Journal

Last Minutes on Everest/ NYT

BY Vikram Singh, Rajneesh Bhandari and Taige Jensen | May. 9, 2014 | Footage captured minutes before April’s deadly Everest avalanche highlights the Sherpas’ pride and resilience, which support not only Western expeditions but also the Sherpas’ families […]

Food Shortage in Shangri-La

Nepal’s Himalaya region has inspired mythology both ancient and modern, including the British author James Hilton’s novel “Lost Horizon,” which coined the term “Shangri-La” in 1933 to describe the heavenly nature of the region. But […]

Advent of spring

Photo by : RAJNEESH BHANDARI APR 04 – Come mid-March every year and villages in Humla wake up in a jovial mood, all ready to bid a fond farewell to winter and welcome the onset […]

Autism and education

MAR 31 – Each student should have an individualised education plan, and only a joint parent-teacher effort can help autistic children learn Fourteen-year-old Kastup Lamsal is an autistic child. He sits aloof, doesn’t communicate with […]

Tea-time tales

MAR 21 – It’s a foggy morning in Lalbandi, Sarlahi, and I need my morning tea. I’d thought about ordering a cup at the hotel I’m staying at, but the people there have recommended Binod […]