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Fourth edition of Ilam Literature Festival set for March 14-15

The fourth edition of the Ilam Literature Festival is set to take place in Ilam Bazaar, Ilam district, on March 14 and 15. According to Prakash Thamsuhang, chairperson of the festival, the two-day event will bring together numerous authors, artists, intellectuals and politicians from Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. 
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Beauty marks its presence

A canvas devoid of any work, no matter how spotless the blank canvas is, isn’t art. Not even an art connoisseur can pass it off as anything but simply a boring piece of canvas. It is because it is untouched and thus has nothing to convey. A plain, spotless face is like that of a blank canvas, it can...
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GBV BEYOND LIP SERVICE

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: We love doing things with a little – sometimes a lot – of fanfare even though we may not have a lot to shout about. No, I’m not talking about our dear PM Oli’s face being plastered all over the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and all around the city in what was a monumental w...
Nov 30, 2018
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The Dharahara Debate

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: News that Dharahara had collapsed during the earthquake of April 25, 2015 came as a shock to every Nepali around the world. In the years that followed, when shock finally gave way to talks of the inevitable rebuilding of the monument, people’s opinions were divided on whether the...
Nov 30, 2018
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The sad state of women’s cricket in Nepal

On November 15, 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) of Nepal declared that the national women’s cricket team would take part in the 9 nation’s Women T20 Smash. The event is set to be hosted by the Cricket Association of Thailand from January 11 to 19, 2019. This came as good news for fans...
Nov 23, 2018
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Italian for the Nepali palate

Who does not love pizza, right? But at most restaurants, pizzas are quite pricey. So, sometimes as much as we might be craving for a slice of gooey pizza, we can’t really order it because it does not fit in our meager eating out budget. Sal’s Pizza comes to your rescue during these times. This eater...
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For the love of design

Kirimiri Design started just as Krisha Tamrakar’s graduation project. She was in her last year of Bachelor’s at the Kathmandu University School of Arts (KUSOA), and she submitted her fully illustrated book “Yomarhi” as her final assignment under the branding Kirimiri Design. That was in June. Now Ta...
Nov 23, 2018
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Starting small, dreaming big

For Sushila Karki crafting things always came easily. From a very young age she took to drawing designs and people, making use of discarded bottles to decorate her room and would spend hours remodeling her house. She would always be on the lookout for things that was past its expiry date but could s...
Nov 23, 2018
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Nepali heartstrings

Music has forever been an important part of the Nepali culture. From the day a baby takes his first breath to the moment he breathes his last, music will be around him. Its presence is undeniable through the various courses in his life, in marriage and festivities, in life and in death.
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Dancing in the air

If you have ever watched an aerial performance, be it on television, online, or live, you must have marveled at how beautiful and smooth it all looks. However, there is much more to the story. Aerial acts require stamina, endurance, patience, and a lot of practice. The Week caught up with some fanta...
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An adventurous longing

From 1400m to 5416m, this journey has quite an elevation. As I “last-minute” over packed my luggage for my dream trip – the Annapurna Circuit – I had little idea of what was coming next (all in a good way though). We (my family and I) left Kathmandu sometime in mid-October as the best time to walk t...
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