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A Global Nepali’s Half-Century View on Nepal’s Sustainable Development Path
Drawing on five decades of experience, Dr Som P. Pudasaini’s book offers a rare, reflective lens on Nepal’s journey through conflict, diplomacy and sustainable development, blending policy insight with lived professional experience.
Jan 08, 2026
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The Invention of Solitude by Paul Auster
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Dealing with indigestion
Dealing with indigestion
Everyone experiences indigestion every now and then. But suffering from an upset stomach frequently can actually have something to do with bigger and more dangerous diseases.
Sep 13, 2019
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Acoustic guitar riffs to learn
Acoustic guitar riffs to learn
Acoustic guitars are one of the most popular instruments in the world. Anyone with a knack for music knows that acoustic guitars are the most basic yet one of the most important pieces of medium there is. Be it in front of a thousand people at a concert or with your friends at a campfire, acoustic g...
Sep 13, 2019
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One-stop solution for eating out
One-stop solution for eating out
The food business sector isn’t just limited to restaurant and cafes these days. There are a number of brands and companies that don’t actually prepare food themselves but are slowly establishing themselves as a huge part of the food industry. However, Twinkle Goyal doesn’t think there’s a comprehens...
Sep 13, 2019
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Getting back to the wilderness
Getting back to the wilderness
The life of a wildlife photographer is one with many challenges. One has to wake up early, wait for hours on end, and sometimes over days, to capture that one shot and learn about animal migration patterns and their behavior. However, looking at the photographs, one can safely say that the results a...
Sep 13, 2019
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Playing with words
Playing with words
Anand Vijay Gurung says he is a full time communication specialist and a part time writer but that hasn’t stopped him for pursing writing whenever he can. He recently published an anthology of poems titled ‘Dandelion Snow’ and his poetry has been published in many leading newspapers and magazines in...
Sep 13, 2019
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Timeless fashion
Timeless fashion
There are times when we get to hear (often from elders in our families) that what we are wearing was once a major fashion trend during their times. Our clothes have been shaped and influenced by history and though they might have been modified to suit the taste of today’s youths, they still hold the...
Sep 13, 2019
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Collector of memories
Collector of memories
Samde Sherpa vividly remembers walking along the Annapurna Circuit as a 15-year-old. And ironically, he didn’t like it very much. The year was 2004 and he was accompanying his uncle who was acting as a trekking guide to a French team. “It was too much walking for me back then,” he recalls. However,...
Sep 13, 2019
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If you were immortal for a day
If you were immortal for a day
There are a great many things we all want to do but they aren’t always safe and there’s no guarantee you will come out unscathed. If you were immortal for a day, would you do the things that fear has always stopped you from doing? The Week asked a few people about the things they would do if they we...
Sep 13, 2019
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It’s a circus out there
It’s a circus out there
Anyone who drives a car or rides a bike knows the frustrations of the road. Never mind the perpetual traffic jams and the chaos that ensues, it’s the general sense of indiscipline and lack of respect for one another that makes being out there on the road such a strenuous affair.
Sep 13, 2019
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Behind bars
Behind bars
At the central jail in Sundhara, Kathmandu, there are around 2,750 prisoners. Out of them, 150 work at the textile factory located within the premises. The ‘Kendriya Karagar Karkhana’ (Central Jail Factory) is where they work from 10 in the morning to four in the afternoon for a meager daily stipend...
Sep 13, 2019