Love of Gold in Nepali culture
Entwined with religions, medieval trade, customs, superstitions, and history of arts and crafts, Nepali culture has many reasons behind this love of gold.
Earthquake Safety Day for a nation-wide crisis awareness
A mega-earthquake on Magh 2,1990 (January 15,1934) had hit Kathmandu with 8.3 magnitudes. Since 1999, this day was marked as National Earthquake Safety Day.
Maghe Sankranti marks the end of winter
Maghe Sankranti is also famous for the food items like Til (Sesame) ko Laddu, Chaaku (Molasses), boiled Tarul (Yam), Sakharkhanda (Sweet Potato) and Ghee.
Quality Certification of products necessary for market acknowledgment
In market, the primary reason to get certification and accreditation for a product or service is to ensure consistency in quality and customer satisfaction.
Swasthani Brata Katha
Swasthani Brata Katha is recited from the full moon day of Poush till the full moon day of Magh. This year Swasthani Brata Katha falls on Poush 25th (10th January) and ends at Magh 26th (9th February).
Chitwan National Park is perfect for a little break
Chitwan National Park is the first national park of Nepal. With the years, it has been developing and growing as a major tourist destination.
Art licensing and registration policies soon in Nepal: Rajbhandari
Sushma Rajbhandari is Head of Paintings department at Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) working on policies on art licensing and registration in Nepal.
Nepali New Year deserves the same limelight
Nepal being home for more than 60 ethnic groups has the perk of celebrating New Year's at different times of the year. But following National and International New Year for the official calendar year, the hype about the two New Years is more than any other local New Year.
Toni Hagen Documentary Grant winners at KIMFF 2019
Toni Hagen Documentary Grant winners Grishma Giri , Pradeep Dhakal, and Rajeela Shreshtha showed their documentaries at KIMFF 2019 on December 13, 2019.
Yomari Punhi full of sweet delicacies
According to the lunar calendar, Yomari Punhi falls under the month of Mangshir. Especially in the full-moon day and Dec-Jan in English calender.
Dowry system was for brides, not grooms
Dowry system is one of the social evils prevalent in the society. One can say that it is as old as human civilization and is widespread in many societies ac
Journey of a Stolen Image
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.
Laxmi Prasad Devkota: The inspirational Nepali poet
Laxmi Prasad Devkota is one among many such people who used his talent and skill to contribute to the Nepali literature field.
Motiram Bhatta: The legendary Nepali poet
Motiram Bhatta, a well-renown legend, multi-dimensional personality of Nepal, who brought several revolutions and outstanding reforms to Nepali literature.
Gender Inequality in Nepal: Does it still exist in 2019?
Gender inequality in Nepal has always been a burning issue. It has been present in our home, society, the whole country for centuries.