Table of Contents

Issue 81 | August 2008

On Being a Writer

So you’re thinking of being a writer? Do you have what it takes? Being a writer is not easy. Making a living at it is hard, here in Nepal or...

Dentures

Dentures

Many people have a worsening teeth condition with no long term future and don’t know what is going to happen when they ultimately loose their teeth. One of the oldest...

The Organic Village: Going Organic

The Organic Village: Going Organic

The traditional farming methods were the same. There weren’t technologies to support the production of chemical fertilizers, pesticides or growth hormones and other sophistications we use in the modern...

Nepal's Herbarium

When you tumble on anunfamiliar plant species in Nepal, where do you go to find out its taxonomy? Either the UK or Japan! That’s where you go or send a...

The Intrepid Rafters of Koshi

The Intrepid Rafters of Koshi

For Dan Bahadur Rai, better known as ‘Beni Kanchha’ of Mai Beni village in Bhojpur District, that October day began like any other. Kanchha and his mates Nabin Rai and...

All Things Japanese

All Things Japanese

I have lived ten years of my life in Hetauda, Makwanpur District, which is enough to make me an expert in growing maize. Each year, everyone in my small town...

The Japanese Art of Ikebana

The Japanese Art of Ikebana

Flowers have been a favorite subject of artists, poets, writers and philosophers for cen- turies. The celebrated works of William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (also known as...

Stilled Souls

Stilled Souls

Belief in higher power and divinity is integral to human nature. Prayers and worships performed with hopes of prosperity and strength to move forward are symbol of devotion. A typical...