Articles and Essays

Wherever you go in Kathmandu you encounter the people’s detailed analysis of the political realities that have set in the country. There’s one more thing you cannot escape. So, get rid of the conventional, open up your minds and devour the inevitable, the inescapable, the forbiddingly marvelous—the beauty and colors of this mystical old capital,

Who says life is always an easy affair; hearts get wounded, droughts last for years, imbroglios abound, there may be deals to be brokered, controversies to be defused, then there’s sadness, disappointments, trials, depression, bafflement. But please, please do wait before you draw the curtains of conclusion… I’m no magician, I possess no antidote, but

During the marvelous autumn months, Kathmandu is alive with the pageantry of festivities, including the Festival of Lights, Deepawali (Tihar). This beautiful festival is celebrated for five days while people give expression to their happiness by lighting diyas (small clay oil lamps), decorate their houses and entrances with intricate, colorful designs of rice, paint and

Slowly and tenderly, summer slipped off the stage and autumn stole the show. The strong heat wave gave way to the gentler autumn breeze. Escorted by the lullabies of the autumn breeze and announced by the musical trumpets of the sky, the autumn rain arrived in Kathmandu Valley. The grand finale of this year’s monsoon

Picture a very recent real-life scenario. You’re stuck in a horrible, typical Kathmandu traffic jam when suddenly a wailing ambulance siren draws your attention. You feel a chill in your spine and turn to look at the emergency vehicle rushing past. And what do you see inside the ambulance? A bunch of people laughing and

And then, there are those days! Those days filled with utter joy, such radiating, emaciating joy that I want to shout to the world how happy I am. These are the times when my every single care dissipates into the thin air; when mental and physical weariness seem alien to my body. I feel as