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Issue 155 | October 2014

A Close Community

For Israeli and Jewish travelers in Nepal, Kathmandu’s Chabad House is a home away from home. As Nepal prepares to celebrate the annual Dashain festival, a small,...

The Eight Cornered Gift

The Eight Cornered Gift

The three Durbar Squares of the Kathmandu Valley captivate with the richness of their architectural heritage. But those who know what they were like before the 1934 earthquake also feel...

The Lost God of Kathmandu

The Lost God of Kathmandu

Hanuman has been a benevolent figure in all our lives and as ethereal as the open sky. However, there lies a deeper layer that we uncover with this issue; one...

Why Do We Write?

Why Do We Write?

Write for yourself and not for others” was the advice I was given as a new writer. Writers are sometimes told that when they are starting out. When I heard...

Lost Amid the Bustle

Lost Amid the Bustle

Unearthing “Lodging Path” and its fading stories Just like ink on paper, everything eventually fades with time. Stories lose their meaning and legends are long forgotten. Yet...

Pledge of the Khay:

Pledge of the Khay:

Unearthing the forgotten lore behind an ubiquitous ritual. I remember squeezing into the little space in a small room where our family Aagan Dya was being worshipped during Dashain....