Joyous faces and smiles could be seen all around in the 'Blind section' of Amar Singh High School in Pokhara. More than fifty visually impaired students joined in along with other guests from UNICEF, radio program SSMK and the school management.The lawn situated in the backyard of the school was decorated with balloons and sitting arrangements were made. Microphones, keyboardand madhal(Nepali...
'Lex Limbu': the 19 years old guy who has brought a digital tsunami in the blogging world; is nothing like Lex Luther the villain in superman cartoon, nor is he the posh incarnation of west meets east, he is unlike the cloud-nine version of a non-residential Nepali living in London and he is surely not the 'not-my cup of tea' kind of unperturbed teenager, who care more about their well being than...
You’re not creative! You’re not what we are looking for! You’re not artistic! You’re not a crowd pleaser! You’re not realistic! You have absolutely no experience! You’re too indecisive! You’re too shy! You’re too lazy! and most importantly You are too YOUNG !- do any of these lines strike a chord with you ?
Nepal’s image is now inked with the country’s first international tattoo convention - Bibek Bhandari
Kathmandu, Nepal-- Nilu Shah’s left shoulder blade serves as a canvas for local tattoo artist Ujjwol Mathema.
Seventy children stand in lines as they say their morning prayers; their singing is surely not the coordination of lyrics, base and chorus but the loud, cheerful voices of the children definitely reflect the happiness that they feel while going to school.
"I vividly remember that day. My friends and I were playing near the village temple. It was 'Janaipurnima' the Hindu festival where everyone tied the holy thread that symbolized purity and wellbeing. As all my friends had the holy thread in their hands, I had this sudden urge to wear the holy thread as well. I went to the priest of the temple and requested him to tie the thread in my wrist but...
It all started when I was a 5th grader. We started a child club “Baal Yojana Samuha” with my chairmanship. It was the first of its kind in Ramgram Municipality at Nawalparasi district. So, we did not have any seniors to follow.
The strong, aromatic smell of coffee keeps me hardly awake as I rub my dreary eyes. In the dead of night the buzzing of the vuvuzelas in the stadium reach my ears from the television speakers. I lie on my couch observing the orange and blue jerseys swiftly move across the field. My eyes slowly close but in no time I hear the commentator's voice rise. Finally a GOAL by Andres Iniesta for Spain and...
The streets of Kathmandu already looked kind of deserted on April 30 in the run up to the nationwide closure that had been declared from May 2 onwards. The street vendors could be seen selling their goods in sky-rocketing prices but the consumers were not complaining because there was no alternative than to buy what was available. The faces of almost all the people I met that day wore an aura of...
Sona Khatik is a well know radio personality in Kapilvastu. Her simple yet confident persona is supplemented by her mellow and sweet voice and her alluring, down-to-earth nature is charismatic. Her radio programs, mainly in her local language, Awadhi, is every local household's favorite. Strangers greet her with a smile of acknowledgement in the streets and she is overwhelmed with praise and...
