Table of Contents

Issue 80 | July 2008

New Nepal, New Voices

You may have wondered, as I did, why there are so few anthologies of fiction fromNepali writers writing in English. After all, by now we have a substantial pool of...

Orthodontics

Orthodontics

What is orthodontics? Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dental and facial irregularities (malocclusion). It generally involves the use of such...

Music for Quietness

Music for Quietness

Prem Rana ‘Autari’ began his musical journey as a classical flutist at an early age. He was 12 when he traveled to India to train under the guidance of renowned...

Animal Rights and Reverence

Animal Rights and Reverence

Animal activists will run out of business if people strictly follow the edicts laid down in Hinduism on the way animals should be treated. The sacrifice killings in and around...

Wildlife Conservation Nepal

Last year, Wildlife Conservation Nepal (WCN) helped capture 32 poachers from different parts of the country. “Imagine the extent of damage these people could have inflicted were they still...

A World Beneath Our World

A World Beneath Our World

Caving is a recreational sport that brings people into a world be neath ground, filled with many fascinating geological formations so unique that it seems like a whole new realm...

Vamana

Vamana

One of the greatest weaknesses many humans have is that we tend to judge others by their outward appearance—the expensive jewelry they wear, the ay they dress or, these days,...

Nepal's Wildlife

Nepal's Wildlife

Nepal is a country of abundance, in many ways. Its bountifulness is reflected in things that are small and big, high and low, accessible and remote, all of which are...

The Lore of the Jungle

The Lore of the Jungle

During the 1970s and ’80s the Nepali conservationist, Hemanta Mishra, and his colleagues worked tirelessly in Chitwan National Park to save rhinos and tigers from extinction. Three excerpts, slightly adapted...

Rato Matsyendranath

Rato Matsyendranath

There’s going to be a riot on the streets today. The roads are go ing to be teeming with people. Public transport commuters will be stranded. Hundreds will be marooned....

Beyond the Riot of RGB

Reality is an inescapable element of life. No matter what and where, no soul can escape a bitter truth. The differences in people, their values, traditions and circumstances breed separate...