Himal calls from Kathmandu. They want a piece on English writing in Bangladesh. Deadline is not so long away. Is it possible? I suppose so. Dhaka e-mails are all knocked
Moran of Kathmandu: Pioneer Priest, Educator, and Ham Radio Voice of the Himalayas
by Donald A. Messerschmidt
White Orchid Press, Bangkok.
1997314 pp, NPR 650
It is a rare occasion when the Kathmandu government can be roused to strong action in its dealings with Thimphu on the issue of Bhutanese refugees who started streaming into
One of the great uncertainties about building high dams in the Himalaya for hydropower and flood control is the threat that they would pose to the plains in the event
The Melamchi river flows placidly through Sindhupalchowk district north of Kathmandu (above). Many girls from areas like this in Nepal are sex workers in Bombay, 2500 km away.
Sindhupalchowk district,
Kathmandu is closer to Beijing than to Lhasa.
Till as late as the first decade of this century, the government in Kathmandu paid tribute to the Chinese court. Once every
This is a shortened version of the more detailed report made to Film South Asia ´97 by the Festival Jury, which comprised of noted filmmaker Pankaj Butalia from Delhi; Colombo-based