Kathmandu Literary Jatra Posted on August 15, 2011March 9, 2012 By Amrita Gurung Kahi nabhayeko Jatra Patan Durbar Square ma! Every year when Nepalis return home after attending the biggest literary festival in South Asia, The Jaipur Literature Festival, people bring with them the hope, one that is mostly tinted with nostalgia— of Nepal having a festival to boast of its own. The… Read more
Warning: Do not take it otherwise Posted on July 15, 2011March 9, 2012 By Amrita Gurung W A R N I N G! Tapaile dial garnu bhayeko number ma ahile samparka huna sakena. Kripaya kehi samaya pachhi puna prayas garnu hola. D H A N Y A B A D! Alas, this is not an unusual warning as you many of you are already aware how… Read more
Made in Nepal : Arniko Skateboards Posted on June 1, 2011March 9, 2012 By Amrita Gurung [blockquote] ‘If there is any place in the world where I would want to live and work —it has to be Nepal’ [/blockquote] When, in 2007, Marius Arniko Arter, came up with the idea of manufacturing skateboards in Nepal he had already tried making boards out of bamboo in Vietnam…. Read more
His beautiful Journey Posted on May 1, 2011March 13, 2012 By Amrita Gurung The Man behind Thangka Painting in Nepal Before meeting an experienced and prominent Thangka painter of Nepal, our friend Yanik who had readily slipped into the role of the gatekeeper that day told me that somebody is going to translate things the artist we were going to meet would say…. Read more