This is the news that I and millions of other Nepalese were waiting for. War is officially over in Nepal. The government of Nepal and Maoist rebels have signed a historic peace accord, which ends the 10 years of fighting that killed more than 13 thousand people. This brings an end to the politics of [...]
I’m back from Nepal, currently coping with loads of email accumulated during last 2 weeks and following up some special jobs. Going back to Nepal has always been special but this time it was an extra special event due to Dashain, prospect of peace in the country and my son being able to understand and [...]
I’ll be in Nepal for next 2 weeks with my family for Dashain. I’m going home after 3 years and this will be my Dashain at home after 7 years. My son is very exited about the trip, he was too little to remember his previous visits. I think this one is going to be [...]
eKatnipur.com is reporting that a girl in far western Nepal emits ‘glass pieces’ from forhead. A team of doctors are researching on 12-year-old girl, who has been excreting glass pieces from the side of her forehead for the last three years. “The CT scan report indicates that she has some kind of problem in her [...]
A newly published book, "The Great Sons of the Tharus: Sakyamuni Buddha and Emperor Asoka", written by Subodh Kumar Singh claims that Buddha did not come from a royal family but a "Tharu" community that today is at the bottom of the social hierarchy in Nepal, living as bonded labourers. Singh, himself is a Tharu [...]
Looks like Discovery Channel is going to put a stop to our curiosity on whether the Buddha Boy was eating or not during his meditation. They’ll be airing My Shocking Story: The Boy With Divine Powers on Thursday 29 June, 10pm. But this is only for viewers in UK at this moment. If there are [...]
June issue of GQ will have a feature story THE INCREDIBLE BUDDHA BOY by George Saunders (the author of In Persuasion Nation). First portion of the story is available online which describes Saunder’s journey to Nepal. It should be very interesting to read the first hand experience of an author who went in search of [...]
American war correspondent Kevin Sites is currently reporting from Nepal writing about his personal encounter with maoist rebels. Traveling with him as a translator is Nepalese blogger and journalist Dinesh Wagle of UWB who has written about Kevin in his blog article Backpack Journalist Kevin Sites in Kathmandu. In his Hot Zone, Kevin Sites have [...]
This is truly a historic moment for Nepal and Nepalese people. The proposal that was unanimously passed by The House of Representatives today brings army under the parliament, King will have to pay tax and Nepal becomes a Secular Country. This is a great occasion to celebrate but we always need to remember that the [...]
This bas relief depicts Maya Devi with her right hand holding on to a sal tree with a newborn child standing upright on a lotus petal, shedding an oval halo, around his head. During my recent visit to Po Lin Monastry I found some conflicting information about Buddha’s birth place. I saw some paintings with [...]
