“Have you figured out what it means to be a woman?” I look at Aama (mother), her slightly wrinkling eyes, the adornment on her nose, and the tika between her eyebrows. I have been asking these que...
Ramesh Nath Pandey became a journalist at the young age of 14. As a journalist, he had the opportunity to associate with BP Koirala at a tender age. While BP was in jail, he had frequent correspon...
Life is not just a continuous series of endless footsteps, it is also a poetic vibration born from the intimate union of soul and nature. The more a person gets entangled in the daily hustle and bu...
Author Sebastian Bailly is saddened that in the debate surrounding artificial intelligence, only two roles are defined for authors: one innocent and the other a fraud. He argues that authors should...
Before reading Rabindra Timseina's travelogue 'Sangam of Faiths', I already had my own experience of viewing Timseina. When he was the Vice-Chancellor at the Nepal Academy, he used to manage the Vi...
It was the last phase of the Satyuga. South of Mount Meru was a vast kingdom – Suryalok. The king of that kingdom was Dhairyaveer. He had no divine weapon in his hand. But his greatest strength wa...
Ramesh Chandra Adhikari is not a new name in the literary theatre of Koshi Province. Ramesh Chandra Adhikari, who appears in almost all literary programs of Koshi Province, fulfills his role gracef...
Sometimes, some sentences heard in life seem ordinary at that time. We listen and get lost in our own daily lives. But those words do not always disappear. They sit quietly in a corner of the mind ...
A former presidential adviser and member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Dr. Tika Prasad Dhakal has authored and edited important works on Nepal’s diplomatic relations including the rec...
A former presidential adviser and member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Dr. Tika Prasad Dhakal has authored and edited important works on Nepal’s diplomatic relations including the rec...
Kathmandu. Mahasamaalochak Pr. Dr. Basudev Tripathi has launched the essay collection titled 'Sitaram Dai' written by Narendra Raj Prasai in a ceremony in the capital Kathmandu. On the occasion, h...
The so-called “inland tsunami” recently punctured thriving settlements and upended lives in a jiffy. It might be called a jiffy—a mere measurement of time—because it did not allow people to process...
‘Sleep at home, not at the library.’ As if etched on the walls of time and space, this great line features in front of every cubicle of a library that looks exactly like the office space of young j...
DANG, Sept. 24: Author Lila Sharma ‘Asmita’ has returned to the place where she says her life took a dramatic turn, launching her memoir Yuddha Lade, Cancer Jite (‘Fought the War, Defeated Cancer’)...
Today's generation is living life on its own terms. However, when the issue of age difference in marriage or love relationships arises, our society's old mindset software tends to 'hang'. When the...
By Amarraj Naharki, Tanahun, Sept. 23: While Chundi Ramgha, the birthplace of Nepali language and literature’s Adikavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, is well known to many, Satighat in Bhanu Municipality-1,...
Kathmandu, Sept 22: Minister for Information and Communication, Dr Bikram Timilsina, has lauded the contribution of the literary journalism sector to the promotion, preservation, development and ad...
We used to ask so many questions in our childhood. Basic questions like “Why is the sky blue?” or “Why does the moon follow us?” were constantly on our lips. We would ask questions without the fear...
Kathmandu, September 20 The Nepal Academy is set to launch a special series, ‘Katha Dabali’, aimed at documenting and digitally archiving old myths, stories and legends of cities for future genera...
Lalitpur, September 18 A research book documenting the lives, struggles and contributions of 13 women leaders involved in Nepal’s social movements was launched in Lalitpur on Friday. Titled Share...
By A Staff Reporter, Bhaktapur, Sept. 20: Literary figures and critics made various comments on the travelogue 'Phukuwa' by writer BN Joshi.
As a movement grows after a deadly crackdown, anger, ambition and political opportunism push Deshbhumi towards chaos. Boo! Thoo! That was how it started. Before long, explosions pierced the air. ...
Regardless of the historical splendor of the Kuru kingdom, Indraprastha was merely a tourist destination with a favorable climate at that time. Indraprastha, once the center of Kuru dynasty's glory...
Lalitpur. A research-based book titled 'Shared Dreams Woven by Struggle' (Sangharshale Buneka Sajha Sapana), documenting the lives, struggles, and contributions of 13 women leaders who have contrib...
Kathmandu. On the occasion of the 105th birth anniversary of the world-renowned Brazilian educator and education philosopher Paulo Freire of the twentieth century, a discussion program titled 'Reme...
‘Shared Dreams Woven by Struggle’ documents the journeys of 13 women leaders who fought for rights, dignity and social justice. The journeys and struggles of 13 women leaders who have contributed ...
The supreme law of state operation today, the 'Constitution,' is not a list of procedures written by a ruler in a day or a single sitting. Behind it lies a history of centuries of struggle, rebelli...
By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Sept. 19: 'Great Tang Records on the Western Regions' – a book that details travelogues of a Chinese monk Xuanzang's Nepal visit – is launched in Kathmandu on Friday.
Kathmandu. Senior sports journalist Navin Aryal's much-anticipated book 'Nepal-Japan Sports Relations' was released on Friday at Diyalo Restaurant in Nagoya, Japan. Aryal's book was released by th...
Kathmandu, Sept 18: The 41st Annual General Meeting of the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) elected a new Executive Committee headed by Nimesh Regmi as President. The newly elected...
In a quiet classroom at the University of Vienna, Nepali words fill the air. Students from different countries practise Nepali, Sanskrit, Limbu and Nepal Bhasa. But this is not simply a language cl...
A short walk from the Bouddha Dham in Ilam, there’s a small house. From inside, you can hear a tanpura playing. This is where singer Kuber Rai lives. I saw Rai practising music alone. But his voic...
The editor of the newly published book ‘State and Craft’ discusses the treaty’s place in Nepal’s diplomatic history and what it can teach Nepal about protecting its national interests. In 1923, Ne...
I have realised the importance of keeping hobbies, especially of the kinds that we not only find rewarding from the recreational point of view but also of the kind that actually pays off in some wa...
Between a hazy dream and the sound of footsteps going up and down every few minutes, I was awake at 5:45 am and almost ready to be off to Chitwan. After a last-minute grab of clothes and essentials...
