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New book highlights the impact of COVID-19 on South Asian print media

KATHMANDU, Dec 16:  A new book on the Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on print media in South Asia was released amidst a special function in the capital on Monday. 
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Book Review: Philosophical Posthumanism

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Facing Death on the Mirror : Lives and Lessons

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Reading Between the Lines of Why Bharat Matters

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The Basantapur files

The famed square of Basantapur stirs to life hours before dawn. Often it’s the priests from nearby Guthis. First, their footsteps, then later on, their chants and bells ring through the darkness and break the 4 am stupor. It’s a practice that has been carried on for centuries. Now, while the traditi...
Sep 16, 2016
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As time goes by

More than a year has passed but people still talk about the earthquakes of 2015. However, it’s not always fear that dominates theirs thoughts anymore but nostalgia of what was and worries about the future and what lies in store. The reconstruction process has all but come to a halt and the wreckages...
Sep 16, 2016
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Jammin with you

I couldn’t imagine why this junction, which almost never witnessed a jam, now suddenly needed three cops to manage. Perhaps they get a little lonely if they are all by themselves out on these busy roads.
Sep 16, 2016
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Changing our tune

The majority of us were brought up to respect the national anthem and this involves showing deference whenever it is played – namely ceasing our activities and standing still out of respect. It has now become so common to hear it in situations and places where it just is not possible for us to maint...
Sep 16, 2016
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Sale season strategies

The best things in the world are free but the second best? They are expensive and don’t we know it. Thus, we confess. This is our favorite season of the year; the Sales Season. The big red signs have started going up on the shop windows around town and we couldn’t be more excited. Everywhere we turn...
Sep 16, 2016
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Nothing lovely about love handles

You’ve probably heard that cortisol, also known as the stress hormone, is responsible for excess abdominal fat, but that’s only part of the story. Your body produces cortisol in response to stress – physical, mental, or emotional. This may include extremely low-calorie diets (fasting or starvation),...
Sep 16, 2016
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Realities of life: Raising a child with autism

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The goal was to make seven-year-old, Bibek, use a spoon to feed himself.
Sep 09, 2016
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Of unhealthy misgivings

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Former prime ministers, Late Sushil Koirala and KP Sharma Oli took a huge chuck from the government coffers to fund their medical expenses.
Sep 09, 2016
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The pursuit of education

Nepali grandfather, Durga Kami, combs his bushy white beard, puts on his school uniform and, with the aid of his walking stick, walks for over an hour to reach his school for another day of learning.
Sep 09, 2016
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Democratizing ‘luxury’

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: In the course of contemplating the purchase of a car in Nepal, I’m often led to considering the expendability of my internal organs. I could probably afford a nice little hatchback – no power windows, thank you – with the proceeds from selling a kidney. I mean whoever needs two ki...
Sep 09, 2016