Observations on the Language of the 21st Century
The other week I went for my regular-ish Saturday visit to a Shiva temple near the Bagmati River for music and puja. All in all the celebrations lasted about three...
Issue 95 | October 2009
Do not lose control even when provoked. If you do, you might hit out and that could be very dangerous. You could end up killing somebody,” declared ...
The other week I went for my regular-ish Saturday visit to a Shiva temple near the Bagmati River for music and puja. All in all the celebrations lasted about three...
We had already been walk-ing for 12 days when we arrived at the village of Dho Tarap. Having started our journey from Beni (in Myagdi District), we had walked across...
Miranda, 12, speaks fluent Nepali and she’ll tell you that one of her best childhood memories is the elephant bathing and jungle safari she did in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park....
Like so many other people around the world my childhood was spent running through the countryside with friends, playing in fields, pretending to be soldiers, cops and robbers or cowboys...
When my daughter was four I decided to put her in a school. Galaxy Public School had just been established near my place in the Gyaneswar area so I...
Sudeep, a 14 year old boy just back from school approached Durga Mainali, and spoke a few words that were inaudible to me because of the noise of the...
When people think of studying abroad they think of change, oppor-tunity and a better life. I started that experience at the age of five, and being in a new place...
Dashain is the single most important Hindu festival in Nepal. It is celebrated across the country, a joyous time when people travel great distances to reunite as families. The weather...
A for apple, B for ball, C for cat, D for dog... Put your ear against any kindergarten door in Nepal and you will hear the unified voice...
Asha Maya is probably more than 80 years old. People re-fer to her as “Laati Budhi” (that is, elderly woman who cannot speak). She lives in the decrepit Yukta Jayalaxmi...
You can grunt and heave, sweat and strain, wear yourself out, and unless you simply forget about it and step up, you won’t even get off the ground. (Mike Borghoff,...
A blending of Nepali folk and world music, ‘The Music Makers of Nepal’ features some of the most accomplished musicians in the country. Though it first started as an instrumental...
Where Rivers Meet is a ‘must read’ for anyone interested in northern Nepal, Tibet, Tibetan refugees, border communities, Himalayan anthropology, trans-Himalayan trade, mountain village life, or adventure travels. Where Rivers...