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    Climbing the Fish’s Tail

    by Ask Me About Nepal
    by Ask Me About Nepal

    Climbing the Fish’s Tail is a Wilfrid Noyce’s chronicles of his unsuccessful ascent of Machhapuchhare Himal in 1950s under the leadership of Col. Jimmy Roberts.

  • Heritage SiteLandmarkTemple

    The Nava Durgas

    by Swosti Rajbhandari Kayastha
    by Swosti Rajbhandari Kayastha

    In her dynamic and terrible aspect, Nava Durga, the nine manifestations of the goddess in a collective form worshipped, especially during the festival of Dashain, and the occasion is called Nauratha.

  • HistoryLandmarkTravel

    The Rise and Fall of the Kathmandu-Bhaktapur Trolley Bus Service

    by Ask Me About Nepal
    by Ask Me About Nepal

    Reminiscing the Trolley busses that sadly ceased existing on the road but continuously in the hearts of everyday commuters.

  • HistoryLandmark

    Remembering The Mountain of People and Supplies Who Enabled the 1953 Everest Summit

    by Frances Klatzel
    by Frances Klatzel

    On this 70th anniversary, in 2023, of the first successful ascent of Everest, let’s remember the teamwork that enabled the success of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary on May 29th 1953.

  • Art & CraftsHeritage SiteLandmark

    Monuments of Patan Durbar Square

    by Claire Burkert
    by Claire Burkert

    Two consecutive earthquakes shattered the glorious historic centre of Patan in 2015. It took seven years and hundreds of devoted craftsmen and women to bring it back to its original mission, to connect people.

  • EX-Pats of NepalHistoryLandmark

    Buried in History

    by Lisa Choegyal
    by Lisa Choegyal

    A new book on the British cemetery at Kathmandu is little known but not hard to find, reminds us of expatriates who lived and died in Nepal over the past two centuries.

  • LandmarkTempleTravel

    The Legend of Siddha Lakhan Thapa and The Sacred Sanctuary

    by Nikki Thapa
    by Nikki Thapa

    Siddha Lakhan Thapa who lived in the hills of Kaphek Danda is a divine Enigma from the 17th century. Here is a remarkable tale that unfolds the mystical realm of Manakamana, a temple of a wish-fulfilling goddess that sits atop 1302 meters.

  • EX-Pats of NepalHistoryLandmark

    Everest 70 years on

    by Lisa Choegyal
    by Lisa Choegyal

    The lives and legacy of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, Seventy years ago at 11.30 AM on 29 May 1953 they made history as the first mountaineers to stand on the summit of Mount Everest (Sagarmatha)

  • HistoryLandmark

    Bir Hospital of Yore and Now

    by Guest Contributor
    by Guest Contributor

    This article describes the establishment of Bir Hospital more than 134 years ago and its evolution into a healthcare and educational institution over time.

  • CultureEducationLandmark

    Universities in Nepal

    by Sunita Shrestha
    by Sunita Shrestha

    Universities listed in Nepal as of 2023 is the ultimate guide to navigating the higher education landscape in Nepal.

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