Pokhari
It is traditional wisdom that in order to have plenty of water for the whole year, we have to ensure that the monsoon rains are stored for as long as...
Issue 77 | April 2008
Good writing has an aliveness that keeps the reader reading from one paragraph to the next, and it’s not a question of gimmicks to ‘personalize’ the author. It’s a question...
It is traditional wisdom that in order to have plenty of water for the whole year, we have to ensure that the monsoon rains are stored for as long as...
Malla Kings built huge open spaces around their palaces. These spaces were used as an outdoor stage to host ritualistic events which were dramatized to project the king as the...
After what seemed ages, March 2005 saw my dream trip come true—an angling tour of east Nepal’s Sapta Koshi in quest of a legendary fresh water game fish, the yellow-finned...
Pickles are popular among Asians and each country and region has its own traditions and methods to make them. They serve as a flavor enhancer and they are typically eaten...
Astrange cry drew my attention to the sky. “Sarus cranes,” said naturalist Dinesh Giri, “the world’s largest flying birds.” We were sitting outside at Lumbini Buddha Gardens resort a kilometer...
Maintaining a good oral hygiene is a must for all ages. Seniors have few issues that, if they knew about, would help them achieve better hygiene. Here are few: ...
They boasted of how many tigers they bagged in the last hunt. Or rhinos and leopards,that were second choices. The highlight of a visiting dignitary’s tour of Nepal was...
First Impressions A warm smile welcomed me the moment I exchanged greetings with Chandni Joshi, the grace-ful Regional Program Director of UNIFEM (UN Development Fund for Women) in her New...
Are you still using that old dial-up service and missing out on all the new internet fun: like putting your baby videos on YouTube or having a video chat with...
Immortality. Nothing has enticed kings and commoners alike than the concept of living on forever.Many a lives have been wasted, oddly, in the search for immortality. History is ripe...
Nepal’s premier folklorist, Kesar Lall, has done it again, by publishing a marvelous new collection on the Legends of Kathmandu Valley, “where every temple, idol, fountain, river or hill has...
Scriptures abound with the mesmerizing tales of sounds of a flute. Every being, animal or human, would follow the hypnotic sound of divinity as lord Krishna played his flute. Flutes...