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Fiction vs non-fiction
Published On: May 5, 2017 10:17 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau
When it comes to picking out books for ourselves, we know exactly what we like and what we don’t. The blurring of boundaries between fiction and non-fiction may have been going on for a while now but it is very common to come across readers who still stick to one or the other option.
Five works of art you should know
Published On: May 5, 2017 10:08 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau
You don’t have to be an art historian to know what the Mona Lisa looks like. In fact, you don’t have to know a thing about art at all. But like the most famous literary references or movie quotes, a basic knowledge of the world’s most iconic works of art is essential to improving one’s cultural literacy. Here, every month, we will introduce you to some famous artworks.
Cotton Mill
Published On: May 5, 2017 10:00 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau
The idea for Cotton Mill was not something sisters Priyanka and Prasanna Basnet stumbled upon one day. All they knew was that they didn’t want to work under anyone anymore. They tried a lot of other things, like a coffee plantation, before they finally knew what they wanted to do. Even then the idea hadn’t taken shape completely.
Logo Fashion Industries
Published On: May 5, 2017 09:53 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau
Logo fashion industries is a joint venture company that was established in Nepal in 1997. Co-founder Hira Muktan has been in the garments industry for the past 25 years. The head office of the industry is in Dubai and they had a branch in North Cyprus before they decided to open a factory in Nepal.
Made in Nepal
Published On: May 5, 2017 09:48 AM NPT By: Isha Upadhyay
Most of us in the country look forward to going abroad, even if it is just to India, for the shopping experience it provides. But there are some local companies that might just make you rethink that next shopping trip. These places offer good products at affordable prices and even the quality will take you by surprise.
Through new lens
Published On: May 5, 2017 09:38 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is back with its monthly photo exhibition held to promote local tourism in Nepal and, for the month of May, they have something quite different and interesting in store. “This time we are going through Nepal through the eyes of Thai photographers,” said Sunil Sharma, director of NTB.
Mixed feelings
Published On: May 5, 2017 09:04 AM NPT By: Isha Upadhyay
A newly opened joint at mid-Baneshwor, it is quite easy to locate Dining Park Restaurant and Lounge Bar as it stands out from the rest of the buildings that surround it because of its unique façade. You will find yourself wondering how they maintain the pristine white buildings as soon as step inside. Although located in a busy area, you will not hear or feel much of the outside world once you are inside the building premises and that, in itself, is quite lovely.
Summer trends
Published On: May 5, 2017 08:58 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau
Every season brings with it a new set of trends. The Week talked to Onisha Mulmi of Galz Beauty Parlor to find out what new hair and makeup trends are expected to take over this summer, and how to get them right.
The real deal
Published On: May 5, 2017 08:53 AM NPT By: Biswas Baral
Janisha Bhattarai had the distinction of being the first person, male or female, to file candidacy from Kathmandu for the May 14 local election. She is contesting to become deputy mayor of the city. She, incidentally, is also the daughter of Rasendra Bhattarai, who in 2003 made headlines with his claim that, having left the country with only $5 in his pocket, he had managed to build a $1-billion international empire.
Politics of change
Published On: May 5, 2017 08:51 AM NPT By: Gunjan Upadhyay
In life, change is usually not very welcome because it tends to cause upheavals and disrupts the security of the familiar. Politics, however, is an altogether different case. In fact, the whole practice of holding periodical elections in a democracy is to give people the chance to exercise that very right to change. In Nepal, the time is ripe now for change and for newcomers to shake up the political establishment.
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