Sabita Shrestha / Chitwan: Nowadays Bhuwan Kumar Pandit, 25, is relaxed. This relaxation has come after working ‘non-stop’ during the last three months making clay idols of goddesses. “There is high demand for idols of goddesses during Dashain. No matter how much we make, all are sold,” he said. “I had no time to even […]
Kathmandu / Oct 6: An autobiography of former Inspector General Achyut Krishna Kharel has been released amid a special ceremony organized at Nepal Police Club at the Exhibition Road in Kathmandu on Saturday. Nepal’s first President Ram Baran Yadav unveiled Kharel’s autobiography by handing the book to Binda Adhikari, the wife of a late police […]
Richa Bhattarai / Oct 6: In how many ways can you write on loyalties in times of war, fragility and manipulation? Karachi-born author Kamila Shamsie has just done this, for the seventh time, in her latest novel Home Fire. Through her usual brilliant writing, she makes the subject matter seem as novel, raw and hard-hitting […]
Timothy Aryal / Kathmandu: Memory, Truth & Justice—From the Survivors of the People’s War, an audio-visual exhibition that includes the stories of the survivors of various forms of violence during the 10-year long Maoist insurgency, is currently on show at the Nepal Art Council in Babarmahal in the Capital. According to government data, 17,886 people lost […]
Beijing / Oct 3: Chinese experts will examine as of October 8 with cutting-edge technology the giant Buddha of Leshan, in southwest China”s Sichuan Province, as a prelude of a plan to repair the important monument. The initial examination will last four months and seeks to determine the magnitude of the damages, apart from those […]
Kathmandu / Oct 02: Nepalaya, book publication house, is all set to launch an autobiography of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Achyut Krishna Kharel of Nepal Police, on Saturday. Issuing a press statement today, Nepalaya said the book would perhaps unfold many interesting stories during changing political stratosphere in the country. Kharel had joined […]
Kathmandu / Sept 30: As the clock ticked 6:30 pm, the timer on the big screen zeroed in. Then came Nepathya’s iconic classic music video – Sa Karnali. The audience erupted with joy and started jumping to the beat. Followed by that, Nepathya’s newly released video dedicated to Centenary man Kabibar Madhav Prasad Ghimire was […]
Kathmandu / Sept 15: Learning Labs, a child-centric art workshop, is slated to take place in two rounds at the end of September. Organised by the Children’s Art Museum of Nepal, a child-friendly space designed to introduce kids and young adults to various art practices, the workshops will take place from September 22-29 and September […]
Saurav Pandey / Kathmandu : Looking at a painting of Sukhipur Village in Siraha, I felt as if I was experiencing tranquility. The painting comprised of a setting sun, typical village huts and the locals washing their dishes outside their homes. The painting, which measured 51 x 76 cm in size, was an acrylic on […]
Alisha Sijapati / Kathmandu : Junge, Junge, Junge—I never knew you were so contemptible—were my thoughts after I finished reading Sheeba Shah’s latest historical novel, ‘The Other Queen,’ based on the life of the fifth Shah king’s junior wife—Queen Rajendra Lakshmi. In many school textbooks and historical novels, this ambitious queen is often scapegoated and […]
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