Table of Contents

Issue 165 | August 2015

'Nepal Will Rise': Writing Positive in the Wake of the Quake

What do writers do in a disaster? They write, and they read what others are writing. And they write more, true stories worth telling. For weeks after...

12-year Bunga Dya Jatra

12-year Bunga Dya Jatra

In-between Science and Rumors. Manab haru ko bikriti ko karan yesto bhayeko ho” (It’s all because of man’s sins on earth that the earthquake has happened) said...

Upholding Heritage

Upholding Heritage

Heritages are something we inherit from our ancestors, they are those monuments, traditions, objects, and cultures that have passed the test of time and crossed a 100 years. In such...

Lama on the run

Lama on the run

Several hundred souls have gone missing in the gorgeous Langtang valley, now left in ruins by avalanche and landslides triggered by killer quakes. A seasoned trekking guide recounts his story...

Nakhipot Urban XC

Nakhipot Urban XC

After weeks of rattling and waking up to aftershocks, cyclists have something else to look forward to - Nakhipot Urban XC Race. Mountain biking is back and ripping through...

A Heart to Help

A Heart to Help

While Pokhara remained relatively unaffected by the earthquake, the people there didn’t remain calm when the disaster hit others. When I returned to Kathmandu from Pokhara nearly...

restoring Lost Glory

The number of heritage monuments destroyed or damaged due to the April 25 Earthquake has been terrible. Restoration is the need of the hour, but artisans are in short...

Why Kasthamandap Matters

Why Kasthamandap Matters

Kasthamandap is Nepal’s heritage defined, a witness to its history and evolution as a nation for almost a thousand years— and likely more. No other traditional building in...