Himalayan Style Posted on June 1, 2011March 13, 2012 By Verse Author Claire Burkert and Photographer Thomas Kelly are collaborating on a book that celebrates a range of Himalayan architectural styles and design. They explore sacred spaces and indigenous styles of built structures found in Tibet, India, Bhutan and Nepal. A section on contemporary style in the Himalayas includes distinctive new… Read more
Junction Café : From little things big thing grow Posted on June 1, 2011April 27, 2021 By Rhea J Gurung The reason why Junction Café is more than just a chill place to hang-out is that it represents an initiative of four young men, each leading a different life but together running this quirky little café in Manbhawan, Lalitpur. Atypical to other twenty-something college kids, Sajan, Anish, Susan and Binay… Read more
The Perfect Pot Posted on June 1, 2011March 9, 2012 By Gokul Atreya We don’t really see a fourteen year old kid holding a cue stick and practicing snooker- especially not in a country like Nepal, where snooker is mostly popular among the urban kids. That too is usually only among the male members. Commonly a ‘smoking junction’ among the youths in Nepal… 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