Like every form of art, tattoo making has evolved over the years. Traditionally tattoos were known for their bold outlook and discreet outlines. However, with the advent of watercolor tattoos, this art has been given a new definition and a new look. Its abstract designs and ambiguous shapes have added a new dimension to the tattoo making industry and the customers now have a wider variety to choose from. Also, watercolor tattoos definitely give artists more freedom to explore their creativity. The Week’s Swasti Gautam spoke to Shree Tisi and Mik Lepcha, tattoo artists at Mohan’s Tattoo Inn in Thamel, to know more about this exciting version of tattoo making.

She has a degree in environmental law but you will also find her instructing zumba or piloxing classes at various fitness studios across town. Grishma Bista believes in living a life where you work hard, extremely hard, to make your dreams come true. But this ambitious young woman isn’t only focused on improving her own life. She recently organized a charity event to help children in Kenya.

The egotistic decisions of our politicians without careful deliberation of issues at hand have always helped in facilitating the impoverished condition of our country. The recent demand from our madam president, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, for an armored car and vehicles to escort her worth millions is a good an example of such decisions. While our country is facing numerous predicaments due to unemployment, lack of educational facilities, and scarcity of basic resources, this unwarranted want from the president’s office has created a great discontent among youth. The constant harangues of the politicians and the insatiable demands of the leaders are making our youth question the very essence of the newly obtained democratic system. The Week’s Swasti Gautam spoke to some people to find out what they have to say about the president’s expensive concerns about her security while she commutes through the roads of the capital.

Danfe in Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur, with its creative handbags and fancy dresses, feels much more than just another store from the moment you enter. It’s charm is enhanced by the often heard laughter of young women behind the sewing machines. After the devastating earthquake of 2015, the project Danfe was created to empower marginalized women through tailoring and leadership training. The clothes and accessories that were made by these women throughout the training period are displayed and sold at the showroom in Jhamsikhel.

Over the past few years, we have all come to know and love Dayahang Rai. Whether it be as Gofle in Loot, Batase in Purano Dunga or Kaji in Kabaddi Kabaddi, Rai has managed to win us over with his effortless acting skills and great comic timing. Here, we get a glimpse of the man behind the actor.

She felt suffocated by the emptiness of the room and slept alone, with no one to wipe her tears

I cried because there was a war I was not equipped to fight against, because I knew in this conflict I had lost a part of me