Nepal: A Mount Everest of Noodles
If all the packaged noodles sold in Nepal during the past two decades could join hands, they might reach the top of Mount Everest. Tons of the stuff...
Issue 23 | October 2003
Several years ago I was gathering information on Mount Everest and the incredible number of expeditions that have attempted climbing the colossal peak. Someone suggested, "Why don't you talk to...
If all the packaged noodles sold in Nepal during the past two decades could join hands, they might reach the top of Mount Everest. Tons of the stuff...
“Water is linked with religion. Offering adequate water to thirsty people is regarded as a virtue and taking money to offer the water is a sin.” ...
For some, Nepal is the birthplace of Buddha, the light of Asia; for some Nepal is the land of the mighty Himalayas, the land of Everest. Nepal is also known...
Dashain (also widely known as Vijaya Dashami) is the longest and the most auspicious Hindu festival in Nepal, celebrated throughout the country. Fifteen days long, it falls on the bright...
The Kirateshor Temple at Pashupatinath has been home to monthly full moon concerts since 1992. The concerts, which are organized by the Kirateshor Sangeet Ashram, begin at four in the...
On Sunday, September 21, ECS staff gathered with five expatriates who first came to Nepal thirty to forty years ago, to reflect on life in Nepal in bygone days. The...