Change is inevitable. New technology is helpful, but what does it take away ? One must anticipate and adjust.
The effect on Nepal of roads, hydro-electric power, television and other
The Gurkha lore is a British creation. It was no invention but borne out of the respect for their bravery that was vouchsafed by no less a person than Gen.
Tenzing Sherpa the climber, Bhanu Bhakta the First Poet, and Gajey Ghaley the soldier. These were the text-book heroes of Nepali school children in the 1950s and 1960s. Above
Hundreds of thousands of lives have been touched by Gurkha soldiering. Many toasts have been drunk to and books written about the Johnny Gurkhas, but reference to their womenfolk has
During the very short history of urbanisation in modem Nepal, remarkable changes have taken place. There were less than 10 towns in the 1960s: today the number exceeds 30. About
Like so many other political, economic and cultural processes, the issue of Nepalis in foreign military and pars-military forces is often obscured by multi-layered veils. These veils not
Many people already know of the connection between the Gurkhas and the British Army. This relationship stretches back more than 175 years to 1815, when the British East India Company
When Tintin traveled to Tibet through Nepal in the comic book pages, he caught the fancy of not just the visitor but the visited.
In the shortlived freak magazine Flow,
Somewhat successful in wooing western countries, the Tibetan exile government seems to treat South Asia as a backwater. Understandably, the primary focus of the public relations effort has been to
Bylakuppe is an odd place. Outside the rows of houses, the hot wind pushes the dusty air past coconut palms and out into the arid plains. Inside the homes, it
