Bhaat Khanu Bhayo?
In France they will say, ‘Comment ca va?’ and in most English speaking countries the common mode of greeting is, ‘How are you?’ Here in Nepal, people are more likely...
Issue 109 | December 2010
Rice planting is tough business. First, seedlings are grown in small patches. As soon as the previous paddy is harvested, the men arrive with their ox. They wade behind the...
In France they will say, ‘Comment ca va?’ and in most English speaking countries the common mode of greeting is, ‘How are you?’ Here in Nepal, people are more likely...
The vehicle swept smoothly along the winding mountain road. The muted hum of the engine reassured me. The power, grace and attention to detail expended while crafting the vehicle filled...
He is 26.4in (67.08cm) tall (short?) and weighs 6.5kg (13lb). He was only 600gm at birth and according to his mother, “It was like watching a newly hatched chick fresh...
No cookbook or well-used recipe notes sit on the kitchen table at Lochana’s house where I am celebrating Dashain with the family. There are no instructions or guidelines and no...
W ithout being disparaging, allow me to quote an old Nepali saying - Brahmins are spoiled due to indulgence, and Newars, due to too much of feasting. How far it...
Most tourists that pass through the Kathmandu Valley have likely made a visit to the urban centers of Patan and Bhaktapur. Guidebooks and travel literature are packed with information on...
While strolling through the paths, shops and restaurants in whitewashed Babar Mahal Revisited, it’s easy to forget that it’s 2010. There are strikingly green palm trees set against white walls,...
There had been an animal sacrifice. The priest called in by the family had worshipped the buffalo in front of the shrine of the gods, smearing the head with vermillion...
Paisa dekhe pachhi Mahadev ko pani tinnetra khulchha.” The popular saying in Nepali translated into English reads something like: Even Lord Shiva’s third eye cannot resist the sight of money....
Riku Pradhan is a hotel management graduate from the Indian Institute of Business Management, Patna, India. He started his career as a manager of the very famous Bhanchha Ghar restaurant...
Winning thousands of hearts through their beautiful songs, Nepathya has been a trendsetter in the field of music for the last 19 years. Blending folk melodies into youth-friendly pop and...
"One cannot have too many good bird books” (RALPH HOFFMANN, 1927) Before I first came to Nepal, I asked the ornithologist S. Dillon Ripley of the Smithsonian Institution...
At the heart of ancient Kathmandu city is a temple that is dedicated to the full (purna) pot of grains (anna). No one can really tell us how old this...