For many months now, it has been clear to Nepalis that their republic, the youngest in the world, would miss its 28 May deadline for drafting a new constitution. That
Having arrived at Manas Lake, under the great snow dome of the mountain Kailash, she took deep draughts from the clear, sweet water. She was tired by the chase given
Five Queen's Road
by Sorayya Khan
Penguin, 2009
Train to India: Memories of another Bengal
by Maloy Krishna Dhar
Penguin, 2009
Two new books touch upon the lesser-known
Samden gathered his papers, stuffed them into a backpack and, with the briefest of nods to an acquaintance, skirted the quickly coalescing lines for the buffet and walked rapidly out
Refugees fleeing Somalia were tricked into coming to Nepal. Now, they can't leave.
Nepal's relationship with its northern neighbour, Tibet, was cemented when the Nepali princess Bhrikuti Devi married the king of Tibet, Songtsan Gampo, in the seventh century AD and
