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Sex and the city of Patan

Kathmandu, Sept. 4 -- Yog Narendra Malla became king at age 18, and ruled Patan from 1684-1705 - his reign marked by a cultural and architectural renaissance of the city state. He put up a statue of ... Read More


Love thy neighbours.

Kathmandu, June 28 -- They say you can choose your enemies, but not your neighbours. This rings true especially for small nation states bordering much larger ones. And that is also what Mao Zedong to... Read More


A million mantras in Mustang

Kathmandu, June 20 -- Every year in the first month of the Tibetan calendar, devotees observe the ritual of Lo Monlam Chenmo within the holy month of Saga Dawa to mark the birth, enlightenment, and pa... Read More


Repatriation for reconciliation

Kathmandu, June 10 -- An international conference on looted cultural objects in Nepal was strategising about how to repatriate sacred icons, when news broke that a 400-year-old jewel studded gilt-copp... Read More