Few celebrated the birth of the University of Jaffna in 1974, when it came into existence as a campus affiliated to the University of Sri Lanka. The demand for a
There is an exquisite photograph by the US space agency NASA of Sri Lanka and part of the Subcontinent from space, taken during the Gemini 11 mission in September 1966
Elephant Pass is the narrow strip of land connecting the island landmass of Sri Lanka to its northern Jaffna Peninsula. Bordered on left and right by lagoons and marshes, this
Use twice per decade for purging, my new matchbox, Fire-brand matches, states in small letters on the back. My father would have really liked this one, as he was an
PARKS AND WILDLIFE
A Bi-NationalPark For Everest?
For a whiie, it seemed that the plan to expand Sagarmatha National Park and to connect it to an even larger park… in
In Kathmandu, computers have become status symbols to prove that an office is at the cutting edge of technology. For those who actually use their IBMs, Apples and Bananas (a
The specialized research into super-conductivity by physicists in hitech laboratories in the United States, Europe and Japan is setting the stage for bold advances which could result in great economic
Learning about the rise and fall of Development International has been instructive. DI tried to do internationally what Himal is attempting regionally. Mark Feisenthal, Associate Editor of DI until its
Scanning the newsstands in Darjeeling, Dehra Dun or Kathmandu, one would not know it, but there exists a variety of periodicals devoted exclusively to the Himalaya. Some target the grassroots,
Look Down Not Up Kama Shakya
Sahayogi Press Kathmandu 1988
NRs 130
Review by Rajiv Regmi After reading Kama Shakya´s new travelogue/nature guide/biography/diary, Look Down Not
April, 1988
Review by Satis Schroff, K. Dixit
The Himalaya has always been a good source of stories for international glossy magazines, but most of their reports have tended to
