A Brief Introduction About Los Angeles

All travels, whether they are taken for travelling far distance or short ones, are sources of information, knowledge and enjoyment. However, the place, which is here in this under review book to read and talk about, happens to be a widely known city in the world. The name of it is Los Angeles in the US and the writer who has written this book is R. P. Bhattarai. The author’s zeal and experience in creative writing and journalism as shown in his profile in the book is long. He is already the author...

Rhododendrons Blossom In Spring!

Rhododendron in Nepal is known as Gurans. In spring, Gurans (Rhododendrons) blossom in the mountainous and high hill areas. The colourful Gurans of different species make the forest beautiful and make the visitors desirous.

626 quake-damaged temples rebuilt

Reconstruction and renovation of 626 of the 920 shrines and temples damaged in the 2015 earthquake have been completed. According to Ram Bahadur Kunwar, spokesperson for the Department of Archaeology (DoA), 626 damaged temples were reconstructed in the 29 districts hit hardest by the 2015 tremor with work currently going on to rebuild 155 more.

Nurturing Care For Children

Offering adequate nurturing care to small children for their age-appropriate development and early stimulation in a responsible manner remains incredibly important in their physical, cognitive, social, emotional and linguistic development. Studies carried out in the field of Early Childhood Development (ECD) suggest that a human brain develops at its fastest rate the younger the human is. A three-year-old child's brain is twice as active as an adult's. In a three-year-old child, neurons form new...

What Is Multitasking?

Time, an illusion entity, has a rather indefinite way of working itself. The more we think we are approaching something, the further we seem to get from it. A very simple example of this can be lifecycle of human beings - it starts with us being completely dependent and ends in dependency too. Our parents who once could support us lose their independence to us as we gain our independence from them gradually. Although it may not seem likely, everything around us works in circles.

The Five Brothers

Rana Prime Minister Chandra Sumshere had five sons from his first wife, Lok Bhakta Devi. From 1901 until 1950, these sons were the shadow players of Nepali politics and were a power base themselves. Chandra did not enroll his sons to Durbar School and taught them under private tutors inside the Singha Durbar. All of them had excellent English, which they wrote, spoke and read with adequate fluency. The three brothers- Keshar, Singha and Krishna were married to sisters of King Tribhuvan. The five...

Music Tradition Of Mithila

Maithili is the language of songs and music. Vidyapati is the pioneer poet in making Maithili a prominent language of music and song. Vidyapati (1360-1448) is the foremost poet who made it so popular. Vidyapati Nanyadev (1097) of Karnat dynasty, who made Simraungarh his capital, was well versed in music. He wrote ‘Sarswati Hridyalankar’, which is the testimony of his musical knowledge and taste.

Mantras To Maintain Post-Pandemic Resilience

One of the influential writers and TV presenter, Fareed Zakaria, has come up with another riveting book, "Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World." As the title suggests, the book presents ten lessons for us to negotiate the post-pandemic situation. The word, 'lesson', also suggests the learning and experience we had in the past, which can be useful to cope with the future. Similarly, we are still amid the pandemic, which reflects our present situation.

Peace Of Mind And Nature

World peace is a state of no war, no killing, and particularly, is a state where people have peace of mind and they don't suffer from diseases. The coronavirus pandemic has unsettled our world in recent years, leaving thousands of people dead. Absence of pandemics also guides us towards peaceful state.

Incarnation Of Free Spirit

Each democracy day in Nepal witnesses cheerful joy of people for their impulse to freedom. Nepali politicians, scholars and journalists speak, write, sermonise and organise endless commemoration recollecting the ethical preaching of martyrs, Sukra Raj, Dashrath Chand, Ganga Lal Shretha and Dharma Bhakta Mathema from the spirit of Bhagbad Gita to revolt against the petrified, unjust order of ancient regime. They do so with great enthusiasm, delight and promise of a better life than their ancestors....

Putting People At The Centre

Democracy is the best form of governance that provides freedom to people and protects their political, economic, social, cultural and individual rights. It is founded on values of freedom, respect of human rights, free and fair periodic elections and principle of inclusiveness. Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on December 10, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the general standard of accomplishments for all peoples and nations worldwide.

Judicial Independence For Democracy

Nepal’s judiciary bears its own character of independence. It had become able to save its own dignity even during the Panchayat autocratic system. It played the role to save liberty as a guardian of civilians during the time of autocracy. There is a famous saying that judiciary is the protector of civilians at a time when executive tries to snatch away the freedom from the people.

An Era of Freedom And Openness

The Nepali people's struggle for democracy is a well-known act of valour and sacrifice. From the dark ages of the Rana Regime up to the tortuous time of the Shah Kings, the people had fought tooth and nail to taste civil liberties and freedom. The founding fathers of two key political parties, the Nepali Congress (NC) and Nepal Communist Party (NCP) played a crucial role in realising the people's long-awaited wish to attain freedom, justice and equality.

A Moment For Reflection

Democracy is now the most fascinating word. Owing to its power, it is on lip of every politician no matter which party or ideology s/he supports. There is widespread assumption that upholding the idea of democracy provides a sense of legitimacy. The sheen and lure of democracy continues to grow despite the fact that political scientists in the West lament that democracy is in deeper crisis in their nations. Their frustration arises from their inclination to link it with power and hegemony that is...

Appreciable Handling Of COVID Crisis By Local Levels

Over two years has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world including Nepal. For Nepal, it was like another unexpected crisis, while still grappling with the post-disaster recovery efforts of the 2015 earthquake. Being unprepared for an unexpected pandemic of such a scale, the early days were filled with scariness in everyone while the government was trying its best to cope with the situation. When the first COVID-19 case in Nepal was detected on January 23, 2020, the government was in a...

Democracy Fosters With Freedom Of The Press

It may not seem like it but the news we get, whether through the newspaper, radio, television or online media, are crucial to our democracy. They allow us to get complete and accurate information about the society we live in and then form and transmit opinions about the things we like and the things we do not like. They facilitate a dialogue between the citizens and those in power and in doing so, nurture a strong democracy. That is why it is so important that the media have the freedom to report...

70 family members of martyrs, disappeared persons felicitated

Minister for Youth and Sports Maheshwar Gahatraj 'Athak' honoured the family members of the martyrs and the disappeared by offering them shawls.

Dalit community in earthquake-hit Barpak still under makeshift huts

More than six years have elapsed since the Gorkha earthquake struck in 2015. Since then, a vast majority of the destroyed or damaged houses by the quake have been reconstructed. Of those, more than 65,000 private houses have been completed in the district. Some of them under construction are being constructed through the Urban Housing and Building Division Office in coordination with the local level.

An Exhilarating Experience

For many, the idea of bird-watching does not seem an important task, but for others, it is a strong positive habit. So they run from one end of the country to the other part to seeing the birds. You can ask that many birds can be seen by looking at the surrounding environment, then what is the need to go far to see the birds.

The abode Of Lord Shiva

The other day I had decided to trek from Devi's Falls to the peak of Pumdikot. The purpose of this trek was to see a 51-ft tall idol of Lord Shiva. The trek from Devi’s falls up to Pumdikot is about 13 km and the place lies in Pokhara Metropolitan city-22.