Banned books for every woman

Published On: March 9, 2018 10:16 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

What with Woman’s Day celebrated around the world, we heard many voices make their stance on womanhood and woman’s rights be known. While we might often take this ability to raise points and start debates as a given, history – even very recent history – has served as a reminder that there are those who try and push censorships on certain women related issues.

Dal-Bhat Power

Published On: March 9, 2018 09:25 AM NPT By: Gunjan Upadhyay

With dal, bhat, tarkari there is a certain level of transparency-what you see is often what you get. There is little scope for cutting corners.

Follow the crowd

Published On: March 9, 2018 09:22 AM NPT By: Kalu Maila

I don’t know what’s next after the coffee shops shut down in a year or two but the entrepreneurs will not lose hope.

Challenging stereotype

Published On: March 9, 2018 09:15 AM NPT By: Ashma Chhetri

Despite many women struggling to fit into the societal standards of being ‘perfect’ and a certain shape (read skinny), some women are trying to challenge this idea of ‘beauty’, forcing the society to see it for what it is and not what they think it should be.

Tapping into sustainable energy

Published On: March 9, 2018 09:00 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal

“It’s a wonder,” he said, pointing at a small solar device laid on top of a tin roof of a makeshift shed he has been living in for more than two years. Megha Nath, 70, has lived through the darkest and the brightest of times in this village of Bahrabise of Sindhupalchok district, around 90 kilometers away from Kathmandu. “There was a time when there was no source of light. When children had to do homework, they did it during the day,” he said speaking of the ‘dark’ days.

Discovering Dolpa

Published On: March 3, 2018 12:20 PM NPT By: Swasti Gautam

They were two friends who were poles apart. From their childhoods and hometowns to their identities and habits, they had nothing in common.

Authentic all the way

Published On: March 2, 2018 01:01 PM NPT By: Priyanka Gurung

Mexican restaurants have been known to pop up in all kinds of far-flung cities and Kathmandu is no different. But before the valley’s Mexican food fans start listing some of their favorite spots, let’s begin with a quick clarification, are you sure you were eating Mexican and not Tex-Mex?

Shaking off stage fright

Published On: March 2, 2018 11:28 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

Many successful dealings start with or lead to public speaking of some sort. The gathered people may be a crowd of 100 or just your company employees but facing the masses to inform, persuade, influence and such is a common occurrence.

The talk we never had

Published On: March 2, 2018 10:50 AM NPT By: Priyanka Gurung

The thought of your parents learning about your sex life is cringe worthy enough, imagine having the revelation in a middle of a road, in front of a traffic officer. Our 21-year-old male interviewee asked us to empathize with him.

Race ready

Published On: March 2, 2018 10:13 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

Compared to other sports that require strenuous training, running seems easy enough. All you need to do is put on a pair of comfortable sneakers and get going.