Amidst its Books and History, a Present Library Evokes the Past
While Thamel has evolved from a quiet urban neighborhood into a hustling bustling tourist center, this particular place has remained an peaceful haven just steps from the heart...
Issue 215 | October 2019
When we talk about works of art, they are usually self-expressions or statement made by the artist. As for the works of Hari Prasad Sharma, what I’ve observed...
While Thamel has evolved from a quiet urban neighborhood into a hustling bustling tourist center, this particular place has remained an peaceful haven just steps from the heart...
Feeling stressed out, irritable, fatigued, or managing a chronic health issue? Feel like you have tried everything? Or just really need some time out and a great massage?...
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle is an essential aspect of every trek in Nepal. Are we really going to Nepal? Will the flight take off? Will we be healthy? Will...
With Nepal gearing up for Visit Nepal 2020, preparations are going at a rapid pace. An important agenda undertaken by the government to promote the Nepali tourism sector,...
In only a few short months, Visit Nepal Year 2020 will begin. This much-anticipated tourism push has got a lot of people in the business working hard and looking forward...
The nostalgic view of the person who comes to Nepal is a young, energetic backpacker, who is eager to trek the high altitudes of the Himalaya, likes to...
Sometimes, come the weekend or in the middle of a busy week, one feels the need to get away from it all and have a little change of scene....
Bangdel’s ‘Struggle for Democracy’ (1991) Three decades ago, at the time of the 1990 Jana Andolan, Nepal’s ‘People’s Movement’ for Democracy, Lain Singh Bangdel was inspired to...
Paper lanterns diffuse yellow lighting and spread the glow in all directions, making the hall warm. Covers of journals are dyed and decorated differently, beneath which are well-cut...
One of the few places in the world where Tibetan Buddhist culture is abundantly accessible, Boudhanath Stupa is also one of Nepal’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The streets around the...
Nepal is known to the world as the country of festivals, with nearly half of the yearly calendar filled up by major and minor ones ranging from regionally celebrated...
Wandering around the historic Patan Durbar square, I decided to seek some peace in the comparatively quiet walls of the Patan Museum. A stunning display of Newari architecture...
During the reign of the Rana Prime Ministers who ruled over the country until 1950, the country was closed off to foreign visitors; even the Everest expeditions approached the mountain...
As a first time visitor, Nepal’s festivals are so intriguing. Back in the UK there’s only really one national holiday and even that’s a very short and private...
“Hajur-aama ko haath ko khana,” a heavenly taste that makes your taste buds almost burst with joy is something that each and every one of us has experienced....
I’ve always belie ved if you find a niche you can make it happen. Unfortunately I personally have not found this ‘niche,’ but if you look around you...
Having spent a few weeks backpacking around Nepal, including three weeks in rural Helambu sleeping on wooden slats, I decided it was time to splash out and stay...