YouTube star

Published On: December 1, 2017 09:53 AM NPT By: Kalu Maila

A friend of mine has started a YouTube Channel expecting to be a famous YouTube star and make millions of dollars in the future. It’s been two months since he started his channel and he has only 5,000 views so far.  He is now worried that his dream to take over the world is fading.

Our election circus

Published On: December 1, 2017 09:45 AM NPT By: Gunjan Upadhyay

We have been having more than our fair share of election mania lately, what with our recent history of holding elections on a biennial basis. Every time an election is announced, the circus seems to come to town. You would think that with the election overdose of the last few years, at least some of us would be sick of it by now, travelling all the way home to cast our vote for some political dilettante or the other with no real interest in serving their constituency. But no! We love our elections and I have heard people say this is the real deal. But just because the ones before were Constituent Assembly elections don’t make them any less of an election.

Lost in my own land

Published On: December 1, 2017 09:38 AM NPT By: Swasti Gautam

Sandeep Paudyal, who has been to many trekking expeditions in Nepal, says that everywhere he has gone foreign tourists have always been given preferential treatment. “It feels weird to say this but I have been a victim of racism in my own country,” says Paudyal sharing an instance of how a room they had booked during a trek to Annapurna Base Camp had been given to some foreign tourists by the time they reached the hotel.

Sky’s the limit

Published On: November 24, 2017 10:37 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

His voice and presentation skills are a class apart and he has managed to wow his audience through his acting skills as well. Sanjay Gupta has given new meaning to the word ‘versatile’ as a radio and video jockey, emcee, and actor.

Pedaling for change

Published On: November 24, 2017 10:32 AM NPT By: Swasti Gautam

Cycle City Network Nepal was established to promote the use of bicycles in Kathmandu and help protect green spaces, monuments, and buildings from the adverse effects of pollution. “We aim to make our capital city a cycle friendly zone,” says Palishtha Dangol, member of the executive body at Cycle City Network Nepal. This organization has also been persistently advocating and lobbying for bicycle friendly infrastructures in the valley with concerned government stakeholders.

A new approach to empowerment

Published On: November 24, 2017 10:25 AM NPT By: Ashma Chhetri

For quite a while now, women empowerment has been a much-discussed topic. All of us are now aware of how empowering women can bring about social and economic change in the nation. Inspired by these concepts of women empowerment, three sisters Nicky, Dicky and Lucky Chhetri established Empowering Women of Nepal.

Combining passion and profession

Published On: November 24, 2017 10:20 AM NPT By: Anweiti Upadhyay

All of us dream of traveling the world, visiting all these new places that intrigue and fascinate us. But, for many, that is what it remains, a dream, a very far-fetched notion that we can only imagine about. Sometimes it is because we do not have time, sometimes we don’t have enough money, and then there are hundreds of other excuses we use not to travel. But Dr Nima Namgyal Sherpa doesn’t let anything stop him from traveling. And that, he confesses, is because his work allows him the luxury of traveling.

Good reads

Published On: November 24, 2017 10:03 AM NPT By: Republica

The Origin of Others, Turtles all the Way Down and The Fallen Angel

Focusing on Nepali literature

Published On: November 24, 2017 09:44 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

“My choice of literature has never been constant. At every stage of life, I seem to like different kinds of books. Sometimes the books I read even reflect my mood and emotions,” says Subin Bhattarai, author of Summer Love. “But I do have a set of favorite books. I have read them multiple times and recommend everyone I meet to read them as well,” he adds.

The answer is no

Published On: November 24, 2017 09:36 AM NPT By: Aditi Sharma

I have watched movies I didn’t want to watch in the first place, gone to places I didn’t want to go to, hung out on Friday nights when I was sick and actually wanted to stay in bed, and bought expensive raffles or charity event tickets when there were at least a dozen things I could have used all that money for. And all this happened because I simply couldn’t utter one simple word: No.