Meet Yashita Dewan- a “free spirited” fashion designer and photographer from Nepal. Born and raised in Kathmandu, she went to Mumbai, India, after completing high school, to pursue her love for fashion. This beauty with brains has all that it takes to change the fashion scene in Nepal. She assures us that we will be seeing more of her in the near future, working actively at what she does best – fashion and photography.
In our country, people follow a lot of superstitions in their day to day lives. Many beliefs have been passed down from generation to generation and people follow them blindly. Our culture and traditions are shrouded in mysticism and for many people, superstitions have become a way of life, although there is no logical explanation as to how these beliefs came into practice.
Marriage can be defined in many ways. In sociological terms, marriage is a social institution and it is practiced all over the world, in all cultures. In religious terms, marriage is a holy sacrament in which man and woman unite in a bond of eternal love. As little children growing up, we heard stories of princesses living happily ever after with their handsome prince.
Milan Rai is a talented young visual artist, who has made it his mission to transform Kathmandu into a butterfly city. That wasn’t his initial plan though. It was while working on a project called ‘Katha Bagaichako’ , that he got sidetracked. It had been 7-8 months since he’d been working on that project and to put it in his own words, ‘I had a different goal, but I got to explore a lot of new things on the way to my destination.’
While hanging out with a Korean friend, we ended up talking about “Gangnam Style.” (But of course!) It has become such a worldwide hit that famous celebrities have tweeted about it, performed it and the singer Psy has also appeared on a number of television and radio talk shows in the US and elsewhere.
The beauty and greatness of the Himalayas has left people wonderstruck since ancient times and it is also known as the abode of the gods. It is easy to understand why many people from all over the globe throng our country to climb the great peaks. There are many great personalities from our own country, who have scaled the treacherous peaks numerous times for the love of adventure.
It is a secular festival and has no religious connection to Christianity. Rather, it is believed to have been a pagan festival that marked the end of warm days and the beginning of the cold symbolizing the transition from life to death. It was believed that during this time, the barrier between the world of the living and the dead would be obscured and therefore…
They say the best things in life are free- and star gazing proves that point perfectly well. You don’t always need a lot of money to enjoy the little things in life. My love for star gazing started when I was a little girl and my parents told me about the stars and the planets. Both my parents are interested in astronomy and they often showed me the North Star, Orion’s Belt, the Great Dipper and planet Venus.
So you’ve probably heard the infectious song “Gangnam Style” by South Korean sensation Psy, and may have even tried the “cheesy” dance steps, but you probably have no idea what the song is about. Well, to clear things up a little bit, the song is about living life “Gangnam style”.
Happiness and sadness are two sides of the same coin, thus, we have to learn to take whatever life brings our way. When we think about it reasonably, we will realize that everybody has to go through pain and sorrow in life; it is inevitable, we cannot avoid it.
In the past, dolphins were found abundantly in the Koshi, Narayani, Karnali and Mahakali rivers and their tributaries throughout Nepal. In recent times however, they have been spotted only in the Karnali and Koshi river systems.
Mass media has played a big role in the rise of popularity of Korean movies and music as CD’s and DVD’s are easily available in the market. Furthermore, the influence of Korean fashion can be seen in the way the youth dress up and do their hair and makeup.
The Nepali movie industry has gone from bad to worse. The recent slew of movies seem to be downright disgusting with sleazy trailers and promos being broadcast on TV/ internet sites and equally appalling posters being plastered everywhere.
The last time I saw you, you looked like an angel You were beautiful inside out Your heart and soul reflected your beauty You were one in a million without a doubt. – A poem by Smriti Rai
