Is this a book, a magazine or an academic journal? Pahar is none of these, yet a little bit of each. It is a new concept: an annual magazine that
Falling water is Nepal´s wealth. As is the case with some other small, land-locked countries like Paraguay, Laos and Bhutan, its hydro-electric potential is Nepal´s greatest
The story unfolds high on the Mahab-harat Lekh, somewhere in West Nepal, many years ago. Gurans {RJiododendrori), a girl tree, was in her gangly adolescent stage. Her branches hung
Let me acquire my share of merit by reciting the name of ´Ramacharitra Manas three times before dwelling upon the mundane aspects of its influence upon the daily lives of
Mountaineering in Nepal is neither open nor free. Of its countless summits, only 104 peaks are on the per¬mitted expedition list for which a large fee, increasing with the
High on a pass a day´s walk east of Bhojpur in Nepal, porter Krishna Bahadur Limbu slurps up a bowl of noodles before heaving his doko of grain and
Ever wondered at the way our leaders meet at the UN and get really intimate, backslapping and indulging in general locker-room behaviour. The sworn foes who deliver near hysterical
Please accept with no obligation implied or implicit, and on behalf of myself only, my best wishes for an environmentally aware, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration
An angry metro resident bit off a dog´s ear in the wee-wee hours of the new millennium, saying that he was prevented from enjoying his sleep by its
The recent failed terror attack in New York City's Times Square has returned a focus to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, a terrorist organization representing a collection of Taliban
On Saturday, 1 May 2010, the Unified Community Party of Nepal (Maoist) staged a massive May Day rally in Nepal's capital city, Kathmandu. Their demand: the Prime Minister&
Maoist cadres use their party flag as plates for a meal.
