5 things to do in Nepal
1. Sari If you’re a woman and are invited somewhere traditional, a sari is the way to go. From cotton to silk to chiffon to fancy embroidery, there’s something...
Issue 206 | January 2019
Glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF): “As glaciers retreat, lakes commonly form behind the newly exposed terminal moraine. The rapid accumulation of water in these lakes can lead to...
1. Sari If you’re a woman and are invited somewhere traditional, a sari is the way to go. From cotton to silk to chiffon to fancy embroidery, there’s something...
Patan Durbar Museum, for me, has always been a gateway to travel to the glorious ancient times of Nepal. Being surrounded by the national treasure of art and architecture of...
Born on the Mediterranean side of the world, Mira Arad was named after her German grandmother, Miriam. After graduating from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design (Jerusalem),...
A friend was visiting Kathmandu after many, many years, and we decided to take a tour of Bhaktapur. I myself hadn’t been there for quite some time, so the trip...
The dim lighting and the long, narrow room that span the front of Patan Museum’s middle floor were an apt backdrop for the exhibit we had come to see. Art,...
“We are in the middle of history,” the man said to me, almost conspiratorially. He was a stranger—a German tourist judging by his accent—and we were at the back of...
Imagine a cemetery on the sidelines of a huge football ground and children actually playing football there. Spooky enough, isn't it? Well the name of the place itself gives away...
“One should try to know everythingof something, and something of everything”—so says Prof. Upendra Man Malla, who did his thesis on “Human Geography of Nepal Valley” a long time ago,...