Adrian Pradhan. 'Ballads'
A distinct vocal style characterizes Adrian Pradhan’s music. Acclaim for his career followed with ‘1974 AD’, a highly popular rock act of Nepal that was formed in 1994. Adrian is...
Issue 83 | October 2008
“To get started, write whatever you feel most strongly about or the part of the story you most want to write. This is your emotional trigger.” How do...
A distinct vocal style characterizes Adrian Pradhan’s music. Acclaim for his career followed with ‘1974 AD’, a highly popular rock act of Nepal that was formed in 1994. Adrian is...
It begins with an earthquake, a tremor that caught author Fred Selby unawares soon after he arrived in Kathmandu in 1960. It also ends with an earthquake, a political one...
FLUORIDE’S IMPORTANCE TO THE TEETH Enamel, the outer layer of the crown, is made of closely packed mineral crystals. Every day, minerals are lost and gained from inside the...
Situated almost in the center of the Valley, the Kathmandu Durbar Square, with its red- bricked pagoda temples and semi-European palaces, beckons history along with beauty right before one’s...
Apologies for the bizarre allusion I am about to make, but immediately after America’s 110 store World Trade Center towers were razed to the ground, the American government confidently announced...
Late one summer day a green kite soars, weaves and sways in the seamless blue sky while its proud owner, a scraggy little boy in his early teens, oblivious to...
Prem Shrestha is a devout man.Every day before he opens up for business, he buys a peda (local sweet) from a mithai pasal (sweet shop). As he opens his shop...
Along line of hospital beds occupied nearly half the corridor space at the maternity ward. Two ailing patients having to share a single bed, their anxious caretakers waiting for...
Water is the essence of life.Primarily agricultural and landlocked, Nepal’s mountain waters nourish the crop fields and assure the country’s sustenance. For generations, rivers have been the lifelines of...
With contributions from Ivan Sada & Nandita rana Foods made during festivities aren’t a mere concoction of recipe. They combine a taste of culture, a flavor of love and...
Maitidevi Temple Rarely anyone dared venture near Maitidevi temple during the day and everyone, except tantriks (shamans), invariably stayed away from the place at night. Dense, thorny bushes separated it...
Your parade-sore feet ache less when you look up to see warm eyes upon you from the windows of the roadside houses; when you look ahead to see the pinnacles...