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Issue 129 | August 2012

Back and better

The CIM Returnees project is helping avert some of the brain drain that is stunting Nepal’s development. Brain drain or brain gain: In some ways Nepal suffers from brain drain...

Darshan Rauniyar

Darshan Rauniyar

A Nepali makes his mark in American politics Last month, the Snohomish County Democrats and the 44th Legislative District Democrats of Washington State, USA, formally endorsed one of the seven...

Postcards from the past

Postcards from the past

The work of one of Nepal’s earliest professional photographers remains a vital link into the country’s history. Watching Mukunda Shrestha’s photos is like opening a door into a Nepal...

Challenging  the compass

Challenging the compass

Tally Ho! My oldest friend flew from New Zealand, as I organized two vintage Classic 350cc Enfield Bullet motorcycles. We set out to travel Nepal’s eastern to western borders, divided...

Art and city

Art and city

Art

With a focus on creating dialogue, various institutions tie up to organize a three-day event focused on bringing art and culture to the public spaces of Kathmandu. Interactive Mapping and...

Why Nepal went unconquered

Why Nepal went unconquered

Down south in the Tarai is a reason the capital city and the country went unconquered for centuries. A wet slippery mountain road transported me towards the Tarai town...

Base Camp Town

Chisapani is not the most spectacular destination, but it’s a good substitute. After half a day’s walk from Sundarijal, the houses of Chisapani appear. Chisapani is on one of...

Two Asian Artists in Paris

Two Asian Artists in Paris

Nepal’s Bangdel encounters Indonesia’s Affandi Lain Singh Bangdel (1919-2002) was a well known litterateur and artist in Kathmandu from the 1960s onward. He was Nepal’s first modernist painter. He also...

Crafted in Karnali

Crafted in Karnali

Fair trade NGOs are craft shops are helping preserve a carpet weaving culture in Jumla and as a result uplifting their lifestyles. You can tell where you are in...

Corruption

Corruption

Trust is such a sought after and yet elusive commodity. When we get into a taxi, we do not sign a contract. The understanding is that you will get to...