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Issue 117 | August 2011

The karmic-yogi and the spiritual retreater

“In today’s world, man is very busy, worrying about many things: bills, work, money, love, family, tax, politics and more. Where is there space for God, in all of this?...

Ninety-one and still going strong!

Ninety-one and still going strong!

Satya Mohan Joshi is not any ordinary grandfather; he is a man who has garnered respect as to make any national leader envious. Satya Mohan however, is certainly no politician....

Bombo

Bombo

Shamanism finds contemporary significance in the lives of Nepal’s far-flung villages A man by the name of Tej Bahadur Yonjan lives in the village of Karthali in Sindhupalchowk district. For...

Passionate visions

Passionate visions

Crafting worlds and weaving realities, Franz-Christoph imagines a prosperous future for Nepal. A resident of Swayambunath, Franz-Christoph’s grey-green Germanic eyes sparkle with intensity as he speaks. Weaving a vision of...

To a Mountain in Tibet

This is a great read. To a Mountain in Tibet is Colin Thubron’s remarkable account of a pilgrimage trek through west Nepal and Tibet to Mount Kailas. The book has...

Legends of the beheaded king

Legends of the beheaded king

Kathmandu’s fables are as varied as its people and their cultures. Colonel Kirkpatrick, believed to be the first Englishman to visit Kathmandu valley in the 18th century had written that,...

Made in Nepal

Made in Nepal

Sun, sweat and dehydration; summer’s here! There’s juices in bloody red, orange, pink, green and many more colors that we can choose from to quench that seemingly insatiable summer thirst....

Stranger than fiction

Stranger than fiction

A man of multiple facets, Donato has seemingly checked most of the items on every man’s bucket list. I sit on a cold apartment floor, sharing it with the bones...

As wild  as it gets

As wild as it gets

If it’s a true Nepali mountain adventure you’re after, then look no further than Jumla. Far-flung and un-spoilt, white mountains fill the skyline behind Jumla’s main bazaar, greeting you as...

Sacred serpents

Sacred serpents

The Naga or sacred serpents are an integral part of Kathmandu everyday culture and life. Naga Panchami, which falls on August 4 this year, is dedicated to the serpents of...