Chaffey College, Author at Rising Junkiri

1886

Topi Diwas—My Turn I am against Topi Diwas on which the Topi is worn to instill pride in our culture for one day. Let me explain why. It’s not that I am against Nepali Topi. In fact, I love the Nepali Topi: I h... Read More...

Fight of Fury–Film Review

Chaffey College

Blogs

1519

FIGHT OF FURY By Deepak Shimkhada Fight of Fury begins in a big work-out room where young women are throwing punches on men who are pinned to the floor. Shuny Bee, who plays the role of a martial arts instruc... Read More...

As the World Churns

Chaffey College

Blogs, Nepal, OTHER

1322

by Deepak Shimkhada, Ph.D. Gur, gur, gur, gur…… Yashoda churns butter while she sings a song. There is no one around. It seems Yashoda is enjoying what she is doing. Nirmala, her neig... Read More...

Nepali Stolen Image Found at Dallas Museum of Art

Chaffey College

Blogs, Nepal, Society

1890

Nepal’s Stolen Image Found at Dallas Museum of Art by Deepak Shimkhada, Ph.D. This article (please check the link to read full text) by Erin L. Thompson, Professor of Art Crime in New York, published in Hypera... Read More...

Journey of a Stolen Image

Chaffey College

Blogs, Fiction, Nepal

2072

I am called Ganesh, known by Hindus as the God of Luck and with ability to remove obstacles. After one hectic Ganesh Chaturthi celebration, I was stolen.

Elephant and Lord Ganesha: What’s the Connection?

Chaffey College

Blogs, Culture, Non-Fiction

1375

Why did Lord Ganesh get an elephant’s head? I think it was a calculated and deliberate choice; based on many elephant facts known to mankind.

Why Nepalis smile? Do you know the reason?

Chaffey College

Blogs, Nepal, Society

3214

I have often wondered why Nepalis smile a lot. Foreigners see Nepalis as happy people even though Nepal is ranked as an economically poor country. But why?

Romancing with Smartphone

Chaffey College

Blogs, OTHER, Society, Technology

1050

Why can’t we put our smartphones down? We use them while driving, eating, sitting in a lecture hall, and in the company of friends and family members. What’s so important that we risk of getting into a seriou... Read More...

Yoga: A Pathway to Cosmic Consciousness

Chaffey College

Blogs, Society

1885

One night I found myself seated at a table with a group of eminent people, enjoying dinner after attending an invitational lecture at the college where I taught. There were a biologist and a physicist in our m... Read More...

Seeking Happiness At Any Cost

Chaffey College

Blogs, Culture, Lifestyle

1497

Today the topic of happiness is vitally important. What is happiness? What is it that makes people happy? Pleasure seems to be one answer. The use or abuse of opioids has swept the country on an epidemic sc... Read More...

Womb: The Creative Genesis of Sushma Shimkhada

Chaffey College

Art, Society, Women

2541

Nepali artist Sushma Shimkhada was a feminist, a radical, and a rebel, who was way ahead of her time. She began her career in the early 1970s, and her journey wasn't an easy one. In Nepal, the profession of scu... Read More...

Himalayan Honey

Chaffey College

Nepal

4038

Mountains mean different things to different people. For me, Maha Bhir (Honey Cliff) of Darkha, named after its sheer cliffs, created terror and respect in me as a young boy. Its cliffs, home to Himalayan ho... Read More...

Why do I have problems with Donald Trump?

Chaffey College

Culture

816

I have to admit that this presidential election has given me an opportunity to reflect on society and friends. Thank you friends, and even some of my own distant relatives, for supporting Donald Trump; I now kn... Read More...

Old Car: A Piece of History

Chaffey College

Non-Fiction

1406

Old Car: A Piece of History A well-ridden bike or a well-driven car has its own history. Each of them leaves its own mark behind. For example, my old SUV (Nissan—Pathfinder) just turned 19. It has over one h... Read More...

Himalayan Peaks Of Nepal: Glory of the Himalaya

Chaffey College

Nepal

2573

The Himalaya was nature’s gift to Nepal when, millions of years ago, the Indo-Australian Tectonic Plate collided with the Eurasian Tectonic Plate, forming what is now called the abode of snow (Himalaya). It is... Read More...

Beautiful Like I Used to Be

पापी आँखा र नारी

All About Acid Attacks in Nepal

Acid attack – Heartless crime

ACID ATTACK: Disfiguring the Society

Swimming Upstream

पापी आँखा र नारी

Yes, I Bleed

Pain, I Have Never Known

तुहिएका सपना – कविता

Girls who changed the world forever and for better

Swasthani Brata Katha

कोरोना भाइरस

जादुई लोककथा

nepali poem

किन त्यागी बन्छौ ?

व्याङ्गयातमक प्रस्तिुतिको सानो प्रयास!

कविताः मेरो रहर

वसुधार (Stream of gifts) II

Chaffey College

Topi Diwas–Why Am I Against it?

Fight of Fury–Film Review

As the World Churns

Nepali Stolen Image Found at Dallas Museum of Art

Journey of a Stolen Image

Elephant and Lord Ganesha: What’s the Connection?

Why Nepalis smile? Do you know the reason?

Romancing with Smartphone

Yoga: A Pathway to Cosmic Consciousness

Seeking Happiness At Any Cost

Womb: The Creative Genesis of Sushma Shimkhada

Himalayan Honey

Why do I have problems with Donald Trump?

Old Car: A Piece of History

Himalayan Peaks Of Nepal: Glory of the Himalaya

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