Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Author: DW

  • Bandipur

    This trip happened during Dasain festival last October therefore the sights of pings (swings) of different types- linge, rote and jaanto. It was my second trip to Bandipur village that is…

  • A walk to Mahat, from Thabang

    It took us four hours to reach Mahat village from Thabang village. It was mostly a pleasant walk on flat land (just a couple of small uphill and downhill) that followed…

  • Rukumkot’s Sisnu Festival

    A day after Maghi there were no signs of colors in Rukumkot village. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised to see young boys and girls in Rukumkot hitting each other below the…

  • Some images from Rukum

    I saw that people in some villages of Rukum and Rolpa celebrated the Maghi festival like the way many in other parts of Nepal celebrate the Holi festival- by smearing…

  • At the Base Camps of Annapurna and Machhapuchhre (Fish Tail)

    I went to the base camps of two of the best-known mountains– the Annapurna South and the Machhapuchhre (also known as Mt Fish Tail)– for the first time last week…

  • Thanks to the IMEI number, I got my phone back

    Keep your phone’s IMEI number safe. That could help you find your lost phone. Five months ago I lost my dual SIM Android phone while traveling to Biratnagar from Ilam. I…

  • Shivaratri Day 2013. Pashupatinath, Kathmandu

    Didn’t go anywhere closer to the Pashupatinath temple or the weed-smoking yogis today but I know what it looks like on the day that leads to the great night of…

  • a trip to ramechhap and dolakha [off-roading, paddling and hiking]

    Last year February had begun with a trip to the hills of Ramechhap and an encounter with the water of Sunkoshi.

  • The Kathmandu Post interview: When blogs were Twitter and Facebook

    The Kathmandu Post celebrates its (and Kantipur’s) 21st anniversary today by publishing a 16-page pullout on Nepal’s social media scene. The supplement, titled “Platforms of Change“, explores how Nepalis are using the…

  • Thabang: The village that didn’t vote; once hosted Maoist guerrillas

    (यो लेखलाई नेपालीमा पढ्न यहाँ क्लिक गर्नुस्) On November 19, 2013 Nepal held national elections for the second Constituent Assembly. The country witnessed a record turnout. I was among the…

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