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Issue 121 | December 2011

Mustang's Chyungsi Rangchung Cave Monastery

While trekking in upper Mustang recently, Joe Whittington (our guest essayist), with four other trekkers and a guide, set off to see the remarkable Chyungsi Rangchung Cave Monastery (Gompa)....

Feast of love

Feast of love

A sneak peek into celebrating Christmas and all that it entails for Nepali Christians I believe we all have our own versions of this very special festival that is celebrated...

A thousand words

A thousand words

Popular cartoonist Rabin Sayami says a lot and then some with his satitical sketches Soft spoken and calmly humorous, followed by a satirical smile, is one way to describe...

A big, fat, Newari Nakhatya

A big, fat, Newari Nakhatya

A Newar get together follows every major Kathmandu festival, bringing together extended families for a gala time. Every Nepali autumn, during and for the festivals of Dashain and Tihar, thousands...

A bond of a lifetime

Friends promise on being with each other forever. What if they do? In an age when making a friend is just a click away, when you can “follow”...

The Timboor Trail

The Timboor Trail

Rediscovering Timboor in it’s truest form The half an hour flight to Lukla seemed like ages, as I tried to hold on to dear life. I was on the verge...

Kailashnath Mahadev

Kailashnath Mahadev

The ever-radiant and tallest statue of the imperishable Lord Shiva. A backdrop of lush green and high up on a hill top, stands the tallest Shiva sculpture in the...

The Valley Rim

The Valley Rim

As the rains have helped clear the dirty sky of dust and smoke in post monsoon Kathmandu, one should go to the roof top and look around the Kathmandu valley....

The history of hospitality

The history of hospitality

A walk down memory lane with Nepal’s pioneering hoteliers provides a peek into the early days of Nepal’s hospitality industry. We are greeted by a brown Alsatian rushing down the...