Spilled-Ink
Change happens. We’re here early.This column on writing in Nepal was scheduled to begin next month. But, well..., here goes. I usually write in the comfort of my...
Issue 73 | December 2007
It was a strange night. I had been assigned to attend a classical music concert. Deadline pressures were catching hold of me and I felt a few hours off...
Change happens. We’re here early.This column on writing in Nepal was scheduled to begin next month. But, well..., here goes. I usually write in the comfort of my...
It was a strange night. I had been assigned to attend a classical music concert. Deadline pressures were catching hold of me and I felt a few hours...
During the marvelous autumn months,Kathmandu is alive with the pageantry of festivities, including the Festival of Lights, Deepawali (Tihar). This beautiful festival is celebrated for five days while people give...
There’s an explanation for everything! I recently overheard a visitor asking Dilendra Shrestha of Patan why there was a stone bull outside the Ganesh temple. “Shouldn’t it be a...
Somebody once said: “Do things wholeheartedly”. I found it happening while standing in the corridor amongst passionate musicians and teachers of this school. Yes, a music school, the Kathmandu Jazz...
Among Newars it is believed that those who have passed the age of 77 years and seven months are no longer mere mortals, but are becoming dyas, gods. What...
When in doubt, know who you are and the reason for your existence. “Have the qualities of salt, light and yeast”, began Elder Dr Mangal Man Maharjan on occasion...
Himalayan Mountain Cults is a richly crafted study of Tamang religion in the hills of Nepal, by anthropologist Gabriele Tautscher. It is a book about ancient rituals in the mountains...
If you have diabetes, you know the disease can harm your eyes, nerves, kidneys, heart and many other important systems in your body. Did you know that it can also...
Winter’s quite something else. Granted it gets you lazy and fat and as the days become shorter, it also brings the couch potato side of you out of...
“How was it decided that my vocation was to be that of an Indianist? Partly by chance, as it so often happens, and perhaps also for deeper reasons...” So...
Are you in the market for quality books on Asia? Check out Bangkok’s Orchid Books. Sure, many Asian titles are available in Nepal—at Vajra Books (Jyatha),Mandala Bookpoint (Kantipath), saraswoti...
Nepalese live all over the world, in large numbers. They are found in the thousands coast to coast in the USA, as well as in England, Germany and other European...
Photo.Circle is a concept, a group of like-minded photographers, and a physical space to create, share and learn. It was begun by three people who set out to organize...