Table of Contents

Issue 141 | August 2013

Food and The Nepali

Food binds families, communities and Nepali society as a whole. By describing our cultural idiosyncrasies, it also defines us as a people. You know food is a large part...

Cup and Crop

Cup and Crop

How one of the most-consumed beverages in the world is transforming both urban and rural lifestyles in Nepal. When we hear the word coffee, we usually think of the...

The history of Nepali Cheese

The history of Nepali Cheese

Nepali cheese production started the same year as the first successful ascent of Everest. It’s only fitting that now in its 60th anniversary year, with the help of local and...

In pursuit of good food

In pursuit of good food

The farmer's market at Summit Hotel sells terrific organic produce and more. What it promotes might be much more important for its patrons to understand. There is a lot...

Breakfast at Yellow

Breakfast at Yellow

A new breakfast place in Lalitpur scores high on the food and its idea of sourcing the produce from small farms. The Yellow House, a new-ish Bed &...

Hajuraama knows best !

Hajuraama knows best !

Going through Nepali kitchen cupboards, you see not just food but also the ingredients of home remedies that have survived lifetimes. For a culture as old as ours, the results...

Precious Heed

Bikram Thapa lets on about his foray into the trade of gems, the trials and tribulations, insecurities and achievements and where the industry stands today. By his own admission,...

A place to call your own

A place to call your own

Family and culture is at the heart of Thagu Chhen: A Cosy Home, boutique apartments in Bhaktapur for the modern traveler. Dogs howl in the distance. The large palace...

Celebrating the Nepali Voice

Celebrating the Nepali Voice

This month, Nepalis will collectively celebrate two decades of Nepathya lending their voice to tell the ordinary Nepali’s stories I remember how we would discover that a laahure...

The Gurkha's Daughter

The Gurkha's Daughter

It is hard for a Nepali to not speak of The Gurkha’s Daughter, a collection of short stories by Indian author Prajwal Parajuly,without relating to the author’s distinctly Nepali second...

Janaka

Janaka was the title of the monarch who ruled the Videha Empire from Mithila. The seat of power of the Janakas of Mithila was the present day Janakpur. Today the...

Local Eats

Local Eats

Most people think the culture of eating out is about food. They’re partially right. Great food does not guarantee a good time (some places featured here come close to it...

Pink & Extinct

Pink & Extinct

There are many genres of books. One, for example, is the adventure story, widely acceptable. Another, somewhat more pedestrian, is the bird book, quite acceptable if you are an avid...