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Issue 142 | September 2013

Kutumba: The whole world is one

“Hami Kutumba! Nepal ma painey lok baja bajaunchau – geet gaudainum.” A dingy looking hairless dog wagging its skinny tail welcomed me to Kutumba’s somewhat messy practice room. The...

Monsoon Everywhere

Monsoon Everywhere

Gautama Vajracharya says the art of India and Nepal is a representation of the monsoon. All I knew about the man I had come to interview was that he...

The Five-Year Animal Sacrifice

The Five-Year Animal Sacrifice

On the trail of the largest anumal sacrifice-festival in the world In 2009, the Gadhi Mai tmeple at Bariyarpur, about 150km southeast of Kathmandu hogged national and regional newspaper...

Walla, Walla, Pulukishi

Walla, Walla, Pulukishi

With the harvest season coming to an end, we celebrate what some would call the biggest street festival of Kathmandu. Here I was, a ball of fear and excitement,...

Kumari Puja Women on Top

Kumari Puja Women on Top

Kumari Puja literally means worship of the virgin. And that is all there is to it – to the casual onlooker. If one looks deeper, however, one will find a...

The Red Parade

The Red Parade

Where once beauty defined itself, today it is being defined. Everything in this world unfolds a story; you just need to look closer. The story that I am going...

The many colours of art

The latest art event by foreign artists in Bindu - a space for artists shows how art is getting more personal and more global On the 10th of July,...

Prithvi Highway

Prithvi Highway

The Prithvi Highway connects Kathmandu with Pokhara, a city popular for the Phewa Lake and the amazing view of the great Annapurna Himalaya range. While Pokhara is a beautiful and...

Sailing to Heaven

Sailing to Heaven

“Sailing to Heaven” portrays a former sailboat captain’s experiences and the trials he endures during his summit attempt of Mount Makalu. I’m not a mountaineer, nor do I ever...

An odd spot in Thamel

An odd spot in Thamel

A traditional home turned restaurant has helped preserve and promote Kathmandu’s architectual and gastronomical heritage. Don’t be misled by the name! Although located in a tourist hub awash with...