In Search of a Language Why Speaking One Language Is Just Not Enough — Sabrina Singh

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PAGE3 FEATURE HALFWAY PEOPLE TIME OFF CONSUME Just Asking Not to Visit Nepal Pretty Gardens Deep Shrestha Vesper Elegant Attires Fr!day asked a few people of Binod Bhattarai delves into What makes a beautiful He is no stranger to the Our undercover agent is We head to Nilima’s who they would want to bring the unpreparedness of the garden? Read on to know Nepali music scene and back again with his spoon Boutique to find out why back from the past. We got Nepali government in regards more and make your home Fr!day walks down memory and fork to dissect all it might be a woman’s one- some interesting answers. to Nepal Tourism year 2011. a sanctuary. lane with him. about the Vesper Cafe. stop shopping destination. in search of a language Why speaking one language is just not enough — sabrina singh

Which language has not been the oppressor’s tongue? Which language truly meant to murder someone? And how does it happen that after the torture, after the soul has been cropped

with a long scythe swooping out Books Courtesy: pilgrims Book House of the conqueror’s face - the unborn grandchildren grow to love that strange language. - Sujata Bhatt, “A Different History” turn to page 2 for more of it! ECS Media Sastriya Tapas at Tourism for what’s on Sankranti Rox development The sounds In the mood Catch the screen- of the tabla, to have a big ings of two docu- sitar and so meal? Head on mentatires of life much more. to Hyatt Re- in Mugu and the things to do This week let gency and get state of the Bhuta- the soulful music of classical instru- a taste of some scrumptious Spanish nese refugees and join TUDE in promot- ments take you on a journey. delights. ing tourism through social causes. page 8 this week 17 August (Tuesday) 13 August (Friday), 6 pm 14 August (Saturday), 11:30 am 2 cover Issue 29 August 12 -18, 2010 Fr!day

Nepal is a country of 124 indi- tor, multinational companies and vidual living languages. Keeping INGOs, they sure are great as- aside the two that have no living sets. “Knowing many languages speakers, dialects amongst ur- helped me overcome many profes- ban Nepalis today go beyond in- sional barriers, especially in this digenous languages or even Ne- food and beverage industry. So I pali, the common denominator, would recommend anyone to take and subsume foreign languages up a foreign language,” recounts to the likes of French, Spanish, Jonathan Mendies, proprietor of Korean, Mandarin and German. Red Dingo restaurant, who speaks Granted, Nepal has a reputation Nepali, English, French, German of never having been colonized, and Italian. a fact that merely makes the rea- “Tourists love it when we can sons for the surge of language speak their native tongue,” affirms institutions that are producing Prem Dongol, MD of Discover a steady stream of foreign- Himalayan Trade, who employs language-savvy Nepalis, all the fifteen multilingual employees, more variegated – globalization, “In the tourism sector, it becomes a growing interest in foreign much easier not just to communi- cultures, a sign of declining in- cate but also to convince tourists terest in ethnic languages, or a once we know their language.” practical and professional neces- As far as the UN goes, “The sity? Friday finds out. lingua franca of diplomacy really is English and French,” comments Learning a language is not just Mita Hosali, who works for the learning a language Chief United Nations News Cen- Everyone speaks English ev- Srijana Thatal, Head of Spanish However, I soon discovered cabulary and etymologies. This Department, Alta Vista, “Look at (unsurprisingly) the language notion was echoed by everyone tre in New York, “You really need erywhere so why learn a new to know an additional language language? Well, no. Mandarin the popularity of Salsa dancing or institutes beg to differ. “There is I talked to and brings to mind Spanish cinema.” Rozen Neupane, some sort of cultural invasion in a particular saying by polymath to work in the UN, preferably one is the language with the most of the six official languages. Be- number of native speakers; in student at Alliance Française, also Nepal so we should not ruin our Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, th ing able to speak French, Spanish fact, well over four-fifths of remarks, “18 century French lit- base of ethnic languages. But in “Those who know nothing of erature, the crazy phonetics and no way does learning a foreign foreign languages, knows noth- and English definitely helped me the world’s population does not professionally.” speak English. Which points out Celine Dion are what made me language hamper our own lan- ing of their own.” that being fluent in the language want to learn French!” guages,” remarks Srijana Thatal. Enough of macro reasoning. Hami Nepali does not make you a global, cos- On the contrary, “Once you What other incentives are there So there you go. For a country Encroaching the native mopolitan citizen any more than learn a foreign language, you for you or me to learn a foreign So Kathmanduities may be secluded until the 1950s, the eating KFC makes you a Nepali. better understand the struc- language? catching up with globalization; level of awareness about for- “As human beings, we should ture and form of your own eign cultures and the desire to cultural diffusion can be the From the I to the Me not be limited to our culture and language,” Benoit Gillet of Al- cause (and effect) of the popu- Research has shown people who explore the rest of the world language only,” Prabin Bikram liance Française explains, “For larity of foreign languages. But have learnt foreign languages is nothing short of astound- Rana, Deputy Director of Alli- example, French is sometimes what can be called ‘multicultur- show greater cognitive devel- ing. Perhaps culture and lan- ance Française, says. Learning a closer to Nepali than English, alism’ can also be labeled ‘assim- opment in areas such as mental guage are such that, as Sujata language is not just learning a so when we teach students, we ilation’, something that many flexibility, creativity, problem- Bhatt shows in her poem quoted language. It encompasses liter- sometimes employ Nepali gram- bemoan as being a threat to our solving, memory and reasoning. above, they cannot be but ever- ary texts and cinema, civilization mar rules and make comparisons distinct indigenous languages Even children who have learnt a changing and assimilating. “In and history – a whole new cul- between the two languages.” In and cultures. second language score higher in Nepal, if someone does some- ture in a nutshell. For instance, addition, you enhance your vo- reading, language, arts and math. thing cool, everyone follows, what is “you”? In English, it is a “If you want to be more analyti- it’s not hard to create a wave,” second person pronoun of both cal and open-minded, learn a new Pravin Bikram Rana comments, singular and plural. French Where? language,” Prabin Bikram Rana which can partly explain why distinguishes between “tu” (in- foreign languages are gaining n suggests, “Especially for stu- formal) and “vous” (plural/ The official language of many countries, as well as that of the such momentum, “But if we lose United Nations and World Health Organization, French is taught dents, being a bilingual gradu- formal); Arabic has “nta” (mas- at Alliance Française de Kathmandou in Teku. This institution has ate is a real advantage, too.” This one of our ethnic languages, we culine singular), “nti” (feminine around 4000 students, up from 350 in 1994, when the institution brings me to my next point. lose a whole culture. And that singular), and “ntuma” (plural); was first established. For a two-and-a-half month course, one has can happen within a span of just to pay Rs. 5,000. Spanish has five different words Academic asset, professional a generation – 50 to 60 years.” for it; and, of course, Nepali has n Alta Vista is the first private institution exclusively teaching precedence As a child of a Rai mother Spanish where, for a price of Rs. 4,000, you get a one-and-a-half “ta”, “timi”, “tapai” and “hajur”! Many colleges abroad require a and Newar father, but one who This example (apart from show- month course. Started in 2006, the average class size is 7 or 8 people – a drastic increase since 2006 when there used to be as minimum two-year study of a can speak neither of my eth- ing how English chooses not to few as one student per class! foreign language and even pre- nic tongues despite (or because differentiate the audience) also n The language of 200 million speakers worldwide, German is scribe foreign language courses of) having a dual ethnic back- shows that language opens up taught at Goethe-Zentrum in Thapathali where there are around for an undergraduate degree. If ground, I cannot help but ring a whole new way of looking at 300 students. A sixteen-week course costs Rs. 6,000. one is studying International Re- a mental emergency alarm for life. n For those wanting to learn Japanese, an agglutinative language of lations, social sciences, or some- the 124 ethnic languages of our For many, this is exciting 130 million speakers, Ajisai Language Centre at Durbar Marg is an thing similar, a foreign language country. This generation and the enough a reason to take up a foreign option. Twenty-five sessions (spanning six months) is priced at Rs. next, especially, may be breed- 8,000 (although the price will change very soon). is a must for a graduate degree. language: “The appeal of Spanish, Professionally, foreign language ing apathy for local languages, apart from the fact that it is rela- n At Bishwa Bhasa Campus (affliated to Tribhuwan University), located at Exhibition Road, many major foreign languages are acquisition may not have as much fad for foreign ones. Oh, and did tively easy to learn, is that its cul- taught, in addition to Nepali, Sanskrit, Newari and Tibetan. of an advantage in our country I mention, I speak French? Ex- ture is very interesting,” remarks as abroad, but in the tourism sec- actly my point. ! just asking page3 if you could bring back one make your statement person from the past, who would it be and why?

rupy singh, director, rupy’s international I would say King Birendra I would like to bring back because he had handled Laxmi prasad Devkota the country very well dur- because he was a high ing his reign and had Nepal thinking person. He is recognized by the world someone that is needed as a country of peace. in today’s times for his sushama sharma, literature can also inspire head of marketing, the youth to read and nmB Bank learn rather than engage in something destructive.

abhinav n. rana, Gm, hotel radisson Since the world and even our own country, Nepal, needs peace urgently at the moment, I would like to bring back Lord Bud- dha – the symbol of peace.

Hmm... That’s a hard one, but I think I would say Prithivi Narayan Shah because at least he had the

motive to unite Nepal, to make it one. Jugesh shrestha, Ceo, amravati Group hall of frame

dibya subba, singer I’d bring back the legendary musician, Gopal Think ink! yonjan. Even back then, he was not only a singer but also a composer and a lyricist. If Black and white and all he were still around, we would be able to shades of colors. The first listen to more of his music. ever tattoo convention in Nepal was a haven for all tattoo lovers.

My grandfather, Sardar Bhim Bahadur pandey, one of the first people to prepare the five-year plan for Nepal. I think Nepal needs a lot of help with planning and maybe he could give point- suman rayamajhi, Co-founder and ers on how to draft the Ceo, Beed investment constitution and steer the I would bring back prithivi Narayan Shah. He country ahead. could form a united force in Nepal. The pres- raina singh, propri- ent leaders can neither lead us nor rise up for etor, ramalaya any larger interest. If anyone could, I would love to see them; else I wish pNS were alive. 4 Issue 29 August 12 -18, 2010 Fr!day

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ext year, Nepal is rolling getting longer and could stretch out the red carpet to wel- further once the million tour- come visitors. An airport ists actually begin to arrive. Even Nexpansion project now though migrant workers make up underway is building new boarding a substantial number of passen- gates covered by blue corrugated gers, the TIA officials have not yet tin roofs that standout like a tool thought about a separate desk/s shed in the otherwise reddish brick to facilitate their passage. Such complex. A little further down the an arrangement could be helpful road, the gate built about 10 years because of the special documenta- ago at the entrance of the airport, tion needed for migration, and also is also getting a facelift. for facilitating faster movement of non-migrant Nepalis. There are Airports make the first impression separate immigration lines for on visitors coming in by air and, foreign passport holders, but how therefore, efforts to renovate are Why NOT to well a country handles guests is welcome. However, the type of also reflected by how well it treats work underway may but do little its own and, therefore, the crowds to make that first mark given what there cannot be ignored. is now there to see. (The welcome gate might have been better Visit Nepal in n Immigration upon arrival remains — Binod Bhattarai demolished to ease traffic, and the 2011 another bottleneck, not because new departure gates might have of the crowds but because of the been better lighted with transpar- If word of mouth of visitors who have “done” inefficiencies of passenger handling. ent roofing.) Anyone who has waited in the Nepal influences the potential tourists’ choice queues there may have noticed The already cramped pre-depar- of destination, then those planning to bring how passengers aided by airline ture longue came into being after ground staff and security person- the hijacking of an Indian Airlines in one million tourists next year have some nel routinely break the lines to aircraft from Kathmandu about a get quicker passage for their “afno decade ago. What started as a tem- serious thinking to do. Now! manches” (friends and relatives), porary holding area after security and immigration officials willingly check has now been converted the floors the basins were wet ternational Airport that could give n The check-in counters inside comply. (I witnessed this most into a pre-departure waiting, where and stained, and the faucets either some pointers on where to start: seem better managed but not on recently after a midday flight had passengers are more likely not to leaked or splashed water catching days when there are multiple flights arrived on Saturday). get seating space on any given day, those expecting it to pour only in n Negotiating passage through in the most crowded sectors – to where toilets are woefully inad- the basin completely off guard. the crowds outside the departure the Gulf States, for instance. The The wait at for checked baggage on equate and the space is unkempt lounge for the first security check queues vanish on those busy days Saturday was also punctuated by and discomforting. If word of mouth of visitors who is the first challenge. The signage is with tour group operators add- two brief power cuts. The high- have “done” Nepal influences primitive to say the least, and figur- ing to the chaos by trying to get light of the “welcome” home was quicker check-ins for their clients, The less said about toilets the bet- the potential tourists’ choice of ing out where to enter to catch a the toilet in this area: It was pitch disregarding the fact that others ter. However, to make sure we play destination, then those planning to flight to India or Thailand can be dark even when there were lights have been there waiting. good hosts to visitors talking about bring in one million tourists next frustrating. A clearly guided smooth outside. ! them is also unavoidable. Even year have some serious thinking to walk to the terminal can do magic do. Now! Here’s a list of obstacles for people with luggage, especially n The immigration area could also until last week, the men’s rooms use some mobility management. reeked of urine and none of them – and not an exhaustive one – to those delayed by the city’s traffic Binod Bhattarai is a journalist who runs The Writing The crowds there are already Workshop ([email protected]). had tissues and hand towels. Both getting on a plane at Tribhuwan In- that could get worse next year. featureissues that matter

he other day my six year ly the easier way – one shout in amount of patience but also co- old son asked me, “Mam- a booming voice is enough to lossal effort. There will be many ma when is Dad (he refers send them scattering. And for a situations while visiting when Tto his maternal grand- child not to be able to live the they will be frowned upon for father as Dad) going to come life of a child is like killing their picking up the expensive time back?” Choked with emotions, childhood. To be constantly bur- piece from the mantle to take a I could barely think of a proper dened at every step with pres- look or eating what they want in answer to his innocent question. sures of maintaining an ‘adult- a way they like or just looking My father passed away almost like’ decorum can be very taxing around. three years back, and my son for that young mind. Basically I have chosen the difficult way still thinks he is going to come we are teaching them to sup- because I want my children to back some day. Children are tru- press their feelings for fear and make independent decisions dur- ly the epitome of innocence and making them more vulnerable ing their growing years. I want naivety. We can very well say to the evils of society. They will them to express their likes and that they are the purest form of grow up to be disturbed teens, dislikes freely. I want them to human beings as they are not yet insecure in their thoughts and share their most guarded secrets molded by the harsh realities of life. So the million dollar question – how do we groom them So the million dollar question comes very difficult in our soci- be calling grooming in the right to take up challenges in life with – how do we groom them to ety to accept audacity in a child, direction. the right values inculcated into but, in the event, we miss teach- In a typical Nepali household it their minds? take up challenges in life with ing him one among the most im- is always a prerogative to listen to Bringing up a child in a typi- the right values inculcated portant lessons of life. the elders without ever question- cal Nepali environment in a into their minds? There is a famous rabbinical ing, not touching things without modern way can be the most saying ‘Don’t limit your child ever knowing the reasons why. challenging task of a lifetime. to your own learning for he was We have all been brought up that Ask any parent and the answer actions, and always influenced with me and I want them to con- born in another time’. We must way at home and in school, never will come shining through. by their friends as they yearn for fide in me more than anyone else, realize that times change and given a chance to explore with a There are two sides of the coin. the parental warmth which they especially in their teen years, the the way things were done in our mindset that the teacher or the Either we can intimidate them have missed. important years that can make time may not work anymore. parent is always right. So we re- and make them listen to us all And for a parent obviously, or break their future. I have been Children are no longer docile, mained the same even when we the time and have too-good-to- the second approach is definitely told on many occasions that I obeying everything a parent grew up, lazy in mind and the ex- be-true well behaved children to the more difficult choice. To be have pampered my children. But asks and, in a way, rightfully so. plorer in us dying a silent death. present to the society. Or we can able to handle countless queries, does jumping on the sofa or put- Isn’t it time we start training But that generation was different spare the rod, unleash the ex- to be able to face his anger un- ting a finger in the fish tank re- our children to survive in this and we are still able to survive plorer in them and present very perturbed, to be able to calmly ally qualify for being spoilt? It is rat race that we call competi- in this world. Will our children ‘misunderstood’ inquisitive kids handle unruly situations at pub- very child-like at times to show tion? It is very normal for chil- be able to though, is a question to the society. lic places and embarrassments disobedience; most of it comes dren to defy the norms set by we need to ask ourselves time So which way is the right one? galore while visiting people from curiosity to figure things parents as this is definitely an and again. The fact remains For a parent, the first is definite- not only takes an astronomical out on their own. I guess it be- age-old tradition of the young- that there are no standards and sters and there is no way that rules written in stone as far as the HIP HOP generation of the parenting is concerned, but if 21st century will skip following we insist on being rigid we will it. In fact they will do it more just distance ourselves from our religiously than us. But appreci- children. Shouldn’t we be giving ating their tiniest achievements them chances to ask, to explore with a pat in the back, boosting and to find ways themselves? As Read Fr!day. Every Thursday their morale when they encoun- Harry S Truman rightfully put ter any failure, understanding it, “I found the best way to give their needs and making them advice to your children is to find feel special and loved no matter out what they want and then ad- how they are is what we should vise them to do it.” !

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The 50 year of usage. It’s also dependent on Doctors do not recommend individual regularity and dis- pills for the following: cipline. So if you are into pills, n Females with a history of don’t miss a single day. Some- blood clots in the legs or times antibiotics do interfere other part of body with the efficacy of the pills. n Breastfeeding mothers n Females with a history of Side effects breast cancer old— Dr. Bishal Dhakal Pill Pills are a very safe method of n Individuals with liver disease birth control and there are very n Females who smoke few side effects. n Hypertensive females and those with vascular prob- irth control pills have n Irregular menstrual bleeding lems been around for quite a n Nausea, headache, dizziness, n Individuals with migraine while and just celebrated and breast tenderness and neurological problems their 50th birthday this n Mood change like seizure disorder B n summer. Sometimes simply re- Blood clots ferred to as “the pill”, it is a drug (rare in women un- Benefits of the Pills used by females wishing to avoid der 35 who do not n It helps to regulate men- pregnancy. The pills change the smoke) struation cycles way the body works, thus pre- W h a t n Protects against pelvic in- venting pregnancy. flammatory disease and Most birth control pills are helps to prevent infertility a combination of the hormones n Decreases the risk of ovar- estrogen and progesterone to mone content and ian, endometrial cancer and prevent ovulation (the release ovarian cyst of an egg during a woman’s seven days without, which is supplemented n Is quickly reversible and monthly cycle). A woman can- periods start almost imme- not get pregnant if she doesn’t by iron. They are easily should you do diately after stopping pill ovulate because there is no egg available all across the na- in case you notice some intake to be fertilized. Pills also thicken tion. They are fairly priced and side effect? After using the pill n Decreases periods related mucus around the cervix pre- of good standard. for three months, the side ef- pains and the amount of venting sperms from reaching There is another kind of pill ted disease. If one forgets fects tend to subside and doc- bleeding associated with them the uterus and hence fertilizing known as the mini pill. This contains only one type of hor- to take pills, it’s good to skip sex tors sometime prescribe other the egg. Pills also thicken the in- Ah! Missed mone and it is considered less or use condoms for protection. kinds of pills. It’s always recom- ner lining of the uterus and pre- n Start immediately and take effective in preventing pregnan- What’s the chance of failure? mended to consult the doctor vent eggs from getting attached one (make it two in case of cy than the mixed one. This pill Eight percent as per studies car- before you get into any form of to the wall. a missed day) prevents periods becoming ir- ried out in the course of one year medication. Most combination pills come n Take two pills each day for regular or might even stop them in either 21-day or 28-day packs. two days (if missed for two completely. You take pills for 21 days and, WHAT’S THE CHANCE OF FAILURE? days) and use condom for If one wants to use pills, one for the rest of the seven days, protection has to be regular with or with- EIGHT pERCENT AS pER STUDIES you skip the pills or you take n If you miss for three days, out breaks. The first seven days pills without hormones. It de- CARRIED OUT IN THE COURSE OF take an emergency contra- one starts to take pills, one has pends on individuals whether ONE yEAR OF USAGE. IT’S ALSO ception pill after sex not to take other measures to pre- they want to have pills continu- forgetting to use a condom vent pregnancy like using con- DEpENDENT ON INDIVIDUAL ously or with breaks in between. though ! In Nepal, we get two brands of doms as pills start to work only REGULARITy AND DISCIpLINE. SO IF after that period. And it’s always Dr. Bishal Dhakal is a medical practicioner who pills and they are both combi- yOU ARE INTO pILLS, DON’T MISS A runs a program - Health@Home, which manages recommended to use condoms to healthcare at home. He can be contacted at bishal@ nation pills that are taken as hamrohealth.com. (www.hathnepal.com) 28-day pills – 21 days with hor- be safe from sexually transmit- SINGLE DAy. 8 events Issue 29 August 12 -18, 2010 Fr!day

TOP 3 With events to the left and right, Friday makes it a little bit easier for you to choose events to check out this week. Here are our top 3 picks: 1. sasTriya sankranTi This week let the soulful music of classical instruments take you on a POST uS: Listings can be journey. sent by email – events@ what’s on 2. Tapas aT roX fridayweekly.com.np or call Head on to Hyatt Regency and get a taste of some scrumptious Spanish us at any of the following delights. things to do this week numbers - 5011571, 3. Tourism For developmenT 5011639, 5011730, 5011731. sun . mon . tue . wed . thu . fri . sat Catch the screenings of two documentatires and join TUDE in promoting tourism Listings are free, but through social causes. 12 13 14 inclusion is not guaranteed 15 16 17 18 due to limited space.

Venue: Stall # BD-53, Bhrikuti Saxophonist, Composer and arTs Mandap Exhibition Hall, Kathmandu Arranger from Germany, will be at propagation Tickets: Students - Rs.10/- and the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory Opening Date: 10 August (Tuesday) General public - Rs.20/-, 5536974 for two months. This would be a real life in reels Closing Date: 18 August fantastic opportunity for musicians Date: 14 August (Saturday), Venue: Gurukul, Baneshwor, Time: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, (Wednesday) in Nepal to learn from this world Entry free, 9841265165, [email protected] Venue: Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber renowned musician. pusch has Mahal, Gallery Hours: 11 am to 6 learned jazz music from Berklee Tourism Development Endeavor (TUDE) is an organization working to promote pm (Sunday to Friday), 12 noon – 4 College of Music (Boston) and has sustainable, ethical and decentralized tourism in Nepal through research, exploration, pm (Saturday), 4218048 explored the world of classic South documentation and promotion. Two of the documentaries are being screened by Indian Music from Kalakshetra TUDE on 14 August, Saturday. These 40-minute-long documentaries talk about the painting exhibition College of Fine Arts, Chennai, status of Bhutanese refugees and the development in Mugu respectively. “Kathmandu Valley Down the India fifteen years ago. Since then Ages: Depicting Life in Ancient and he has been working with various The first one is titled “Sharnarthi”, which translates as “Asylum Seeker” that documents Medieval Kathmandu Valley” international artists and famed the state and aspirations of Bhutanese refugees who have been resettled in third world By Hari prasad Sharma quixote’s Cove is bringing an Indian Musician like A.R. Rahman countries after living for almost two decades in refugee camps in Eastern Nepal under Venue: Art Council Gallery, Baber exclusive range of books from the and Ramnath Gopalnat and has UNHCR aid. The other documentary, “Conscience of Karnali”, puts a question mark on Mahal, 4220735 renowned international children’s numerous performances to his name the current development efforts in Mugu district of Karnali. It focuses on issues such as books publishers: Scholastic Inc., with Ganesh Kumar, Selva Ganesh, employment, technology, education and health in the largely isolated community of rural an art Workshop and Usborne Books and Tick Tock Books Dr. Balamuralikrishnan, and Amit Nepal. The film is based on the journey the members of TUDE took during their trek to exhibition to the 14th Nepal Education and Heri. some of the remote places in Nepal, and also voices the opinions of the locals there as Opening Date: 13 August (Friday) Book Fair. quixote’s Cove is also to what they want to see happening in their community. Closing Date: 15 August (Sunday) organizing children’s activities at its He is visiting KJC from July 21 till stall (No. BD-53). Events include September 20, 2010, to share his To know the stark reality of those living in remote places of our nation and to, Venue: Mandala Street, Thamel 9851073735 book readings, art and craft sessions, knowledge of music and will be perhaps, be able to fathom what being a refugee is like, one has to watch these two a Sherlock Holmes special book teaching Saxophone, Improvisation documentaries. Mandala Deep, in association with mystery, a lucky draw, a jar of candy and Jazz Theory/Arranging. Fusion Studio, is organizing a one- and lots of prizes. Further, special Workshops and lectures are day art workshop followed by two events to promote local books are scheduled for the two months at days of art exhibition, featuring also being organized. These events KJC to share his experiences about honorable guest artists Mr. Kiran are free and open to the public. the art of music pedagogy. Manandhar and Mr. Shashi Bikram Shah along with 30 other brilliant quixote’s Cove is a bookshop in Qs Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. It specializes artists of this generation from 13 to TheaTre with Niraj 15 August at Mandala Street, Thamel. in fiction, children’s, business and Tamrakar philosophy books and provides sastriya sankranti Coodinator, TUDE The event focuses on brining all a unique Nepali spin on the old A classical music performance the artists together to paint and bookshop experience. quixote’s Date: 17 August (Tuesday) 3 sculpt in their own unique styles Cove also functions as an events Venue: Sama Theatre, Gurukul on the first day. These paintings and management company for literary 4466956, 2101332, gurukul@wlink. sculptures will be exhibited for sale events. More details at: www. com.np Reel Bites during the next two days at Mandala qcbookshop.com The woes of people in Mugu. The condition of our countrymen in Street. The proceeds will be donated rural areas. Tourism Development Endeavor (TUDE) documents these to an NGO, Early Childhood realities. Fr!day talks to coordinator Niraj Tamrakar about TUDE’S Development Center (ECDC) inTeraCTion proGram in supporting their noble cause. initiatives. ECDC has been providing residency Talk program Why bring in tourism in your developmental efforts? does it have and day care for Nepal’s Inmates Sri Aurobindo & his teachings anything to do with nepal Tourism year 2011? children for the past six years. Date: 14 August (Saturday) Most of the organizations here have always been concerned with development. Currently, they have 35 kids from Venue: Mind Body Library, Baber We at TUDE, work in tourism for development because tourism is linked to various prisons under their care. Mahal the outdoors. When one goes to explore the outside environment, it raises Time: 1 pm, For prior registration, root periscope send sms to 9841896000, 4102025 questions within one and hence one begins to look for answers – this is how A group art exhibition misCellaneous tourism is linked to development. We are not linking it to tourism because Opening Date: 10 August (Tuesday) of Tourism year next year. We have been working in tourism from 2006, Closing Date: 24 August (Tuesday) musiC youth Jatra 2010 development and environment issue. Besides, we take tourism as an umbrella of Venue: Sattva Art Gallery, Kupondole Opening Date: 11 August possibilities that is linked to every aspect of development. 9841469467, 9841241790, gallery. robin and the new (Wednesday), 9 am, Closing Date: 12 [email protected] revolution at house of August (Thursday), 4:30 pm how does screening these documentaries fulfill your objective of music Venue: Alliance Française and patan promoting development through tourism? lecture on art Date: 13 August (Friday) Multiple Campus Through the documentaries, we want to ask the audience the question of By Mr. Mukesh Malla, an Art Critic Time: 7:30 pm onwards our social understanding. Our objective is to inform the audience about the Date: 14 August (Saturday) Entry: Rs. 200 August 12, International youth Day, is things happening in parts of the country that we are not very familiar with Time: 3 pm, Venue: Sattva Art Gallery, Venue: House of Music, Thamel. being celebrated by Association Of and to question the “development” taking place so as to find out where we Kunpundole For Bookings and more info: youth Organizations Nepal (AyON) went wrong in our understanding. If we manage to do this, we think we will 9841469467, 9841241790, gallery. 9849243807, 9851075172 and other organizers, through a be successful in sharing the problems we saw. We want to show the flaws in [email protected] two-day program called Youth Jatra our development strategies through these documentaries. rainer pusch at kJC 2010, (11-12 August).This event aims Music education from a world to uphold the theme of “dialogue What is your organisation’s idea of development? renowned teacher and mutual understanding”, which It is simple… we look at development as a local need, local aspiration Fair/eXpo Opening Date: July 21 is also the theme of International and what people want. We can only help to achieve that development Closing Date: September 20 youth Day. The two-day event will they need, but we can’t bring or give development to them. We urbanites Quixote at nepal education Venue: Kathmandu Jazz feature musical concerts, b-boying, are developed in one way or another. It is just that we need to share our and Book Fair 2010 Conservatory, Jhamsikhel youth stalls (including those of development, share the knowledge that we have. We believe that it takes World’s best children’s books 5013554, [email protected] food, games and entrepreneurship), a long time for development to happen, it simply cannot be brought just publishers at the Nepal Book Fair documentaries related to youth through books and theories. There also needs to be implementation. Date: 6 August (Friday) – 14 August Rainer pusch, who is an issues, photo exhibitions and (Saturday), Time: 11am – 6 pm internationally renowned oratory programs, amongst others. A number of youth leaders will himalayan hash house France Restaurant, where you can also attend as guests. harriers get to practice and speak French worth a Date: 14 August (Saturday) with different people. participants watch Included in the closing ceremony Venue: Various locations in also get 30% off on drinks. is forum theatre in which the Kathmandu valley, Time: 3 pm – 6 audience can stop a scene and salad Bar and Quick smart pm, 5528 471 suggest different actions for the lunch naTional GeoGraphiC sTar movies actors, thus bringing audience The Himalayan Hash House Harriers Everyday participation into the performance is a club that helps people with Venue: Red Dingo Restaurant, True stories: lockdown 2: Gang Taken as well. A youth rally will commence drinking problems. Every Saturday Jawalakhel, Time: 12 pm to 3 pm Wars An ex-soldier (Liam Neeson) from the Ministry of youth, afternoon, the group meets to run a 5550329, 6914960 Salinas Valley State prison is one of traveling through Europe embarks Kamalpokhari using eco-friendly course through some scenic environs California’s most notorious prisons with on a frantic quest to rescue his Red Dingo introduces its vehicles and end at Jawalakhel. in Kathmandu valley. The club also about 800 incidents each year. Filled far daughter after she is abducted by “SALAD BAR & qUICK SMART has a group of enthusiastic walkers. over capacity with some of the system’s slave traders. youth Jatra aims to empower the LUNCH”. If you are very busy and participants usually disperse after most dangerous inmates, it’s also Tuesday, 17 august, 9:15 pm youth, encourage their participation time conscious for personal or a round of soft drinks and some understaffed. After months spent in cells, in society and sensitize them on professional reasons, head to Red singing. these inmates are incensed and ready sTar World social activism issues. Dingo for their salad bar and quick to act. It’s just a question of when. We’ll how i met your mother - The 10th Bagmati river Festival - smart lunch which will cater to take you to the gangs’ training ground – International youth Day has been Wedding The festival of the 21st Century your needs without compromising C cellblock and yard – where the most celebrated on August 12 since Opening Date: 5 June (Saturday) on service standard, food quality aggressive gangs square off against each 1998. This year’s International Closing Date: 23 August (Monday) or time. other and the guards. youth Day is a particularly 4361995, nepalrivers@gmail. Thursday, 12 august, 7:15 pm important day for youth around First aid Course com, [email protected], www. the world since the United Opening Date: 15 August (Sunday) nepalrivers.org.np Nations General Assembly Closing Date: 18 August FoX hisTory and has proclaimed 2010 as the The Bagmati River Festival targets (Wednesday) enTerTainmenT International Year of Youth. at attracting attention to the sorry Venue: Kakani, Cost: Rs. 11,250 nuclear secrets: penkovsky (residential course), Rs. 9,500 (non- (1959-1962) mTv Big Blast state of the Bagmati River and to initiate action to conserve it. The residential course) The Cuban Missile Crisis and how one Date: 13 August (Friday) wide publicity that this festival 2111505, info@initiativeoutdoor. of the former Soviet Union’s greatest Venue: yak & yeti Hotel generates via the media acts as com traitors set out to avert WW3. (1959- Time: 7 pm to 11:30 pm a reminder to us all that one of 1962) October 1962. US intelligence Recieve an international standard the iconic rivers of the country revealed Soviet nuclear missiles in Join MTV VJ Ranvijay comes to and globally recognized first and, along with it, our immediate Cuba, just 90 miles off the coast of How I Met your Mother is a town for the biggest party of this aid certification with Initiative environment needs human concern America. US cities were potentially just comedy about Ted (Josh Radnor) monsoon. Join celebrities, great Outdoors (I.O.). I.O., in cooperation and support to help the river get three minutes from a nuclear strike. and how he fell in love. music and light jockeys, models, with S.O.L.O. (US-based wilderness back to the pristine state it was Soviet ships were steaming across Wednesday, 18 august, 7:45 pm dancing, cocktails and party the medicine school), is offering once in. the Atlantic with yet more nuclear night away. the first aid course for outdoor weapons. Kennedy’s military leaders disCovery Channel Cube - The Club 1. Bagmati Dunga Daud School professionals and other interested urged him to bomb Cuba. Khrushchev anniversary Challenge and Media Challenge individuals or groups. threatened to launch a nuclear strike man vs. Wild (season 4) pacific island Date: 14 August (Saturday) Date: 13August mediterranean Food on America if he did. The world held Time: 7 pm till late Sand and salt water confront Bear Join a 7-km down river race on a Festival its breath – poised on the brink of an Ticket: Rs. 500, 4438017 when he’s dropped off the panamanian raft from Sundarijal to Uttar Bahini Opening Date: 21 July (Wednesday) all-out nuclear war. saturday, 14 august, 9:15 pm coast. So he demonstrates how to temple to help raise awareness Closing Date: 31 August (Tuesday) make fresh water, a raft then survive a about saving the Bagmati. Two races Venue: Olive Garden, Radisson storm at sea. will be held – one will be an inter- Hotel, Lazimpat hBo monday, 16 august, 3:15 pm school challenge and the other an 4411818, 9851063967 lethal Weapon 4 inter-media houses challenge. yoga Classes In their fourth adventure together, Los Travel and livinG 2. Bagmati Dunga Daud Corporate Day: Every Monday to Friday Angeles police Department’s dynamic duo Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh model life with petra Challege and Dunga Diplomacy Venue: Himalayan Buddhist Center, nemcova, a model’s ambitions Date: 14 August Jyatha, Thamel find themselves caught up in a series of Time: 9 to 10 am, 4252251 crimes involving immigrant smuggling inter-school essay Writing Weekly Farmers’ market and counterfeiting. They join forces with Competition Date: 14 August (Saturday) rox Bar introduces Tapas junior detective Lee Butters and money- Date: 14 August (Saturday) Venue: 1905 Restaurant Garden Date: Everyday except Mondays launderer-turned-private investigator Venue: St. xavier’s School, Time: 9 am to 12 pm Venue: Rox Bar, Hyatt Regency Leo Getz to take on the Chinese triad Jawalakhel Contact: 4225272, 4215068 Time: 6 pm to 12 am lord, Wah Sing Ku. This movie is high on 4491234 explosion, laughter and action! An Inter-School Essay Writing Organic & gourmet food, healthy Friday, 13 august, 8:15 pm Competition on the theme breakfast, freshly brewed organic Enjoy special Spanish appetisers ‘youth for a better Future’ is coffee and lots of socializing. With its with your drinks at the Rox Bar, being organized on August 14 to popularity growing by the week, the with its recently introduced Tapas espn celebrate International youth Day. Farmers’ Market not only promotes menu - a Spanish cuisine that Barclays premier league: This event is being organized by healthy eating but also provides includes appetisers. Arsenal Vs. Liverpool Himalayan Readers’ Bookclub in a platform for those individuals sunday, 15 august, 8:25 pm collaboration with Rotaract Club working in the field of producing of Kupondol and Team Nepal. agro products. petra and the Next agents reveal The competition will be organized Café Francophone their plans for the aspiring models. both in English and Nepali with a Every Saturday Five are one step closer to earning maximum two participants from Venue: Delices de Frances a modeling contract, but one is each school. The competition is Restaurant, Thamel, Time: 5 pm to 7 sent home empty handed. targeted both at private and public pm, 4260326 monday, 16 august, 8:15 pm schools so as to provide equal Enjoy a very French evening at ‘Café opportunity to all. 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and even saares and kurtas on sale art and discovering new talent, arTs at the various stalls. Mehendi and Creative International production ku art exhibition face painting, and food stalls will also Arts, a non-profit organization, is Exhibition of paintings and be set up. Apart from that, one will bringing to our midst ‘Buds Film hidden Treasure sculptures by final year students of also be contributing to a good cause Fiesta’, a four-day film festival starting Kathmandu University, Department if you attend and buy something at from 6 September. of Art and Crafts, the fair as 15% of the sales proceeds will be going toward aid activities for The fiesta welcomes short films (3 Miss Nepal 2010 Opening Date: 3 August the upliftment of women. to 30 minutes in duration) of any Date: 1 September (Wednesday) Closing Date: 7 September genre and on any topic (although Venue: Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber not glamorous/commercial ones), Mahal Revisited, 4218048 fiction or non-fiction. Three best Fair/eXpo films in competition will be awarded “Gaijatra” painting health and Fitness expo a fully-funded filmmaking project exhibition Organized by Direction Nepal although you could enter your film By Ragini Upadhya-Grela Opening Date: 26 August for the non-competition group as Opening Date: 22 August (Sunday) Closing Date: 29 August well. “Awarding filmmaking projects Closing Date: 20 September Venue: Bhrikutimandap Exhibition instead of cash prizes are an effort (Monday) Hall on our part to really promote up- Venue: Siddhartha Art Gallery and-coming filmmakers,” pratima 4218048 home and décor expo and Shrestha, Creative International nepal security expo production Arts, says. “We want to Organized by Direction Nepal encourage new ideas, creativity and Opening Date: 3 September interesting points of view, so we also Closing Date: 5 September have certificates of participation for Venue: Bhrikutimandap Exhibition all selected applicants.” Hall The deadline for entry submission is dashain Bazaar 25 August, and all 70 selected films Organized by Direction Nepal will be showcased at Gopi Krishna he most awaited beauty pageant in Nepal is back. Twenty gorgeous participants Opening Date: 22 September movies from 6 to 9 September. For will be competing against each other in this year’s edition of Hidden Treasure Closing Date: 27 September entry forms and details, log on to Miss Nepal 2010. For the first time, Dabur Special Hair Oil will be the main Ragini Upadhya-Grela, the eminent Venue: www.budsfilmfiesta.tk, or contact sponsor of the event. Nepali artist, is going to present nepal property expo 9841631939, 9841970892. T her witty and vibrant paintings that Organized by Direction Nepal Throughout this month, after the initial selection, the selected contestants will go capture the farce of the ongoing Opening Date: 3 December through an extensive training program conducted by some of the best professionals socio-political situation in Nepal in a Closing Date: 5 December musiC available in the country. This will help them to enhance their personality and solo exhibition. confidence. A distinguished panel of judges, comprising eminent personalities, Venue: Bhrikutimandap Exhibition kJC Chevrolet Concert will select the winners on the final day. The winners of the pageant will have the rivers of pilgrimage at the Hall series opportunity to represent Nepal at various International pageants such as Miss World nepal art Council Date: 27 August (Friday) and Miss Earth. The pageant will be broadcasted live by NTV. Opening Date: 5 September Venue: Various locations in (Sunday) inTeraCTion proGram Kathmandu valley Closing Date: 19 September The art of loving Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Sunday) 5013554, www.katjazz.com.np Venue: Nepal Art Council Lecture program Date: 20 August (Friday) heaven and hell A two-part photographic exhibition Venue: Mind Body Library, Baber A tribute concert to Black Sabbath Qs that showcases the works of three Mahal, Time: 1 pm Date: 11 September (Saturday) Indian photographers: prashant For prior registration, send sms to Venue: planet Music Academy with Gopal Sunder panjiar, Dinesh Khanna and Ravi 9841896000, 4102025 Time: 1 pm to 7 pm Agrawal along with two Nepali Lal Kakshapati photographers: Kishore Kayastha Chairman, The Hidden Treasure movies and Laxmi prasad Ngakhusi will be misCellaneous 3 held from the 5 to 19 September. Buds Film Fiesta initiative outdoor-First aid painting exhibition Opening Date: 6 September (Monday) Course By Austrian artist Soshana 1. Advanced Wilderness First Aid The G-quotient Opening Date: 30 September Closing Date: 9 September Opening Date: 25 August, 30 August (Thursday) (Thursday) The glamour quotient apart, what are Miss Nepals made of? Venue: Gopi Krishna Hall Duration: 5 days Gopal Kakshapati gives us his take on a pagent that is surrounded Closing Date: 10 November (Wednesday) Entry: Rs. 130, Rs. 80 (students) pre-Requisites: previous Fist Aid by controversies. Venue: Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber 9841631939, 9841970892 Experience is needed. Mahal Revisited, 4218048 miss nepal contestants are all about glamour and fashion. The Fee: Rs 15,500 (Residential Course), Austrian artist Soshana is going ‘doing good’ is all farce. agree? Rs. 13,500 (Non-Residential Course) to exhibit her paintings to This is completely false. More than a decade and a half of organizing commemorate her 80th birthday. 2. Wilderness First Response the Miss Nepal pageants, our experience has revealed that after going The exhibition will be coordinated Opening Date: 5 September through more than a month’s all- round training, the contestants have by Amos Schuller. Duration: 5 Days gone through a virtual transformation in their personality. Win or lose, at the end of the training period, they walk out a more confident and a pre-Requisites: Current basic better individual with a positive mindset. During the training period, the wilderness first aid certification, plus contestants actually ‘live and learn’ about the many relevant issues. Fair/eXpo Experience is needed. What do you think beauty pageants such as this are representations of? Teej Festival 2010 – Cost: Rs. 32,000 (Residential Such pageants primarily aim to promote and provide a necessary platform exhibition and sales Course), Rs. 26,000 (Non-Residential for an individual to bring to the fore one’s hidden talents besides pursuing Opening Date: 19 August (Thursday) Here is a unique opportunity to Course) the cause ‘beauty with a purpose’. Considered by the press and the Closing Date: 22 August (Sunday) showcase your filmmaking skills. 2111505, [email protected] public to be a national pageant, and labeled as being the most glamorous Venue: Direction Exhibition & With the objective of encouraging event, the pageant stands to be judged all the time and thus makes the Convention Centre organization try to continuously bring in higher degree of professionalism. Time: 10 am-7 pm As the winner of this pageant regularly participates in international arenas, The 9th Teej Festival, being organized it provides a great opportunity to showcase Nepal around the world. by Women’s Creation Centre, will as ambassadors for the country, how aware do you think miss be held from 19 to 11 August. One nepals are about nepal and its people? can buy handicrafts, Teej souvenirs As pointed out earlier, the contestants ‘ live and learn’ during the extensive training period. As a winner of the crown, she learns to carry herself in public. As the holder of the Miss Nepal title, she is also bestowed the title of Conversation Ambassador and Cancer Awareness Ambassador by WWF (Nepal) for nature fund and Nepal Cancer Relief Society respectively. Her one-year reign engages her extensively in the propagation of awareness campaign activities related to the above two issues. 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Fine prints Book lover’s paradise – the nine- day-long 14th Nepal Education and Models in the making inked! Book Fair – began on 6 August at the Bhrikuti Mandap Exhibition Hall. The first season of the TV reality show ‘Mega Model’ successfully ended veryone seemed to be rushing to Catering to the needs of the avid with Swastika Rajbhandari making history as Nepal’s first Mega Model. With reach the fourth floor of the United readers of Nepal, the book fair had the second season on, the audience is eagerly waiting for the second edition World Trade Center. It was 7 August stalls of many renowned bookshops of the show. From hundreds of hopefuls, Hair and Care Mega Model season and it was the first national tattoo e in town and even those from India. 2 recently selected its final 16 participants, which was declared on 5 August. convention ever being held in Nepal. Mandala Book point, Ekta Books, Thirty nervous, excited, anxious and glamorous girls waited outside the Thirty-two different tattoo parlors from penguin books were some of them. studio at Lazimpat to hear whether they made it to the next level or not. different parts of the country, including The fair also featured quite a few The top 16 were judged by reputed photographer Raj Bhai Suwal, beautician some Nepali tattoo artists who worked education consultancies and colleges. Sneh Rana and model Sijan Bhattachan on the basis of a photo shoot in India, were a part of this convention, that took place at an earlier date. Rozie Gurung, a participant sharing her which was supported by Nepal Tourism quixote’s Cove – a bookshop at experience said, “The judges’ selections are quite satisfactory and fair. I feel Board and Fr!day weekly. The hall was Jawalakhel – targeted the young there is a lot of competition this season although there are some girls who crowded with tattoo artists and tattoo readers, offering them the best of the still need to be groomed properly.” The girls are now headed to Chitwan enthusiasts. A familiar face amidst them best in children’s books. Clifford-the Big for the next part of the show. Catch the drama on Image Channel and stay was pilot and actor Bijaya Lama. present to Red Dog, Mermaid Rock, Animorphs were gripped to Fr!day for more drama-licious updates! (yukta Bajracharya) support the art of tattooing, he remarked just some of the books that were on that this convention was a new beginning display. Books from famous publishing for all tattoo lovers. Holding the belief houses such as Scholastic Inc., Usborne that this convention would definitely help Books and Tick Tock Books were also to eradicate the social stigma attached available exclusively at the stall. The of a 13 year old boy, prabin, who has to tattoos, he said, “Nepal was waiting to stall also offers arts and crafts activities been living in the streets of Kathmandu come out. Such an event like this should and games like ‘Lucky draw’ and ‘Guess for four years. The documentary shed have happened a long time back.” To the the number of candies’. Also on their light on the reasons why children end people of the older generation, who think up on the streets and what risks and spice to the affair, metal bands such as list of events was a reading of Jack negatively about tattoos and those who dangers they have to face on a daily Alt F4, Lost Oblivion, 72 hours, among and Betty & the yak and yeti by author have one, Lama says he has nothing to say. basis. The documentary was presented others, also performed at the event. Simon Arthy, a discussion on “The “It’s time the old accept the new ways by two non-profit organizations, Silver pratik Raj Neupane, guitarist of 72 role of Education in unleashing Nepal” of the younger generation. If they do not Lining Creations and MAG Nepal, and hours, was excited to be a part of this conducted by Sujeev Shakya and a want to wake up, they are at a loss.” he aided by UNICEF-Nepal and CWIN- convention. “I am glad that this tattoo photo book presentation – Hamra added. Lama himself has gotten inked, Nepal. The event also featured a street convention is taking place in Nepal. We Hajurama – by photo circle. This fair is twice. His Akash Bhairav tattoo, painted drama and a musical performance by Sabin was backed by the Nebha band are looking forward to the International on till 14 August. (yukta Bajracharya) in his arm is, for him, an expression of the students pursuing Bachelors in on 7 August at the Attic Restaurant and convention as well.” Supporting the dedication towards his profession as a pilot. Social Work at St. xavier’s College, Bar. With the wonderful lighting and cause, all the bands played voluntarily Maitighar. (yesha Malla) great sound quality, the band started One could also get inked and pierced for this convention and the metal band A tree at a time with a song by the Maroon Five, ‘She on the spot and watch tattoo artists at E.qUALS teamed up with Kutumba will be loved’, which got a huge round work. Later in the afternoon, visitors to bring a touch of East-West fusion of applause. also enjoyed watching dancers B-boying especially for this historic happening. At princess Jayanti and tattoo artists making free-hand the end of the day, the first ever tattoo Then came Sabin Rai who proves time paintings. They say, metal music and convention in Nepal was, to say the Achievement and again that he is not just a singer, but tattoos go hand in hand. And so, to add least, a successful one. (yukta Bajracharya) Award a great performer as well. Entrancing the audiences, Sabin Rai asked for permission Honoring lady toppers of Hotel to start the evening show with ‘Kalo Management (Bachelors level), kalo raat’. His performance captivated the National Academy of Tourism everyone and it was a wonderful night and Hotel Management (NATHM) indeed. (praakrit pradhan) presented the princess Jayanti Achievement Award to three students at Hotel de L’Annapurna on 4 August. princess Jayanti Award’s halfway in retrospect The “Sowing Remembrance” event recipients this year included Ram off the cuff with was held on 7 August at Jal Binayak Maya Tamang, Manisha Shrestha and (Kirtipur) at 8 am on Saturday Sapana Agrawal. This award ceremony Sushil Shrestha in partnership with Jal Binayak Sr. Business Development and Brand is an annual event that has been Manager, Himalayan Distillery Limited Community Forest Users Group taking place since August 4, 2000. and Budhathoki Nursery. Thompson Nepal (JWT) teamed up with CEDB as the creative partner to design all Groovy Gathering the communication for this event. Cube Bar saw some 200 advertisement professionals blowing off Those who participated in the event steam on August 6 after a hectic week of work. How has Himalayan dedicated a tree to their families and issue 26 Distillery’s periodic parties rubbed off on professionals? We find out loved ones with a contribution of Rs. halfwayIssue 27 July 29 - August 4, 2010 1,000. This amount is to be deposited While the East was acquainted with tea for around 4500 The Perfect years, the West knew about it only some 400 years back. This humble drink has exerted enormous influence over THE MOST COMMONLY cultures and is the stuff of numerous myths, legends, po- ems and proverbs. more from Sushil Shrestha. Nepali tea industry owes its roots to the colonization CONSUMED BEVERAGE AFTER of India by the East India Company. Numerous tea planta- tions around the hill station of Darjeeling were promoted WA TER, TEA IS A UNIVERSAL by the British. Hybrids of tea bushes were introduced in in the Clean Circle Trust for the several districts in Nepal - Illam, Taplejung, Panchthar PHENOMENON ILLIONS OF PEOPLE and Dhankuta within a few years after their introduction in . M Darjeeling and the first tea estates were established in 1863 in Illam and Jhapa. “Nepal tea is very similar to Darjeeling ENJOY THIS UNPARALLELED AND tea. The only difference is that tea produced in Darjeeling has a superior brand image,” says Mr. John Taylor, Market- ENDURING DRINK ON A DAILY BASIS. ing Manager at HIMCOOP-Nepal. preservation and upkeep of the trees The event was attended by Minister CUPPAText: Aditi Pandey & Photos: ECS Media TYPES OF TEA FOUND IN NEPAL Most non-tea-experts are both curious and confused while identifying the different types of tea. We need to understand that all the different types of tea come from the leaves of the same plant, Camelia Sinesis (not the herbal type or infusions, we are talking real tea here). The essential difference in the different types of teas is how the leaves are processed. The processing deter- The Perfect Cup with a Tea Bag What has been your main objective in starting this program in mines the taste and quality. Instructions for the next ten years under CEDBL’s • Boil freshly drawn and freshly boiled water to more of Tourism & Civil Aviation Shatrugan than 98.5 degrees centigrade. • Pour the freshly boiled water onto the bag (in the GREEN TEA cup) and brew for two minutes. Originally having spread to the world from • Squeeze the bag against the side of the cup with a China, Green tea is a popular beverage due spoon for two seconds. to many factors. Since it exists in its greenest • Stir once, then squeeze for a further two seconds. form, Green tea is often not considered very tasty. It gives off a ‘grassy’ flavor that • Remove bag. does not buzz everyone’s taste buds. • (optional for milky tea) Add milk to brew last. For standard 270ml mug, optimum amount of milk is 16ml. Processing: Green tea is withered (air-dried) and the first place? then either steamed or pan-fried to get its unique flavor. (Clean Energy Development Bank) The tea is then rolled gently and heated once to lock in its Make sure you boil fresh water to more than 98.5 flavors. Of the four different tea varieties available, Green and degrees centigrade, as it’s only temperatures in excess prasad Singh as chief guest, who White tea varieties receive the least amount of processing. This of this that can efficiently extract flavour from the leaf. helps to retain natural Polyphenols that are present in the tea itself. Water should be fresh and not previously boiled to Difference maximize the oxygen content. Benefits: High antioxidant content boosts the immune system inhibiting cancer cell Tea without Milk WHITE TEA growth; reduces hypertension; kills leukemia cells; increases bone density (reducing • Tea without milk and sugar has no calories White tea is a very light tea and has a silky texture and soft flavor. It is as much risk of Osteoporosis); reduces risk of stroke and Alzheimer’s unprocessed as green tea. Unlike the other varieties of tea, White tea is made • Ice tea made at home with no added sugar Recommended: Drinks 3 cups of green tea per day. from tea buds that are barely unfurled. It is also the appearance of these buds and preservatives will have zero calories. which has given White tea its name, as the buds are covered in a silver fuzz at the time of harvesting. When the harvested buds are steamed, the fuzz remains Tea with Milk on the leaf turning into a white color, hence the name “White tea”. The whole idea of this program is to provide a platform where Generally, one teaspoon of sugar has 16 • commitment, in addition to assisting Benefits: Vitalizes the immune system; antioxidants help fight cancer; con- calories and one teaspoon of powdered tains fluoride; lowers blood pressure and improves artery health; improves inaugurated the event. Other attendees bone density (lowers Arthritis and Osteoporosis rates); promotes healthy OOLONG TEA creamer has 11 calories. Thus if we add 2 tea- Oolong tea is not completely oxidized as Black tea nor is it looking radiant skin; repairs damage due to sun exposure spoons of both sugar and creamer in a cup of relatively ‘unprocessed’ as Green tea. The partial oxidation tea, then the cup of tea contains 54 calories. makes Oolong even more special. The taste of Oolong can be best described as subtle. Good quality Oolong tea will not have • One big cup of commercial mix iced tea halfWaY the grassy taste of green tea. contains upto 200 calories TO The NeXT WaY Processing: For Oolong tea, the plucked tea leaves are withered. This withering process causes water from the leaves to evaporate. The edges of these withered tea leaves are further bruised by tossing them in baskets. These bruises only allow professionals from similar industries can socialize. They can know each CTC TEA partial oxidation of the tea leaves. General Guidelines for Making Tea other activities for the environmental The Cut, Tear and Curl, describes the use of machinery that Benefits: Boosts immune system and improves metabolism; has Tea Water Temperature Steep Time mechanically chops up both leaves, buds and stems without antiviral, antibacterial, and antioxidant properties; aids diabetes, included Dr. Kamal Das Shrestha, Green Tea 160 degrees F 1 - 3 minutes discrimination as to the quality of the end product. CTC eczema and many allergies; reduces risk of heart disease; produces tea that is finely ground and low in quality. All the helps reduce digestive disorders; contains fluoride; promotes White Tea 180 degrees F 4 - 8 minutes leaves, buds and stems are ground down to an equal size, healthier bones Oolong Tea 190 degrees F 1 - 8 minutes mostly dust and fannings, and are used in tea bags filled with Black Tea Rolling Boil 3 - 5 minutes lower quality tea. This method is highly efficient as opposed to the orthodox method that is very labor intensive. In other, interact and enjoy an evening of fun with Spey Livet. We meet at sustenance of the nation. Nepal, CTC tea is produced in the Terai region. ORTHODOX (Black leaf tea) Dean of Tribhuwan University; pradip Photo courtesy: HIMCOOP-Nepal Orthodox leaf teas are made from tea plants which grown only in high altitudes. It is named ‘orthodox’, for the manufacturing process is orthodox in nature. They are produced in lower quantities and are more expensive than CTC teas. Companies producing orthodox tea: Himalayan Shangrila, Gorkha Tea Estate, Kanyam Tea Estate, Jun Chiya Bari, Kanchanjungha Tea Estate, Kuwapani Tea Estate, Antu Valley.

Processing: The plucked leaves are laid out to wither causing its different venues and we have DJs and artists performing so that events water to evaporate. They are then rolled and their cracked surface is left to completely oxidize. This turns the leaves to a deep black color.

Benefits: Strong immune system; slows aging process and prevents Kumar Koirala; Dorje Sherpa, Chief age-induced diseases; reduces ‘bad’ cholesterol levels; minimizes risk of developing Parkinson’s disease by 71% issueG s ! e 27b z gps!gjofs!!!!!!!!!!! uijoht!jo!mjgf such as these get more exciting. In a sense, this program is providing Operating Officer; and paras Shumsher Source: Mr. John Taylor, Marketing Manager, HIMCOOP-Nepal G s ! e b z FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATED Issue 28 August 5 -11, 2010 gps!gjofs!!!!!!!!!!! uijoht!jo!mjgf BY BIRDS, NEPAL IS A PARADISE, WITH OVER 865 RECORDED Code of Conduct them a sort of space to cool off after a hectic week at work. • Habitat and Environment Protection SPECIES OF BIRDS AND IDENTIFIED MPORTANT IRD REAS 27 I B A . • Protect the homes of birds by halfway Jung Bahadur Rana, Executive Manager -using kerosene or gas stove instead of wood -using your extra jumper instead of making a campfire -not littering their habitat • Do not disturb the birds • Inform the authorities as soon as you find a rare bird breeding and do not disturb them or theiir nest. Shadows of the • If you find a rare migrant bird, be cautious about whom to inform. You don’t want an influx of bird- watchers scaring them away. Text: Aditi Pandey & Photos: ECS Media • Respect the rights of the landowner. Since birdwatch- of Hotel de L’Annapurna. The award BIRDWATCHING ing can take to the most unusual of places, be sure that you have the permission to be in the place first. Starting from the lowland jungles of the Terai and spreading to the Kosi Tappu barrage through dense rhododendron and Oak forests of the middle hills and to • And please follow the ‘Dos and Don’ts of National Parks and Wild Life Reserves. Would you say the level of response and reach of this program the windswept plateaus of the high Himalaya, the variety is mind-boggling. One of the reasons why Nepal is blessed with such a vast array of exceptionally rich bird life is because of the variety of habitats that exist within the country due to its diverse topography and climate. These habitats have proven to be suitable homes to nearly 10% of the world’s total bird population. The country also shelters some endangered bird species like the Impeyan Pheasant, Giant recipients get a cash prize of Rs.30,000 Hornbill, and Spiny Babbler, the only endemic bird of Nepal. For a country that boasts of such street rich diversity, very little has been has been meaningful? done to promoting birdwatching. Many have probably not even heard of this activity. “Birdwatching is known to two types of people. One, who are poor and who need firewood and timber from the jungle; the other who are very rich and are retired. The latter have enough time and plenty each, and NATHM also announced an of money to enjoy it,” says Dr. Hum B. Gurung, CEO of Bird Conservation Nepal, Lazimpat. According to Dr. Gurung, pri- ority from the government can turn a leisure activity into a regular source of income for the nation and also promote The response has been overwhelming. Be it during Airlines’ Night, or people mostly find street children conservation of birds in Nepal. additional scholarship of Rs. 120,000 to BIRDWATCHING IN AND AROUND KATHMANDU Amongst the total species of birds recorded in Nepal, 534 species are found in Kathmandu Valley alone. The wetlands and open fields inside the valley make up a diverse habitat for many species of birds. FMCG Night or the latest Advertising Agency Night, everyone seems either pitiful or a nuisance. But what “Although bird habitat inside Kathmandu city is declining, it still has enough variety of bird species for the amateur birdwatcher,” says Jyotendra Jyu Thakuri, a specialist at Bird Conservation Nepal. Shivapuri National P a rk T o kha Budhanilkantha T e mple

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4. Notebook (Don’t forget a pen or 6. TELESCOPES pencil with it!) • Personal record of your birdwatching • Choose a good quality telescope. 1. BIRDWATCHING experience. Can be used as database for • Suitable magnification power of eyepiece: GUIDE BOOKS further research. 20-40. Very high magnification power will Pocket guide books are • Record important data, including basic result in a narrow view, making it difficult to 1. Shivapuri National Park 2. Phulchowki Mountain Forest 3. Bagmati Nature Park 4. Gokarna Forest 5. Nagarjun Forest very convenient when information such as date, location, environ- focus on the target. observing and identifying ment, observed species, numbers and • Telescopes are large, heavy and less mobile. Location: 12 km from the Location: 18 km from the capital, Location: Ward numbers 10 and 22 Location: Northeast of Location: Close to the famous birds in the wild. behavior. You can also draw simple sketches With the aid of a tripod, the larger magni- capital, northern side of Kath- southeast of Kathmandu above of Lalitpur Sub-metropolitan City, Kathmandu valley, a 40-min- Swoyambhu temple, the Nagar- of birds and write down other information fication power of a of the Street’ (2010), a documentary 2. PICTURE including your own thoughts. mandu valley. Godavari Garden. Jwagal. ute drive from the city center. jun forest covers an entire hill. telescope comes 3. BINOCULARS GUIDEBOOKS in handy when Birds to see: Wedged-tailed Birds to see: Whiskered Yuniha, Birds to see: Common Kingfisher, Birds to see: Grey-hooded Birds to see: Black Eagle, More organized. Similar Choose one that is small, light, convenient and of observing birds • 5. Clothing that are far away, Green Pigeon, Oriental Cuck- Blue-napped Pitta (very rare), Chestnut-tailed Starling, Grey-backed Warbler, Blue throated Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, types of birds are shown good quality It is best to use clothing that suits the season from the same angle, side • such as water • Suitable magnification power: 7×10, 8×30, 8×40 and and blends into the environment. Shirts with birds and birds oo, Lemon-rumped Warbler, White-browed Fulvetta, Black- Shrike, Siberian Rubythroat, Eurasian Barbet, Short-billed Minivet, Brown Wood Owl (rare), Hill by side and distinguishing 10×40 for beginners and for viewing big birds; collar are recommended to minimize discom- of prey. Black-throated Parrotbill (rare). throated Parrotbill (rare). Golden Oriole, Black Bulbul (winter). Eurasian Eagle Owl. Blue Flycatcher (rare). characteristics are pointed 10×42 and 10×51 for experts and for viewing small birds. fort caused by binocular straps hanging around the neck for prolonged periods of time.

out. This kind of guidebook is spots in and around Kathmandu • Wide-angle binoculars are good for observing land BIRDWATCHING easy to use and the colours are birds in mountains and forests. These birds are usually • Apply insect repellent prior to entering so what can we expect next from you? screened at Russian Cultural Center on In the Attic with more precise. quick in movement. swamps and deciduous forests. 5 issue 28 There are still so many areas which are yet to be covered. Our 6 August, attempted to portray the lives immediate plans are of doing Golfers’ Night where we will be catering Tells us how you like our Halfway seg- of street children and their plight. The Sabin Rai ment. Send us your comments, sugges- to prominent golfers from the city. (Sabrina Singh) documentary, made by Ankit Khanal and An evening with Sabin Rai never tions and ideas at Lawin Khalil Mustafa, showed the story seems to be a dull one for anyone. [email protected]. �� and more ��

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Text: Sunita Gurung, Photo: ECS Media Garden tool guide As each year goes into a seasonal metamorphosis, nature doles out its true flavors in the form of Pruners Pruners are a type of scissors for use with plants to remove some of the most exquisite flowers. Such an exhilarating beauty can only be the result of a fervent the unwanted and dried flower and parts. There is no denial attempt to nurture a product worthy of attention in a place called a garden. One of the most cher- in the absolute indispensability of a good pair of hand pruners. ished hobbies of the world, gardening has always been a source of inspiration and holds fascination Out of the three styles available, the bypass garden pruners are probably the most popular. They make a nice clean cut using for people of all ages the world over. This passion for green dates back to a couple of thousand years two curved blades that bypass each other in the same manner with some of the earliest physical evidence of gardening seen on Egyptian tomb paintings around as a pair of scissors. One blade is sharpened on the outside 1500 BC. When king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon constructed a huge garden for his homesick wife, edge and it slips by a thicker unsharpened blade. he probably had no idea that the garden’s charm would enthrall the masses to earn a place as one of the wonders of the world. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon was built around 600 BC to please the king’s wife who longed for the trees and plants of her homeland Persia. Gardening is more than enjoyable. It is very productive, too. As waves of colorful blooms roll across, Hand Trowel Spade gardening aesthetically expresses beauty through art, taste and style accompanied by the soft caress of A hand trowel is a gardening tool which is designed for digging small A spade is a tool designed primarily nature. Not to be left behind in the global makeover trend, gardening in Nepal, too, has gone in for a holes, transplanting seedlings, plant- for the purpose of digging or removing facelift. What used to be initially a tedious task of planting seeds and nurturing them till they bloomed ing bulbs, weeding and performing earth. The typical shape is a broad flat blade with a sharp lower edge, straight has become as easy as buying groceries. A gambol into any of the multitude nurseries can treat you similar tasks. The design of a hand trowel includes a sturdy handle and or curved. The wooden handle ends in an eye candy worth the money you spend. Every new gardening season brings a crop of new varieties a scoop shaped blade, somewhat a cross-piece, sometimes T-shaped and and from an array of plants to choose from, the vibrant colors predicting the oscillating situation that like a miniature shovel except that sometimes forming a kind of loop for the hand. Look for forged-metal heads and we often find ourselves in. Like every novice in an unexplored domain, the fair share of trial and error the blade is longer and narrower. A sturdy hand trowel of cast steel, handles that fit securely into the shaft. remains but time, patience and endurance are the key factors to bring out the skills of a prospective aluminum or forged steel is recom- enthusiast and to make gardening into a fun filled hobby. mended. Avoid cheap ones made of stamped steel which will bend easily under the strain of heavy soil. halfwayIssue 29 August 12 -18, 2010

GardeNiNG TiPS 1. 75% of the sun’s rays are harmful for the plants. The evening rays are more harmful than that of the morning. So make sure to keep the plants under proper shade. The right mix of sun and shade plays a pertinent role in the care of the plant. 2. One of the major challenges one faces while living in an urbane area is the soil compactness. The soil gets easily caked with the severe heat. Loosen- ing the soil gently around the plants every now and then is important. 3. Regular use of fertilizers is important as some leeching of nutrients takes place while the water gets drained out. 4. Water in the morning if possible. Avoid wetting the foliage if watering late in the day. Plants need time to dry off before nightfall to avoid fungal disease. 5. Weeding is essential to make room for the plants to grow healthily. 6. It’s time to start scouting for slugs and caterpil- lars once you spot half eaten leaves. 7. “Deadheading” is the simple practice of manually removing any spent, faded, withered or discolored flowers over the course of the blooming season.

SOMe faVOriTeS pruners ruBBer Gloves 1. rose pruners are a type of scissors for use with plants to remove Gardening gloves protect your hands during Type: perennial the unwanted and dried flower and parts. There is no denial jobs like pruning and weeding and can be light: Full sun in the absolute indispensability of a good pair of hand pruners. kind to your hands during the hot summer soil: Fertile, well drained Out of the three styles available, the bypass garden pruners are days and cold winter days as well as the moisture: medium probably the most popular. They make a nice clean cut using damp season. Choose good quality rubber Colors: red, yellow, pink, white. two curved blades that bypass each other in the same manner gloves that are sturdy enough to last a while. Care as a pair of scissors. One blade is sharpened on the outside Roses are particularly responsive to deadheading. edge and it slips by a thicker unsharpened blade. They usually require severe pruning, which must WaTerinG Can be adapted to the intended use of the flowers. Indiscreetly, a watering can forms an indis- pensable part of the gardening equipment. 2. Geranium 2 Long nozzles allow the water to come out Type: perennial at a very gentle flow rate and are useful for light: Full sun 3 spade reaching across long distances. The gentle soil: Fertile, well drained 1 A spade is a tool designed primarily drops of water prove the efficacy of the tool moisture: medium for the purpose of digging or removing when it wets the soil without splashing away Colors: White, pink, salmon, red, Fuchsia, lavender, and bi-colors earth. The typical shape is a broad flat the top soil. Choose a watering can that has a blade with a sharp lower edge, straight detachable spray head – this type of watering Care or curved. The wooden handle ends in can is perfect for watering young seedlings. Geraniums will not bloom well if they are over fertilized. Remove faded flowers and a cross-piece, sometimes T-shaped and dry leaves from the plants. These attract Botrytis fungus which attacks leaves and young sometimes forming a kind of loop for the buds and can be a problem during wet seasons. Water deeply when the soil is dry. hand. Look for forged-metal heads and handles that fit securely into the shaft. 3. peTunia Type: annual Care light: Full sun to part shade Remove faded flowers, deadheading not only helps prolong blooming but also soil: moderately fertile, well drained keeps plants looking fresh, healthy and well-groomed. petunias need at least five moisture: medium or six hours of good sunlight; they’ll perform even better when located in full Colors : purple, pink, White sun all day. The more shade they receive, the fewer flowers they’ll produce. 14 people Issue 29 August 12 -18, 2010 Fr!day

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Deep Shrestha, from his bus driver, who happened to be a wise man once youngest years, grew up with Sardar Ranjeet Singh, to follow said that God gave music in his family. During the bus ahead at full speed. Coin- us memories so that Tihar, Shrestha was popular in cidentally, the Sardar was hum- Dharan for his ‘bhailo’ nights. ming a song named, “Bhanthi we may have roses “I remember asking Motikala meri uni…” which happened to in december. deep Subba for her guitar every time be sung by Shrestha. When he shrestha on why my band mates and I performed assured Sardar Ranjeet that he for our audience. She had the was meeting the singer himself, memories make life best guitar in town!” Ranjeet Singh enthusiastically worth living. He recalls how he enthralled drove his bus with such gusto — Sumnima Dewan the neighborhood with Nepali that they soon found the right and Hindi songs. He sang the bus with Shrestha’s friends anx- night away. iously waiting for him. Shrestha Walking the memory lane… Shrestha shares he feels hap- smiles, “Perks of being a singer “When I played, nobody py and humbled to have amazing I guess…” else won!” he reminisces. Deep friends that have lasted a lifetime. And after all this time, Ran- Shrestha, who is an avid sports- He says that with friends, one jeet Singh and Shrestha are still man, recalls how in his child- has a “different and comfortable friends. hood years he did not have atmosphere” compared to fam- It’s been forty-two years in competition. He excelled in all ily, which is essential to make the Nepali music industry now. kinds of sports from badmin- a person’s life complete. It’s so Respected and loved by millions ton to long jumps. And when it much fun to be with friends that of Nepalese around the world, meant jumps, it wasn’t just on he admits, “Sometimes I don’t Shrestha believes he is blessed the sports field. Shrestha got want to return home!” However, to have come a long way. into big trouble with his strict he laughingly assures, “oh but On completing the inter- father when he jumped from one we do…we’re good boys!” view, this scribe remembered a guava tree to another; he broke Apart from countless friends beautiful quotation which goes, a whole branch! with whom he is still in touch, “We all have our time machines. Challenged by his young according to Shrestha, he usual- Some take us back, they’re called mates during his school days, ly hangs out with “Yadav, Ashok memories. Some take us forward, he raced down the ‘Dantakali’ and Nirmal… and a few others. they’re called dreams.” cliff in Dharan through the We go to quiet places with my Deep Shrestha personifies dense jungle along with some guitar and remember the good those words. of his friends. It almost led to a old days…” He concluded his memoirs tragic accident. While running “Oh and I think it will be in- with a charming smile, “Those down the steep cliff, Shrestha ‘HE MISTAKENLy CLIMBED ANOTHER teresting to let you know that were the days my dear.” Abso- slipped. While trying to steady BUS… AND THE BUS DRIVER HAppENED I do have the most unexpected lutely. ! himself on a rock, he slipped TO BE SARDAR RANJEET SINGH…” friends…” harder when the rock gave way. To elaborate, Shrestha He thanked his lucky stars that shared an amusing incident know deep when he finally landed, albeit Shrestha describes his father ball. He was eventually caught of his adolescent years. It was Nickname: “Deepe” on a bush of stinging nettles, as a disciplined and honorable red-handed when he acciden- He hates the broom, prefers dawn while coming to Kath- vacuum cleaners. the rock somehow landed before man who was very much fond tally slipped down the wooden mandu via Raxaul that Shrestha Beginning to watch Zee TV, him with a loud thud. The aw- of shoes. Being the Tom Sawyer staircase of their house while his mistakenly climbed another bus thanks to his better half. ful race concluded, as you can of the family, mischievous young father was asleep. The veteran while his friends took the right Loves Scotch, always single malt. guess, with a terrifying lashing Shrestha stole his father’s shoes singer sheepishly grins, “I never one. When he realized what Has never done track recording, and never will. from his father that night. a couple of times to play foot- stole another of his pair again!” had happened, he requested the

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spot that I want the youth to work whole Nepali cliché about “youth light for our country. The first batch are the pillars of the nation”? that left eight years ago said they They have the capacity and materials would be back. They didn’t re- (still unused) to become the pillars, turn. That is where I have failed. but they haven’t as yet. But we are exporting that material, aren’t we? Why do you mostly have foreign diplomats and So, do you see yourself in Walk The Talk ambassadors talking about our politics? domestic issues in your TV No. I pray to god I am spared from Youth activist show “Power Talks”? that. In politics, if you are honest, Santosh Shah That was coincidental and it you will have a very tough life; if worked out that way. Initially, you are dishonest you don’t deliver talks about his I had only three ambassadors anything. I believe I am doing big- beginnings, his on the list because I knew them ger and better things for the coun- failures and young personally while the rest were try than a politician is anyways. local leaders. Later, several am- But I do work with many politi- days in politics. bassadors agreed to come on the cians and I enjoy it. — Sabrina Singh show and the unanimous feed- back I got from the audience was Looking back, is there anything his morning, the office that they could watch Nepali you wish you could have done of Today’s Youth Asia leaders on other show anyways. differently? (TYA) is noisy: a group Maybe season two will not have I wasn’t aware that brain-drain of teenaged activists are that many ambassadors though. could be such a big issue and it only T registered when my first batch of planning their next project, tell- ing me that “dai” would be there Today’s Youth Asia magazine TYA activists didn’t return to Ne- shortly. With a copy of Fr!day is no longer in publication. pal. We could have had some 300 or Why didn’t the youth’s voice in hand, their “dai”, Santosh more young activists in our country work this time? now had it not been for that. Shah, arrives in TYA, of which Today’s Youth Asia was mistaken he is the President in addition by many to be a stepping stone Do you see yourself as an to being the director and anchor to get scholarships abroad when inspiration to the youth? of “Power Talks” and a panel- I wanted it to be a solid maga- I inspire myself, at least. (laughs) ! ist at the United Nations Youth zine. You don’t do a workshop to Advisory Panel. Excerpts from a have lunch although the lunch conversation with him: is there as a by-product isn’t it? Plus, there is a lot of envy, You left a very good life in the USA and came back to Nepal jealousy, vengeance and societal to start as an activist. What pressures. So we stopped it. made you do so? In 2001, two major incidences If Nepali politics were to be took place: the royal massacre run by the youth, what would can you be wise when you have to Nepal was like retirement at be different? and 9/11. When 9/11 hap- failed 40 years in your life. And the age of 22. I am sorry to say this but the re- pened, I was in the second build- just because you get a few gray ality is that it would be the same. ing 36 hours earlier. After 9/11, hairs, how do you become wise? But how much of the youth If the young politicians had to your identity as a South Asian training you give and platforms I wanted to let people know that change anything, they would have became very noticeable (unlike you create for debate actually a young person can be both suc- done so in April of 2006. They earlier) and I realized my master translate into substantial social cessful and wise as well. passed the baton to the same peo- identity as a South Asian. There change? ple – a colossal mistake. And why was a void inside me and I de- Training young people is a very When you started out, you weren’t there any candidates in cided I could fill that only when were a young fellow with a big active process. I learnt things by their 20s and 30s? Anyway, look I returned to my own country. voice. How was that like? hanging out with very successful at the young leaders of our coun- So I came with $20 in my pocket I wasn’t taken seriously. I was people (Emmy award winning try – they have been trained by the and no idea what I was going to asked questions like “How long filmmakers, congressmen, and same old lot. They go to the same do. will you stay in Nepal?”, “Who people from the UN), and they are your parents?”, “Can you motivated me. That’s exactly sources for money and resources. In what ways do you think the get a minister to give us a call?” what I try to do with the youth They may have young blood, but youth are misunderstood? and “Who are backing you up?” that I train. The only dissatisfac- they lack young visions. I’m very Firstly, they are not given No one asked about me or about tion I have is that most of them pessimistic about this (chuckles). enough opportunities. Secondly, my vision. The only advantage I leave the country and that was our culture says you have to age not my original intention. I am Considering your pessimism, had was that I had worked in the I bet you don’t believe in this to be wise. My point is: how US already and so coming back very particular about the fact 16 timeoff Issue 29 August 12 -18, 2010 Fr!day

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For Health Farm, Spa, and 2150050 imago dei Café 9841408985 Every Monday, 7 pm Cube the Club Tabla Maestro Rs.300, 5521339 Wednesday Couple: Rs. 6,200 plus Tennis, 4461918 Bho Chhen newari Gallery onwards. Open Mic Kamaladi, Sundays pritam Rai and his ooh la la Cafe 5 pm – 7 pm. 4256622 dhokaima Café taxes package is valid restaurant and Bar Nag pokhari, Spinach with Ciney Gurung. & Wednesdays live ensemble and DJ shangri-la village n Bar patan Dhoka, Chilled till 30th September Basantapur, Chatamari, Artichoke Dip: Rs. 200, Every Wednesday. performance by The lakhey restro Bar sessions by in-house resort Thamel, Woodfired roasted veg. soup: 2010. 4491234, pokhara. Kids break 4221811 4442464 pizza: Rs 250, 7 pm onwards, Dexterous,6 pm Durbar Marg. Fridays: DJ DJ Saakar along with Rs 129 4441703, 4249747 onwards , 4438017 session till wee hours, great food and wine 4489800 package Rs. 8499 net Bhumi restro irish pub 2296326 5522113 www.cubetheclub.com 4256606 selection. Every park village per couple with 2 kids lounge Lazimpat, Traditional Buddha Bar pizza express night 7 pm onwards. ezer Book Café Budhanilkantha, below 12 years sharing Lazimpat, Buff Chhoela: fish & chips, Rs. 530, Thamel, Best chill dome lhasa restaurant Lazimpat, Extrava- 4257658 Sanepa, Kim Chi Weekend package parent’s room. 4435741 Rs. 100, 4412193 4005019 ganza, Rs.460 out music in town Thamel, Live music & Bar Chhige Rs. 250, (Ext 104/121) with special cocktail. by Nekhvam. Every Thamel, Live Band, The Factory with half board Borderline Café Jatra 5546578 pizza hut Happy hour 4 pm – Sunday & Tuesday 7 Every Wednesday, Thamel, Live music accommodation per Glacier hotel & Bar Thamel, Sukuti Ko Durbarmarg, Kath- 7 pm. 9851053235, pm onwards Friday and Saturday, every Wednesday, Ghangri Café night pokhara, package UWTC,Tripureshwor, Achar: Rs. 110. mandu, Hot & Crispy 9841626582 7 pm onwards, Friday, Saturday pulchowk, Cordeu For Double Room: includes a Harbor Mexican Chicken, Rs. 4700043 Chicken (Large eden lounge Blue: Rs. 150. Rs. 4,900 plus Breakfast, For Couple Bugles & Tigers 9851010431 & Sunday, 7 pm 300, 4117010 kFC restaurant Bucket), Rs. 949 ++, Kathmandu Mall, 5524694 taxes 9851070936, Rs 1,999 per night15% The Everest Hotel, Sundhara. On The Mix. new maya Cocktail onwards, 4701185, Boudha stupa Durbarmarg, 01-4226287 9851057642 discount on paragliding New Baneshwor. Every Friday 8 pm & Bar 4701187 hadock restaurant and Kathmandu, Hot & facilities, 463722 ramalaya Tea Live music by fusion onwards. 4150062, paryatan Road, Thamel, Tantra Bar Jhamsikhel The Famous Farm Café Crispy Chicken (Large room band from philippines 4150063 Special cocktail, Thamel, Live music Spicy Chicken: Nuwakot, 3.5 hour Tiger mountain Boudha, Tuna Bucket), Rs.949 ++, pani pokhari Hill, every evening from 4700371 with The Axis Rs. 200 drive north of pokhara lodge Salad,Nicoise style: 01-4226287 Fusion Organic Asparagus 7 pm – 8:30 except Band with special 5546431 Katmandu, a short walk pokhara, Food, yoga, Rs. 250, 2130681 soup with sautéed Dwarika’s Hotel, to the fort and palace; massage, meditation, Monday. 4780100 , Battisputali. Live paddy Foley’s irish Tantra’s Hookas higher Ground Bourbon room enjoy a luxurious walks, pool and more ext: 7711/7811 music with Dinesh pub imported straight Café restro Bar Nepali country living 4361500 Cafe horizon Rai & The Sound Thamel, Enjoy special from Bahrain and Jawalakhel, Chicken Lal Durbar, 4441703, for a night or a week. hoTel parkland Hotel Himalaya, Minds with BBq Irish drinks & food with available in different quesadilla: Rs. 130, Nachos Grande, Himalayan Encounters. Special jungle safari package program for 2 Mexican Sojourno – dinner & 1 Beer/ Soft live music. Every flavors. Every Friday 5525903 Rs. 400 4700426, 4700335 ChiTWan nights 3 days. Welcome drinks, all meals come and experience Drink at Rs 1366. night, 7 pm onwards. from 7 pm onwards. 9808398079 4218565 inar Café and Bar Buzz Café and Bar (breakfast, lunch, dinner & tea/coffee) the flavours of Mexico Every Friday 7 pm Kupondole, Burger: Tiger Tops Baluwatar, Thai Wraps accommodation in deluxe room, elephant- with tantalizing onwards. 4479488 plug Terrace Tipsy lounge Rs. 65-150. 5542071 dhulikhel Special Re-opening and More, Live Music+ back safari, Tharu village visit, Visitor Mexican dishes and house of music Balwatar, Blind. Ears & Bar package, 3 Nights/4 BBq Every Saturday, Jazzabell Café dhulikhel mountain Center visit, canoeing & Elephant Breeding selection of Tequilas Thamel, Karaoke night playing acoustic Durbar Marg, DJ days, spending one 4429903 to tickle your taste Every Wednesday, 6:30 Sessions by DJ Jhamsikhel, Chicken resort night at Tiger Tops Center visit, sunset view, Tharu Stick every Tuesday & house Basket: Rs. 150, Dhulikhel, palanchowk Café almond buds amidst intriguing pm onwards. 2150072 Suresh and DJ Tharu Lodge. Enjoy dance, nature walk, bird-watching and band/jam session 2114075 Bhagwati Darshan Kantipath, ambience, Every Friday, Rupesh everyday, 10 safari, nature walks, many more. Foreigners - USD $140 nett. every Saturday. 2 pm porch Bar package. 2 days, 1 Chicken Wings, Rs.200, from 7 pm onwards, pm onwards, Special la rotisserie bullock cart rides per person, Nepalis - Rs. 5,500 nett. per - 12 am. 9851075172, Soaltee Crowne plaza night package. For 4215745 Live music by prism 9849243807 Soaltee Mode, Relax and Tipsy Cocktail-Tipsy Grilled Chicken and experience the person. Chitwan National park, Sauraha Band. 5523900 Tower Rs. 1,500, Jawalakhel, Grilled Single Room: Rs. rich Tharu culture Chez Caroline himalatte Café enjoy some of the finest 4,500 which includes, Club platinum drinks, Every day, 6 pm 4243225 Chicken : Rs. 445. Rs. 39,500/- approx. Babar Mahal Re- KTM office: Thamel, 4701887, 4701888, Thamel, Cloud 530823 accommodation, per person inclusive Visited,Bahar Mahal, Hotel yak & yeti. Walkers, playing live. to 10 pm. 4273999 Upstairs Jazz Bar transportation and 3 Cell: 9841229970, 9851022652, parkland@ Salsa night with Lazimpat, An of all taxes. 4361500. Salad Caroline Rs. 650, mail.com.np, www.wildlifenepal.com Every Tuesday, 7:30 shisha Terrace Café lazy Gringo meals. 4420774 e-mail: reservations@ 4263070/ 4264187/ Jimmy and Masha. interesting mix of Jwalakhel, Tres enchi- pm onwards, 4256738. & Bar mirabel resort tigermountain.com. 4254268 Every Wednesday, U2 and the police Thamel, Special flavored locals and expats ladas, Rs. 350 Free Workshop, of Jazz music. Every Dhulikhel, Special Website: www. China Garden from the Eternity, Shisha drink with live le Trio package rates for locals tigermountain.com 8 pm onwards. Every Friday 7:30 pm music. Every night 7 pm evening, from 7 pm Soaltee Crowne plaza 4248999 , 4222636 onwards. 4410436 restaurant and and expats. 490972 Enjoy Dishes From onwards, 4256738 onwards. 4701104 Bar snow view mountain Throughout The Orient, pulchowk Lalitpur, resort Amidst Minimalist Set Bacon potato Roll Khawa, Dhulikhel, One Up, For Lunch: 12:30 pm Rs. 350, 5521674 night two days package - 2:45 pm, For Dinner: patan museum (on full board). Rs. 7:00pm - 10:45 pm, k-Too Bar & steak mushroom, Rs. 345, Café 2000/- only. Limited 4273999 shambala Garden The lounge - house 4006589 Cafe hyatt regency aBsoluTe Bar patan Durbar time offer 9851022810, Comfort Zone Thamel, peppered rice & Bowl Lazimpat, Kathmandu Boudha, Mango Taste the mouthwatering Italian, Chinese & Con- Square, patan 9803254175. Steak: Rs. 360. Museum Burger: Thamel, Korean Style Tripureswor, Hakka Nepal, quiche lor- Etagere - Enjoy The tinental Cuisine in a cool and cozy environment pork BBq: Rs. 480 4700043 prawn: Rs. 550, raine with fresh fruit Mango Delights Rs. 180, 5524694 (big), Rs. 280 (small), lakhey restro 4251678 salad @ Rs. 450, Every Evening from and homely atmosphere with pleasing hospitality. red dingo res- naGarkoT 9803509358 4412999 June 1, 4:30 pm to n Bar road house Café taurant Durbarmarg, Shisk 6:30 pm, 4491234 Time: 12 noon onwards. Jawalakhel (behind Club himalaya MISCELLANEOUS Cibo Thamel, Roasted shogun restaurant Nagarkot, Chiso Chiso Lazimpat, pita sand- Touck: Rs. 255, Goat Cheese Salad: & Bar Third eye res- Hotel Narayni Complex, pulchowk standard chartered Hawa Ma Special Big pagoda hall witches, Rs. 250-410, 4230212, 4256606 Rs. 205 Babar Mahal Revisited, taurant ph: 5521408, 5549504, [email protected] bank), Red Dingo package. Hotel Bajra, Chhauni, 4410727 la dolce vita 4260187 Makunochi Lunch Thamel, Chicken Steak, 900 - 1100 2 days, 1 night package. Tantric Dance, ‘The God Thamel, Rediscover Box, Rs. 500, 4263720 Tandoori (Full), (without alcohol) & Courtyard restau- rox restaurant For Single: Rs. 3,500 Dance of Nepal’ Fine Italian Cuisine, Rs. 570 1400 (with alcohol), rant pvt. ltd Hyatt Regency, Tehzeeb restau- plus 10% service charge Tuesdays, 7 pm. onwards 4700612 01 69 149 60 Kamaladi, Roasted Bouddha, Smoked rant and Bar Tian rui Chinese + 13% vat inclusive of 4271545 Chicken, Rs. 295 ++, lobsters Trout & Salmon Durbarmarg, Biryani, restaurant and The ambience dinner and breakfast, himalayan Buddhist 4253056 Sherpa Mall, Durbar Cutlet: Rs. 690, Rs.345, 9841310629 Bar restaurant & Bar For Double: Rs. 4,500 Mangalbazar, Newari plus 10% service charge meditation Centre Cube The Club Marg, Tou Ka Tiem 4491234 Thamel house Thapathali Kath- mandu, Bang Bang Set: Rs. 250. 5538980 + 13% vat inclusive of Keshar Mahal Marg, With Candles Kung: Rs. 550, royal saino restaurant Chicken, Rs.269, dinner and breakfast Thamel, Tai Chi 10:00 restro lounge 4231323, 4231437 restaurant and Bar Thamel, Bara special, The Turning point 4243078 4442726 - 11:30 am, Saturday Kamaladi,Kathmandu, mandarin, The Durbar Marg, Rs.140, 4410388 restaurant & Bar yoga 8:30 - 9:30 am and Golden Kings prawn, Regency, Choose your paTan Jhamsikhel, Sanepa hotel Country villa everest hotel Experience The The Café Tipsy lounge meditation 5:00 - 6:00 Rs.500 ++, 4438017 Naya Baneshwor, Gyakok (The Hot pot & Bar Choice Of Wines And Explore a great Close to nature/ scenic pm weekdays. 4410402 hyatt regency dining experience drive thru jungles/ deli Cas de France Enjoy the Real Taste With T-Momos) And Durbar Marg Cheese Every Friday & aalishan Arabian Nights - Taste in a clean homely ethnic people to mingle Cooking Class With restaurant Of Tibetan Gyakok Enjoy Other Varieties Nepal’s first Saturday From 5 pm - Jawalakhel The Culinary Delights atmosphere, pork with/ mountain biking lunch Thamel, Mediterranean (Sherpa’s Famous Of Delicious Momos complete LED Light 8 pm, 4491234, Kakori Kabab Rs 440 From The Middle East Chops: Rs. 270, around typical villages/ Delices de France Delite, Rs. 770 Steam Bowl, Minimum In The Heart Of The Lounge and Bar with 4489362 5550039 Every Friday From 5521338 badminton/ table tennis/ Restaurant, French cuisine For Two), Daily From City With Daily Live family ambiance. absolute Bar dellcateseen Cen- 6:30 pm Onwards, yin yang restaurant hiking etc. , Serene & first Saturday of each 12 pm - 2:30 pm and Bbq. 4230890 Cocktail Olympia: Hotel Narayani Tawas and Tan- ter Café 4491234 Thamel, Tom yam Kung, comfort, Hygienic/ quality month, 4260326 7 pm - 11:30 pm, Rs. 450, 4243225 Complex, pulchowk. doors Durbarmarg, Steak salsa Café Rs. 450, 4701510 food & beverage, Truly a [email protected] 4780100 The Factory Reincarnated in new Hotel Himalaya, Maitre D Hotel, Rs.310, Tripureshwor, Every place to relax & celebrate, restaurant & Bar vintage Café & Zaika nepali ambience, open for Kupondole, The extreme experience 4221331 mela restaurant Evening Live Bbq: Ideal for Conference/ Thamel, Chilled pub Cuisine Lunch and exotic magical tastes Experience the and Bar p. ltd Rs. 400 - 1,200, workshop/ group/ Finger Chips Café Gazpacho Rs.150. Durbarmarg, Vintage Thamel, Ham and cocktails and mocktails of India, with extreme with Lainchaur, Reshmi Ka- 9803012047 family entertainment, Durbarmarg, Newari 4701185 platter: Rs.400. cheese sandwich, with free Wi-Fi. Opens mouthwatering xSportsNepal.com/ bab, Rs 320, 4444441 Reasonable rates - NRs. Khaja Set (Non-Veg): 4254831 Rs.120, 4700972 from 12 noon onwards. Indian delicacies zenNepal.com, Thamel nanglo 3,500/- + taxes per Rs. 90, 4263244 Walter’s restau- Zoom Café & Bar 5521408 amidst live music (Above Himalayan Durbar Marg, Rs. 999/- Nett per double room with b/fast Java), Daily paragliding Flavor’s Café rant & Bar New Baneshwor, 1. 4222636 Bakery Café person, including & dinner. (in Kathmandu), Bunjy Boudha, Stuffed Egg BabarMahal Re-Visit- Whole Fish In Hot pulchowk, Chicken a bottle of beer/ Kathmandu reservation jumping, Canyon Swinging, plant, Rs. 300 ed, Chicken Cutlets, Garlic Sauce, Rs.575, Sizzler: Rs..205. soft drink/ a shot office: Rafting, Canyoning and Rs. 650, 4253337 4780601 5010110 Forever Cafe of signature whis- Z-street, Thamel, Rock Climbing, 4422712, 1905 restaurant Thamel, Garlic Steak, Wine & Cheese Bronco Billy key. 5523900 Kathmandu [email protected] Rs. 315, 4700078 The Lounge, Hyatt Kantipath, Leg Of pulchowk (Old moksh Lamb: Rs.650. 4215068 building), Caesar Salad: NOTE: The details provided in the listings are tentative and are subject to change. timefor theoff adventurous palate undercover gourmet adVerTiSeMeNT Chicken lolipop, rs 185 Chicken Fricassee, rs 349

Vesper—Garrulous Foodie laidback lavishness The Ghangri Café pulchwok Lalitpur, 5528703 dhokaima Cafe Visit us for Sumai Open MoMo and many patan Dhoka, 5522113 love surprises only if they welcoming. I love the Rocket and more Chinese Cuisines are pleasant. So last Friday, the combination of red onion rings 5 Ws when somebody asked me with Parmesan and green pep- Where’s it located? egg Chicken roll, rs. 160 Tipsy Chicken, rs. 600 out on a lunch date, I was pers in the mustard. The soft goat The Restaurant Road, Jham- i sikhel (enter from the Fire Bri- surprised but still not sure if I cheese atop the bread is slightly gade and it’s the second eatery loved the surprise. I was to love herbed and spiced and is an amus- to your right) Call 5548179 it however when she drove into ing break from the regular. the gardens of Vesper Café. As we furthered our Conti- What not to wear? Conservative suits Spacious, medieval and laid- nental palates, we ordered Spa- back is what Vesper is. It is di- ghetti Bolognaise and Chicken Why drop in? vided into a sun-bathed patio Parmezano for the main course. For the Continental fare and a cooler inside. The patio The spaghetti is boiled to perfec- When to visit? is done in orange bricks with tion and it retains the warmth Early lunch till late dinner black wooden furniture comple- beneath the rich sauce in which How much to carry? The date lunch cost me Bawarchi Tipsy lounge & Bar mented by amber upholstery. the mince is cooked. The mild Nepal’s First Complete LED Light Lounge & Bar The patio umbrellas are well- spices and delectable herbs cre- Rs. 1,500 with taxes. Food Court @ Blue Bird Mall, 4228833 Durbar Marg, 4243225

mushroom syapta, rs. 150 Chicken nachos, rs. 300

The ambience Bronco Billy restaurant & Bar Mangal Bazar, patan Durbar Square, 5538980 Harihar Bhawan, pulchwok, 5526212

Thai soup (Tom yam kung), rs. 415 Chicken kastoori kebab, rs. 395

raTinG on a scale of five (5 being the highest) positioned and I love the garden Furnishings , Appealing upholstery, indoor settee could be more comfy – eclectic and well-maintained Ambience , Generates a pleasant laid-back feel Dining wares , Wise selection of dining wares, I love them collection of flowering and non- Cutlery , Seem to have been used a lot flowering plants. The portion Service , personalized, well-mannered, welcoming and unimposing under the roof is creatively seg- Restroom , Calm and clean, I love the wall tiles regated into a tiny bar, an iso- yin yang restaurant Third eye restaurant lated block of settee and other ate a gastronomic allure, which is No better way to wrap up a Thamel, Kathmandu, 4701510 Thamel, Kathmandu, 4260289 creative arrangements amidst hard to resist. The Chicken Par- lunch than with a satiating des- the fireplace, the (deliberately) mezano is chicken slabs browned sert. The heavenly slice of apple nepali khana set: rs 1,100 pork escalopes picatta, rs.475 +taxes unfinished walls and the false in a skillet and topped with ham, pie is topped with a dollop of va- ceiling (my only turn-off). aubergine and peppers which are nilla ice cream and raisins dipped Only moments after we had oc- then covered in a melt of Par- in a lavish downpour of chocolate cupied one of the sun-kissed tables mesan Cheese. It is accompanied sauce. The base is thin and the and placed the order did we real- by fries and spiced green salad. I sides beautiful. The sweetness is ize that we had ordered not an ap- love the sauce – luscious, sticky balanced by the chopped walnuts. petizer but a glutton’s muse. The and brilliant in color. It’s pleasantly cool and the cinna- Goat Cheese Salad comes with mon is one reason why you should home-made mustard dressing. settle for it for dessert. It’s sweet, salty and sour; About the date, we ended the herbs and grasses up fighting (for the apple pie). are fresh and crunchy; Thankfully, we don’t need to is- nepali Chulo mike’s Breakfast and the appeal is sue a verdict yet. ! Durbarmarg, 4220475, Lazimpat, 4418206 Naxal, 4424303 18 consume Issue 29 August 12 -18, 2010 Fr!day

The suspension rides firmly for Chevrolet in Nepal, describes but faithfully. Noise suppression the Cruz as “a bold, aggressive is average-to-good and the han- and stylish car designed for dling didn’t cause any upsets. those who choose to define their Although I felt an oddly artifi- own lifestyle. Targeted at a rela- cial self-centering in the steer- tively higher income bracket, ing, it probably made it easy with a starting price of Rs. 4.47 for the mildly inattentive driver Mil., it is a car for the enthusiast like me to stay in my motorway minority. It’s carefully designed Dare lane. and subtly developed for peo- The Cruze handles well. ple who want a good value car to When pushed, it stays on the that’ll look after them without safe side and moves into good- constantly asserting its charac- natured understeer until the ter on them”. electronic stability control gen- Moment of truth: With the tly kicks in. The hydraulic power Cruze, have I found a car that is steering offers good control, but as nice as a frenzied, naturally despite fat tires and 16- or 17- aspirated diesel spinning at inch wheels, it disappointingly 7-8,000 rpm? No I haven’t. does not display any sporting But then again, it comes aspirations. mighty close. ! Mrs. Annie Gardner Vaidya, — Prasanna K.C. Executive Director of Vijaya Contact Mr. Rikesh Karki: 9841469878 at Vijaya Mo- Cruze Motors, authorized distributor tors for a test drive. ike coffee, there are a lot homage to the BMW 5 series, and switches move with finger- of ways to enjoy your en- and, in doing so, manages not to caressing precision and there’s gines. Generally speaking, look idiotically over-optimistic. ample headroom despite a coupe Lmore power is considered The interiors of the Cruze like roofline. Drivers and pas- to be better, but what really shine. In the cabin, one of the sengers enjoy extraordinary makes an engine good or bad roomiest in the class, the plas- legroom, and the front seats can is where and how the power is tics don’t seem too cheap, and be pushed way back. made. In fact, it makes all the the whole is lent a warm and While the rear difference. modern ambience by a swath seats can be folded Before deciding on a car, car of leather that runs across the down, trunk space enthusiasts ask around, look at dashboard and ties the design is impressive at the specifications and consult together. The upper part of the 15.9 cubic feet. car magazines. But it is seldom dashboard is finished in cloth The only disap- as simple as that. Many a times, or a leather-type material, and pointment is the a 1.6 litre car can be sweeter a twin-cockpit theme tries to fiddly, hard-to- than a SUV and this has got to evoke classic Corvettes. reach lever that do with where the motor pro- The instruments emit a swish adjusts the front duces the power to give you blue glow after dusk. The stalks seatbacks. that sweetener. The soon-to-be launched Chevrolet Cruz possesses that sweetener, and more. If short bursts of speed ex- cite you, then the Cruze is the car you’ve been waiting for. On

With the Cruze, have I found a car that is as nice as a frenzied, naturally aspirated diesel spinning at 7-8,000 rpm? No I haven’t.

a recent drive around the city, I couldn’t help myself from squaring off against a Bajaj Pulsar and, to my astonish- ment, it took me less than six seconds to beat the bike! The brilliant diesel engine is fantastic for short bursts due to that spike of power it possesses. But if you drive them hard enough while navigating corners in the city, the engine will struggle just when you need them to be responsive and potent. Partly to blame is the pitiful state of our city roads and the unpredictable traffic snarls. With the automat- ic, however, this is not a problem as it delivers equal bursts of power even at a slow speed. At first glance, the Chevro- let Cruze looks anything but budget. The panel work drapes solidly down over its wheels, and there’s an unapologetic front with nicely detailed lights and grilles. From the rear three quarters, it seems to be paying consumebecause there is more to life canSatio make.believe? The new sony ericsson satio has been launched and a debatable argument between which one is the better – shop review n900 vs. satio – has arisen. Fr!day does a little research. — Praakrit Pradhan elegantly Nilima’s — Shreeya Joshi ne of the beginner the only things to look for in a Nilima’s Studio of Fashion, situated on the third floor of City Center, Kamal pokhari, brands of the touch- SATIO SHOULD BE phone. The N900 comes with is a one-stop shop for the sophisticated woman who wants the trendiest and newest screen phones, Sony Er- AN EASy CHOICE an internal storage of 32GB designer-made fashions in town. From bags to shoes to clothes to other accessories icsson has brought out (SD card support up to 16GB) – this shop has them all. The main attraction here is the clothes, however. Ranging O OVER THE N900 from Ethnic Indian wear to modern Western outfits, these clothes are handpicked and their most awaited touch-phone, while Satio has 128MB internal imported from places like Delhi, Bangkok, Korea and China by the managing director, Satio (Idou). Launched in Nepal FOR ANy ONE (8GB free, expandable to 32GB). Nilima Sharma herself. The shoes, bags and accessories are all custom handmade designs that have been imported as well. Not only this, but Nilima’s also offers an only a month ago, the Satio has EVEN REMOTELy Nokia have brought a new OS array of handpicked vintage wedding gowns that have been imported from Thailand, been one of the fastest selling INTERESTED IN to town, Maemo. It promises to for those lovely Christian brides out there. The price of the clothes here range from Rs.40-50 K touch phones. At a make surfing the net as easy as Rs. 1,000-39,000, while the accessories range from Rs. 600- 7,000. As long as you can MULTIMEDIA AND afford them, anyone, be it teenagers or middle-aged mothers or even going-to-be market price of Rs. 46,500, it is in a PC. The multitasking is sup- Christian brides, is welcome to drop in here to shop. There is something for everyone clearly competing with the ‘talk pC SyNC posed to have been made easier. at Nilima’s. Contact: 4011622, 4011529, 9851111446, [email protected] ! of the town’ – the Nokia N900 But the delay time, in addition to (Rs. 41,750). clarity that can be seen in Satio the slight freezes, doesn’t really Sony Ericsson has been very is just awesome! compliment that. Nokia has al- dull and un-customer friendly, Competing with N900, the ways been better at user comfort, but using Symbian OS for the look of Satio is ‘to die for’. A and yet again Maemo scores! 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The first novel of the Shiva Trilogy, Such goes the plot of this fast-paced flyboys The Immortals of Meluha is a page novel written by Amish Tripathi. This — Prasanna K.C. turner that is set in 1900 B.C. book is a combination of historical Cocktail Meluha is a near to perfect empire facts woven with the author’s own — Suyasha Sitaula created by Lord Ram, a phenomenal imagination. It includes action-packed Overload! monarch, centuries ago. When the scenes as well as love stories, and primary river of the empire, the Sara- has the power to hook the readers swati River, gradually dries up, the with its engaging plot. Strong knowl- runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins ocktails represent cel- successful cocktail party if land and its Suryavanshi rulers face edge of the mystical Indian mythol- ebrations. And cocktail you’re a novice in party plan- THROWING year of release: 2006 many perils, including an attack from ogy is the backbone of this novel, a available at : Mahaboudha, New Road parties have been a pop- ning. To help you with some A COCKTAIL be more than enough. I would 7. Don’t forget to stock up on mix- the Chandravanshis of the east. The debutant fiction for Amish. Get this suggest Shiraz for red wine ers, including orange juice, fresh starring: James Franco, Martin Hen- ular social gathering for tips on organizing a cocktail pARTy IS AN Suryavanshis now have to defend book at Mandala Book point, Kan- derson, David Ellison, Jennifer Decker C and Sauvignon Blanc for white lime juice, soda, tonic and cola. themselves from the Chandravanshis tipath to unravel the adventurous director: Tony Bill years. Throwing a cocktail party party, Friday consulted Alok EASy WAy TO wine. and their allies – the Nagas. Their transition of how Shiva becomes the is an easy way to commemorate Yonzon, an avid restaurateur 8. These days, vodka with cran- hope is the legend that promises savior and is immortalized as God. any occasion or milestone. Best who has also been hosting COMMEMORATE 4. Most of the parties I host berry juice is getting tremen- them a hero, one that will rise when price: Rs. 472 Flyboys, the first World War I aviation film in over 40 years, is inspired of all, you never need an excuse parties. He had been manag- ANy OCCASION have karaoke. When parties dously popular. So make sure everything else seems to be lost. Contact: 4227711 by the epic, courageous tale of the young American men who would to host a cocktail party. It’s the ing a couple of clubs, hotels become known as the legendary Lafayette Escadrille, the 124th air OR MILESTONE. mainly include alcohol, it won’t you have the best cranberry squadron formed by the French in 1916. The squadron consisted of 5 perfect “just because” gathering and restaurants in Hong Kong be difficult to have some friends juice for the best taste. Also, try French officers and 38 American volunteers who wanted to fly and fight to catch up with friends. along with organizing events BEST OF ALL, debut a singing performance. serving your drinks on the rocks in World War I during the main years of the conflict, 1914–1917, before Cocktail parties can take sev- and parties. Today, he co-owns yOU NEVER It’ll be fun to have your guests as many people might not be too in cinemas the United States later joined the war against the Central powers. eral different forms. The least Tamas Lounge and has recently NEED AN sing along, especially if it’s a keen on mixers. Ordinary boys who volunteered for the First World War looking for formal is the cocktail buffet, opened a fine dining restaurant cocktail party! noW shoWinG aisha CominG soon adventure, these young, naive adventure-seekers learned the true which is usually a semi-formal Jardin. He shares his expertise ExCUSE 9. If you want to make your meaning of love, brotherhood, heroism, courage and tolerance, and, in or casual attire sit-down buf- with Friday: 5. It’s very important to stock cocktail party more interest- Aisha is a girl who takes everyone’s return, gained a true reason to risk their lives. TO HOST A up on a lot of beer as it’s a coming, I suggest you do some jell-o business to be her own. Arjun is fet. Cocktail parties themselves a boy set to make Aisha mind her Shot like a Disney period piece (prettily, with spiffy props, shiny COCKTAIL mon favorite among all guys. shots. To make jell-o shots, mix usually feature appetizers while 1. It’s important to have an in- own business. vintage vehicles and costumes just back from the cleaners), “Flyboys” For women, white wine sangria, some vodka with jelly powder guests remain standing. These teresting starter for any party. pARTy. showing at : Kumari Hall introduces its squadron the old-fashioned way – with character- which is a combination of white and let it stay in the freezer Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Arunoday Singh establishing setups. are generally semi-formal. So I would recommend you to director: Rajshree Ojha body’s favorite, serve them as wine, orange juice and peach overnight. I bet it will be a great Cocktail parties are great for serve nachos and margaritas Amit Shrestha, Manager at Mega Bank, describes the movie as “an old- the staple snack for your party. schnapps, will be just perfect. hit in your party. First love entertaining friends or business when the guests arrive. peepli live lafangey parindey fashioned, boys’ adventure version of an arresting chapter in World A film by Simosh Sunwar (of ‘Mission War I history which doesn’t disappoint”. associates, or a combination of Lafangey parindey is about a 3. As for the main course, (if 6. Have a lot of rock glasses 10. During summers, fresh fruit A local politician suggests two poor paisa’ fame) comes another Nepali 2. I believe good food is very es- group of youngsters living in the the two. They’re also ideal for you are serving any), have the and old fashioned glasses for martinis are going to be very farmers commit suicide to benefit from movie worth a watch. Get ready for Knowledgeably made by director Tony Bill, who got his pilot’s license sential. So make sure you have a government program that aids the backstreets of Mumbai with an house parties or receptions, both perfect wine to go with the food your drink. It is not always fea- special. Try different varieties some drama! as a teenager, the movie has a lightweight, airbrushed feel. Despite the delicious snacks for your cock- families of indebted deceased farmers. unusual love story as a backdrop. brutal dogfights and inevitable deaths, there’s little gravity or reso- business and personal. if you want to wow your guests. sible to have all assortments of with fruit pulp in gin or vodka. showing at : Kumari Hall tail party to go along with the showing at : Jai Nepal Cast: Aryan Sigdel,Karma,Vinay releasing date : 20 August nance. You might be a little per- It doesn’t have to be a bottle for glass styles to cover the type of Litchis and mangoes are good Cast: Omkar Das, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shrestha,Nisha Adhikari,Reecha Sharma Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepika padukone booze. 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New Kia Sportage market insight Another World reetu Joshi shrestha MD, Chaitanya Spa Nepal’s first medi-spa, Chaitanya promises to stay true to ancient traditions, treatments and procedures. With an ambitious aim to satisfy the Indriyas making for a harmonious balance between Panchamahabhuta, leading to a state of ‘Chaitanya’, this one has all the makings of a unique and world-class experience.

how can your spa contribute to making nepal an international destination for health services? It is a fact that non communicable diseases are spreading like wildfire due to the hectic and unmanaged lifestyle we follow nowadays. Many people all over the world are resorting to effective and harmless natural therapies for these types of diseases. South Asian countries are the base for naturopathy and Ayurvedic treatments, and Nepal can also be one of the destinations for Ayurveda, yoga, Meditation and natural therapies. Many people travel to Nepal for these types of treatments. Chaitanya, a Wellness Healing Spa, is the first medi-spa in Nepal. We are equipped with graduate naturopathic physicians and trained, ontinental Associates Fitted with comfortable syn- pick up, smooth acceleration and experienced and efficient therapists are enough to provide luxurious treatment in our world class spa. We provide health packages, Pvt. Ltd., the authorized thetic leather seats that actually the soft clutch keeps the driver Ayurvedic treatments, natural therapy, yoga and Acupuncture/ distributor for KIA vehi- feel like leather, passengers can from getting too easily tired. Acupressure amidst a luxurious setting. We believe we can contribute cles in Nepal, has intro- enjoy a cozy ride even on rough The latest function of the SUV to making Nepal an international destination of health services with C our natural, harmless and time proven therapies that definitely help duced the all new petrol engine roads. Additionally, all the is the All Wheel Drive (AWD). people in who believe lifestyle modification and wellbeing. KIA Sportage model in the Ne- functions in the SUV are eas- This function distributes the pow- how aware/enthusiastic are nepali people about spa treatments? pali Market. The company will ily reachable. And though the er to all the wheels in the ratio of When we have to talk about the awareness of spa treatments, we have also be bringing the Sportage shock of the SUV lets the pas- 70% and 30% in the front and rear to say its 50-50. Some people know lots about it and some don’t even with diesel engine in the near senger feel the bad roads, they wheels, but on slippery roads, the have an idea about what a spa is all about. But I must say people are enthusiastic to know there is a place where future. Equipped with 2000 cc are not much affected. The SUV power is distributed equally to the they are cared for and treated naturally amidst a engine, the petrol version gives has very spacious back seats as front and rear wheels. luxurious ambience for ultimate relaxation. The inquiry a mileage of 8 to 10 km per li- a little compromise has been Safety wise, the KIA Sportage and response we had at Chaitanya Spa for the past weeks is quite commendable and this shows how we, ter. made in the luggage area. The has ABS, fog lights, seat belt lock, Nepali people, are enthusiastic and getting better The silky curved exterior of vehicle is equipped with an all four disk brakes but just one air- aware about the advantage of spa treatments. the SUV makes it look larger new classy control panel with bag. The SUV comes in nine col- spa treatments can only be utilized by the than the previous models. The additional auxiliary and iPod ors and Continental Associates well-off in nepali society. your take? We, at Chaitanya Spa, believe in healthy living, lights have a sharp penetrating port as well as a USB port. in providing a one-year warranty and those who love themselves are our clients. look with the design on the grill Having a small steering or 20,000 km for any manufactur- Spa treatment is an affordable service, but giving it a ‘tiger nose’ look. The wheel with audio control built ing defect. And though the SUV people have to realize the value of what they are getting. We provide treatments naturally in SUV looks all the more luxuri- in for safety reasons, it is very carries a price tag of Rs. 3.849 very luxurious surroundings. ous with its smooth finish tail smooth when it comes to han- million, it undoubtedly looks and light and outward curve. dling. The SUV has a very good feels worth its price. haSee laptops launched

enith Technology Pvt. Ltd., the authorized distributor of HASEE Computers in Nepal, launched seven different additional models of notebooks/laptops in the market. Chief Operation ZOfficer of Zenith Technology said, “We aim to provide affordable, innovative computing products and bring high technology to the customers.” HASEE is becoming popular in the Nepalese and global markets due to its advance features, excellent design and affordable price. The Company stated, if you are looking for affordable and high configura- tion notebooks/laptops, HASEE will be the best option available in the market for you. Due to the overwhelming response of our previously launched models, we are expanding our presence in Banepa, Biratnagar, Birtamode, Dharan, Bhairahawa, Chitwan, Dang, Dhangadi, Nepalgunj, and Pokhara. In fact, HASEE will be available all over Nepal in the coming days. The recently launched models by the company include the HASEE ME-122, HASEE FU-400DC, HASEE FU-400C2D, HASEE CG-400i3, HASEE CG-400i5, HASEE CV-500i3 and the HASEE CV-500i5. The company had already revealed two models on May, the 2010 HASEE ME-100 and HASEE ME-120, priced at Rs. 25,000 and 26,000 respectively. The HASEE ME-122 comes with Intel Atom Processor, 10.1” LED display, 1 GB memory, 250 GB hard drive and 6 cell batteries. And while the HASEE FU-400DC has Intel Dual Core Processor, 14.0” LED display, 1 GB memory, 250 GB hard drive and 6 cell batteries, the HASEE FU-400C2D comes with Intel Core2Duo Processor, 14.0” LED display, 2 GB memory, 250 GB hard drive and 6 cell batteries. The three models are priced at Rs. 27,500, 35,500 and 40,000 respectively. Similarly, the HASEE CG-400i3 and HASEE CG-400i5 use Intel Core i3 and Intel Core i5 Processors respectively, both modes have 14.0” LED display, 2GB DDR3 memory, 320 GB hard drive and 6 cell batteries and are priced at Rs. 46,000 and 50,000 respectively. Likewise, the HASEE CV-500i3 and HASEE CV-500i5 have Intel Core i3 and Intel Core i5 Processors respectively. Both the modes have 15.6” LED display, 2GB DDR3 memory, 320 GB hard drive and 6 cell batteries and are priced at Rs. 51,000 and 57,000 respectively. bazaarmarkets & launches airline Bank of G’Five mobiles – the q6i. The q6i is powered by TV, has a 2.2 inch Buddha air set to fly to paro nCC’s psTn service TFT screen and also includes an HD Buddha Air, one of the private commercial NCC Bank has started Nepal Telecom camera for video recording and still airlines in Nepal, plans to make its maiden pSTN bill payment service. This service photography. With a qWERTy slider different international flight to paro, Bhutan form 23 can be used by NCC customers and handset, you can easily use applications strokes August. The airline will be using the Beech- non-customers at any of NCC Bank’s such as Facebook, yahoo etc. Contact: craft 1900D airplane, which has a seating branch offices. The bank is also planning 4240886 capacity of 16, for operating four flights a to start NT’s ADSL payment service week. The company is planning to fly daily soon. Contact: 4246991 lG Frost Free nimbus for the love of My language during the tourist season and also add refrigerators now in nepal — Yukta Bajracharya charter flights as needed on this sector. Goodwill Finance shifts LG, a premier name in style and Contact: 5521015 Goodwill Finance, a leading category functionality in the Consumer ‘C’ financial institution, has shifted Electronics and Home Appliances its corporate office from Dillibazaar segment, has now launched a new to its own building at Hattisar. The range of LG Frost Free refrigerators new building was inaugurated by the better known as nimbus series. LG Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank. The now has introduced Green Ion Door finance company has been in operation Cooling (GIDC) technology on these for the last 15 years. Contact: 4422290 refrigerators. Currently, there are 5 models, which sport colors such as sunrise Bank for small industries pink, burgundy, inox and wooden tango, Sunrise Bank Limited and Business available in the local market. Contact: promotion program (Bpp) have joined 5525041 hands to promote cottage and small I only think in English nowadays – and that scares me. I feel like I have industries as well as entrepreneurs. betrayed my language, my mother tongue. I know I shouldn’t be feel- etihad’s new service The Deputy GM of the bank and ing like this because, unlike the other “Newars” I know, I can at least Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi based Chief of Bpp signed a Memorandum speak Newari fluently, the way it is supposed to be spoken without company of the UAE, is to introduce of Understanding to this effect. Under being stuck at every other word. But somehow, because I cannot the first ‘all economy’ class aircraft to the program, the bank will assist micro write in Newari or have stopped thinking in it, I feel like a traitor. its fleet in October. The two Airbus cottage and small enterprises by not A320s will be configured to carry 162 only providing loans but also training to My apprehension grew when, a few days ago, I met with my cousin, economy class passengers and increase the entrepreneurs. Contact: 4004560 someone I had lost somewhere down the family tree. And as we the seat capacity to 42. The all-economy sipped iced coffee at Fire and Ice, we conversed in a language not aircraft will operate to short haul Etihad nmB’s new scheme our own, trying to bridge the gap of not knowing each other for destinations. Contact: 4233548 NMB Bank has introduced a new saving almost two decades. In a foreign language, we tried to discover one scheme under which a customer can open a saving account for Rs. 100 and another, passed comments in English, shared secrets in English – all auTo get a complimentary SIM card from misCellaneous the time neglecting that we also shared a beautiful mother tongue, Namaste with a talk time of Rs. 50. The which, perhaps, would have brought us much closer. Bajaj Csr initiatives Bank has various schemes like NMB mango Fiesta at shangri-la hotel Hansraj Hulaschand (HH) Company and Investors Account, NMB Bank prudent The Mango Fiesta at the Shangri- its dealers contributed Rs. 151,000 to Invest, NMB Swornim Nari Bachat la Hotel has been providing an THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING pokhara Briddhashram and Annapurna and many more that cater to different opportunity for mango lovers to Bal Ashram under its Corporate Social customer interests. Contact: 4246160 savor various types of mango items WRITTEN IN THE LANGUAGE – Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The at its Shambala Garden Restaurant. company has given assurance to support CedB plants trees The event started form July 26 and BE THEy BALLADS SUNG IN THE these agencies in the future, too. HH has Clean Energy Development Bank will last till August 9. During the event, LANGUAGES OR STORIES TOLD IN been serving the different sectors of the Limited (CEDBL) organized ‘Sowing the hotel has introduced various food society by carrying out various social Remembrance’ program at Jalbinayak items prepared from Mango. Contact: THAT LANGUAGE. development, educational and awareness under its ‘The Clean Circle Campaign’. 4412999 programs. Contact: 4220094 Those who participated in the event dedicated a tree to their family and kaspersky’s new releases Just being able to converse in a language I realized, is not enough. Tucson price lowered loved ones with a contribution of Rs. Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 and To keep it alive, to prevent it from being slain by some other Laxmi Intercontinental, the authorized 1000. This amount is to be deposited Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 have officially language, there needs to be something written in the language – be dealer for Hyundai cars for Nepal, has in the Clean Circle Trust for the been released in the Nepali market by they ballads sung in the languages or stories told in that language. decreased the price of Hyundai Tucson, preservation and upkeep of the plant for Sagar International TechnoSys (Sagar Twenty years down the line, I worry that my language will no longer the largest selling SUV in the valley. the next 10 years. Contact: 4279567 Infosys), the authorized distributor of The price has decreased from Rs. 4.89 be used to tell stories of Gurumapa or sing the lullaby of Shisir and Kaspersky products in Nepal. The newly Basanta to small children. I worry it will only be spoken by a few old million to Rs.3.90 million, a difference of launched software would provide real almost Rs.1 million. Contact: 4433780 time proactive protection for computers. women and men to communicate with each other. And the question Contact: 4245058 is will I be amongst them? Chery Tiggo exchange program But then again there is hope. I met hope. Just the other day, my Bama Motors, the authorized distributor kaldi Coffee launched for Chery Motors in Nepal, is organizing The Giri Group has launched Kaldi friend’s nephew, born to a Newari couple in England and here to an exchange program for the Chinese Fresh Roasted Coffee. It is a franchise meet his grandparents, startled me by talking in Newari – albeit with SUV, Chery Tiggo. Cars from any company of Camel Coffee Japan, a famous an accent. It brought a smile to my face to know that he responded can be exchanged for a Chery Tiggo. Japanese coffee producer. Kaldi Coffee more readily to the pet name “Rajah putta” (a nickname meaning The company is also offering a six-day all is prepared by mixing beans imported beloved prince) than to “honey” or “sweetheart”. I thank his parents expenses paid trip to Thailand for those from Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia for trying to keeping Newari alive, even seven seas across. who avail of this offer. Besides this, the with Nepal grown beans. The company company is also providing free facilities GiZmo will provide coffee in seven different And this plea comes from the bottom of a Newari heart to all the like free valuation of old cars, one year flavors in the market. Contact: 4467676 Newars and non-Newars who do not yet know how to speak in tax, insurance, on-spot finances and free Cell Tech introduces Grapes our language (“My name is so and so” in your language doesn’t car accessories. Contact: 4226655 mobile sets CG to sponsor 5th Wai Wai Quiz count!): Dear people, please learn your language and learn to love Cell Tech Exim – the authorized dealer Chaudhary Group (CG), a leading it. your mother tongue (and/or your father tongue) needs you to sipradi conducts free camp for Grape Mobile for Nepal – has business conglomerate that has been keep it alive, to keep your identity intact. And as I sign off this piece, Narayani Auto Business pvt. Ltd., the launched the all new Grape Mobile fulfilling social responsibilities through authorized dealer of Sipradi Trading in series in the Nepali market. The mobile its corporate social initiatives in the I hope that one day I shall be able to write in my own mother Kathmandu, conducted a free check up phones come in a wide array of models health, education, arts, sports and many tongue. That would be one of the proudest moments of my life ! camp for Tata vehicles as well as a free and are equipped with GSM and CDMA other sectors, has again decided to medical checkup for its staff. During the facilities. One of the plus points of the sponsor the 5th Series of Wai Wai quiz. camp, the company provided a discount new mobiles is that they support Nokia The winning team will get a sponsorship of 12 percent on spare parts and 18 battery and charger. Contact: 4223740 worth Rs. 50,000. Contact: 5525041 percent on lubricants. The company plans to conduct such camp every three motorola W7 in town ECS Media pvt. Ltd, Kupondole, Lalitpur, Nepal (Regd. 77) 5011571. virgin mobile turns two No. 29 n August 12-18, 2010 � � � � � � AND MORE months. Contact: 4422254 Call Mobility has launched the Motorola Virgin Mobile, a multi-brand, multi- �� W7, a 3G mobile handset, in the Nepali service mobile retail outlet in Nepal, Publisher: ECS MEDIA PVT. LTD. Manager, Editorial & Marketing: NEERAZ KOIRALA Editor: SUNIL RAJ SHRESTHA Contributing Editor: VIVIAN YONZON Ford Figo to hit nepali roads soon market. The handset comes with many celebrated its second anniversary. On Director, Editorial & Marketing: NRIPENDRA KARMACHARYA Asst. Editor: AYUSHA NIROLA GO Automobiles pvt. Ltd., under the new and exciting features such as the occasion, the company distributed Sr. Manager, Editorial & Marketing: SUDEEP SHAKYA Inhouse Writers: SUYASHA SITAULA, ADITI PANDEY, Golcha Organization and the new accelerometer sensor, gesture control, dual Deputy Manager, Editorial & Marketing: NILADRI S. PARIAL YUKTA BAJRACHARYA prizes to winners of its “Customer Editorial Secretary : PRAGYA POKHREL official distributor of Ford cars in Nepal, camera, fitness application, motion gaming Loyalty Offer”. The first, second and Design & Production Executive: SANJEEV SHRESTHA is soon to introduce the Ford Figo, the pedometer and many more. The handset is third prizes comprised Rs. 100,000, Design Assistant: DIPESH MAHARJAN Color Separation: Sr. Photographer: DASH B. MAHARJAN most awaited hatchback in Nepal. It is priced Rs. 9,999. Contact: 4240886 Rs, 50,000 and Rs. 30,000 respectively. CTP Nepal Pvt. Ltd, HATTIBAN, Photographer: YOGENDRA MAHARJAN targeting the launch of the vehicle in Contact: 4260173 525.0466, 525.0468 Asst. Managers, Sales & Marketing: BIJENDRA PRADHAN, ANGIRAS MANANDHAR mid-August. The Figo is available in both Q6i Tv handset from G’Five Printing: Jagadamba Press, Hattiban, 525.0017/18/19 Ad Enquiries: [email protected] petrol and diesel versions. The vehicle Call Mobility pvt. Ltd., the authorized Asst. Managers, Business Development: ranges in price from Rs. 1.85 million to distributor for G’Five mobile phones Distributor: AVISHEK RAJ PRADHAN, SHWETA BUDHATHOKI Bazaar coordinated by Avishek Raj Pradhan. Kasthamandap Distribution Pvt. Ltd. Subscription & Distribution Executive: BIKRAM SHRESTHA Rs. 2.3 million. Contact: 4250001 in Nepal, has introduced a new range 5011571, 5011639, [email protected] 424.7241