Jupiter and the awakened pig

The collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter on July 16, 1994 sparked media coverage all over the world. Radio Nepal covered the event. The Kagpa listened to Radio Nepal. But it was not the only source of information concerning the impending 'disaster'. The monks were talking about the implications and ramifications of the event. The Kagpa listened to the monks. A third source of information came from tourists, both Nepali and non-Nepali speakers. They must have enjoyed explaining what was happening akash ma "in the sky" to the 'native' Bhotes of Kag. The Kagpa listened to the tourists. What is remarkable to the author, it that it took her weeks to link the story she was being told in the village to the information she had received on the BBC concerning Jupiter. She only linked the two events when people started telling her that tourists and Radio Nepal also spoken of the event. Even then, it was like we were talking about two different happenings akash ma, the real event, and the village people's event being part of some mythical past.