An afternoon on a Hermit's verandah
A trek to one of Nepal’s last true wildernesses reveals it will remain so for a while. Vultures came swooping down from the hill to the east,...
Issue 152 | July 2014
The rain is a muse. It inspires nostalgia. It heals. It triggers expression. We asked four writers to share with us their monsoon anecdotes. Pages Byanjana...
A trek to one of Nepal’s last true wildernesses reveals it will remain so for a while. Vultures came swooping down from the hill to the east,...
The introduction of the gramophone by aristocrats in the early 20th century can be seen as the genesis of Nepal’s music industry. With vinyl records being replaced by audiocassettes, compact...
The story of Kathmandu is incomplete without the presence of the Bagmati All the great rivers of the world are awash with anecdotes; the Bagmati is no different. The...
Patan, for a long time, has been a place of refuge for the writers of these pieces. But both the writers discover a different shade of the city, a discovery...
When Hem Lama arrived in Nepal 57 years ago, tennis, which until then was a hobby, became his profession. For the last decade or so, through his tennis school, Lama...
Daal-bhaat-tarkari may be the staple food of Nepal but there’s much more to rice (bhaat) than just that. Sel roti Sel roti is a crispy, ring-shaped bread/doughnut, made from...
The latest offering from Sushma Joshi is a collection of short stories that, if nothing else, will bring your reading habit back. My relationship with books has been severly...
A glance at the new collections launched in two of Kathmandu’s favorite craft stores. Dhukuti Dhukuti’s new collection covers your home’s entire needs with selections for kids’ rooms, the...
Pencils, refill ball-point pens, sheets of paper, note pads, a desktop, or some other location on your computer filled with Microsoft WORD documents. These are the paraphernalia of...