Blazing a trail to the top
Photo Courtesy: Thamserku Trekking When Pasang Lhamu Sherpa scaled the summit of Mt. Everest in 1993, it was a triumph for Nepali women. Since then 23 others...
Issue 149 | April 2014
As we welcome the new year, let us take time to rewind the year 2070 and celebrate it for the discoveries made, achievements reached and the events that positively affected...
Photo Courtesy: Thamserku Trekking When Pasang Lhamu Sherpa scaled the summit of Mt. Everest in 1993, it was a triumph for Nepali women. Since then 23 others...
Soha Ebrahimzandi and Somaye Farhan, the Iranian cyclist-photographer duo, are pedaling their way around the world, sharing their secret to fulfilling dreams. Nepal is one of their stops. ...
An ancient center of learning flourishes in a new location. The mass exodus from Tibet, following the 14th Dalai Lama’s escape, was like a tide that washed...
Bottles To Beads, a pilot project, hopes to empower Nepalese women by transforming junk into jewelry It’s a woman’s world at the Bottles To Beads workshop, located...
Joy Source Mountain Resort at Lamagaun in Pharphing is a delightful getaway comprising of two charming cottages. But perhaps more important than what is inside is what’s around it –...
Displaying a growing appreciation for local artwork, several of Kathmandu’s popular eateries are doubling as art spaces. These restaurants do not just satisfy hunger, they are also places where art...
45 days after my father departed, I was standing on the rubble of the dismantled Hotel Ambassador in Lazimpat, wearing my Barkhi (mourning) attire, when I noticed an elderly gentleman,...
It seems as though the characters in Prawin Adhikari’s debut collection The Vanishing Act have conspired to stay with us. Without much sound, they burrow deep into the folds of...
By March 2015, traffic along the Banepa-Sindhuli-Bardibas Highway is going to go up exponentially. The highway, which is being engineered in great detail, still has about 30 km left to...
The lost art of handwriting is one of the few ways we can uniquely express ourselves... Handwriting allows us to be artists and individuals during a time when we often...
Genuine Tibetan carpets, for visitors to Nepal, are as intriguing as they are in demand. But often overlooked is the hard work that goes into the production of a single...