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Issue 111 | February 2011

Music Can Heal - Rudra: Fusion Music For Peace and Harmony

Generating sounds of the sarangi, murchunga, djimbe, basuri, tabala, dhime, madal, as well as violin, percussion and guitar, the five people I interview are indeed multi-instrumental, dynamic musicians. They go...

Look No Further

Look No Further

Nepal made such a great start to developing its hydropower resources 100 years ago; and then what happened? To find out all you ever wanted to know about the projects,...

Brata: Justifying Holiness

Brata: Justifying Holiness

M ondays celebrate Lord Shiva, Tuesdays, the elephant headed god Ganesha, Thursdays are for Devis or female deities, especially Bangalamukhi in Patan, while Saturdays are segregated for the planet god...

Writing is Hard Work

Writing is Hard Work

Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself. (Franz Kafka, novelist) We who produce the prose for this magazine write for hours on end, often...

Racing Bulls

The proof of the birth of the Buddha at Lumbini is well documented in many historical records. One such document which is very popular among scholars as well as increasingly...

Revival

Revival

Bhaktapur enjoyed its golden age in the 16th and 17th centuries under the reign of the Malla kings who were reputed patrons of art and culture. But, the city witnessed...

History at Every Footstep

History at Every Footstep

This hotel has a 100-year-old history and many events associated with it are part of the country’s history itself. Besides this, it has shown great tenacity in clinging to its...