- by Manawi Shah
Shrawan is here, and making mehndi designs on your hand is a must! Perhaps for cultural reasons, or maybe you just like having a pretty pattern temporarily on your hand. You may not be the best artist, or are looking for something minimalistic. Here are some designs to get you started!
- by Samiksha Shrestha
The Newari festival which marks the death of mythical demon ‘Ghantakarna’ is being celebrated today by the locals of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur.
- by Samiksha Shrestha and Manawi Shah
The exhibition titled ‘Photographic Images and Matter, Japanese Prints of the 1970s’ kicked off on Friday. The exhibition is open to all at the Embassy of Japan, Panipokhari, Kathmandu from July 23 to August 4 between 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM each day.
- by Associated Press
Curators at an Israeli museum have discovered three previously unknown sketches by celebrated 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani hiding beneath the surface of one of his paintings.
- by Republica
Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has urged the entertainment sector including cinema halls to pay business and entertainment tax.
- by Republica
Balen Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and a judge of the reality rap show ‘Nephop Ko Shreepech’, handed over the crown which was awarded to the winner of the show to Bajracharya Guru ( Buddhist master).
- by Associated Press
Recent Oscar winners Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur and Billie Eilish are among the 397 individuals who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- by Associated Press
The curators of a major art show in Germany have apologized for including a work featuring antisemitic elements that prompted an outcry at the event’s opening this week.
- by Reuters
Hong Kong's new Palace Museum, a gift from Beijing to marks 25th anniversary of the territory's return to Chinese rule, aims to engage the city's younger generation with Chinese culture, its director said on Wednesday.
- by Samiksha Shrestha
Thomas S. Monson states, "I think there is no place in the world where I feel closer to the Lord than in one of His holy temples." in the general conference ‘Blessings of the Temple’. This holds true as one finds peace and see life from a new perspective. Those who are lost in the chaos of world will again gain faith and hope. If you want to find out sacred place to worship and sink into peace away from all those negativity and toxicity, here are five temples for you to visit at Bhaktapur.
- by Samiksha Shrestha and Manawi Shah
“Not all who menstruate are women and not all women menstruate,” says SJ, who identifies them as a non-binary person. Student Ambassadors SJ, Jessica Basnet and Sneha Dahal conducted an art exhibition themed ‘Bloody Mary No More’ at Thames International College, Kathmandu from May 29 to June 1 with the slogan ‘Letsdignifymenstruation' in an effort to address various menstrual experiences among trans-people and raise awareness that cis and trans-menstruators matter and are not different in a challenging society where menstruation is a cis-normative phenomenon. The exhibition is named ‘Bloody Mary No More’ because people assume Mary is a cis woman. The exhibition attempts to discard this assumption of Mary’s gender and sex characteristics.
- by Republica
Based on the elopement wedding culture prevalent in Limbu tribe, Artmandu Nepal is organizing a play titled “Chor Ko Swor” at the Mandala theater from June 3 to June 29.
- by Republica
Untold Period Stories, a community that brings the topic of periods onto a judgmental free table through storytelling, hosted a live art workshop themed “Beyond Blood” on 29 May, Sunday in Gallery LA, Bauddha to mark the Menstrual Hygiene Month 2022.
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- by Republica
Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center, Embassy of India, Kathmandu, and Rashtriya Sahitya Pratisthan jointly organized a Nepal-India poetry recitation program in Kathmandu on May 24, Tuesday.
- by Republica
The gilded figures of Gods stolen from different parts of Nepal have been repatriated from the United States. Among the repatriated religious figures were Standing Buddha that was lost from Kwaya Bahi, Lalitpur, Padmapani Lokeswora, Chaturmukhi Shivalinga (Panchadeval Temple, Pasupati), Uma Maheswori (Ga: Hiti, Lalitpur) and Nagaraja (Bhagawan Bahal, Naxal).
- by Agencies
Be it buying a new car or opening a new business, the Hindu tradition of breaking a coconut on auspicious occasions remains the same across India. The act of breaking a coconut is not just a ritual but has a whole emotion attached to it. This ritual is said to attract prosperity and even resolve money-related problems. But do you the historical event connected with this ritual and what is the exact reason behind the practice?
- by Republica
The fourth edition of the Biggest Nepali Brand carnival, an initiative of Radio Nagarik to promote Nepali products, will be held at Bhanimandal, Lalitpur on May 21. The event will be held from 12 noon to 10 PM.
- by Reuters
The 1932 Pablo Picasso painting "Femme nue couchée" sold for $67.5 million on Tuesday at its auction debut at Sotheby's in New York, the most recent large sale at auction for blue-chip art. The eight-digit sale price comes a week after Andy Warhol's 1964 silk-screen portrait of Marilyn Monroe fetched $195 million at Christie's, setting a record for a work by an American artist sold at auction. read more
- by Republica
The Sawa Lakh Rot festival started today. Ramaji Aryal, central chairman of the center 'Siddhashram Shakti Kendra' has started the 19th Rot Festival at Gorakhnath cave. Today, a chariot journey was made from Gorkha Bazaar to Durbar including various musical instruments. Shakti Kendra seekers and locals were present on the journey. Every year, the Siddhashram Shakti Kendra has been holding the festival for 11 days from the full moon day of Baisakh and offering 'rot' as the day when King Prithvi Narayan Shah's Guru Gorakhnath appeared. One hundred thousand 'rots' are offered during this festival.
- by Republica
Buddha Jayanti Samaroh Samiti, Muni Vihar Inacho, Bhaktapur, and Cycle Connect Bhaktapur have announced to jointly organize a bicycle excursion of the Buddhist heritage sites in Bhaktapur on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti. The participants will visit various monasteries, Bahabahis and Chaityas of Bhaktapur. The bicycle rally will start from Dharmottam Mahavihar (Muni Vihar) Inacho at 7 AM on May 14. The excursion team will then head to Indira Varna Mahavihar Inacho, Mangal Dharmadeep Mahavihar (Jhorbahi) Golmadhi, Lun Baha, Sukuldhoka Chaturbrahma Mahavihar Sakotha via Taumadhi to Akhandashil Mahavihar-Bolache, Naasmanaa.