Every Thursday ISSUE 220 RS 40 The Smarter Entertainment Weekly 15 MAY 2014 25 h]i& 2071 Miss Nepal Have you met Subin Limbu? This young woman will represent Nepal around the world for a full year. 4 Newsfeed k ckstart TOP 4 EVENTS TOUR DE’ LUMBINI- PEDAL FOR PEACE MISS NEPAL 2014 This one’s for those who are glued to the TV every The 2014 edition of Fanta The Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal pageant saw Subin Limbu being time the Tour De’ France crowned the new Miss Nepal World, with Prinsha Shrestha and Sonie Rajbhandari as the first !is aired. Tour De’ Lumbini and second runner-ups respectively. If you somehow missed out on watching the pageant, – Pedal for Peace is a promotional cycle rally Fr!day brings to you an exclusive rundown of the Miss Nepal event, along with sneak peeks of organized jointly by Tour behind the scenes as well as post-coronation events. De’ Lumbini and World Page 13: Our detailed infographic shows what went down at the main event. Cyclist Foundation Nepal. pg.6 The event, which marks Page 14: An exclusive Hall of Frame of the event with red carpet moments and post- Buddha Jayanti, celebrates Nepal’s peace and prosperity in the coronation glitz. birthplace of the Buddha. Chakshu Malla, the event coordinator, says: “The rally will cover five of the UNESCO world heritage Page 15: We reveal what was heard backstage, and an exclusive Subarna Chhetri Interview. sites of Nepal – Bouddhanath, Pashupatinath, Basantapur, Swayambhunath, and Lumbini itself. This time World Cyclist Page 16: Get to know your new Miss Nepal: Subin Limbu. Pushkar Shah will also be riding with the participants.” 1Date: May 11 (Sunday) to 14 May (Wednesday) Page 18: Get to know your new Miss Nepal Earth, and Miss Nepal International. Time: 7:00 am onwards Venue: Rally starts at Boudha Page 20: We discover what Ishani Shrestha’s year as Miss Nepal was like. Contact: 9841729965/ 9841303867 Page 22: We find out what kind of year the winners will have. TUBORG MAHA JATRA Page 23: An open letter to Subin Limbu by Miss Nepal 2002 Malvika Subba. Plus, other Ever caught Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha celebrities advise the new Miss Nepal. Acharya live in action? If not, you’ll soon be able to. Turbog, which has been behind successful events such as Bryan Adams - Live in Nepal, Kutumba playing for WHAT’S ON? Heritage, and the recently held Tuborg Stage - Let’s Get The Magic of MaHa jodi! Loud series, is all set to bring the beloved comedians In the past few years, Tuborg has successfully supported events such as Bryan back to the stage after a gap of seven years. “We wish to Adams - Live in Nepal, Kutumba playing for Heritage, Fete de ‘la Musique, and spread consciousness among the public about our societal cultural deterioration using satirical humor,” say the MaHa the recently held Tuborg Stage - Let’s Get Loud series. Now, the company is all jodi. The duo will be accompanied by actors Basundhara set to bring two of Nepal’s most beloved and respected comedians together on Bhusal, Rajaram Poudel, and Kiran KC, among others. stage after a seven-year hiatus. The Tuborg MaHa Jatra 2071 will see the return Date: 9 May – 22 May of Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya, the MaHa jodi. “Through Venue: Nepal PragyaPratisthan (Nepal Academy the event, we wish to spread consciousness among the public about our societal Hall), Kamladi cultural deterioration using satirical humor,” state the duo. 2 A glimpse of the Tuborg Maha Jatra 2071: POSTILJONEN LIVE IN KATHMANDU Calling themselves “nostalgic dreamers,” Postiljonen will Undoubtedly the most popular comedians this country has ever seen, the MaHa be performing for the first time in Nepal. The indie pop trio jodi has been entertaining the Nepali audience for the past three decades. from Scandanavia features Swedish multi-instrumentalists Sjörs and Holm, and Norwegian singer Mia Bøe. Their music Artists such as Narendra Kansakar, Basundhara Bhusal, Rajaram Poudel, Kiran is known to create a dreamy and nostalgic ambience. K.C., Shiva Hari Poudel, Dilip Raimajhi, Mohit Bansha Acharya, and Mallika Date: 9 May (Friday) Time: 7:30 pm onwards Karki will also be part of the show. Venue: House of Music, Thamel Ticket: Rs. 300 The Tuborg MaHa Jatra will be held from 9 to 22 May at Nepal Pragya Prat- ishtan in Kamaladi, Kathmandu. 3 GLIMPSES OF H.H. SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR IN NEPAL Tickets are priced at Rs. 2000, Rs. 1000, Rs. 500, and Rs. 300. They will be The Art of Living in Nepal will be available at Nepal Academy Hall Gate, Kamaladi, Bricks Café, Kupondole, and celebrating the birthday of H.H. Sri Sri Big Mart (City Center, Lazimpat, Shantinagar, and Jhamsikhel). Ravi Shankar through a photo exhibition. Join the celebrations while viewing images of his life and times. Date: 13 May (Tuesday),Time: 4 pm Venue: Lazimpat With events to the left and right, Fr!day makes it a little bit easier for you to choose events to check out this week and the next. Here are our top four picks.4 POST US: Email event details to [email protected] or call 5011571/ 5011639/ 5011730/ 5011731 for listings. Listings are free but inclusion is not guaranteed due to limited space. Kickstart//Events 6 After the success of THE WET FETE Kathmandu on the Run: Date: 30 May (Friday) Tribute to Pink Floyd, the Time: 1 pm onwards till late organizers present another night. tribute, this time to rock Venue: The Vaishali Hotel, legends, Led Zeppelin. Like Thamel (BK’s Lane) Out & Ticket: Rs. 599 Inclusive Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin too has been exceedingly VIPER SHOT(Comp.drink) popular amongst Nepali music With high school board aficionados. Purple Haze Rock exams coming to an end, Bar will be hosting the three JustPartyInTime is hosting a pool that will be playing host About hour long event that will see unique themed pool party for to a barbecue every Saturday. around 18 Led Zep songs being the tired students. Besides Special meal packages will be covered by local musicians. a constant flow of music made every week exclusively for While the Floyd covers were courtesy DJ MAYUSH, DJ the event. performed by popular Thamel SONAM, DJ NORCHENN and band, Strings, Saujanya DJ SPLASH, the party will CULINARY WRITING WORKSHOP MUSIC & PARTIES Bhattarai, the managing also have a bubble machine, Date: 25 April director of the organizing flames stage, trampoline (Friday) to 12 team, says: “This time we have jump, vodka pong, viper shot, May (Monday) combined various musicians ice-cream parlor, and summer Time: 11:00 am FREE to form a band called Custard games, along with cash prizes onwards EVENT! Pie, which is also the name of of above NRs 5000/- and Venue: Alliance a popular Zeppelin song.” surprise gift hampers. Francais, Tripureshwor Contact: 4241163/ 4242832 Entry: Free Do you have a special recipe and a celebration of Clean from your grandmother that Up Nepal’s achievements so you want to save? Then join far. Bishal Shrestha, Jyovan the culinary writing workshop Bhuju and Atripta Band will be FOOD where students will be taught performing. the basics of writing cookbooks LOTUS LAND ORGANIC FARM AT FARMER’S MARKET AT THE so that they can record their SUMMIT HOTEL recipes for future generations. YELLOW HOUSE The classes will be the perfect Date: 11 May Date: 11 May starter for cooks who are (Sunday) & 14 (Sunday) looking to preserve their recipes May (Wednesday) Time: 9:30 am and secret ingredients. Time: 10:00 am FREE onwards FREE onwards EVENT! Venue: The EVENT! Venue: Summit Yellow House, HYATT’S SPECIAL BRUNCH ON Hotel, Jhamsikhel Jhamsikhel MOTHER’S DAY Contact: 5521810 Contact: 5553869, 5522078 Date: 11 May (Sunday) If you insist on having your Take a break on Sunday Time: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm vegetables and fruits 100% and visit The Yellow House Venue: The Café, Hyatt Regency natural, then visit Summit Hotel for breakfast and groceries. Kathmandu USTAD RASHID KHAN IN NEPAL every Sunday and Wednesday The farmer’s market at the Price: 1800 plus tax per person Date: 23 May (Friday) when Lotus Land Organic Farm restaurant has local and organic The Nepali edition of Mother’s Time: 6 pm onwards opens its market. This is the products vended in stalls Day was celebrated recently, Venue: Nepal Academy Hall, Kamladi place to go to for all kinds of manned by locals as well as with mothers all over the country Ticket: Rs 1000, Rs 2000, Rs 3000 & Rs 5000 seasonable vegetables and foreigners. Apart from seasonal receiving royal treatments. Those Attention classical music lovers! U-Turn, together with classical fruits such as strawberries and and fresh vegetables and of you who were too busy or musicians Manoj Gautam and Pratap KC, are jointly organizing Ustad blueberries, the rare kiwi, along fruits, you can also get baked missed out on the celebrations Rashid Khan’s live show - Ushtad Rashid Khan – Live in Nepal. Ustad with organically nurtured meat goods, jam and honey here. now have a reason to smile. Rashid Khan is an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani music and fish. Local items such as Additionally, you can listen International Mother’s Day is tradition belonging to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana. He is also known organic pickles and lentils are to Hari Maharjan play while almost here and Hyatt Regency for his songs in films such as Jab We Met, My Name is Khan, Mausam popular with tourists.
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