Tectonic Gifts Hot Springs of the Himalayas
When two tectonic plates hurtled and smashed into each other countless millions of years ago, they created the mountains known as the Himalayas. Another result of this great force was...
Issue 112 | March 2011
Trekking to Mustang District’s high mountain shrine of Muktinath is a challenge, one that has attracted pilgrims for over two millennia since its time in prehistory as a simple ‘nature...
When two tectonic plates hurtled and smashed into each other countless millions of years ago, they created the mountains known as the Himalayas. Another result of this great force was...
Set in the gentle folds of the midland mountains in the shadow of formidable Annapurna peaks, high above the Modi river valley in a rolling hilly countryside, this undemanding trek...
As I walked along the edge of the hill lonely and desolate, I saw a line of rock formations, man-made. Then more. Then metal plaques attached to huge rocks. I...
The Master Plan for the Conservation of the Cultural Heritage in the Kathmandu Valley of 1977 recommended the designation of Patan Durbar Square as a World Heritage Site Monument Zone...
Once upon a time, repetition, verse and rhyme were what distinguished poetry from other forms of literary writing. Came the 20th century and along with it, a great liberalism in...
A trek is physically demanding, requiring large energy expenditure as you descend to valleys, climb up to passes or negotiate difficult and dangerous trails. A variety of trail snacks are...
Adventure runs through Rajendra Suwal’s veins. Suwal, managing director of NepalNature.com and general manager of the Kathmandu Guest House, has already had a lifetime of exploration, adventure and discovery in...
Only a few centuries ago, Janakpur was its own kingdom, known as Mithila, and today its traditional Mithila art is famed far and wide. For Hindus, Janakpur is very important:...
As you pass through the narrow, sun-deprived streets of Patan, you can hear, in between the roar of the vehicles zooming past, the monotonous melody of hammers coming down on...
And another thing all readers know about reading but we hardly ever mention about reading is how sometimes you have to be ready for a book’s salt and swing, you...
Over the past month, you may have seen girls as young as six or seven, dressed up as brides, at different places in the Kathmandu valley. The children were beautiful...
I remember the first picture I saw of Gosaikunda – a friend posing against the lake and a wild icy mountainous background. It brought to mind two things – its...