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Issue 104 | July 2010

Notebooks With Character!

M ost people live in a “white zone”... in a fog, on auto pilot, nearly unaware of what’s going on around them. Not if you’re a writer. Good...

Man in Uniform

Man in Uniform

On the western side of the Tundikhel, near the temple of Mahankal Sthan, is the elegant building of the Military Hospital. On the roof the hospital is a statue of...

Shagun of Prosperity

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An Apple a Day

An Apple a Day

The most important health-word of this age is probably ‘antioxidant’. Antioxidants negate the destructive action of free radicals (another important health-word) which are the cause of much of mankind’s health...

The Boar of Bhirkot

The Boar of Bhirkot

Wild boar are shy by nature, but when challenged they can be treacherously aggressive. Stalking them is difficult and shooting them dangerous, for they are known to retaliate swiftly if...

Nepal's Magnificent Rhododendron

Nepal's Magnificent Rhododendron

Of the over thirty species of Rhododendron in Nepal the most renowned is Rhododendron arboreum, known as Gurans in Nepali. There are extensive and magnificent Rhododendron arboreum forests throughout the...

A  Paradise for  Fruits?

A Paradise for Fruits?

“Bel pakyo kaglai harsha na bishmat” (The ripening of the bel fruit is no cause for a crow to be either happy or sad)” – so goes an old Nepali...