the last few years doing, my passion is really on ‘blogging for change’, and freedom of expression. I’m touched by heartwarming stories of Nepalese bloggers who share, and use blogging as a tool and a medium to bring about positive change in the world. The following story made my day, and made me realize how important blogging is to and to the world in which we live.

Dinesh Wagle, 29, a writer at the popular Nepali-language Kantipur newspaper started blogging in October 2004. Aided by his writer-friend, Ujwal Acharya, 28, he registered the website www.blog.com.np.

During the 15-month-long autocratic rule of King Gyanendra that ended last April, the site was considered a â€œhuge hitâ€ among Nepalese worldwide and their friends to get fresh news and information on Nepal. Then, they put down the â€œfresh and the latestâ€ about the happenings for â€œnews and informationâ€ hungry Nepalese.

Today, with peace and democracy together in place, Wagle maintains his diaries on the site. â€œWe are Nepalâ€™s first bloggers,â€ Wagle proudly asserts as he browses the net in his small cubicle. â€œLast week, I wrote about a concert I attended. Tonight, I might write about blogging culture.â€