Monthly Archives: January 2007

New Baneshwor Street and Girls

Posted on January 26, 2007 by

A journalist friend of mine (who works for a different newspaper) yesterday invited me for a Nepali movie screening for this afternoon. That wasn’t strange given the trend in Nepal that reporters covering movies in Kathmandu routinely work on behalf … Continue reading →

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Hi Hi America, Hi Hi Hillary

Posted on January 21, 2007 by

So Hilary Clinton has decided to take part in the 2008 United States presidential race. What does that mean to us, the people in Nepal who are far away from the US? But hey how far can you be from … Continue reading →

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Nepali Music: Vibrant and Growing

Posted on January 20, 2007 by

From the shooting spot of a music video for a folk song Pic by Suraj Kunwar One sector that flourished in Nepal even when the country was going through the political turmoil in the last decade was without doubt the … Continue reading →

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Shilpa Shetty, British Raj, Indian Psyche and Nepali Case

Posted on January 20, 2007 by

Big Double Standard: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in British TV program Big Brother. Many Indians and the actress feel she was a victim of racism in the program. But do they know that given the opportunity Indians show big brotherly … Continue reading →

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British (And Other Foreign) Film Festival in Kathmandu

Posted on January 15, 2007 by

Kathmandu sees many foreign language film festivals, not just Bollywood and Hollywood flicks. One after another, it’s now time for British Film Festival in Kathmandu. The sixth edition of the yearly event was inaugurated by the British Ambassador Andrew Hall … Continue reading →

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