Shop-in-shop is a very common concept abroad whereas it is fairly new to the Nepali population. Timro concept store is a market that works around the idea, and has opened the floor for many individual and small enterprises to sell their products. Before having a space of their own, the store used to sell its products through online platforms.

Roots Eatery is one of those joints that is neatly tucked within the labyrinth of our city, Om Bahal, near the Freak Street area, to be more specific. The restaurant is surrounded by buildings that are being reconstructed post the quake. There is a miniature version of a Stupa and a well that dates back centuries on its side and Roots Eatery too comfortably blends in with the background in its Nepali architecture inspired building.

The Local Project Nepal, co-founded by two friends Binam Shakya and Sachin Shrestha, aims at encouraging local entrepreneurs of Nepal. “We had seen many creative Nepali products being sold at online portals such as Instagram and Facebook. These small entrepreneurs obviously did not have the resources to open their own store.