In Kashmir Valley a 40-day dry spell, locally called the wahraat, generally begins in the third week of June, and is marked by scorching sunny afternoons during which the
Watching television on the Internet has its pluses and minuses. It can never rival a good television set, but a good television portal on the web is one situation in
Love Marriage is not in this vein. It is a precious little book, written first as an undergraduate thesis under the direction of the brilliant American writer, Jamaica Kincaid. The
Flowers of veneration,
At somebody's feet.
Placed by creepers,
Washed away by waves.
-Shambhunath Singh/em in emSamay ki shila par
In the hoary Hindu tradition of eulogising
At the turn of the 19th century, when a Swiss aristocrat named Baron de Coubertin first dreamt up the idea of the modern Olympic Games, it was a Eurocentric enterprise.
China's preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympics have put Tibet back in the spotlight. However, the many protests that surrounded the torch relay, as it made its way
The various Bhavans – Shastri, Rail, Shram, Udyog and others – are where India's vast bureaucracy of finance, railways, labour, industry, etc, does the staff -work to run the country.
Just how 'real' is this region we call Southasia? On the one hand, there are those who suggest that 'Southasia' is a geopolitical invention imagined and
Himal: Do you believe that the Government of India and the Indian intelligentsia are today more aware of the need for Southasian integration? What has led to this change?
Prime
Shortly after his win, and before he formally attended office, Prime Minister Dahal sat down with the Kathmandu fortnightly newsmagazine Himal Khabarpatrika. The following is a translation of the conversation,
