55 Windows or Wives
On a recent visit to the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, we overheard a local “guide” tell the “not so impressed” tourist that the king who built the fifty five window palace...
Issue 136 | March 2013
Every so often werun across something that brings us up short, persuades us to stop and think, to reconsider, while putting off for later what we really should be doing...
On a recent visit to the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, we overheard a local “guide” tell the “not so impressed” tourist that the king who built the fifty five window palace...
Uprooting and re-rooting in and to different cultures, what kind of experiences do second generation expatriates have? I was born on May 23, 1985 at Patan Hospital. It was a...
Equipped with Parmesan Cheese and salame, an Italian ventures out to soak in the mud, sweat and isolation of Manang. Being the first Enfielder to reach Chame VDC had been...
Comparing the Andes and the Nepali Himalaya brings up intriguing commanalities between the two mountainous regions. Having lived in the Himalayas for over ten years, in the ‘winter’...
The efforts of a few instrumental people have gone a long way in preserving the national parks and wildlife of the country. In 1973, the National Parks and Wildlife...
When road-building along The Annapurna Circuit (aka, The Apple Pie Circuit) began seven years ago, the widespread prediction was the days were numbered for this world famous trek. Ironically, the...
The far western hills of Nepal were popular once as the birthplace of the Maoist revolution. Today they make up a new, intriguing trekking trail that weaves around the landmark...
Few places have salvaged their character in the face of development as successfully as Marpha. The road that has changed every place it passes through in Mustang has been made...
On January 30, the Cultural Studies Group of Nepal (CSGN) organized its first monthly lecture of 2013 at the Shanker Hotel. The topic was alluring: Archaeological work in Lumbini, the...
Whenever one thinks of ancient Nepal and Nepalese in pictures, images surrounding royals and the Ranas immediately springs to mind. The images of these elite minority cannot be representative of...
Ithaca is a small town. In the winter, there’s really not much to do but to stay inside and work on things. For artists and musicians, it’s a good thing,...