Celebrating festivals wisely

It may sound all too pessimistic, but the need of the hour is to exercise caution.

We can accurately categorise Nepal as not just a land of scenic beauty, but also a land of festivals with no fewer than 50 annual events taking into account various regions and ethnicities. Each of them presents a logistical nightmare for the authorities—the hurdles in managing them smoothly, without hurting the sentiments of those celebrating them, and more importantly, by keeping the public safe from the cyclical effects of the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic.