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Issue 26 | January 2004

Buddham Sharanam Gacchami: Bharat Nepali, Mana Rai Nakarmi, Pancha Maharjan, and Mahdu Gurung

Bharat Nepali, who was born in the ancient town of Bhaktapur has painted the grand Newari heritage of Kathmandu valley in his soulful play of sarangi – the Nepali fiddle...

Minting Money & Monuments

Minting Money & Monuments

The Mahabouddha temple in Patan is unique for many reasons, not least of which is that it is a Buddhist shrine made in the sikhara style constructed from terracotta. In...

Life in a Click

Life in a Click

The Art of photography has blossomed relatively late in Nepal. It began in the 1860s as the ruling Ranas learned of the new medium and desired portraits and...

Devghat Confluence of Tranquility

Devghat Confluence of Tranquility

About 140 km south-west of Kathmandu, the tumultuous Kali Gandaki and emerald Trisuli Riv-ers merge to form the broad, shimmering Narayani River - and the ground for a sacred, astonishingly...

The Return of the Tattoo

The Return of the Tattoo

Shearie, a young woman who works in a restaurant in the hub of the city, longs to tattoo her body. She wants to look more beautiful, sexy and rebellious. “It...

Where The Rivers Flow

Where The Rivers Flow

Ramman Pode, 65, a priest at Chamunda Temple in Kumbeshwor, remembers the heyday of the Bagmati River, when people from all walks of life used to visit nearby Sankhamul to...

Insights into the World

Insights into the World

For the film buffs of Kathmandu, on the third Sunday of every month, the Inter Cultural Film Society (ICFS) provides a fascinating glimpse into a different culture, using the medium...