Thanks to social media, anyone with a knack for any particular skill like drawing, dancing, singing etc. can showcase their talent online. This way, many singers get discovered, many artists are commissioned, and many writers appreciated. Anyone can put out their works for others to see but it does take a certain amount of gumption to do so.

KATHMANDU, Dec 20: Five differently able talents were awarded the ‘Buddha Harmony Bimala Regmi Social Service Award 2018’ with cash worth Rs 10,000 each and a letter of felicitation by the Buddha Harmony Foundation. The award, established by Sandhya Regmi, the Founder President of Buddha Harmony Foundation and the Advisor to the Nepal Spinal Cord Injury Sports Association (NSCISA), is given each every year to distinguished individuals who have contributed tremendously in the field of Social Works despite being physically challenged, as per a press statement released by Buddha Harmony Foundation.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: What do you think of when you hear the term ‘beauty pageant’?  The general image that comes to our minds is: conventionally beautiful women, wearing shiny gowns wrapped by sash and sparkling crowns made up of jewels in their heads. They have wide smiles on their faces, alongside glittery makeup, and they are walking with style, with their hands waving to the crowd.

BEVERLY HILLS, Aug 2: “America’s Got Talent” is proving to be TV audiences’ summertime show of choice, with its dominant performance boosting NBC to its fourth consecutive weekly ratings win.

BEVERLY HILLS, July 30: Matt Groening said his new adult cartoon series “Disenchantment” has a feminist component that sets it apart from his previous shows.

KATHMANDU, April 2: The contestants of the Beautician Talent Nepal 2018 flaunted their talents at an event in Kathmandu held on Saturday. The contest was jointly organized by Bilakshyan Creation and Roj Skul.

KATHMANDU, March 31: If you are below 20 years of age and have not yet been enrolled for a bachelor's degree program, then you should be a part of Olympiad, a talent hunt program for students across the world that test your aptitude and help to nurture it through theoretical and practical sessions.

KATHMANDU, March 11: Since obsessive people push themselves beyond their limit, age is just a word for them. National sport climber Swastika Chaudhary, 18, is no exception. Her young age did not bar her from aiming higher and she turned out to be a successful sportsperson.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: With the aim to flaunt their skills, as many as 31 and 17 contestants took part in the talent round of Misses Nepal Tourism and Miss Teen Tourism 2018, respectively.

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Buddha Harmony Foundation has conferred the ‘Buddha Harmony Bimala Regmi Social Service Award 2017’ to seven professionals of Nepal on Saturday amid an event held in Kathmandu. The award carries a purse of Rs 10,000 each and a letter of felicitation.

KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Modeling does not incorporate only posing for camera or ramp walk anymore, but it has emerged as a medium to showcase one’s talent. It’s essential that one carries element of substance in their personality to stand out.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 23: A 12-year-old singing ventriloquist is getting a $1 million prize and her own Las Vegas show after taking the ‘America’s Got Talent’ crown on the season 12 finale of the NBC reality competition.

With courage in her words and confidence in her walk, Malina Joshi had proudly represented Nepal in Miss World 2011 after winning the title of Miss Nepal the same year. As an actor too she quickly proved to be versatile and talented. Her impressive performances in movies like Ritu and Jhumkee quickly gained her recognition in the Nepali film industry. At the present, this beauty with brains is trying to redefine the role of an actress in Nepali movies through good and influential work. The Week’s Swasti Gautam met up with Joshi to talk to her about life so far and find out what inspires her and, in the process, also got her to share some secrets.

Mahesh Bhatt has been a strong supporter of Pakistan-India cultural exchange, previously spoke against the ban and now is putting his money where his mouth is.

NEW DELHI, Oct 10: Irrfan Khan, who has worked with some of the biggest names abroad, says people from Hollywood are now on a constant lookout for Indian talent.

KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Ministry of Youth and Sports and National Youth Council honored seven players, two coaches and one national association with National Sports Talent Award on the occasion of International Youth Day on Friday.

KATHMANDU, July 18: An event called ' differently abled idol-2016' is to be organized for the first time in the country with a view to promoting talents of differently abled.