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

Ass
Backside by Ass

Great Leap Forward Year

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

Nation

Getting rid of soot

Reducing black carbon in the region will have multiple benefits and save lives

Helena Molin Valdes and Arnico Panday

Learning from experience

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

Beth Norford

Back to the village campaign

Young Nepalis are taking two years off to teach in rural schools and upgrade the quality of education

Cynthia Choo

Review

F. C. Sports Bar

A pub that has the ability to rile up a roaring atmosphere during any game

Cynthia Choo

Nepali Times Buzz

Going Himalayan in style

New picture book lovingly documents the elegance and inherent beauty of Himalayan art, craft and architecture

Stéphane Huët

Children’s literature

Nepal’s first children’s literature festival to be held on 21and 22 February

Stéphane Huët

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

Sophia Pande

Gizmo

Mobile darkroom

An all-in-one tool that will find a permanent home in our phones

Yantrick

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