The Rising Nepal (Jan 11 1979) Courtesy MPP Archive We have to talk of Kalanath Adhikari in the past tense. Though Kalanath the man is yet very much alive, Kalanath the unequalled songster has now been pushed away from the lime-light, sent on his way by a large measure of underserved public apathy. Today, things have come …
From The Rising Nepal (Oct 5 1978) – Courtesy MPP Archive Say Nepalese and you will not receive an answer. But call me a Nepali and I will be at your feet. It is a question to which bigger minds than mine have been applied. Whether the adjective form of “Nepal” should end with an “ese” …
From The Rising Nepal (May 15, 1975) – Courtesy MPP Archive It was the year 1852. An obscure peak deep in the frontier of Nepal and Tibet named Peak XV was found to be the highest in the world. It is a sad fact that the Sherpa name ‘of Chomolungma (Mother Goddess of the Earth) was not …
From The Rising Nepal (September 22, 1972) – Courtesy MPP Archive Half a century ago Rana Prime Minister Chandra Sumshere built for himself a summer resort at Godavari, a place tucked away in the extreme south-east corner of the Kathmandu Valley. He, like everybody else who has been there, was enchanted by Godavari which offers …