Jamarko – The Little Store that Did Posted on May 1, 2011March 9, 2012 By Laura McManus The stench of rotten garbage breeding inside a sea of black plastic rises from the murky river waters. Dogs try to lap a drink, but meekly retreat unable to satisfy their thirst. The flow from upstream becomes clogged, entangled in dams of food scraps, discarded bottles and decomposing paper mountains…. 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
Scribbling a doodle Posted on May 1, 2011March 13, 2012 By Amrita Gurung Innermost thoughts in his lines Spring shows up giving way to brighter sunny days. On one such sunny day, we headed towards Putalisadak to stop by the studio of artist Krishna Thing. His studio perched on the top floor of the five-storied building, is aloof from the rest of the… Read more
Posted on October 11, 2010August 19, 2014 By Verse There are numerous reasons why a State becomes the State it is. Important basic infrastructural fundamentals are key contingents for the standards of a functioning system. When the very principles of this procedure are neglected, it is then that one begins to see chinks in the armor. Case and point,… Read more