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Issue 58 | September 2006

We Have a Rich Culture

Dr. Chandra P. Gurung is the Country Representative for WWF Nepal and hails from Sikles Village in Kaski District. His expertise includes eco-tourism, sustainable development, integrated conservation and development, and...

Climbling Walls: Learning the Ropes

Climbling Walls: Learning the Ropes

Climbing walls are ideal tools for novice climbers to learn the skill in a safe environment before graduating to seemingly more dangerous rock/mountain climbing. Besides being a recreational activity, wall...

Teen Dewal

Teen Dewal

Along the banks of the Bagmati River there are numerous temples and monuments that carry the history of Nepal and remind us of legends from days gone by. One of...

Traveling Light Tourists on Wheels

It was love at first sight for Marlous Van Der Veen and Steven Groothuismink when they met during a volunteering stint at a children’s summer camp in their native Netherlands....

''Harmony Sculpture Symposium 2006

''Harmony Sculpture Symposium 2006

Celebrating 50 years of Nepal Japan Diplomatic relations a sculpture symposium was organized at the NAFA grounds in Naxal. “Harmony” Sculpture Symposium was a 21-day program involving 21 sculptors...

Raksha Nepal

Raksha Nepal

Menuka Thapa is the president of two-year old ‘Raksha Nepal’, a social service organization that focuses on the plight of girls working in massage parlors in the Valley....

Born to Dance From Folk to Charya

Born to Dance From Folk to Charya

Their dancing lessons began even before they reached their teens. It was a time when Charya dances were confined to temples, where it was performed in complete secrecy under the...