Lisa Choegyal Valiantly the birds keep singing But any ancient avatar taking a turn above the Kathmandu Valley Skimming the clouds, cruising the thermals with kites and crows Would be startled to see the changes wrought by prevailing ‘civilisation’ Gods, still lovingly smeared with red, adorned with gold, yoked with…
Other Articles
I find editing more enjoyable and easier than writing
Writer and editor Lisa Choegyal on the type of reader she is, why she likes editing and her favourite books on Nepal. Lisa Choegyal first arrived in Nepal in 1974 for a trekking expedition and has since made Kathmandu her home. In the nearly fifty years that she has stayed…
Sustaining Sir Edmund’s legacy in Nepal
Bilateral relations between Nepal and New Zealand are strong and deep-rooted often symbolised by Sir Edmund Hilary, who along with Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, climbed Everest in 1953. As a mountaineer, he devoted himself to raising funds for improving the livelihood of the Sherpa people of Nepal in the Khumbu region.…
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FOR NEPAL’S PROSPERITY
The concrete corridors of Singha Durbar echo with government gravitas, their office windowssoberly shrouded in net curtains. Kathmandu diplomats calling on Nepali ministers are familiarwith the regular request to “please encourage your country’s private sector to invest in Nepal.”Despite the polite rhetoric, official efforts to stimulate growth in international business…
TONI HAGEN PHOTOS OF KATHMANDU VALLEY 1950-1960
This important collection of photographs evokes a forgotten era when the Kathmandu Valley was rural, verdant, and astonishingly empty of people. White peaks loom pristine in the unpolluted air, the unpaved roads are empty of vehicles and terraced fields are uncluttered with urban sprawl. These early images are the exemplary…