Can social media help unite Nepal? Posted on August 15, 2011March 9, 2012 By Ujwal Thapa Nepal is not poor. It is just poorly managed. And to manage it better, Nepalis are finally getting a unique kind of help that comes in the form of ‘social media’. This time we citizens have a powerful ally, an amplifier. It is neutral, it is free and, in fact,… Read more
TEDxKathmandu – Innovation. Change. Sustainability. Posted on August 15, 2011March 9, 2012 By Laura McManus On the 30th July, nine Nepalis with an ‘idea worth spreading’ became the first group of speakers in the inaugural TEDxKathmandu conference. As an independently organised TED Talk, TEDxKathmandu placed Nepal among a host of nations bringing a global discourse on Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) to the local fore. … Read more
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
Capturing the Spirit of Place Posted on July 15, 2011March 9, 2012 By Bimochan Niraula Somewhere in the eastern region of Nepal is a hillside strewn with graves of local ancestry. Despite being once revered as a sacred space of worship, many of the graves on Thumki Hill have been recently disturbed by farming activities. But at the start of the year, a set of… Read more