Culture

Photo Credit: Chandra S. Magar Dambar Kumari was a rebel who did not want the comfort of palaces and the life of a princess....

As you drive along the winding roads that lead you to the gates to Gokarna Forest Resort, its hard to miss the acres and acres of forest covered hills surrounding...

Nepal is a country endowed with a rich cultural heritage and this is a fact known to all of us. But Amrit Ratna Shakya, wants the whole world...

Cultural objects in the form of art, manuscripts, coins, statues, paintings and even traditional buildings have fascinated mankind, with respect to the creativity, skill and technology of their ancestors. Throughout...

As we entered the Maya Devi Temple complex in Lumbini, I could hear the murmur of tourists although the area is a silence zone. At a distance, three...

On the way to Swyombhunath Stupa, opposite the army hospital in Chauni, is an old Rana period durbar that has been the repository of Nepal’s history for the...

The buildings were propped up by slanted wooden pillars. What once must have been its mighty walls now were in a dilapidated state. In my mind, it resembled...

Synopsis: A wonderful exhibit brings together Finland and Nepal via the work of young and talented local artists. by Evangeline Neve The lovely seating spaces between...

This beautiful, historic palace celebrate twenty years of its new life as a museum, and is worth a visit today as much as ever! Born out of...

The Dynamic Lure of Learning Chinese Just as English is a global language today, Chinese, too, is surely on its way to becoming one. It is...

The Nava Durgas Among the countless number of deities in the Hindu pantheon, the mother goddesses are a class apart. Dashain, the greatest festival of Hindus...

Raise it Up, Let’s Build it Again Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking at length with Mani Lama, a descendent of the original Chinia...