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A Different Alchemist: Himalayan Yarns of Nepali Shepherds
ब्लगमान्डू!: एसएलसी फेल, विहे पास Conversation with young shepherds in a rural Nepali village. Topics: education, aspirations, flirting with girls and the marriage to produce more children for grazing oxen and sheep! Unlike the shepherd in Paulo Coelho’s Alchemist, 18-year-old Padam Bahadur Rawal who has given up all hope of passing the School Leaving Certificate…
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Nepal Has New People Centric National Anthem: Of Hundreds of Flowers Made Are We One Garland Nepali
Nearly a century after it made a lyric-less national tune, Nepal bring out a brand new national anthem that sings the song of Nepali people and the country, not the rulers. Listen to the anthem and realize how beautiful and great this country and its people are सयौं थुङ्गा फूलका हामी एउटै माला नेपाली र्सार्वभौम…
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Ram Bahadur Bomjom, the Buddha Boy, Starts Preaching: Arrival of a Meditation Guru or a Religious Zealot?
The Buddha in New Avatar? Ram Bahadur Bomjom lectures a crowd. Pics by Upendra Lamichhane By UWB based on report filed by Upendra Lamichhane Finally, Ram Bahadur Bomjom, the Buddha Boy, has started preaching. The committee that looks after ‘the modern Buddha’, Namo Buddha Tapoban Committee, assembled a large crowd yesterday in Hallori Jungle in…
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Remote Nepal Speaks: Young Voice of Karnali
A political discourse with the students of Karnali Technical Institute in Jumla, one of the most remote districts in Nepal “We need the President in Nepal. Tomorrow Karnali might give birth to a child with the capacity to become the President of the country. That’s why the top post of the country should not be…
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Unifying Nepal via Marriage: Pahade Wives and Madhesi Hubbies
At a time when some people are trying to create rift between the Madhesi and Pahadi (lowland-hills) communities in Nepal, we look at some exemplary personal stories and marital bond between folks from Madhes and Pahad. Sanjib Mishra and singer Nalina Chitrakar By Deepak Adhikari Sanjib Mishra, executive director of Urban Pixel had not set…
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And The Magsaysay Goes to Mahabir Pun, the 'Wireless Man' of Myagdi
An article by Dinesh Wagle in Kantipur (7 Aug) on Mahabir and Magsaysay: ?????? ? ?????????? Dinesh Wagle interviews Mahabir Pun in Kantipur: ????????? ??? ?????????. Kantipur congratulates Pun in its editorial: ???? ?????? ! …… Mahabir Pun who established wireless computer networks in the highlands of Myagdi district wins this year’s Magsaysay Awards By…
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And The Magsaysay Goes to Mahabir Pun, the ‘Wireless Man’ of Myagdi
An article by Dinesh Wagle in Kantipur (7 Aug) on Mahabir and Magsaysay: महावीर र म्यागासेसे …… Mahabir Pun who established wireless computer networks in the highlands of Myagdi district wins this year’s Magsaysay Awards By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal A trekker with a mission: Mahabir Pun is the man from Myagdi that has…
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