No Name, A big reputation built with no name Posted on July 15, 2011March 9, 2012 By Akriti Shilpakar The name of the restaurant is what attracted me first. With no name and no expectations I just had to try out this place. Despite opening its doors just a few months ago, the popularity No Name has earned in this short time is remarkable. Located at Putalisadak, right across… Read more
Slamming Nepal through Poetry Posted on July 15, 2011June 11, 2019 By Pratik Shrestha The art of poetry has multiple forms that give an individual a medium to explore their inner thoughts and convey them through words. Gaining popularity all over the world, slam poetry, in the definitive term, is a spoken-word battle where poets predominately recite their own works that are then judged… 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
Stencils in Kathmandu: Anya’s Way of Expression Posted on July 15, 2011April 27, 2021 By Rhea J Gurung It looks like street art has taken Kathmandu by storm. We interviewed Anya Vaverko, an artist and a witness to this growing culture, about how she sees, feels and participates in street art. Anya, who is also a photographer, a stencil artist and the co-founder of Sattya Media Arts Collective,… Read more