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Issue 46 | September 2005

In High Places: Himalayan Rescue Association

While countless voluntary organizations have been helping people in need in the towns and villages across Nepal, there were none to help those with problems related to high altitude. Not...

Shopping for Souvenirs

Shopping for Souvenirs

If you were looking for souvenirs, where would you go? Thamel springs to mind. Walking along the streets of Thamel, one is oftenaccosted by hawkers selling anything from brocade purses...

A Newari House Reborn

A Newari House Reborn

Until recent times and even today in many old centers, the lifestyles of the Newars, the original inhabitants of Kathmandu valley, has remained relatively unchanged. The most distinguishable image of...

Interview with Gereon Wagener

Interview with Gereon Wagener

Gereon Wagener, a business consultant and sales trainer, took time off from his lucrative job in 1997, to reflect on his life. A life in business based entirely on monetary...

Chisel & Stone

Chisel & Stone

Legend has it that King Bhupatindra Malla was greatly impressed by the sculpture of Ugrachandi (1707 AD) and had the right hand of the sculptor cut off. However, the sculptor...