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Weaves And Blendsbe captivated by the silky touch of cashmere. we bring you the must-visit shop to buy this mesmerizing delight.

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Talk of the TownSome thought provoking, some downright hilarious. we bring to you a few chosen quotes said by a few chosen people in k-town.

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Dancing Dreamsfr!day brings you the exclusive interview of Susana montero, a top-notch dancer/instructor, who’s joining the international Salsa dance festival.

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Shady BusinessSummer or winter. here’s to the accessory that can be worn every season! learn all about the accessory you can’t do without- Shade.

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The Book Thiefif you’re looking for an interesting read, how does a novel narrated by death sound? read The Book Thief , written by markus Zusak.

– Leah Olson

Nepal’s bleak world of online shopping has just become exponen-tially brighter and

more accessible thanks to the new website Harilo.com. Many Nepalis and expats are surely familiar with the frustrations of being unable to find goods in Nepal which are readily avail-able abroad. But now, Harilo.com has made it possible for anyone in Nepal to order items online from the US and receive those items at their doorstep in as few as 10 days.

Harilo.com has become an instant success with Nepalis largely for one reason: you don’t need a credit card to or-der through the site. The com-pany accepts payment in Ne-pali rupees, US dollars, credit

cards or wire transfers. Until now, online shopping has been shut off to Nepalis because Nepal is largely a cash-based economy, most Nepali credit cards are not accepted by US

online retailers and, addition-ally, those retailers are unlikely to deliver goods to Nepal.

The site is the brainchild of Akshay Sthapit and Kim Smith who launched the site

two months ago and is now fielding over 4,000 web hits per day and enjoying an expanded customer base who finally have access to the extensive online marketplace.

Using Harilo.com’s ser-vices is remarkably easy. Customers find an item they want from any US-based on-line retailer (anywhere from Amazon.com to Old Navy),

copy and send the URL to Harilo’s staff via the site and receive a quote for that item, including shipping, customs and VAT, within 24 hours. If the quoted price is suitable,

the item will be purchased af-ter Harilo receives payment. The order is shipped to their warehouse in Florida, and then sent to Nepal. There is no minimum purchase price,

so no matter if the customer wants something for 99 cents or for $1,000 USD, Harilo will purchase, ship, and de-liver it.

According to Sthapit and Smith, people in Nepal have ordered everything from iP-hones, pots and pans, branded clothing, to cameras, vitamins, shampoo, and helmets, many of which are cheaper to buy and have shipped from the US than to buy the same item at a shop in Kathmandu.

“When we started, I didn’t think we could compete on price,” says Sthapit. “But our prices are very competitive. We had eight laptops in our last shipment and four MacBook Pros and they were all cheaper than buying locally.” !

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Break it!Join this free workshop to learn how to pop it, lock it, and simply b-boy it.

Festive moodsreminisce about the past festive holidays as you look at etched paintings, by tal-ented young nepali artists, describing the festive mood.

Sassy Salsathe most awaited international dance festival, is almost upon us. get ready for it by joining this pre-party and dance away your worries.

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Shopping online without a credit card might sound like a fi ctional concept, but Harilo.com has made it a dream come true by digitally making it possible to shop around all of the US sitting right here in Nepal. Now to all of us shopaholics, that Hermes bag or the Corneliani

suit is no longer a fantasy, but a reality!

according to Sthapit and Smith, people in nepal have ordered everything from iphoneS, potS and panS, branded clothing, to cameraS, vitaminS, Shampoo, and helmetS, many of which are cheaper to buy and have Shipped from the uS than to buy the Same item at a Shop in kathmandu.

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“our societal norms might attempt to endorse abstinence, but i don’t see it making a difference anymore.”

PRAVARAN MAHAT, program Support officer, fhi, expressing his opinion on pre-marital sex.

“there are many reasons, but the primary reason is excessive politicization.”

RABI RAJ THAPA, president, nepal boxing association, on the reason behind why nepal is such a failure in the sports sector.

talk of the town“cinema must evolve as a

form where the filmmaker,

its promoter and the viewer

are all willing to believe in the

power it carries as a form of

self-expression.”

KSHITIZ ADHIRAJ,

co-founder, harke films,

on how the film industry

should be evolving.

“while travelling, i have

discovered that in poetry, we

all speak the same universal

tongue, and that we poets

share a common spirit.”

YUYUTSU RD SHARMA,

poet, on his jaunts around the

globe as a poet.

“we should all vote for

anuradha koirala, who has

made the whole nation proud

by being nominated for the

cnn hero 2010, through

her own hard work.”

AMRIT GURUNG,

Singer, nepathya, during the

nepathya concert on anurad-

ha koirala being shortlisted for

the top 10 cnn hero 2010.

“Even though rivers are visited by

rivers seem to have become meaningless.”

thousands of pilgrims annually, the prayers

and rituals enacted on the banks of these

“Blending the aesthetic with the spiritual

brings out the beauty of an entire cultural norm.”

DR. GEETI SEN, director, indian cultural center, on how the importance of sacred rivers has changed.

SUDARSHAN SUWAL, artist, on the key elements to his artistic subjects.

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What: Surya Nepal Jazzmandu 2010Where: moksh, Jazz upstairs, house of music, gokarna forest resort, kJc, patan museum Square, Shangri-la hotel.

Spotted: ravi thapa, yanik Shrestha, geeti Sen, mita hosali.

Enjoyed: Resham Phiriri on drums, cadenza’s Baja Gaza and kutumba’s power packed performance.

This past week Nepalis worshipped money. Some did it by fasting, others by flaunting their wealth.

The sight of people spending on lights, flowers, and sweets for worshiping the Hindu Goddess Laxmi at homes and businesses on Friday, or throwing money away by gambling, was enough evidence that if there is something that uni-fies Nepalis – irrespective of all the differences we now know of – it is money. (This is perhaps also true for all humans.) Everyone seemed to want money last week. News-papers even had photographs of some of Nepal’s moneyed hon-chos – Rajendra Khetan and Binod Chaudhary – praying for more.

It is difficult to blame the believers who prayed for mon-ey last week because it is what seems to matter most in this day

the fixing of public procurements (with political protection) as some other factors that do not inspire much investment confidence.

Simple economic logic says, when it’s difficult to do business, it’s diffi-cult to make money and when there is less of it there is less for everyone – even for God to give away. But this is something that has yet to register in the mindsets of those leading the country and their followers – or they have simply chosen to ignore it. This is evidenced in the resistance there is to making labour laws to reward performance and not mediocrity and party loyalty; delays in awarding contracts, party goons playing prod-uct quality monitors in the market and so on.

May the lights of Tihar light up mindsets and help bring change. !

Binod Bhattarai is a journalist who runs The Writing Workshop ([email protected]).

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and age. No wonder thus, even the wealthy did not feel awkward to pray and/or in even displaying their pecuniary anxieties.

Tihar is over, and therefore, making money rather than pray-ing for it deserves a discussion.

The word is out. For five years

in a row, Nepal has not been an ideal place to make money or to do business. As a matter of fact, the business climate is getting worse: Nepal has slipped by four points in the Doing Business Report brought out by the In-ternational Finance Corporation

(IFC) that was released last week. Accordingly, it has become more difficult to start a business, cred-it is becoming tighter, investor protection has weakened, paying taxes has become more compli-cated, trading across borders is more cumbersome and it has be-

come more difficult to shut down a business.

Overall, the Report ranked Nepal fifth among its eight South Asian neighbours but this is noth-ing to be proud of because the re-port did not include some other variables in the analysis that could

have definitely dragged us to the bottom of the heap.

Excluded from the analysis were poor public security, macroeconomic stability (not to talk of not having a budget for five months) and corrup-tion (both real and perceived, remem-ber those media reports on ration

supply to the police that had appeared in newspapers before Tihar?).

To this list one may as well add the delay in preparing the country’s basic law and the resulting political instability, the constant fear inves-tors face from extortionists (who often come in party colours) and

— Binod BhattaraiMaking Money Bad’

“Simple economic logic SayS, when it’S difficult to do buSineSS, it’S difficult to make money and when there iS leSS of it there iS leSS for everyone – even for god to give away.”

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How did your dancing career begin?I started out as a bal-lerina at the age of four

and won a competition when I was ten years old which gave me an opportunity to train with the Spanish National Ballet Com-pany. By the time I was 14 I was part of the Company. Later on I trained in Flamenco, Contem-porary, Afro-Cuban, Jazz and of course Salsa.

What made you switch from being a ballerina to becoming a Salsa dancer?It wasn’t a switch. It was more circumstantial. My family was going through a rough time and money was needed and because I wasn’t earning much by danc-ing, I went into teaching dance. I went to London to do some work and I decided to stay for a year (I ended up staying 15). While there, a friend of mine took me to a Salsa club. I loved the atmosphere there. I saw in Salsa, an opportunity, like a sec-ond chance in life, to dance again. I had thought that after leaving

the Spanish National Ballet my life as a dancer will be over. So Salsa, in a way, saved my life.

People would probably be surprised to know that you have a PhD in Psychology. How do you practice this side of your life and does it help in training dancers at all? I studied because my parents didn’t like the idea of me being a dancer! I was lucky that I actually liked the subject so much that I even got my PhD in it. I worked for years in a government program which

I believe that some privileged dancers are born with that talent already and others need to learn how to make the connection be-tween their training and their feelings and instincts. Also those “born dancers” will not became real dancers if they don’t devel-op their talent. It’s not enough to be born with it. You need to work on it.

What are your expectations from Nepal’s First International Salsa Festival? I have only heard good things about the people of Nepal. I just hope that they like me and I can teach them something new.

Any words for young aspiring dancers? You need to have passion. It is as important as technique!

You need to have good tech-nique and practice hard. Learn from as many people as you can. The more people you learn from, the better because everyone has different skills and techniques.

Please smile, be nice to people. Remember you were once a be-

– Ayusha Nirola

in focus

“Salsa saved my life…”

coordinates problematic children with their families and the schools. Actually I do research work for the University of Madrid. Psy-chology as a career has helped me a lot in my life. It made me more understanding, more patient and definitely a better teacher. I have to thank my parents for that.

Dancers are said to be ‘born, not created.’ Would you agree?Yes and no. Some people believe that you need to be born with a special talent to be a dancer.

Dance means everything to her and she has been at it since she was 4. With Nepal’s First International Salsa Festival just around the corner, Fr!day caught up with the much sought after Susana Montero.

“i Saw in SalSa, an opportu-nity, like a Second chance in life to dance again.”

ginner and don’t judge anybody. Support them if you can. !

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with events to the left and right, Friday makes it a little bit easier for you to choose events to check out this week and the next. here are our top 3 picks:

1. BREAK IT!Join this free workshop to learn how to pop it, lock it, and simply b-boy it.

2. FESTIVE MOODSreminisce about the past festive holidays as you look at etched paintings, by talented young nepali artists, describing the festive mood.

3. SASSY SALSAthe most awaited international dance festival, is almost upon us. get ready for it by joining this pre-party and dance away your worries.

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What is the biggest challenge when you are trying to bring various artists from diverse musical backgrounds together?the people that i am working with are friends very close to me. i have been working with them and i know their individual styles. plus, everyone is very enthusiastic about music by the museum and they are giving it their 100%. hence, it is not really much of a challenge.

The objective of this event is to promote Nepali music. How do you, as a musician, think that this event will help you?through music by the museum, people will get to see me singing my own compositions. people know me as a composer but now they will see me in the role of a singer as well. on a personal level, this is how the event will help me.

generally speaking, every artist needs some pushing, someone backing them up through events and other means of encouragement. music by the museum is one such impetus.

You are involved with many concerts but what makes Music by the Museum special for you?like i mentioned earlier, it will expose me more as singer. on the other hand, the atmosphere and ambience we will be performing in is in itself special. the historical ambience of the patan museum courtyard is very inspiring and stimulating for artists. being able to perform in such an ambience in the company of my close friends and music lovers makes the whole event special. (yukta bajracharya)

everything nhyooA musician of many shades –Nhyoo Bajracharya will be coming together with well-loved singers from the Nepali music scene this Music by the Museum. Fr!day talks to Nhyoo Bajracharya as to what Pepsi Music by the Museum means to him.

ARTSupracollagesopening date: 28 october (thursday)closing date: 17 november (wednesday)time: 11 am to 6 pmvenue: Siddhartha art gallery, baber mahal revisited, 4411122, 4411273

indic-british artist and paris biennial laureate, Syyed iqbal geoffrey, has been described as a precocious, multi-talented person, an ‘astonishing phenomenon’ and even as “the best artist to emerge out of india”. though he was mainly self- taught, he has been able to achieve heights that others can only dream of – from winning the prestigious John d. rockefeller 3rd art award to being listed as the Who’s Who in America, based on his personal accomplishments – he has done it all. his work, which the artist himself describes as “newest + thinking persons’ supracollages /fusions/derivatives with a twist”, will be showcased at the Siddhartha art gallery. he has been working on these never-before-showcased pieces for the last 25-30 years in chicago, london, paris, lahore, lawlawmusa and delhi “investing vision and vicissitude rather than ink and paint or enamelling”. find yourself being carried away as you look at these wonderfully thought provoking creations.

Festive Moodsopening date: 31 october (thursday)closing date: 14 november (wednesday)time: 10:30 am to 5:30 pmvenue: park gallery, lazimpat 4419353, [email protected]

the festive season is finally over. but there’s no need to be forlorn over it. Just visit this art exhibition where emerging young nepali artists have showcased their etched paintings, depicting various festival moods. keep the festive spirit alive!

A Weathered Peopleopening date: 2 november (tuesday)closing date: 10 november (wednesday)time: 11 am to 6 pmvenue: kathmandu center of contemporary arts, Jhamsikhel5521120

with writer prawin adhikari, nayantara gurung kakshapati

visited the khumbu and koshi regions to interview people and see first-hand how climate change is, if at all, affecting everyday life. the ‘a weathered people” is a photo exhibition that documents the journey of these people as they wandered around the mountainous regions trying to find out how the khumbu people feel about living in constant threats of glacial lakes bursting. this documentation of the human aspect of living in these dangerous regions have revealed that the people in khumbu have been living in constant fear till today, watching as the glaciers retreat into the himalayas as the result of the hubris of the industrial nations, sweeping along their future – language, culture, livelihood, along with everything else that they live for.

Hiding & Revealingopening date: 13 november (Saturday)closing date: 14 november (Sunday)time: 2 pm to 5 pmvenue: pipalbot, baber mahal revisited4267657, [email protected]

bangkok based artist, peter delahaye is currently holding an exhibition, “Alchemy- watercolours and weaves”. this exhibition illustrates how his paintings have lent themselves to interpretation into natural fiber rugs by tim linkin’s team of designers and weavers. peter is conducting two workshops at the end of his show, for beginner as well as advanced artists, to share his knowledge on art. if you want to participate in this workshop, contact pipalbot gallery, babar mahal revisited.

cost: rs.3000

advanced registration is required.

INTERACTIONManage Your Minddate: 13 november (Saturday)time: 7 am to 5 pmvenue: putalisadak9841592552, 4223118, [email protected]

mind management is a result-oriented workshop with a scientific approach. developed by acharya Shree Swami dhruv, it seeks to enhance the physical, mental, economic and spiritual wellbeing of the people. Join this workshop to discover and develop your spiritual power, and unravel the unconscious mind to achieve your goals and lead a life of happiness and fulfillment.

ICT Caucus opening date: 16 november (Saturday)closing date: 17 november (Sunday)

time: 9 am to 5 pmvenue: Soaltee crowne plaza5528481

Sm foundation nepal, a non-profit and non-governmental organization, is organizing the 4th international conference on “information and communication technology (ict) for development and education”. the symposium will be bringing together experts and entrepreneurs from many parts of the globe on a single platform to deliberate and spread awareness about the role of ict in development and education.

MUSICThe Kathmandu Choraledate: 15 november (monday)time: 7 pmvenue: kathmandu international Study center (kiSc), dhobighat; registration fee: rs. 1,000 (scholarship available); 9849630051, 9841218610

come sing along with people who love and enjoy music at kiSc, and practice for the winter Season 2010 kathmandu chorale concert. the rehearsals take place every monday at 7 pm. those who are already ‘into’ music can sing along to the tunes. others willing to learn are also welcome to join in.

MISCELLANEOUSSassy Salsadate: 12 november (friday)time: 6:30 pm onwardsvenue: casa toscana, pulchowk5537775

gear up for a weekend filled with dance, by joining the pre-party of nepal’s 1st international dance festival. Salsa the night away!

Break It!date: 13 november (Saturday)time: 3 pmvenue: moksh auditorium, Jhamsikhel5013554, [email protected]

want to learn how to break dance? then join this free workshop being organized by the famous b-boying team from “the everest all Star a” at moksh.

Crème de la Musiqueopening date: 12 november (friday), time: 6:00 pm onwards, entry fee: rs. 1000

3Qs with nhyoo bajracharya

Singer and composer

Get ready for a breathtaking evening! With musical perfor-mances from the versatile musician Nhyoo Bajracharya fea-turing the soulful singer Ram Krishna Dhakal along with the pop-rock goddess of Nepal, Ciney Gurung, the killer

performer Yogeshwor Amatya and the messenger of peace, Ani Choying Dolma there is no doubt that the evening will be anything other than spectacular.

Organized by Hits FM 91.2 and Musicology, Pepsi Music by the Museum is taking place on 12 November, at the Patan Museum courtyard. “Hits FM has always been and will always be working to promote Nepali Music and that is the sole onjective behind organiz-ing Music by the Museum. We plan to do this event two times every year” says Mandira Dhungel, Chief Program Co-Ordinator at Hits FM 91.2. Along with good music and enthralling ambience of the Patan Museum, the audience can also enjoy delicious food stalls and gift hampers courtesy ‘Close Up’. Get your tickets as soon as you can from Hits Fm 91.2 (New Baneshwor), Bakery Café (New Banesh-wor), Moksh (Jhamsikhel), House of Music (Thamel) and Summit Hotel (Kupondole). Contact: 4780534/9849243807 (Yukta Bajracharya)

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CINEMAX10,000 B.C.this is a prehistoric epic story that follows the life of young mammoth hunter d’leh, as he leads a small group of hunters to the farthest reaches of the earth in pursuit of warlords who have kidnapped his beautiful evolet. 6:15pm, Saturday 13 November

HBO Othellolaurence fishburne stars in this Shakespearean tragedy about how a great man’s vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide who’s bent on bringing about his downfall. betrayal, deception and murder end the friendship between othello and iago and culminate in the tragic death of desdemona.4:00 pm, Friday 12 November

STAR WORLDKoffee with Karan-S3Join karan Johar for a cup of coffee with the stars from bollywood.9:15 pm, Sunday 14 November

STAR MOVIESValkyriebased on a true story, tom cruise (Lions for Lambs) stars as colonel claus von Stauffenberg, a world war ii german colonel who conspired with other anti-nazi members of the army to assassinate hitler (david bamber). disillusioned by the path germany has taken, Stauffenberg and his fellow officers risk their lives – and the lives of their families – as they hatch a plot

to kill their leader, overthrow the government and neutralize hilter’s elite SS force. 11:15 pm, Friday 12 November

BBCImpact with Mishal Hussainbringing audiences a mixture of breaking news, debate and analysis using the bbc’s unmatched range of correspondents based in asia pacific regions and across the world6:45 pm, Monday 15 November

DISCOVERY CHANNELMan Vs. WildEcuadoradventurer bear grylls demonstrates how to survive in ecuador’s jungles by building bamboo bridges, making a bow and arrow, and showing which plants are poisonous.9:15 pm, Tuesday 16 November

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICTrue Stories: Mumbai Terror Attackson november 26, 2008 terrorist masterminds execute an intricate attack on india’s financial and entertainment capital, mumbai. with a series of synchronized and strategically placed bombs, india’s largest city is set ablaze killing 173 people and wounding 308 more. the devastation is unprecedented causing authorities to fear that the development of a terrorist group in South asia is on the rise.7:15 pm, Wednesday 17 November

TLCTake Home Chef 2Omarcurtis Stone tackles the huge appetites of the officers of the california highway patrol, and grills up a farewell meal for the cherished captain of the South la division7:45 pm, Monday 15 November

FOX HISTORY AND ENTERTAINMENTBuilding the Ultimateget to know all about the artillery gun, how it was built and more on this episode of building the ultimate.8:45 pm, Thursday 11 November

as dub Step. other performing bands, that will surely rock your world for a night, include, the Joint family (a reggae project) and bobin bajracharya a.k.a. himalayan bob.

entrance fee: rs.250

MISCELLANEOUSLet’s Dance! opening date: 19 november (friday)closing date: 21 november (Sunday)venue: Sanepa international club4420564/ www.salsanepal.com

Sign up for a weekend of fun and dance, parties and performances at nepal’s 1st international Salsa festival being organized by Salsa nepal. everyone (young or old, beginners or advanced) with a passion for dancing, can join in and have some fun. the festival aims to promote and develop dancing as a hobby through various workshops where participants can learn, exchange and polish their skills in Salsa and other dance forms such as hip hop, b-boying, bachata, merengue, tango, Zumba and even classical ballet. international participants and guest instructors like Susana montero from Spain, ravi vayani and moneir el morisco from the netherlands and many more will be teaching the different forms of dance.

1. date: 19 november (friday)time: 1 pm to 4 pm workshops (all levels), 7 pm onwards party and performancesvenue: Sanepa international club

various international dance instructors will be conducting workshops and dance classes followed by an evening of dance and performances by various guest artists.

2. date: 20 november (Saturday)time: 10 am to 4 pm workshops (all levels), 7 pm onwards party and performancesvenue: Sanepa international club

FAIR/EXPOChristmas Carnivaldate: 4 december (Saturday)venue: hyatt hotel, bouddha

active women of nepal (awon) is organizing the annual christmas bazaar fundraiser. attend this event and you’ll get to complete your christmas shopping as you choose your pick of goods from over a 100 stalls. and as you shop, your children can enjoy themselves as they play games at the various stalls in the market. you’ll also be contributing to a good cause as all the funds collected from the bazaar will be devoted to programs to help disadvantaged women and children. So come one, come all! Join this fun fete!

MUSICRock On!date: 20 november (Saturday)time: 2 pm to 6 pmvenue: tundikhel

ad venture advertising pvt. ltd. is organizing this charitable concert, to help raise funds for their social campaign – protsahanpratibhako : educating nepal. ad venture has a social club called the ‘happy club’, which is currently supporting 18 orphans of ‘gaurav youth unity Society and press deliverance’. the two are joining to organize a talent show for children, to provide a platform for them to showcase their talents. the rock on! charitable concert is being organized to fund this very event. the artists in concert will be robin tamang, mukti ‘n’ revival, ciney gurung, cobweb and equals.

Vocally Yoursdate: 24 november (wednesday)time: 5 pm onwardsvenue: 1905 restaurant & bar, kantipath4225272

digital om productions, krunk & inroom records have organized a real treat for all k-towners. dub fX (benjamin Stanford), the Street-loop-beat boxer, is a worldwide street performer and studio artist from St. kilda melbourne, australia who is coming all the way from land down under to entertain kathmandu, with the rich live music that he makes using only his vocals aided by live looping and effect pedals, also referred to

workshops and dance classes in the morning and afternoon followed by an evening of dance and performances by various guest artists.

3. date: 21 november (Sunday)time: 10 am to 4 pm workshops (all levels), 7 pm onwards party and performances venue: Sanepa international club and tamas lounge, thamel

workshops and dance classes in the morning and afternoon followed by a Salsa evening at tamas lounge, thamel

cost: full pass (workshops and parties) – rs. 2,500 (Students), rs. 3,000 (non-Students)

half pass (workshops only or party pass only) – rs. 1,500

drop-in class – rs. 300

Dance4Lifedate: 27 november (Saturday)time: 2 pm to 8 pmvenue: garden of dreams, thamel4435107

an exciting international initiative, dance4life aims to inspire, mobilize and unite young people to take action in pushing back the spread of hiv and aidS. dance4life operates in 28 countries, providing students in nepal the unique opportunity to become part of a global initiative, uniting them with other young people around the world. the program utilizes a four-step approach: inspire, educate, activate and celebrate. an interactive program in schools inspires young people to be involved, educates them about the facts of hiv, and then activates them to make a difference in their communities, thus creating young leaders known as “agents4change”.

as a celebration, a powerful global dance event is organized every 2 years on the Saturday before world aidS day. this year the global event is slated to take place on 27 november. only agents4life can take part in this event. united by one cause and connected live via satellite they dance together to inspire and gain support from the rest of the world, and to remind the world leaders of the promises they made regarding the millennium development goals. contact restless development nepal to be a part of this mega event.

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It was more than just the the sound of the sax and the beating of the drums. it was so much more than just a Jazz festival. the 8th edition of

kathmandu Jazz festival, Surya nepal Jazzmandu 2010 saw the likes of ari hoenig, one of the best drummers in the world and our very own cadenza collective back again to make the city swing to their tracks. along with artists from around the globe, this year’s Jazzmandu impressed everyone to the core.

The Valley Jammedthe week of 29 october to 2 november proved to be one dedicated to Jazz in and around the valley. the festival kick-started with valley Jams on 29 october, a series of jam sessions that took place at moksh - pulchowk, house of music - thamel and Jazz upstairs - lazimpat. musicians from alukomarai and the Saksri pang vongdharadon Quintet were thrilled to be playing in nepal. the musicians from alukomarai, who all come from diverse backgrounds (thailand, Japan, germany, uSa, norway) all have different musicals influences and styles which blended perfectly with the crowd at house of music.

meanwhile, Jazz upstairs saw two wonderful bands come together to a packed venue – Simakdialog from indonesia and cadenza collective from nepal. cadenza did not disappoint as they brought back the funk and as always made the audience sway to their energetic numbers. Simakdialog’s contemporary Jazz and cadenza’s sometimes experimental music did not fail to impress. “cadenza’s ability to interact with the crowd with their music is simply applaudable,” said alex Saunders, a young college graduate who is here in nepal as a volunteer for an ingo.

Similarly the adrian d’Souza Quartet mesmerized the crowd at moksh as they brought the crowd together and made them a part of their performance. valley Jams successfully started the festival by bringing in quality Jazz to the festival, mixing diversity and originality.

Peace, Love and Jazzthe whole atmosphere at the gokarna forest resort on the second day of the festival on 30 october was one that set the musicians and the audience at peace. the venue wore a festive look with people sitting on the grass, musicians performing to their best, with food and drink stalls not keeping appetites and thirsts at bay on the warm october afternoon. the day started with classical and traditional nepali tunes from ghandarva, followed by Saksri pang vongdharadon Quintet’s smooth yet

lively offering. prabhu raj dhakal triowere up next with yet again another classical treat. the raags of the maestro and enchanting sitar tunes by dina Shrestha and robin Shrestha on tabla, fared well with the crowd as they clapped and sang along to “om namah Shiva”. alukomarai once again hit the Jazzmandu stage with a power packed performance, especially by its saxophonist pharadon phonamnuai whose passion for music could

easily be seen in his dramatic stage performance.

bug took the stage next with their soft and mellow numbers after which home grown kutumba took center stage. with the audience already anticipating their performance, the whole atmosphere at gokarna forest resort changed as soon as these talented musicians started playing. with power packed numbers along with a fusion number dedicated to Jazzmandu itself, the boys from kutumba made sure that the audience had fun.

keeping the flow intact, Simakdialog continued with heavy drums and fusion with their very own traditional instruments from indonesia. it was then time for adrian d’Souza Quartet to mesmerize the crowd with their soulful

Jazz numbers. tala faral on Saxophone and keyboards gave an awe-inspiring performance which was astonishing.

with the last two performances left, the audience grew restless to see what ari hoenig had in store for them. regarded as one of the best drummers in the world, ari brought something fresh to the table as he played a much loved nepali song Resham Phiriri on his drums. of course to accompany him were peter epstein from bug on the sax, Jerome covigton on the guitar, and gaurub pandey from cadenza

on keyboards. the impressive rendition of the classic song was

loved by all as they made use of not only his drumsticks but different body parts to create the sound. “the best part about it was that i had the best seat in the house. and even though i was only providing color to the performance, the energy was amazing,” shared gaurub pandey on how he felt performing alongside ari hoenig.

the long day ended with cadenza collective on stage. the audience did not seem to mind the chilly weather as cadenza’s front man navin chhetri, made sure they had fun along with way. always the one to have one catchy song or the other for the audience, this year it was Baja Gaja that did the trick. Surely a day well spent for any music lover.

In tune with the Masters the master classes were three days dedicated to music education for music

students at kJc and students from woodstock School from mussorie, india, where they got an opportunity to take music lessons from bug and ari hoenig at the kathmandu Jazz conservatory. “i was really looking forward to ari hoenig and peter epstein’s performances at this year’s festival,” shared pranab rajoria, one of the young sax players from woodstock. “as a musician, it surely was a tremendous learning experience”, pranab added. only 15, pranab was among the 15 students from woodstock that came to the festival. Jazz for the next generation struck a chord with the students, as they not only got some invaluable advices from world class musicians but got to perform in-front of them as well. “for students of Jazz, it doesn’t get any better than this,” pranab explained.

The FusionJazz at patan, which is always considered to be somewhat of an exclusive event of Jazzmandu, started off on a somber note as Sapna thapa opened the evening by paying tribute to vidhea Shrestha, a veteran of Jazzmandu. after this cadenza and friends started the evening with a song ‘mala Shree’ – a devotion to goddess durga. the classical and jazz fusion perfectly suited the ambience inside patan museum Square.

The Endprofessionals from all walks of life, expats, students and music lovers alike all gathered at the packed venue at Shambala garden at Shangri-la hotel at

lazimpat on 3 november to get the last taste of the very memorable Jazzmandu that was this year. with all the musicians performing on the last day, ari hoenig yet again played his rendition of Resham Phiriri and navin chhetri with his awesome vocals, brought in the festivity as cadenza played a very funky yet soulful Deusi Re on the occasion of tihar that was just a day away. the performance might have ended but the party went on as the musicians jammed late into the night.

– Ayusha Nirola

as music lovers and musicians from around the around flocked the festival, there were very few nepalis who truly understood what it was, very few who probably understood the music. but no matter what and whether we would like to admit it or not, Jazzmandu has played a crucial role in bringing music and musicians to nepal and vice versa. with classical and traditional music from the likes of kutumba, prabhu raj dhakal and ghandarva making their presence felt in front of musicians from world over, it gives them exposure, which is so much needed in the nepali music scene. and although some criticized and said that the music could have been more traditional jazz rather than fusion, maybe we could think to ourselves as to what fusion does - different components make music what it is, be it saxophone with the sitar or the tabla with the guitar. it brings an asian flavor to the contemporary jazz that not many might understand – it brings Jazz closer to home.

as i meet pranab’s mother and ask her about how she feels about her son playing the saxophone, she smiles and says, “i feel proud!” maybe it’s not about the instrument or the language. music just has the power to connect, to break boundaries and bring people together. Surya nepal Jazzmandu 2010 was so much more than just a Jazz festival. it was a celebration of life.

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GURUNGS

The Gurungs are of Tibetan ori-gin. They are mostly concentrated in the Gandaki Zone in Western Nepal, specifically Lamjung, Kaski, Tanahu, Gorkha, Parbat and Syangja districts. They can also be found in Manang district around the Annapurna region. They have their own language and are considered good in farming. They have a rich tradition of music and culture and follow both Buddhism and Hinduism. They are known for their bravery and discipline and are valued as outstanding soldiers. In this capacity, they have earned international fame as the brave Gurkha soldiers.

LIMBUS

The Limbus belong to the Kirati group. They are also called Yaktumbas in the Limbu lan-guage. They are divided into the ‘Lhasa gotra’ and ‘Yunan gotra’. The word ‘Limbu’ roughly translates as ‘an archer’. They are renowned for their fearlessness and much sought-after in the armed forces both here and abroad. They are found in the districts of Sankhuwas-abha, Terathum, Dhankuta, Taplejung, Morang, Sunsari, Jhapa, Panchthar and Ilam spreading across the Mechi and Koshi zones of Nepal. Their language is called Yaktungpan.

SHERPAS

The Sherpas are of Tibetan origin and live in the high altitudes of Nepal’s Himalayan region. They are followers of Buddhism, and they have a close affinity with Tibetan language and culture. In the Tibetan language, Sherpa literally means ‘people of the east’. Although the Sherpas’ ma-jor occupations are agriculture, animal husbandry and trade, they are best known for their skills in trekking and mountaineering. Solukhumbu, at the foothills of Mt. Everest, is home to a large number of Sherpas.

MAJHIS

The Majhis generally have a dark brown skin complexion, are of medium in height and are well built. They have the classic Mongoloid features typical of East Asia. The main tradi-tional occupation of the Majhi people is boat building and river transportation. Most Majhis live in the inner Terai near rivers. The Majhi language, which is of Indo-Eurpoean roots, is widely spoken in Kavrepalanchowk, Ra-mechhap, Dolakha, Okhaldhunga and Khotang districts.

RAJBANSIS

The Rajbansis are a large ethnic group of the far eastern Terai districts of Jhapa and Morang. Farming is their major occupa-tion. The Rajbansi tribe migrated to Nepal from West Bengal, In-dia, and consists of three groups: the Hindu Rajbansis, the Muslim Rajbansis and the Koche. In ancient times, they had a power-ful kingdom called Koche Bihar in India established by King Hajo. The Rajbansis’ language is called Koche. They also use another language called Rajbansi Bhasa, which is similar to Bengali.

NEWARS

TThe Newars, with their own language and script, are the oldest ethnic group of Nepal. They possess both Mongolian and Indo-Aryan facial features, and Hinduism and Buddhism are their main religions. While trade and farming are their primary occupations, they are es-pecially renowned for their artistic and architectural skills. They speak Newari as well as Nepali. Newars are mainly settled in the Kath-mandu Valley and in major trading centres throughtout the country.

TAMANGS

Tamangs are believed to have their origin in Tibet, and the majority live in the hills surrounding the Kathmandu Valley. Their social practices and customs are based on Buddhism, and they have their own language. They mainly work as farmers, laborers and porters. They are also good at the art of Thanka painting. In Tibetan language, ‘Tamang’ means ‘horse traders’.

THARUS

The Tharus are the largest and oldest ethnic group of the Terai belt and are found living in close proximity to densely forested re-gions. They are dark in complexion and have smart, trim bodies. They follow the Hindu religion, and many of their practices have been drawn from typical Aryan ones. Farming and business are their main occupations.

BRAHMINS

The Brahmins, also known as Bahuns, belong to the priestly class who oc-cupy the highest position in the Hindu hierarchy. Olive-complexioned and with sharp Indo-Aryan features, they speak the Nepali language. Brahmins mainly act as family priests and of-ficiate at shrines and temples, and at rituals associated with festivals as well as during social functions where Hindu religion is involved. They are scattered all over the country and are, today, involved in many different occupations.

RAIS

The Rais are one of Nepal’s most ancient indigenious groups. They are descendents of the Kirantis who originally ruled over the Kathmandu Val-ley. They now live mainly in far eastern Nepal. They are also known as Khambu. They are well known for their courage are bravery and are found in large numbers in the Nepali army. They follow Buddhism, Hinduism and Animism.

THAKALIS

The Thakalis are fair-complexioned and have Mongolian features with nar-row eyes. The origin of the Thakalis is the Thak Khola, a high valley in Mustang district of Dhaulagiri Zone. Three types of Thakali are found in the Thak Khola valley – Tin Gaule Thakali, Marphali Thakali and Tamang Thakali. The Thakalis have their own language and a distinct culture. Their major religion is Buddhism, but many follow Hinduism as well. They are known for their hospitality, good salesmanship and clean-liness, and many of them are successful bussinessmen.

MAGARS

The Magars live in the western region of Nepal. They are of Tibeto-Burman origin and follow both Hinduism and Buddhism. Their language, Magar Kura, depicts their affinity to the Tibeto-Burmese tongue and culture. Their major occupations include farming, military service, weaving, hunting and fishing.

The ‘char jaat and chhatis barga ko sajha fulbari’ mod-ern-day Nepal is a result of the migration of diverse groups for over two thousand years. Ethnic groups such as the Gurungs, Limbus and Sherpas, who speak the Tibeto-Burman languages, for example, migrated at different times from regions across the Himalayas. The Newars, a Tibeto-Burman language speaking eth-nic group, have lived in the Kathmandu Valley for over two millennia. The Nepali-speaking Parbatiyas mi-grated into Nepal from the west and south over several centuries. In the southern Terai plains of the country, groups such as the Tharus have lived there for over two thousand years, whereas others, such as the Maithili speakers of the eastern Terai, arrived later. These dif-ferent groups, each with their own language, religion

and culture, settled in different parts of Nepal, estab-lishing their own political units, such as the Lichhavi, and later, the Malla kingdoms with their base in the Kathmandu Valley; the Khas kingdom in the west; and the various confederations of ethnic groups such as the Magars and Gurungs in the central and the Limbus in eastern parts of Nepal.

In the second half of the 18th century, Prithivi Narayan Shah, ruler of the Gorkha, and his immediate descendants, with the support of Brahmins and Chhet-ris as well as Magars and Gurungs, conquered and po-litically unified these different political units into the Gorkha kingdom now known as Nepal. Today, Nepal has over 47 recognized ethnic groups, all living in unity and harmony.

Text: Suyasha Sitaula, Photos: ECS Media

NEPAL MAY NOT RANK AMONG THE WORLD’S RICHEST ECONOMIES, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ETHNIC AND CULTURAL

DIVERSITY, IT CERTAINLY GIVES THE REST OF THE WORLD A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY. AMONG

THE MANY ETHNIC GROUPS IN NEPAL, FR!DAY PRESENTS YOU SOME OF THESE ETHNIC GROUPS.

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follow both Hinduism and Buddhism. Their language, Magar Kura, depicts their affinity to the Tibeto-Burmese tongue and culture. Their major occupations include farming, military service, weaving, hunting and fishing.

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painting rainbow in darknesson 29 october, students from the british School, the french School, kathmandu international Study centre (kiSc) and lincoln School united their artistic talents to benefit the flood survivors in pakistan. the event was organized by the parents association of the participating schools. the exhibition was sponsored by Speed cargo, a local freight company.

the money collected from the minimal entry fee of rs. 50 and the paintings sold was to be sent for the relief of flood victims.

the art fair continued till 30 october. the show was held at yala maya kendra kendra, patan dokha. yala kendra as well as dokhamai

café demonstrated strong support for this project. it was definitely a touching and a humanitarian charity, which not only displayed art but also compassion. (mannat Shrestha)

Saving the youthan agreement was signed between Save the children and bank of kathmandu ltd. on 2nd november 2010, formally launching the youthSave project in nepal.

youthSave is a multi-country learning project to encourage low-income young people aged 12-18 in developing countries to save through formal sources for a better future. “through the project, we want to demonstrate that when the right facilities are made available, even poor and vulnerable youth can accumulate savings and put to productive investments,” said Save the children country director brian J. hunter.

in nepal, Save the children has partnered with bank of kathmandu ltd. to develop and roll out a savings product across the country that will encourage engagement of low-income youth in the banking system. during the first phase of the project, a savings product will be developed by the bank based on an assessment of savings demand and business analysis of the product. (Suyasha Sitaula)

forum for Social changeSwati, in association with management association of nepal and nepal tourism board, held an interaction program on 29 october at nepal tourism board lecture hall to talk on issues and challenges in regard to “inclusion of women in the business sector”. the program started with a welcome speech by ms. Sangita nirola, chairperson, Swati who also highlighted the expectations from the program. the program then saw mr. Subash nirola,

Senior director, nepal tourism board, talk about the important role women can play in upcoming nepal tourism year 2011. he emphasized how women can help bring about a social change, which will eventually help in enhancing the economic status of women in the society.

the program then became more business centric as ms. bhawani rana, executive member, fncci, talked about the involvement of women in the current business scenario. She highlighted that even though women are actively involved in the business sector they are mostly at micro-level and also that most of them are unregistered and so do not reflect in any sort of financial reports. the program concluded with ms. asha adhikari, vice president, man opening the floor for questions and discussions. (mannat Shrestha)

eco expressionscontinuing the celebration of arts and environment, the planet nepal festival began its second phase on 2 november at kathmandu contemporary arts center with its art exhibition. inaugurated by french ambassador to nepal, h.e mr. Jean-charles demarquis, the ‘planet nepal contemporary art exhibition’ summed up the art work on display during the three days at patan durbar Square and patan museum.

one of the main attractions of this exhibition was the 5 meter tall ‘recycled buddha’ by karl kanpp. this sculpture, a large scale outdoor installation, was covered in recycled plastic bags and would glow at night. Just like buddhism speaks of the recycled aspect of the human soul, the vicious circle of life and death and the process of cleansing which ultimately frees one from the circle allowing one to attain nirvana, the same action took place with the creation of the piece. along with the recycled buddha, knapp’s video installation – ‘the buddha circle – shot in the langtang mountains was also on display.

ashmina ranjit’s ‘indigenous modernities’, which decorated the scientific round table venues at the festival, rodolphe huguet’s ‘impermanence’ and the rickshaws from the ‘rickshaw project’ made by Sujan chitrakar, Sanjana Joshi and om khatri were also exhibited at kcac. the photo exhibition title ‘a weathered people’, with photos from nayantara gurung kakshapati and text from prawin adhikary, which brought into light the condition of the people in khumbu was also a part of this exhibition.

this exhibition will continue till 10 november. (yukta bajracharya)

Sukul on the Streets


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Why not pull out an old board game tonight? Playing games is an easy and excellent way to spend unhurried, enjoyable time together. As an added bonus, board games are also rich in learning opportuni-ties. They satisfy your competitive urges and the desire to master new skills and concepts. Just by virtue of playing them, board games can teach important social skills, such as communicating verbally, sharing, and waiting, taking turns, and enjoying interaction with others. Board games can foster the ability to focus, and lengthen your attention span by encouraging the completion of an exciting, enjoyable game.

Board games have distinct boundaries. Living in a complex so-ciety, we need clear limits to feel safe. By circumscribing the play-ing field, much as tennis courts and football fields have done in our lives, board games can help us weave our wild and erratic side into

a more organized, mature, and socially acceptable personality. After all, staying within the boundaries is crucial to leading a successful social life and career.

Board games are a great way to bond with people. Whether it is friends working together to bring down each others’ King or parents teaching their children how to play Monopoly for the first time, most people walk away feeling closer to one another. There are many oth-er reasons to invest time in playing strategic games. We learn to pay attention to others, be considerate, follow rules, predict outcomes, de-termine consequences, think critically, get along socially with others and use our imagination. These skills are surely helpful in our lives, in both personal and professional fronts. So have a look at these popular types and make sure you try them out tonight:


SavvyYOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THE

EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS OF PLAYING BOARD GAMES. REGARDLESS OF ONE’S AGE AND PHYSICAL ABILITY, IT HELPS

SHARPEN OUR MENTAL SKILLS.

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MONOPOLYThe Monopoly board game is relatively simple to play. To win the

game, you must own more properties than your opponents and have the most money. Players start at Go, roll the dice to move around the board, try to buy up as many properties as possible and fill them with hotels. The ultimate properties to own are Park Place and Boardwalk.

Opponents who land on your properties must pay rent.

Play this if: You’re looking to make some money through rent and sabotage other users’ properties and streets. And of

course, if everything in life means business!

DOMINOESA standard set of dominoes has 28 pieces, which are often called tiles or bones. Many different games can be played with dominoes. Probably the most popular game is Draw Dominoes. When someone says, “Let’s play dominoes!” they usually are referring of Draw Dominoes.

The first person to run out of dominoes is the winner of the round. If no one runs out of dominoes but everybody passes because they don’t have a playable domino, the person with the lowest score is the winner. Play this if: You are in need of a fun and addictive hobby with various levels of proficiency.

CHESSChess is a board game played by two players. Each player controls an army of 16 pieces - one white, one black. Starting with white, the players take turns moving one piece each turn. Each piece moves in a unique manner, and understand-ing how the pieces move is a must when learning how to play chess.Play this if: You have to put up with so much lack of mental disci-pline with your subordinates that you need a good round of chess moves to think straight again.

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CHESSChess is a board game played by two players. Each player controls an army of 16 pieces - one white, one black. Starting with white, the players take turns moving one piece each turn. Each piece moves in a unique manner, and understand-ing when learning how to play chess.Play this if: with so much lack of mental disci-pline with your subordinates that you need a good round of chess moves to think straight again.

CHESS

CHINESE CHECKERSChinese Checkers game board is in the shape of a

six-pointed star. Each player uses pegs or markers of a different color placed within one of the points of the

star. The object is to move all your ten pegs across the board (move one step at the time or jump over adjacent

pegs) to occupy the star point directly opposite. The player getting all pegs across first wins.

Play this if: You’re looking for something easy to play, and you’re really bored and tired to think too much.

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LUDOLudo is a simple board game, for two to four

players, in which the players race their four to-kens from start to finish according to dice rolls. A ludo board is normally a square marked with

a cross. Each arm of the cross is divided into three columns, with the columns divided into usually six squares. The centre of the cross is

the finishing square, which is often divided into four colored triangles.

Play this if: You don’t want complicated strate-gies tangling in your head at all times, but do

want some challenge and logic.

A standard set of dominoes has 28 pieces, which are often called tiles or bones. Many different games can be played with dominoes.

someone says, “Let’s play dominoes!” they usually are referring of

The first person to run out of dominoes is the winner of the round. If no one runs out of dominoes but everybody passes because they don’t have a playable domino, the person with the lowest score is the winner.

various levels of proficiency.

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Mega Model

with the top six names declared, the contenders of image channel’s ‘marico’s hair and care presents mega model 2’ put their best into perfecting themselves for the grand finale. in between the rigorous practice sessions and the personal campaigns of the models to collect SmS votes for themselves, the models got a treat in the form of a photo shoot with the guru of fashion photography – kishor kayastha. “the photo shoot with kishor kayastha was unlike any other. it was fun working with him and he really made sure we were comfortable. he constantly guided us and ensured that we gave our best”, says amita Joshi, one of the six finalists. “the photographs demanded loads of attitude from the participants as the theme of the photo shoot was ‘rock fashion’. all the participants did really well”, commented pooja manandhar, producer of image channel’s ‘marico’s hair and care presents mega model 2’. glimpses of this photo shoot can also be caught in the december issue of living magazine.

to interact with the participants directly at the ‘mega model party’, visit the nepal army club, Sundhara on 11 november, thursday. the celebration begins from 6 pm and the tickets are priced at rs. 1000.

also, don’t miss the grand finale – the moment of truth that will declare nepal’s second mega model – which is being aired on image channel on 13 november, monday at 8:00 pm. make sure to keep your fingers crossed for your favorite participants! (yukta bajracharya)

one Step closer

The traditional nepali straw mats locally known as sukuls have been lost in the popularity of expensive carpets and cushions today. to remind us once again

about these once essential household items, a ‘Sukul art festival’ was organized in lalitpur on 5 november.

“Sukuls are not only a significant part of our culture but are eco-friendly as well. it is imperative that we do not let sukuls disappear from our homes and our culture,” said niroj maharjan, program coordinator of the ‘Sukul art festival’. “the whole festival is also an initiation taken by the youth to show their commitment towards nepal tourism year 2011,” maharjan added. organized by a youth club in the dupat tole of lalitpur – ‘kopila macha pucha:’ – in co-ordination with the ‘lalitpur upamahanagarpalika Stariya bal club Sanjal’, this festival was the first of its kind in lalitpur. the roads were laid with strips of sukul starting from dupat tole and ending at pulchowk. approximately 1.8 km of sukul collected from places such as Sanogaun, bhaktapur and gurjudhara were used during the festival. the sukuls were painted with messages such as ‘go green’, ‘Jute rocks’ and ‘Save the environment’.

a day before the festival, an art competition was also held at patan durbar Square. this competition was an effort to bring out the views of the youth regarding nepal tourism year 2011through the medium of art. the paintings that were made during the competition were then exhibited on the main day on top of the sukuls.

the ‘Sukul art festival’ ended on 6 november with a cultural program which showcased traditional newari dances and songs. (yukta bajracharya)

a dog’s day‘kukur tihar’ at kathmandu animal treatment centre (kat centre), on 5 november was a grand celebration, making the day quite special for all the dogs taken care of at the centre.

all the dogs could be seen roaming around wearing garlands around their neck and sporting tika on their heads. the founder Jan Salter, chairperson hari bansa acharya and board members kanak mani dixit, madan krishna Shrestha conducted the event. manisha koirala, who was also present, added a touch of glamour to the whole event.

on this auspicious day the kat centre also announced the results of a survey, of the total street dog population of kathmandu municipality and patan (within the ring road). the survey was conducted in September, in cooperation with the government of nepal’s veterinary public health office, kathmandu metropolitan city, and the world Society for the protection of animals (wSpa). according to the survey the corrected estimate of the kathmandu adult street dog population in 2010 is 22,555±2561. compared to the 2006 street dog population of 30,992±6,398, the street dog population in kathmandu is showing a declining trend. however there is still a lot of work ahead to bring down the population further as well. kat centre now aims to work towards a healthy, happy street dog population in nepal. (Shreeya Joshi)

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night ShadeSthese are types of visual aids. when it comes to motorcycle riders, wearing of night sunglasses while riding is simply a must. but for all you stylish people, wearing a pair for evening parties wouldn’t look too bad.rs. 8,500

Dare to GlareTINTED GLASSES THAT PROTECT OUR EYES FROM

DUST, HEAT AND BLAH BLAH…WE PUT ON ONE, AND LOOK HOTTER THAN CELEBS ON POSTERS. DO WE NEED ANY MORE

REASONS TO GET OBSESSED WITH SUNGLASSES?

As all of us know, when it comes to sunglasses, we consider ourselves aficionados. We obsess about them all year long: summers, winters and even monsoons. We all admit our love for them is particularly intense: they’re not just seasonal crushes. Sunglasses have become a cult fashion. Be it Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City or James Bond finding his Quantum of Solace, sunglasses have never ceased to accessorize the eyes of the glamorous (and not so glamorous). The great success of this fashion adornment has resulted in beautiful creations that have often been inspired by chic personages, ranging from over sized pairs of Au-drey Hepburns to tea-shades worn by John Lennon. Shades these days are innovative, multi-functional and have unique exclusive characteristics. It sure looks cool, but let’s not forget how it protects our eyes from harmful UV rays, one of the main contributors of eye diseases. And this only makes it more important to own one - or as many as you like!

Sunglasses can be modern, yet classic, timeless, stylish, yet fun. And they definitely project an air of confidence. Sunglasses are a great way for the fashion-conscious to buy into the brand without the great expense of buying a pair of the shoes or a suit.

We’re always on the prowl for a new pair of sunglasses to add to our ever-growing collection. Of the many different styles, it’s hard to play favorites, but we simply must draw attention to a few of our beloveds. We give you a few prominent types; you may choose one, or just all!

aviatorSaviator’ Style glasses, given their name due to their oblique teardrop shape, are a classic design developed by ray-ban in 1937. popularity of the aviator glasses and Sunglasses style rose largely in the 1980’s.rs. 10,800

overSiZedwhat’s more glamorous than a pair of oversized sunglasses? they give you a mysterious, move-star look. look for sunglasses with frame shapes to flatter your face. black or tortoise frames are classics and look good on almost everyone.rs. 24,500

rimleSS rimless sunglasses are not only a fashion statement but also have other benefits like being very light. if you are looking for a light-weight frame then maybe you should consider buying a pair of these.rs. 22,000

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aviatorSaviator’ Style glasses, given their name due to their oblique teardrop shape, are a classic design developed by ray-ban in 1937. popularity of the aviator glasses and Sunglasses style rose largely in the 1980’s.rs. 10,800

night ShadeSthese are types of visual aids. when it comes to motorcycle riders, wearing of night sunglasses while riding is simply a must. but for all you stylish people, wearing a pair for evening parties wouldn’t look too bad.rs. 8,500

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rimleSSrimless sunglasses are not only a fashion statement but also have other benefits like being very light. if you are looking for a light-weight frame then maybe you should consider buying a pair of these.rs. 22,000

overSiZedwhat’s more glamorous than a pair of oversized sunglasses? they give you a mysterious, move-star look. look for sunglasses with frame shapes to flatter your face. black or tortoise frames are classics and look good on almost everyone.rs. 24,500

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Dare to GlareTINTED GLASSES THAT PROTECT OUR EYES FROM

DUST, HEAT AND BLAH BLAH…WE PUT ON ONE, AND LOOK HOTTER THAN CELEBS ON POSTERS. DO WE NEED ANY MORE

REASONS TO GET OBSESSED WITH SUNGLASSES?

wayfarerSwayfarers by ray-ban, was a design that created a revolutionary break from the metal eyewear of the past. wayfarers enjoyed early popularity in the 1950s and 1960s and have been back in late 2000s.rs. 10, 200

mirror-ShadeSmirror-shades are effective in extreme weather. if you want

to avoid eye contact with others for some reason then a pair of mirror-shade sunglasses

is just what you need!rs. 24,000

retrothis year it is all about vintage sun-glasses and the classic retro look. these sunglasses of any shape from the 1920s are still in vogue. don’t be afraid to sport them in any color of your choice-but guys, just avoid the florescent yellow!rs. 17,500rs. 17,500

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retrothis year it is all about vintage sun-glasses and the classic retro look. these sunglasses of any shape from the 1920s are still in vogue. don’t be afraid to sport them in any color of your choice-but guys, just avoid the florescent yellow!rs. 17,500rs. 17,500

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entertainmentlet the good times begin

IN CIMEMAS NOW SHOWING

Resident Evil Afterlife 3Din a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the undead, alice (Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety.Cast: milla Jovovich, ali carter, wentworth millerDirector: paul w.S. anderson

Golmaal 3this is the story of hatred between two bunches of siblings within a family. one of nature’s masterpieces, this is a family that eats together, prays together, lives together and a fam-ily ‘that can’t stand each other’.Cast: kareena kapoor, ajay devgan and mithun chakrabortyDirector: rohit Shetty

Action Replayy a young man tries to revive his parents’ wilting marriage in a unique manner by travelling to the 1970s when their romance was budding and make it bloom. this is more complex than he expects

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— Mannat Shrestha

markus Zusak’s ‘the book thief’ is not a book about death but an anecdote about nine-year-old lisel meminger, narrated by death. Set during world war ii, the narrator is not a grim reaper but a kinder, gentler death who feels sympathy for his victim.

during the war, death has never been busier.the story begins when lisel’s mother takes lisel and her brother werner to live with their foster parents, hans and rose hub-berman. her father is a communist and her mother is chronically sick. her brother dies during the trip. at his funeral death watches lisel

shelfoff the

The Book Thief

through the reader’s mind like a black-and-white movie, bereft of the colors of life. Zusak may not have lived under nazi domination, but the book thief deserves a place on the same shelf with the diary of a young girl by anne frank.

the book thief, priced at rs. 550, is available at pilgrims book house. contact 4700942.

stealing her first book, ‘the apprentice gravediggers – a grave digging handbook’, after the gravedigger drops it in the snow.with the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her other stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to dachau.

this is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul. it is unsettling and deeply sentimental, yet ultimately po-etic. its grimness and tragedy run

Sir Alex Fergu-son has com-pleted 24 years as the Manag-

er of Man Utd. In one month’s time he will be the longest serv-ing manager in pre-mier league history.

In today’s day and age, where people bet on the

managers’ sack rate, it is an achievement in the part of SAF. Who will be the one to replace the irre-placeable in the hot seat? Mourinho has gone

in record saying only a “special person” can re-place him! And on this special occasion, SAF got his present; the team got a lucky 3 points at OT, thanks to a brace by Park, the latest hero of OT. The latest table has the team second to Chelsea and New-

– Dr. Banu Sharma

castle United, fifth after besting Arsenal at the Emirates. City won their game with Balotelli getting on the score sheet and being red carded. Mancini can breathe a sigh of relief; he is not getting the sack this week. The Spurs were nothing like the team which beat Inter as they got soundly beaten by Bolton. Villa suffered a last minute heart break, with a Fulham equalizer. Sunderland put their Halloween horror behind them by win-ning Stoke, thanks to a brace by Gyan. The game of the week - Liverpool and Chelsea! Many thought it was 3 points in the bag for the champions including Ancelotti, who kept Drogba in the bench until half time. What a result for Liverpool! Torres’ brace had the fans bring the roof down with their noise and the new owners were present to watch the win.

The mid-week batch has red side of Manchester visiting the

blues side of the same city. A lot is at stake for SAF, prestige more than anything; being beat-en by City will not go down well with him. Most of the players are down with flu. Hopefully all will be well on Wednesday, es-pecially when Rooney is away at boot camp in the US, the strike power must be at its optimum. As for City, they can be glad that their captain wonderful is back and in action from Argentina. The rest of the mid-week games will not have the excitement of the Manchester derby, but the match between Chelsea and Ful-ham should be fun to watch. The weekend of the 13th has the games starting back at our de-cent time of 7:30 with Villa and United. But the match to watch will be the Everton and Arsenal one, both teams desperate for victory to get their season on track.

Before we end, a tribute to SAF, who, on taking over at Man Utd, has led them to win 2 Champion League titles, 11 Premier League titles, 5 FA cups among others. He is the person the press ridiculed saying , ‘you cannot win anything with kids’ , the kids being , Giggs, Scholes, Gary Neville and Beckham and we all know what these kids, also known as Fergie’s fledg-lings, grew up to achieve!

After the excitement at An-field, would you think Torres is back to doing what he does best - scoring goals? To answer that, tune in to your TV sets Tuesday and Wednesday nights and over the weekend. Enjoy the games, and may my team win !

and CountingS

ir Alex Fergu-son has com-pleted 24 years as the Manag-

er of Man Utd. In one month’s time he will be the longest serv-ing manager in pre-mier league history.

In today’s day and age, where people bet on the

managers’ sack rate, it is an achievement in the part of SAF. Who will be the one to replace the irre-placeable in the hot seat? Mourinho has gone

in record saying only a “special person” can re-place him! And on this special occasion, SAF got his present; the team got a lucky 3 points at OT, thanks to a brace by Park, the latest hero of OT. The latest table has the team second to Chelsea and New-

– Dr. Banu Sharmaand Counting

– Dr. Banu Sharmaand Counting

– Dr. Banu Sharma

The Book The Book Thief

stealing her first book, ‘the apprentice gravediggers –

after the gravedigger drops it in the snow.with the help

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NOTE: The details provided in the listings are tentative and are subject to change.

the weekenderessential restaurants, bars and getaways

patan

For promotions and listings, write to [email protected]. 5011571POST US

Bronco Billy Restaurant & Bar location: harihar bhawan,pulchowk, open-ing hours:12 pm – 10 pm, Seating capacity: 75, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card:yes, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: yes, Smoking Zone: yes, contact no: 5526212, email: [email protected]

SIGNATURE CUISINESChicken Quesidillas Rs. 300, Beef Chimichanga Rs. 350, Chicken Tacas Rs. 350, Mexican Steak Rs. 500, Grilled Salmon Rs. 700

Absolute Bar location: hotel narayani complex, pulchowkopening hours: 12 noon onwards, Seat-ing capacity: 100, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card: yes, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: yes, Smoking Zone: yes, contact no: 5521408 , email: [email protected]

SIGNATURE CUISINESExotic Salad Rs. 280, Bandel Tareko Rs. 290, Chicken Choela Rs. 280, Grilled Fish w/ Ginger Rice Rs. 350, Stir Fried Prawn w/ Cashewnut Rs. 720

The Ghangri Cafe location: pulchowk, opening hours:11:30 am – 9 pm, Seating capacity: 70, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card:yes, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: yes, Smoking Zone: yes, contact no: 5528703, email: [email protected]

SIGNATURE CUISINESSumai Open Momo Rs. 100, Chicken Cordan Blue Rs. 230, Veg. Gold Coin Rs. 160, Chicken Lol-lipop Rs. 185, Veg. Finger Rs. 120

Le – Trio Restaurant & Bar location: pulchowk,lalitpur, opening hours:11 am-10 pm, Seating capacity: 30, parking Space:yes, credit / debit card: no, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: yes, Smoking, Zone: yes, contact no: 5521674

SIGNATURE CUISINESChicken Club Wrap Rs. 230, Spagetti Carbonara Rs. 250, Garlic/Pepper Steak Rs. 360, Momocha With Jhol Achar Rs. 150, Buffalo Wings Rs. 180

Dhokaima Cafe location: patan dhoka, opening hours: 8 am – 10 pm, Seating capacity: 150 - 200, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card:yes, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: yes, Smoking Zone: yes, contact no: 5522113

SIGNATURE CUISINEGrilled Australian Steak Rs.1099, Grilled Shilake Mushroom Rs. 359, Blackened Norwegean, Salmon Rs. 999, Chicken Fricassee Rs. 399, Aru-gala Salad with French Cheese Rs. 239

Cinnamon Grill Loungelocation: Jhamshikhel, opening hours: 12 pm -10 pm, Seating capacity:150, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card: yes, wi-fi: no, in-house bar: yes, Smoking Zone: yes, contact no: 5521339

SIGNATURE CUISINESGrilled Tenderloin Steak

Rs. 350, Quesadilla Chicken \ Steak \ Veg

Rs. 280 \ 300 \ 250, Chicken Rag Out Rs.

350, Grilled Pork Chop Rs. 425, Grilled Chicken

Parmesan Rs. 380

Chapter 9 location: pulchowk, opening hours:10 am – 10 pm, Seating capacity:100, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card:yes, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: yes, Smoking Zone: yes, contact no: 5525979, email: [email protected]

SIGNATURE CUISINESamay Baji Rs. 250, Woo Rs. 100 - Rs. 150, Paneer Chatpata Rs. 225, Murgh Boti Kabab Rs. 410, Hunan Fried Chicken Rs. 300

The Turning Point Restaurant & Bar location: Jhamsikhel, opening hours: 12 pm - 10 pm, Seating capacity: 45, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card: no, wi-fi: no, in-house bar: yes , Smoking Zone: yes, contact no: 5521338, email: [email protected]

SIGNATURE CUISINESPork Chop Rs. 260, Chicken Hawaiian salad Rs. 130, Chicken Salami Pizza Rs. 215, Shrimp’s siz-zler Rs. 325, Fish Finger Rs. 220

Café Cheeno location: krishna galli, opening hours: 7:30 am - 9:30 am, Seating capacity: 50, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card: yes, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: yes, Smoking Zone: yes, contact no: 2210423, email: [email protected], web page: www.cafecheeno.com

SIGNATURE CUISINESPaneer Skewer Rs.475, Salmon Fillet Rs.875, Fish and Chips Rs. 475, Chicken Burger Rs. 250, Home made Veg/Non-Veg lasagna Rs. 275/350

Chai Chai Cafe location: Jhamsikhel, opening hours: 11 am - 10 pm, Seating capacity: 60, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card: no, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: yes, Smoking Zone: yes / no, contact no: 9808162973

SIGNATURE CUISINESChicken with sweet balsamic sauce Rs. 260Grilled fish with Asian sauce Rs. 340Teriyaki wrap Rs. 200Gateaux chocolate classique Rs. 125Mango Mousse Rs. 150

HOTEL PARKLAND Special jungle safari package program for 2 nights 3 days. welcome drinks, all meals (breakfast, lunch, tea/coffee & dinner) accommodation in deluxe room, elephant-back safari, tharu village visit, visitor center visit, canoeing & elephant breeding center visit, sunset view, tharu Stick dance, nature walk, bird-watching and many more. foreigners - uSd $140 nett. per person, nepalis - rs. 5,500 nett. per person. chitwan national park, Sauraha

ktm office: thamel, 4701887, 4701888, cell: 9841229970, 9851022652, [email protected], www.wildlifenepal.com

Jalan Jalan Restaurant location: kupondol, opening hours: 11 am - 10 pm, Seating capacity: 80, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card: yes, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: no, Smoking Zone: yes, contact no: 5544872

SIGNATURE CUISINESVineyard Chicken Rs. 470, Kewer cut Chicken Rs. 420, Jalan’s prawn and bacon Rs. 550, Mushroom crepe Rs. 390, Stuffed Olive Chicken Rs. 380

Red Dingo Restaurant location: Jawalakhel, opening hours: 7 am – 10 pm, Seating capacity: 62, parking Space: yes (on main road), credit / debit card: yes, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: yes, Smoking Zone: outside section, contact no: 6914960, email: [email protected], web page: www.red-dingo.com.np

SIGNATURE CUISINESRed Dingo Steak, Stuffed Chicken Breast, King Fish, Chicken Meat Pie, Assorted Pastas, Rs. 900 - Rs. 1100 (without alcohol) & Rs. 1400 (with alcohol)

Roadhouse Cafe location: pulchowk, opening hours:11 am – 10 pm, Seating capacity: 50, parking Space: yes, credit / debit card:yes, wi-fi: yes, in-house bar: no, Smoking Zone: yes, contact no: 5521755, (branch also at thamel)

SIGNATURE CUISINESMixed Pizza Rs. 455, Penne With Roasted, Mush-room Rs. 280, Vodka Penne With Shrimp Rs. 295, Spagetti Carbonara Rs. 295, Spagetti Putanace Rs. 280

Attic Bar tej bhawan, uttar dhoka. monday blues with rusty nails,open mic every wednesday & friday house band, 4442615

Bottles & Chimneynarshingh chowk, thamel. live music by nekhvam. every wednesday & friday with dharmendra Sewan playing, unplugged sessions. 7 pm onwards. 2123135

Bourbon Roomdurbar marg, the best of Sufi by hemant rana. every monday, 7 pm onwards. open mic with ciney gurung. every wednesday. 7 pm onwards, 4441703, 4249747

Buddha Barthamel, best chill out music in town with special cocktail. happy hour 4 pm – 7 pm. 9851053235, 9841626582

Bugles & Tigers the everest hotel,

new baneshwor. live music by fusion band from philippines every evening from 7 pm – 8:30 except monday. 4780100 , ext: 7711/7811

Cafe Horizonhotel himalaya, mexican Sojourno – come and experience the flavours of mexico with tantalizing mexican dishes and selection of tequilas to tickle your taste buds amidst intriguing ambience, every friday, from 7 pm onwards, live music by prism band. 5523900

Comfort Zonethamel, every Saturday, fusion live band and anil Shahi & frens. every Sunday, fusion band rudra, 9803509358

Cube the Clubkamaladi, the place where you can do parties of your own kind, we are ready to serve, 6 pm onwards , 4438017www.cubetheclub.com

Eden Loungekathmandu mall, Sundhara. on the mix. every friday 8 pm onwards. 4150062, 4150063

Fusiondwarika’s hotel, battisputali. live music with dinesh rai & the Sound minds with bbQ dinner & 1 beer/ Soft drink at rs 1366. every friday 7 pm onwards. 4479488

Funky Buddha Bar and Caféthamel, private club upstairs with in house dJ’S pooltables lounge area with full drinks menu available, 6pm till late,9841609064

House Of Musicthamel, karaoke night every tuesday & house band/jam session every Saturday. 2 pm - 12 am. 9851075172, 9849243807

Himalatte Caféthamel, cloud walkers, playing live. every tuesday, 7:30 pm onwards, u2 and the police from the eternity,

every friday 7:30 pm onwards,

Jbarthamel, best imported liquors and food, cozy ambience, live performance by dJ Saleem, rupesh, naresh and more every evening, 5 pm onwards, 4411595

Lakhey Restro Bardurbar marg. fridays: dJ session till wee hours, 4256606

Lhasa Restaurant & Barthamel, live band, every wednesday, friday and Saturday, 7 pm onwards, 9851010431

New Maya Cocktail & Barparyatan road, thamel, Special cocktail, 4700371

Paddy Foley’s Irish Pubthamel, enjoy special irish drinks & food with live music. every night, 7 pm onwards. 9808398079

Porch BarSoaltee crowne plazaSoaltee mode, relax and enjoy some of the finest drinks, every day, 6 pm to 10 pm. 4273999

Ragey Barthamel, every night 7:30 pm onwards.

The Caféhyatt regency, taste the culinary delights from the mediterranean region of greece, italy and the middle east. fridays, 6:30 pm. 4491234

The Corner Barradisson hotel, lazimpat, offering an array of sumptuous snacks, exotic drinks and cocktails. 3 pm to 11 pm, 4411818

Tamas Spa Loungechaksibari road, thamellive classical/fusion music by tabla maestro pritam rai and his ensemble and dJ sessions by in-house dJ Saakar along with great food and wine selection. every night 7 pm onwards. 4257658

The Factorythamel, live music every wednesday, friday, Saturday & Sunday, 7 pm onwards, 4701185, 4701187

Tantra Barpaknajol, thamel, proton band playing

live music from Sunday to friday, bbQ every Saturday & Salsa evening last Saturday of every month. contact 4257171

Tipsy Lounge & Bardurbar marg, live performance by ciney gurung every monday, hemanta rana every wednesday, dharmendra Sewan every Saturday,7 pm onwards, 4243225

Upstairs Jazz Barlazimpat, an interesting mix of locals and expats of Jazz music. every evening, from 7 pm onwards. 4410436

Vintage Café & Pub Wood Land complex 4th floor,durbar margfriday and Saturdaylive band Session and dj Session,4254831

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To our nation it’s like hav-ing Biryani with fork and knife.” When a friend of mine said this to me about

Bagels, I laughed a lot and kept laughing at intervals, and still do. I take serious offense when I see someone having burger, sandwich, hot dogs or pizza us-ing cutleries. These foods are designed to eat with your hand

and honestly, dining etiquette forgives you here. In simple words these foods taste better when you get dirty, or at least your hands. I love to have a few stains on my t-shirts. Don’t be ashamed to lick your fingers if that’s what you want to do.

Bagel may be interpreted as the ugly and tasteless counter-part of doughnut which is the reigning queen here but I love bagel, forgive me. I grew up in a culture where having dough-nut dipped in typical Nepal tea is fun fare. Now I can’t do that anymore except for the confines of my house or in the compa-ny of family and close friends. Today I don’t dip them rather enjoy my black tea with beaten rice (cheura) which is more on the health side).

When my Jewish friend Daniel Ivesha

Raison d’être - Bagel– Sommelier Sandeep Khatri

introduced me to this miracle Bagel during my hotel school days, I thanked God. Had with cheese, Spanish onion, capers, salmon and chopped chives the one-hour travel was worth. It’s big in United States and Europe and introduced by Jewish settlers to whom it was like having “left over rice with milk”.

Flash Back Like mentioned in my last raison d’être, after having successfully sending Turks back with the aid of Polish King Jan III, Sobieski designed a bread in the shape of stirrups due to his passion for riding. The simple hand rolled bread in the shape of stirrup is known as beugel (German). No wonder in Austria German lan-guage is influential. This may be the belief and hence the word bugle got lost in translation as musical instruments according to ancient accounts were made from animal horns in shape of stirrups. It means not being per-fectly round, rather to continue in one direction after a circle. This theory is not accepted by

all. Many believe it existed before and was given as a gift to women in childbirth representing the symbol of life. However, the pronuncia-tion started getting distorted - something like beygel. In the streets of New York’s during 1880’s Jewish immi-grants vendored the same which ultimately gave rise to

the Americanized spelling - bagel.

Why to love Bagel?It is healthy as it is not deep fried and it is more compact and chewier. Once the dough is shaped in with holes, they are boiled in vats with baking soda and then baked.

ConclusionWhatever it is the sad part is I haven’t found one here. The expatriate community asks for it constantly. I am not too keen on doughnuts as they are not too healthy. Did I hear someone is doing ba-gels soon it town…was it an upcoming bakery called Just Baked…

TipsRoast is a medium of dry heat cooking and we should stop calling deep fried chicken as roasted. !

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Noodle Bar Tibetan Food

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Meat Lovers huge English Breakfast set, Rs 365

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Yin Yang Restaurant

Savoury Prawn Salad, Rs.595

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Third Eye Restaurant

Chef’s Special Salad, Rs. 295

wood land complex, durbar marg, 4254831Vintage Café & Pub

Fish Finger, Rs. 280

Attic Bartej bhawan, uttar dhoka,

lazimpat, 4442615

Chicken Cordon Blue, Rs. 250

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consumebecause there is more to life

— Sonam Sherpa

— Yukta Bajracharya

there’s something about the ambience of a bookshop. perhaps it’s the slightly musky smell of a thousand pages turned, or maybe the rows and rows of books themselves exude an aura of calm. to be able to sit down with a book on a lazy afternoon while indulging in a piece of rich chocolate cake is heavenly. the Saturday café in boudha is the perfect venue for lazy afternoons like these.

located within the boudha stupa circle, this bookshop and restaurant is famous for its ‘Saturday Special’- a rich chocolate and cream sponge cake. ‘Special’ doesn’t even begin to describe this melt-in-your-mouth dessert. but cake isn’t just what this place is all about. it incorporates a bookshop and souvenir store within the restaurant while serving up a variety of nepali and continental dishes. whether you’re in the mood for a light sandwich, or a plate of steaming momos, you’ll find it here.

the Saturday café also has rooftop seating with beautiful views of the stupa and the throngs of devotees. So it makes for a great place to enjoy a late lunch or an early dinner. it is also a wi-fi enabled building, so you can access the internet on your phone or laptop, which also makes it ideal if you’re just looking to just by yourself for an afternoon.

“i love this place, it’s so relaxing. and the bookshop is great as well. they have a wide range of books here. i come here as often as i can,” lizzy, a german tourist said. prices are not much more than any good quality restaurant’s. i’d estimate about nrs. 2000 for a meal for two, inclusive of drinks and dessert. !

weaves and blends is here to cater to all your designer cashmere-wear needs. established by two entrepre-neurs, Sapana bajracharya lama and meghna thapa in 2002, weaves and blends strives to provide its clients (most of who are foreigners) with authentic cashmere and cashmere and silk blend products. the products are made using natural fibers only and the entrepreneurs claim that

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withweave texture is their forte. “when we say it’s 100% cashmere, its 100% cashmere. we commit to what we say and that is also something that makes us stand out from the many textile houses in kathmandu.” says Sapana bajaracharya lama.

you can find a collection of these products in the impressive show-

room at kumaripati. once inside, your eyes meet a wide variety of colors and designs and you see that the products in the showroom mirror what the entrepre-

neurs claim. from scarves to stoles,

cushions to blankets and mufflers to caps, weaves and blends has it all. these products are meticu-lously crafted with the finest yarn using traditional techniques, while the raw materials are imported from mainly mongolia and china. one can choose from a myriad of designs that caters to a variety of taste. every season, around 40-50 new designs are created.

in a country like nepal, where coming up with one’s own designs isn’t the norm, weaves and blends strives to separate itself from the crowd by coming up with their own unique innovations. the founders assure that each product is checked carefully even for the minutest of details to ensure the best quality for their clientele. Price range of products: From Rs. 1, 500 to Rs. 20, 000 !

weaves and blends, kumaripati.proprietors: Sapana bajracharya lama and meghna thapaphone: 5533337email: [email protected]

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over the past decade, the thangka industry has grown rapidly. there used to be a time when thangka artists were a rarity and it took them months to complete just one piece. today, all you need to do is go to central bouddha stupa, or a handful of other places, and you can see rows and rows of thangka shops. one such shop in bouddha is ‘bouddha thangka School’ owned and operated by hom bahadur ghising who has been in the busi-ness for more than a decade.

the ground floor of this sizeable shop has a thangka, singing bowl and statue store. the school, where young people are taught the art of painting intricate thangkas, is

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housed on the first floor. here, stu-dents are initially introduced to the basic knowledge of the paints and minerals used in thangka painting before being taught how to work with precious elements like gold and silver. the learning process is quite a lengthy one.

ramesh, a student at the school says, “i think thangkas are popular because when you look at them you can immediately see how much detail there is. it takes us a good few weeks just to complete an average sized two by two. and the prices are different as well – the more detail and the more gold used in a thangka, the more expensive it’ll be. the biggest one

i’ve ever worked on was a 20 by 25-foot one, which took us two years to complete and cost the customer seven lakh rupees.”

foreigners visiting bouddha of-ten stop by the thangka school. “they really like taking a look at how thangkas are painted,” says hom. “and more often than not, they usually buy one or two before leaving.”

the school is indeed worth a visit. i found it absolutely fascinating to watch the artists at work, painting some of the most beautiful buddhist deities. hours flew by, literally, and i didn’t even notice !

Elegance— Yukta Bajracharya

Style, elegance and simplicity – that is a done deal once you step in-side the rosarini show room at uwtc, tripureshwor. the australian design based hong kong brand, rosarini, does full justice to its claim about being simply sophisticated. this brand has become popular amongst women, especially those who find themselves committed to a 9 to 5 job. however, rosarini is compatible for all who want to look exquisite… any time of the day.

all the outfits from rosarini are made out of the brand’s signature fabric, matt Jersey, and are highly stretchable and wrinkle-free. offer-ing a versatile range of sizes in clothing, from size 6 to size 22, these clothes are suitable for maternity wear as well. even during pregnancy days, style will not have to be compromised upon, and your comfort is guaranteed.

gracefully draped in subtle colors, the variety that rosarini offers in-cludes gauchos, dresses, tops and skirts. moreover, these apparels are timeless and are adaptable to any season. the prices of these branded clothes range from rs. 1,895 to rs. 6,495. privilege cards, which fetch discounts and other perks for customers, are also available at the showroom. !

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AUTODucati Launchedturbo motors trading, the authorized dealer of ducati in nepal, has brought three different models of ducati motorcycles in its first assortment. the company has brought eight units of the monster 696, monster 796 and hypermotard 796. of the eight motorcycles, two monster 796s and three monster 696s and 796 hypermotard have arrived in kathmandu. the company will also sell spare parts and apparels for the bikes and claims that most of the spares will be available at its service centre which is scheduled to open in 3 months. 9851007867, 9851088342

Honda OfferSyakar company ltd., the authorized distributor of honda bikes for nepal, has continued their festival scheme where on the purchase of every honda bike, one can get a scratch card and win cash prizes starting from rs. 4,000 to rs. 10,000. in addition, 25 lucky people will get a chance to win 10 grams of gold. 4225132

Hyosung Bikes in Townhyosung motor bikes from South korea is officially being launched in nepal by batas motors. the models that are being launched are gt650r, gt250r and rX125Sm, rX125d and rt125d. hyosung bikes are increasingly popular amongst the young for quality, style, and fuel efficiency. hyosung will be currently showcasing the bikes at

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Broadlink Network & Communication Pvt. Ltd. has launched the next generation WiFi services and Internet based tele-phony service for home and enterprise costumers in Nepal. The services began from the 1st November in Kathmandu,

Butwal, Pokhara and Hetauda. The Internet packages of Broadlink has been designed in such a

way that customers do not need to stick with a fixed speed or fixed duration. Broadlink WiFi Internet services make Internet more ac-cessible with little or no installations and devices. With a Broadlink WiFi connection, Internet can be accessed with built in WiFi Cards, already a standard in laptops and mobile phones. Customers using desktops can also enjoy the Internet by using Broadlink Wireless USB Dongle, which can be purchased at Broadlink corporate office or through its distributors.

Broadlink’s Internet Voice Services for making international calls and is available through IP Phone, Soft Phone and Mobile Dialers. Customers will be able to make international calls at an affordable cost and clear voice quality.

Broadlink has been providing Internet services to its customers in Nepal since 2006. Currently, it has more than 300 outlets in the country. (Suyasha Sitaula)

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Most good things come in small packages and the A-mount DSLR model from Sony which was recently introduced in Nepal bears testimony to that. Fr!day gets some answers in its attempts to further dissect this desirable gadget from Sony.

The A-mount DSLR seems to be very compatible for amateurs. What would be a reason for professionals to choose this camera over others?one of the selling points for this camera is its compactness and good image quality. even though it is small, you can still produce good quality pictures and change lenses. So those professionals, who are looking for something more portable but less bulky without having to compromise on quality, would opt for this.

What justifies the expensive price?i think it has a lot to do with features because we have managed to squeeze a lot of advanced technology into the camera. but from the manufacturing point of view, if you see the trend of the past few years, the price of cameras has been eroding and functions increasing. we actually think we have managed to bring out an affordable product given the features and quality of this camera. also, i want to highlight that apart from a strong product, customers will also be getting excellent after-sales services from nepahima.

What are the unique features of this product?Something that sets this camera apart from others is it flip screen. it allows you to take creative shots. also the 3d trend is quite in right now and keeping that in mind, our engineers have also built this camera in such a way that it allows you to have the 3d experience. we are in fact the pioneers in bringing the 3d sweep panorama function in dSlrs. (yukta bajracharya)

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Broadlink Services Begin orchid hotel complex, tripureswor and are planning to open more 3 more outlets at chabahil, naxal & Jawalakhel within a month. the company has assured easy availability of spare parts and service at convenient locations in kathmandu. 4224038, 4224039

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What are the unique features of this product?Something that sets this camera apart from others is it flip screen. it allows you to take creative shots. also the 3d trend is quite in right now and keeping that in mind, our engineers have also built this camera in such a way that it allows you to have the 3d experience. we are in fact the


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Stuck in a typical sweltering mid-day traffic jam, i could only let my jawdrop upon hearing a plastic surgery advertisement on the radio: “so and so plastic surgery-daag hatauney, mongoloid aakha banauney ra anya cosmetic sugery haru …” hang on a minute; did i just hear what i think i heard? “Mongoloid aakha banauney”? how come it had never occurred to me that my chink-y eyes needed fixing! does that mean the plastic sur-geon also fixes “chucchey naakhs” and the short stature of nepali people?

i have never seen my small eyes as ‘flaws’, perhaps because my face is a pal-ette of dual ethnicities. neither have i perceived any typical nepali features as ‘imperfect’ or wanted a ‘westernized’ look (giselle’s legs or J.lo’s butt? now that’s a different matter). but jokes aside, i have always found typical ethnic nepali faces beautiful. and it seems this is where the world and i cease to be on the same page. let me give instances of beautifying rituals from around the world i can only half understand. while french women nibble their way to size zero haute couture, counterparts in west africa are force fed hours on end to gain a plump, full figure. in korea, as much as a staggering 76 percent of young women have had cosmetic surgery done, (a majority of them, eye lid surgery). in the kayan tribe, young girls (and i am talking 5-year-olds) wear layers of brass rings around their necks to dis-tend giraffe-like necks; brazil has three to four magazines specially catering to plastic surgery consumers; and, believe it or not, in Japan, you can even buy a face-slimming belt (you read it right, face slimming).

there are people who value physical beauty and spend, wish, work or agonize their way to physical perfection, all the while cursing their gods of genes. i respect that because, well, to each his own. but the way my mongoloid eyes see it, there is but one thing left to say to who-ever scripted that radio advertisement. “Mongoloid aakha banauney”? that doesn’t exist, my friend. !

Nipping, tucking, injecting, implanting- why I don’t see their need, or their predecessors’.

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Indian budget airline, SpiceJet, started its operation between New Delhi and Kathmandu. Spicejet is operating its services using Boeing 737-800, a 189-seater aircraft on this route six days a week. We can also get connecting flights from India as we reach Delhi airport by 11:30

Spice Jet currently connects Kathmandu and Delhi. Do you plan to connect more cities in India with Kathmandu?we will definitely be looking forward to connecting other indian cities to kathmandu. currently, SpiceJet operates daily flights in the kathmandu-delhi sector which is further connected to 13 other indian destinations on our network. we plan to increase the frequency to 3 flights per week during the next six months. we are also planning to operate direct flights to kathmandu from major indian cities like mumbai, bangalore and ahmadabad. we are also in the process of identifying more opportunities for expanding our international footprint. however, our plans depend on the airport slots available here.

With Nepal Tourism Year 2011 just around the corner, how do you see Spice Jet help build tourism in Nepal?we are planning to increase the number of flights from other major indian cities as the tourism market here is showing tremendous opportunity. increased flights means there will be more indian tourists coming here in 2011. as nepal is celebrating its tourism year next year, we would be helping the tourism industry here by bringing in more tourists. our low airfare will be beneficial to both the nepali as well as the indian air passengers.

How big is the fleet of Spice Jet and do you plan to increase you fleet with the increase in destinations?we currently have a fleet of 22 boeing 737 aircrafts and we fly to 19 destinations within india in addition to our international destinations – kathmandu and colombo. we plan to acquire 6 more aircrafts within this fiscal. by end 2013 we are looking at doubling the fleet from current fleet size of 22.

Sanyukth Sridharan, chief commercial officer, SpiceJet

Spice Jet began service in May 2005 and by 2008, it was In-dia’s second-largest low-cost airline in terms of market share. SpiceJet was earlier known as Royal Airways, a rein-carnation of ModiLuft. They have smartly mixed low priced

airfares with decent on-flight service to satisfy frequent flyers. Awarded the “Best Budget Airline in Asia”, in 2010 Spice Jet’s

fleet consists of 22 Boeing 737s, flying to 20 domestic destinations within India and 2 international destinations including Kathmandu. Spice Jet is today India’s most preferred budget airline with over 13% market share, delivering the lowest air fares with the highest value. The company has 17 Boeing 737-800s and 5 Boeing 737-900s with a seating capacity of 189 and 212 respectively.

Blended with suave interiors, chic graphics and dashing colors, the international experience on board a Spice Jet flight is akin to to-day’s jet-setting traveler. Spice Jet is dedicated to passenger comfort and convenience and the personalized services of the airline where every individual gets equal importance by the cabin crew during flight is testimony to its commitment of ‘service with a smile’.

GIZMOAlpha NEX-5 and NEX-3 launched

nepa hima trade link pvt. ltd., the authorized distributor for Sony products in nepal, has launched two new Sony cameras in the alpha series, the alpha neX-5 and the alpha neX-3. both allow users to effortlessly capture stunning, dSlr quality pictures with its 14.2 exmor apS hd cmoS image sensor and full hd 1080i video in avchd format with the neX-5. the neX-5 and neX-3 comes in two options : neX-5 ‘d-double lens’ priced rs.99,999 and ‘k- single lens priced rs.89,999; neX-3 ‘d-double lens’ priced rs.74,999 and ‘k-single lens’ priced rs. 64,999. 5546076

Golden Tika from CG

cg electronics, the authorized distributor of lg electronics products for nepal, has launched its dashain and tihar consumer scheme ‘lg Sunko tika”. the scheme offers sure-shot prizes on the purchase of every lg product. customers are entitled to get a gram of Sunko tika on the purchase of either a 26-inch or 32-inch lcd or led tv, and two grams of Sunko tika on the purchase of 42-inch lcd or led tv. there are other exciting prizes, on offer as well. 5525041

MISCELLANEOUSThe new Surya 24 CaratSurya nepal private limited has launched its latest premium cigarette brand – Surya 24 carat. the all new Surya 24 carat contains the world’s finest virginia “gold leaf” tobacco, with its smooth, luxurious blend and

exquisite flavor that promises to deliver ‘the gold standard in smoking experience’. this premium cigarette comes in the international class bevel edge cigarette pack format. Surya 24 carat is priced at rs. 100 for a pack of 20 and is available in kings as well as lights variants.

Ncell’s Video Callvideo call facility from ncell is now available at rs. 1.99 per minute. ntc- the telecom regulator- has permitted the largest private sector mobile operator in the country to offer the service. the total tariff costs rs. 2.47 and is inclusive of all taxes. both pre-paid and post-paid customers can avail of the facility.

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