Not many children these days know what farming feels like and almost no one will pursue it as a career, despite the fact that our country is largely an agricultural one and that our forefathers had heavily relied on farming as their sources of livelihood. It was to prevent this loss of identity and preserve our traditional values that the Tiger Lily Petting Farm and Museum was established.

We all know working out is a must for health and fitness and now that the New Year is here, we are all trying to fit in an hour or two at the gym at least four to five times a week.

“Eating a well balanced diet provides our body the required vitamins and minerals to function efficiently,” says Dr Sunil Koirala, consultant physician at Meridian Health Care Center in Kathmandu. According to him, these nutrients help our body perform a wide range of activities and play a crucial role in keeping us healthy. But in cases of nutritional deficiencies, our body may display certain signs and symptoms that we cannot afford to ignore. The Week spoke to Dr Koirala to understand these signs and symptoms better and also find out ways in which we can deal with them.

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that our lives would be incomplete without Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, and many more social networking sites. Most of us have also created a virtual world for ourselves where we love spending almost every minute of our waking hours.

Roots Eatery is one of those joints that is neatly tucked within the labyrinth of our city, Om Bahal, near the Freak Street area, to be more specific. The restaurant is surrounded by buildings that are being reconstructed post the quake. There is a miniature version of a Stupa and a well that dates back centuries on its side and Roots Eatery too comfortably blends in with the background in its Nepali architecture inspired building.

What if we told you that the beauty care routine you are following every day for glowing and gorgeous looking skin is totally wrong? Apparently, there are many who are not aware that they are making some very common mistakes every single time they pick up a makeup brush. Here, with the help of Kamala Shrestha, senior beauty expert at Siam Beauty Salon in Kupondole, The Week has highlighted some common mistakes that sometimes may also lead to serious skin problems. Read on to find out if you too are making these beauty blunders.

Everyone has a favorite classic. It’s that title you find yourself quoting lines from, the volume you pluck off the shelves when you don’t have anything better to read, or need some comfort reading, and it’s the book you eventually bring up every single time there’s a book discussion, which invariably happens when readers meet. The Week asked some avid readers about their favorite work in English literature and rounded up some titles that we think you must read and reread.

It’s time for resolutions and The Week asked some personalities who graced our pages this year to tell us what they are looking forward to in 2018 to get us started on our own goal planning. Here they share their hopes, wishes, and dreams.

Veganism has been the talk of the town for quite sometime now. People are turning vegan not just for fitness and religious purposes but to protest against animal cruelty too. And aside from people adopting the vegan diet themselves, they are also looking for brands that have an inclination towards veganism.

Manita Shrestha Pradhan is the first Nepali judoka who created history in Nepali Judo by winning the Asian Judo Championship 2017. This was the first win for Nepal in 29 years. Along with that, she has also represented Nepal in more than 24 national and international judo championships so far. For a girl who is just 18, these achievement is simply the result of support from her coach and her dedication towards attaining success itself.