Kathmandu / Dec 29: Veteran Nepali litterateur and journalist Kamalmani Dixit passed away today morning at the age of 87. Dixit, founder Chairman of the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya and Madan Puraskar Guthi, breathed his last at 2:45 am, according to the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya. He has penned and edited more than six dozens of books […]
Dhankuta / Dec 25: ‘Premila Aakash’, an anthology of poems by litterateur Dr Jhamak Kumari Ghimire was made public in the writer’s hometown here on Saturday. The anthology – constituting 49 poems – was launched amidst a programme organized by Jhamak Ghimire Literature Art Academy in Dhankuta. The organizers have said that the programme was […]
Niranjan Kunwar / Kathmandu: Dec 24: The day after returning from Egypt, I listened to a curator speak about cities. The masterclass was part of Kathmandu Triennale, an international arts festival, scheduled to open in the spring. Since the festival theme is “The city, my studio; the city, my life”, the curator referred to artists […]
New Delhi / Dec 24: Her struggle has been documented in “Anjali — Living Inside Someone Else’s Skin”, a film based on transsexual lives. She has also made a name for herself in the Nepali fashion industry. Anjali Lama, who got her sex changed, says the issue of transgenders is a “scorching topic” globally. “Transgenders […]
Timothy Aryal, Kathmandu / Dec 24: Picture a dingy, dimly-lit hovel that houses nothing but a famished and an agonised family, desperately seeking an escape. That is exactly what Bhoko Ghar (The Starving Home) opens with. The family of four continually dreams of fleeing from their immediate conundrum. And just like its characters, the play Bhoko […]
Reya Shreya Rai / Dec 17: I have fallen in love with a number of songs over the years. I don’t subscribe to a particular genre and I don’t have a collection of artists whom I worship. When I listen to music, I fall in love with the words of the song. I love their […]
Mumbai / Dec 17: Superstar Aamir Khan on Friday unveiled the trailer of Advait Chandan’s directorial debut film Secret Superstar. He describes his role as “tadka in the dal”. “I have an interesting character in this film and it has been written and directed by Advait. It was Advait’s idea to come up with this […]
Kathmandu Dec 16, 2016- Sanjivini Gurung, of Singdigaun, Lamjung, has bagged the title award at the National Open Poetry Competition organised as a part of the ongoing Lamjung Mahastov, in Besisahar, Lamjung. Gurung toppled a total of 30 contenders to win the title. With the awards, Gurung walked away with a cash purse of Rs […]
Kathmandu / Dec 12: Minister for Information and Communications, Surendra Kumar Karki, has said that attention should be paid to produce Nepali cinemas capable enough to compete with foreign cinemas. During the monitoring of the Nepal Film Development Board on Monday, Communications Minister Karki said that any movie could be made the best one here […]
Janakpurdham / Dec 11: The Janakpur Literature Arts Festival 2073 has kicked off at Janakpurdham on Sunday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi inaugurated the Festival organized by the Maithali Development Fund with an objective of promoting Maithali language, literature, arts and culture. On the occasion, DPM Nidhi spoke of the […]
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