NEPAL ENVIRONMENT WATER WELL ESSAY
Nepalese laborer Rishi Dev Yadav, aged 28, digging a well for a water source in Kathmandu, Nepal. Kathmandu has a growing population of about one million in the total municipal area of 50.67 sq km, according to the 2010 census. With the ever increasing population in the valley, People...
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
SIBU’S FIGHT
SIBU’S FIGHT……………….By Narendra Shrestha
Thirty-five year-old Sibu Giri has been living with HIV for the last decade. He contracted the virus through the use of infected needles. People used to know him as a junkie (drug user), and when he told his family members and friends that he infected, all he got in response was neglect. He was convinced...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Kumari " living goddess”
THE GIRL BEHIND THE GODDESS
“The Kumari is a 'living goddess” the word literally means virgin in Nepali. Kumari is worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists as a living goddess and a protector bringing good luck and prosperity. Kumari are considered to be incarnations of the Hindu goddess of power, Kali.”
Patan city meaning city of...
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