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Works by two Nepali fashion designers, Punam Chhetri Gautam and Rabin Pariyar, will be showcased at Paris Revolution, a fashion show due to take place in the French capital. Read Full Story »
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On a recent afternoon, as I whiled away my time having sliced mangoes in the canteen of the school where I teach, one of my students, a confident-looking fourth grader, came to me and asked, “Miss, can you please send me a friend request on Facebook?” Read Full Story »
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My parents are from outside the Valley. When they stepped into the Capital looking for better lives, they also crossed the point of no return. I was born and raised in this very place, Kathmandu, where dreams come true, or so they say. Read Full Story »
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Starting off with a summer camp involving children and young artists and ending with a roundtable that explored contemporary feminist discourse in this country, Nexus Culture Nepal (and Lasanaa) in Bakhundole led us through a week packed with art, theatre, films, performances, rallies and conversations in early August. Read Full Story »
An adaptation of Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota’s epic Munamadan is currently being staged at Shilpee Theatre, in Kathmandu. Read Full Story »
Khabar Harayeko Chitthi, a play that delves into the woes of families of people who disappeared during the ten-year Maoist insurgency, is currently being staged at Mandala Theatre in the Capital. Read Full Story »
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Let us thank our Oli government for hosting the fourth BIMSTEC Summit here in Kathmandu and making our lives miserable for a few days. Read Full Story »
At face value, the Paltan Ghar in Asan is one more intriguing historical building in the Valley that is in dire want of upkeep. Read Full Story »
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Thamel is a night owl. It stays up till late, privy to all that goes on in its narrow night-time corridors, and sleeps till late into the day.Read Full Story »
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Bhurbhura, a Tharu film is slated to release on Dashain. The film, entirely shot in Tharu language, is said to have used technologies that only high-budget mainstream films are seen using. Read Full Story »
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Micro Galleries, a global arts initiative that reclaims abandoned spaces and reactivates them as tiny galleries that are free and accessible to the local community, is arriving in Nepal in November. Read Full Story »
Even when everyone seems to be clear about the consequences of breaking the law, people somehow eventually end up breaking it. Read Full Story »
Aiming to elevate the discourse around human resource management to the national level, the seventh iteration of the HR Society of Nepal’s national HR conference, organised around the theme ‘Unleash HR for Development’ concluded on Friday at the premises of the Soaltee Crowne Plaza. Having explored themes such as ‘Managing People during Crisis’, ‘Employee Care for Higher Productivity’ and ‘HR for Tomorrow, Trends and Transformation’ in the past, this year’s conference was intended to effect a national change in policy. Read Full Story »
Eminent litterateur Shantadas Manandhar has been honoured with this year’s Devkota Lu-Xun Academy Award. Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari presented the award along with a purse of Rs 50,000 at a function held at the Nepal Art Council over the weekend. Read Full Story »
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Today, we rely on our smartphones for almost everything. They have become indispensable to us for day to day use whether it be for work or entertainment. However, one thing we reviewers always complain about are the speakers on the smartphones, which have never been the chief focus of developers and thus are often neglected. Read Full Story »
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Kofi Annan, in one of his interviews, had said that he wanted to join Ghanaian politics, “retire at the age of 60 on a farm, and die in my bed at 80.” Annan managed only the latter part of that desire, dying at the age of 80 on August 18, 2018. Read Full Story »
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I think we should stop criticising Oli and his courtiers for not being able to do anything good for this country in the past six months. Oli has managed to visit India and China and if all goes as planned we will have trains rolling from Kerung to Kolkata and ships from India. Forget about making billions from our hydropower. Oli is a man with a master plan. He dreams of selling our Himalayan water and we need ships to transport it to other countries. Read Full Story »
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Snakes are not man’s best friends. For all I know, most people cringe at the sight of them, and sometimes just the mention. I, on the other hand, love snakes. I work for snake conservation and my line of work brings me awfully close to these fascinating reptiles. Hence, a lot of my photography revolves around thesecarnivorous creatures. Read Full Story »
The Rani Pokhari was once a Kathmandu icon, a large lush pond, green and resplendent, in the heart of the city engulfing the distinctive pale Balgopaleshwor temple. Locals like Naresh Bir Shakya, who grew up in Jamal just across the Rani Pokhari, looked out at the pond every day. On his morning walks, he would marvel at the colourful fish and the flock of ducks that treaded the waters, scooping up those very fish. Read Full Story »
A collaborative art exhibit titled, Haptic Perception kicked off on Wednesday at Dalai-la Art Space in the premises of Dalai-la Boutique Hotel, Thamel. The exhibit features works by six artists—Asha Dangol, Bidhata KC, Erina Tamrakar, Manish Lal Shrestha, Roshan Bhandari, and Sandhya Silwal. Read Full Story »
Starting this year, the Nepali National Convention, to be held in September in the US, will now be felicitating films and filmmakers with a new award ceremony, the Nempa Popular Film Award, the Nepal Motion Picture Association (Nempa) has announced. Read Full Story »
Nepathya is slated to return to the O2 Academy Brixton in London (after three years) for a live performance on September. Read Full Story »
If you ask the social butterflies of Kathmandu what’s a good place to hang out in the evenings, they are likely to suggest that you visit a stand-up comedy show taking place in one place or the other. Read Full Story »
Gallery Mcube is organising an interactive talk and presentation programme about avant-garde art during the Panchayat era at its premises in Patan on Tuesday. Read Full Story »
Srijana Shrestha has bagged the title award of the third edition of Mrs Nepal beauty pageant. Along with the award, Shrestha also received the Most Intelligent and Most Popular titles. Read Full Story »
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Nexus Culture Nepal (and Lasanaa) recently concluded a week packed with art, theatre, films, performances, political rallies and polemical discussions Read Full Story »
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