Mango Chili: Where food and fun come together

Published On: October 21, 2016 07:18 AM NPT By: Isha Upadhyay

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: With bags of flavors exploding in your mouth with every spoonful, Mango Chili is a delightful place for food lovers.

Holding on to the folk roots

Published On: October 21, 2016 07:15 AM NPT By: Priyanka Gurung

Music bands always tend to have fun anecdotes about their origin. In hindsight, it’s always amusing to hear how they unwittingly started a musical legacy and, the percussionist of Kutumba, Pavit Maharjan doesn’t disappoint either. He fondly recalls the day how Nepal’s famous folk instrumental ensemble was basically a couple of friends who opened a “chiya khane office.”

Taking care of your skin

Published On: October 21, 2016 07:10 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: In today’s world, as much as we might try to oppose the trend, we are forced to take care of our appearance as well. Jobs, dates, functions or our day-to-day life influence us to appear in accordance with current trends.

Know your heart

Published On: October 21, 2016 07:02 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: Dr. J.P. Jaiswal, senior consultant cardiologist at Norvic International Hospital, tells you all that you need to know about keeping your heart healthy.

Dashain around the world

Published On: October 7, 2016 08:48 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

We see living abroad as having a lot of pros, but each time the festive season rolls around, we sigh a breath of relief, relief of being together with our loved ones. There are a few, however, who cannot say the same.

Dashain then and now

Published On: October 7, 2016 04:43 AM NPT By: Priyanka Gurung

It’s said that signs of Dashain always first appear in the sky. Colorful kites dot the horizon and tangles of kite strings abound in each locality.

A place of contradictions

Published On: October 7, 2016 03:37 AM NPT By: Prabin Koirala

One thing I always take a moment to observe whenever I am at Pashupati Nath is the cremation ritual. Whenever I walk past the cremation grounds, I’m reminded of the vulnerability of life – One minute you are there, and the next minute you are not. This, for me, is a very humbling experience. The reminder that life eventually comes to an end always grounds me and fills me with a deep sense of gratitude to be alive today.

Have you seen it yet?

Published On: October 7, 2016 02:46 AM NPT By: Gunjan Upadhyay

With the advent of multiplexes, even in small cities, there is optimism that in the future we will see films with more cerebral content and tackling complex social, emotional and moral issues without resorting to caricature, contrivance and shouting from the rooftops.

When Dashain Comes!

Published On: October 7, 2016 02:09 AM NPT By: Kalu Maila

And when one gets married, everything changes. Now, you have to visit your sasurali during Dashain and you cannot come up with any excuses whatsoever. You have to act like a gentleman and finish everything your in-laws offer.

Holiday happiness

Published On: October 7, 2016 01:48 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

Everybody has their own favorite aspects of the Dashain season, however, as we found out, it’s not only the festivities and time off work that people are looking forward to. As expected, avid readers around town have big plans to capitalize on their time off. So with the festival celebrations right at our doorsteps, The Week asked them to share some of the books on this holiday’s ‘To Read’ list as well as review whether the annual vacations really help bolster their reading habits.