Table of Contents

Issue 77 | April 2008

Avoiding Clutters

Good writing has an aliveness that keeps the reader reading from one paragraph to the next, and it’s not a question of gimmicks to ‘personalize’ the author. It’s a question...

Pokhari

Pokhari

It is traditional wisdom that in order to have plenty of water for the whole year, we have to ensure that the monsoon rains are stored for as long as...

Nepalese Theater

Nepalese Theater

Malla Kings built huge open spaces around their palaces. These spaces were used as an outdoor stage to host ritualistic events which were dramatized to project the king as the...

Navaras: Pickles

Navaras: Pickles

Pickles are popular among Asians and each country and region has its own traditions and methods to make them. They serve as a flavor enhancer and they are typically eaten...

Lumbini: Buddha and the Birds

Lumbini: Buddha and the Birds

Astrange cry drew my attention to the sky. “Sarus cranes,” said naturalist Dinesh Giri, “the world’s largest flying birds.” We were sitting outside at Lumbini Buddha Gardens resort a kilometer...

Oral Health for Seniors

Oral Health for Seniors

Maintaining a good oral hygiene is a must for all ages. Seniors have few issues that, if they knew about, would help them achieve better hygiene. Here are few: ...

Out in the Wild: Holiday in Bardia

They boasted of how many tigers they bagged in the last hunt. Or rhinos and leopards,that were second choices. The highlight of a visiting dignitary’s tour of Nepal was...

A Tete-a-tete with Chandni Joshi

A Tete-a-tete with Chandni Joshi

First Impressions A warm smile welcomed me the moment I exchanged greetings with Chandni Joshi, the grace-ful Regional Program Director of UNIFEM (UN Development Fund for Women) in her New...

Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours

Immortality. Nothing has enticed kings and commoners alike than the concept of living on forever.Many a lives have been wasted, oddly, in the search for immortality. History is ripe...

Legends of Kathmand

Legends of Kathmand

Nepal’s premier folklorist, Kesar Lall, has done it again, by publishing a marvelous new collection on the Legends of Kathmandu Valley, “where every temple, idol, fountain, river or hill has...

Flute Fantasy

Flute Fantasy

Scriptures abound with the mesmerizing tales of sounds of a flute. Every being, animal or human, would follow the hypnotic sound of divinity as lord Krishna played his flute. Flutes...