Trekking the Marsyangdi River Gorge
When you hike the popular ‘Annapurna Circuit’ or the ‘Manaslu Circuit’ you pass through the wild Marsyangdi river gorge. While most trekking stories describe the whole long circuit tour, the...
Issue 130 | September 2012
In the privacy of our minds, we all talk to ourselves - an inner monologue that might seem rather pointless... But the act of giving ourselves mental messages can help...
When you hike the popular ‘Annapurna Circuit’ or the ‘Manaslu Circuit’ you pass through the wild Marsyangdi river gorge. While most trekking stories describe the whole long circuit tour, the...
“No rest is as good as the one that comes after an endeavor. No accomplishment is as satisfying as one that contained doubt. And no courage is as great as...
Wednesday mornings, Simrik Atelier is a hive of activity. Students of the fine arts fill the studio and sample a painting style developed and adapted over centuries in the Kathmandu...
The search for ‘Himalayan Gold’ taxes body and soul. But if you collect enough yarsagumba, and if not harvested to extinction, it’s a money maker! Yarsagumba is the high...
Girl Trafficking and Child Labor in Nepal is an astounding and disturbing book. But more importantly, it is also a book full of inspiration and hope. The focus is Nepal’s...
The omnipresent yet overlooked grandeur of the stairway to the heavens My first glimpse of Pashupatinath is similar to my first glimpse of my mother. I don’t remember either. I...
A year ahead of time, Film South Asia is gearing up for its 9th film festival, celebrating the storytelling abilities and voices of South Asian filmmakers. FSA began in...
A student of traditional Nepali arts produces a fusion of paubha and metal craft that has the art community divided We need to locate ourselves within our culture and...
Chyasal is the locale for mythological as well as historical events. When my friend and I approached a group of locals in Chyasal, an old locality north of...