The legacy of Daya Bir Singh Kansakar
The first blood donor of the country, Daya Bir Singh Kansakar pioneered the institution of social work in Nepal. The beginning of most extraordinary happenings in the world is...
Issue 119 | October 2011
It’s been called “trekking’s holy grail” — the longest, highest, and (in places) hardest alpine trail in the world... The Great Himalaya Trail — the ‘GHT’ — traverses...
The first blood donor of the country, Daya Bir Singh Kansakar pioneered the institution of social work in Nepal. The beginning of most extraordinary happenings in the world is...
When you take a writing course at school or online, or join a writing workshop, you’re often assigned ‘writing prompts’. These are topics to briefly arouse your creativity, as practice....
The President of Momgolia and the President of NMA make diplomatic history by summitting Mongolia’s highest peak. Oh Mongolia! The nomadic lifestyle, the grasslands, the horses – the place,...
The numerous languages of Nepal are but different colors that paint a more vibrant picture of modern Nepal. The Nepal Census 2001 showed that the country had 11 million native...
The founding fathers and heroes of Nepalese conservationism It was a warm bright Septembers day, back in 2006; hopes and spirits were jubilant amongst the 24 faithful and distinguished passengers...
There are several excellent Nepal trekking guidebooks on the market. Here’s one of the newest and best, a specialty guidebook for the trek-of-all-treks — The Great Himalaya Trail, or ‘GHT’....
Localized mosaic art finds a new significance in the Nepali art scene. The colorfully patterned floor in my aunt’s house is a mosaic; I knew that without actually knowing it....
You might think you have seen all that Kathmandu has to offer. But have you really seen all of it? They say there are treasures in every corner of Kathmandu....
Modern day architecture in Nepal increasingly looks to the past for inspiration What goes around comes around. Nowhere is the adage more clearly seen than, everywhere? From clothing to music,...
Maybe its literal counterpart had something to do with how the word “honey” became a popular term of endearment. The best things in life are free. Honey was probably meant...
The best things about Sandakhpu, the highest point in Ilam are the journey and the people you meet on the way. Pemba is a young man of about thirty but...
The Chusya Baha is located at the end of a lane west of Kantipath and was built by Gunajyoti Bajracharya of Dhokha Baha. He was a trader whose business took...