Spectacle, excitement, romance… Stirring, fantastic… Thrilling and compassionate… A grand adventure…A drama of heart's desire come true."
Such were the plaudits of the critics at the
"The wildest dreams of Kew," wrote Rudyard Kipling in one celebrated verse, "are the facts of Katmandu." But how could he have known? Certainly, Kipling never
Is there a hint of a new maturity among the travel trade these days? Whereas before tourism was either seen as the destroyer of culture and environment or the sole
Despite adequate resources, sound planning and enthusiasm, development cannot be successfully carried out without public participation and awareness, understanding between the locals and development authorities, and long-term consistent policies
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Considering the facets of migration that are subtle
Do they have witches in Germany? asked Pushpa S., a 26- year-old Nepalese woman from Dharan at a Nepalese get-together in the Wasserracker Strasse 1 in Freiburg, a
Ornithologist conducts the first successful study of the "primitive" bird in captivity.
The Spiny Babler, shrubland bird, shy bird, or love bird, is found only in Nepal. So,
Development planning in the Himalayas needs not just brains, but also strong legs, says Toni Hagen
Dr. Toni Hagen began his long march in the Himalaya in the fall of
Once thriving, the Plateau's rangelands are beginning to be threatened by increasing human and livestock numbers.
The Tibetan Plateau is the most extensive high elevation region on earth,
An estimated 40 million people in India alone suffer from goitre. A large percentage of these are cretins, who are mentally or physically retarded. Far from being a "cosmetic&
In the remote forests of Uttarkhand, -where Chipko activists battled to save trees from the axe, one voice strove for many years to bring them cheer and to boost their
