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Issue 29 | April 2004

Jazzmandu 2004

Putting Kathmandu on the International Jazz Circuit Kathmandu Jazz Festival 2004, the biggest in its series, brought together not only musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds but also lovers of music,...

The Chariots of The Gods

The Chariots of The Gods

“Stand away from the square so when the brick throwing begins you won’t get hurt” Dr. Wegner told me days before the Bisket Jatra was to begin in Bhaktapur. Dr....

Journey to Buddha Land

Journey to Buddha Land

Nepal is trumpeted as being the birthplace of Lord Buddha, yet Lumbini is usually a dis- tant fifth after Kathmandu, Pokhara/Annapurna region, Solu Khumbu and Chitwan on most lists of...

Lokta: Paper of the Future

Lokta: Paper of the Future

The strength of the Lokta paper can also be discerned from the way it is dyed. “Unlike ordinary paper, Lokta paper is just immersed into color dyes, which shows that...