For seven years, Suman Shakya struggled to deal with water scarcity at home, a story most Valley residents will relate to. But the tables have turned, and today, it has become his business among many to advocate feasible models of dealing with water scarcity.
“Back then, I thought of investing in something which was durable and sustainable,” says Shakya, who earlier used to spend Rs 2,800 each month to purchase 24,000 liters of tanker-delivered water.
Ngima Tendup Sherpa drives us through Sukedhara, into one of the alleys of Kapan, to meet his artist brother-in-law Ang Tsherin Sherpa (Tsherin).
On Wednesday, January 4, Tsherin had been in town for nearly a month and was returning to San Francisco a week later. But even during his short trip, Tsherin had shipped in stacks of canvases to work on, and at Kapan, he had set up his temporary studio.
For the farmers in the far western and mid-western regions of Nepal, revised agriculture is the newfound economic liberator.
With high quality seeds and modern technology boosting production, farmers are pleased to see that commercial vegetable farming is not only creating income opportunities but also paving the way for migrant family members to return home. With new savings, children are back in schools, too.
There was a time when grey-haired eminences could confidently claim that one was only as old as one felt. Youngsters condescendingly tolerated the white lie, knowing fully well that youthful sentiments had little relationship with peak performances.
The human body is quite adaptable; but like every living being on this planet, it ascends, plateaus, and then descends before hitting the pit from where it had risen. The metaphor of hill for stages of life is thus quite apt.
Here are a few things to bear in mind as you go through your life in Kathmandu City. The employees at Nepal Oil Corporation are a bunch of dimwits, and it’s not worth the effort to try to get to your office on a ‘banda’ day. Allow me to explain.
I was fooling around with my smartphone the other day and I was mildly surprised to discover that my office was only 3.4 kms from where I live.
Don’t mess with our great students who study in government campuses. They are our future ‘visionary’ politicians, ‘hardworking’ public servants and ‘competent’ police officers. And it’s good that finally our public students are united, regardless of their political affiliation. But alas, it was only for them torch rallies and shutdowns.
Students should occupy all parks and government offices and set up camp. It’ll save on rent, and the city landlords won’t be making an extra thousand for a room, the size of a shoebox.
There’s no high like independence gives you: Independence from routine and structure, independence from importunate teachers/bosses, and independence from nagging parents. Independence, in general.
To add to it, newfound independence is like a catalyst for all kinds of craziness, I think. I’m writing this with the kind of freedom that most of us are likely to come across post-SLC or +2 finals in mind.
Actor Dayahang Rai had to change his diet and exercise habits according to the roles he is being offered.
“I had a systematic diet and exercise plan when I acted for “Hamro Team” but I gained a lot of weight for my character in ‘Loot,’” says the actor who played the funny and heavy character of Gople in the said film.
At dawn, they revise their homework and arrange their textbooks as per the day’s routine. One more hour, and they hurry on with their breakfast, get into crisply ironed uniform and shiny shoes and walk some 30 minutes with their heavy bags to school.
A minimum of five hours then drains them with instructions and some more homework. The school is over for the day, but wait – they have tuitions!
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