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Issue 114 | May 2011

Mud, Sweat and Madness on the Mountain

Age is no bar for a good time and racing up or down a hill can prove to be more about knowing your own strengths than just about the speed...

kathmandu,kathmandu.

kathmandu,kathmandu.

An Exhibition by contemporary Nepali photographers Kathmandu, oh Kathmandu! How does one tell your story without stereotyping and producing one cliché after another? “That is how it...

Art Since the Time of Arniko

Art Since the Time of Arniko

From the early days of Arniko to the present art scene, it has been a long and colorful journey for Nepali art and artists; the artists being as colorful...

Mohkee

Mohkee

A simple head accessory worn while performing certain rituals proves yet again, how the simplest detail of Nepali life is full of meaning. There is a lot about...

There's Something About Kiwi

There's Something About Kiwi

The kiwi fruit, with its exotic taste and its newbie appeal, is more available now than before, with its cultivation proving to be good business. The winds of...

An Evening With: Kiran Manandhar

An Evening With: Kiran Manandhar

An informal evening with Kiran Manandhar, Chancellor of Nepal Academy of Fine Arts turns into a reflective and introspective journey back in time. For any Nepali painter, or...

A Village Called Self-Awareness Life and Times in Spiti Valley

When the author of A Village Called Self-Awareness taught school at the Spiti Children’s Home School Munsel-Ling, in the north Indian Himalayas a few years ago, he kept detailed notes...

The Future of History

The Future of History

Eight artists come together to try and understand the future of art . Eight artists attempted to analyze and interpret a state of mind shaped by harmonization of...

A Delectable Treat

A Delectable Treat

A unique dish prepared in very few Nepali households, Kinema is uncommon and unknown amongst people of most communities. Sapid insights into the country’s ethnic food culture help you better...

Art Vs Time

Art Vs Time

Lok Chitrakar is one of the country’s foremost Paubha painters, a respected name amongst the thinning number of artists working to preserve this ancient art form. Situated in...

The Allure of the Hills

The Allure of the Hills

Fikkal, with its tea estates, brilliant greenery and tranquility is one of the most visited destinations of eastern Nepal, liked by national as well as international tourists alike. When...

Fast Track

Fast Track

Talk of building a fast track road from the terai into Kathmandu has been going on for ever, it seems. In 1850 Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana made the historic...