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A dying tradition of weaving rice sheaves into beautiful art forms I vividly remember the old days, when there were no threshers and the harvested rice had to be...

Purnima was running out of food, water, and oxygen. Out of the four cylinders she had carried, only two remained. On top of that, she had menstrual cramps,...

Why do writers write? And what’s the value a good story or book? The answers are as varied as the weather! Writing comes in many forms-fiction, nonfiction,...

The festival of Tihar heralds winter, colorfully lighting up the skyline of cities and villages of Nepal. The upcoming festival is much awaited by all Nepalis. It is mostly remembered...

One of the latest, and biggest, attractions to the hub of tourism in the capital is a spacious complex that is blessed with adequate parking space, a definite boon to...

Trekking the eastern region has been nothing short of pushing my limits. It has by no means been an easy feat, but as Fred De Vito once said, “But if...

Patan is believed to have been made in the third century BC by the Kirant dynasty, who despite their rule of 1225 years did not leave any remarkable...

This is for all of you lazybones out there. There are quite a few interesting places in and around this magical valley that are far from the maddening crowd, yet...

During the early 2000s, I had the opportunity to listen to a Nepalese UN official give a talk at the UN building in New York, during an occasion which I...

My early encounters with Bhutanese and Tibetan food were at the Dechenling Garden Restaurant, in Tridevi Marg. There, surrounded by delightful greenery, was where I first tasted crispy shabaley, thenthuk...

What struck me about the Taleju Bhawani myth was the dream. According to oral mythology, much retold, King Jaya Prakash Malla used to play dice with the Taleju Bhawani....