Nepal’s cultural heritages need our attention

Restoration and rebuilding are not extras; they are essentials for our way of life, society, economy and Nepal’s position in the world as a place of incomparable cultural dynamism.

Two days after the 2015 earthquake, I found myself in the Patan Durbar Square. I had a regular column at the time with The Kathmandu Post , ‘On Art & Architecture’, and I needed to take stock.