Kathmandu, Aug. 8 -- Dinesh Shrestha has worked at the National Museum of Nepal since 1988. For the past 30 years, he has been sitting at the ticket counter from 10 am every day. The wrinkles etched on his face tell us of the years he has dedicated taking care of the museum.
In the decades that he's spent at the museum, Shrestha says he has seen both the good and the bad, the ups and downs the museum has gone through. "I meet people from all levels here-from students to researchers and even those who come on dates-I have seen it all," says Shrestha.
While the museum's management has always been inefficient, and the disastrous 2015 earthquake pummeled the historical building, which was once Bhimsen Thapa's residence, refurbishment efforts ...