Issue #746

February 20-26, 2015

Headline

Pilgrim's progress

KENJI KWOKThree novice monks ritually seek alms on the streets of Patan on Thursday, which was also Losar for the Sherpa and Tibetan people.

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Editorial

Clearing the air

Efforts to mitigate long-term climate change are well and good, but we need much more urgent efforts closer to home to clean up.

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Columns

David Seddon
The Gadfly by David Seddon

TRC and Col Lama

Truth and reconciliation, but not without justice

Damakant Jayshi
The deadline by Damakant Jayshi

Go for Plan C

Plan A didn’t work, Plan B is blocked

Guna Raj Luitel
On The Road by Guna Raj Luitel

The holy economy

“Just Chanting om is not enough.” -Swami Ananda Arun

The Ass
Backside by The Ass

Great Leap Forward Year

Madam Chair, Respected Sofas, Indistinguishable Dignitaries, Esteemed Desks, Honorific Ministers, Your Excellence the Donors, Male Members of…

Nation

Learning from experience

Teachers look beyond textbooks into their communities for sources of knowledge and curriculum ideas

Beth Norford

Review

Nepali Times Buzz

Temporary paralysis

Bell’s palsy affects one in 65 people at some point in their lives

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Must See

Suntali

Bhaskar Dhungana’s first feature movie has all thes sophistications of a well-made film

Dhanvantari

Temporary paralysis

Bell’s palsy affects one in 65 people at some point in their lives

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Gizmo

From The Nepali Press

In this issue:

Pilgrim's Progress | Editorial: Clearing the air | Go for Plan C | Getting rid of soot | The Holy Economy | Going Himalayan in style | Temporary paralysis | Learning from experience | Back to the village campaign | Making war on the day of love | TRC and Col Lama | Backside: Great Leap Forward Year