Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Category: Himalaya Trekking

Dinesh Wagle goes for trekking in some of the famed routes of Nepal.

  • A Boy of Melamchi Khola and His Back!

    22 October: I didn’t notice it at first but, when I noticed, I couldn’t stop myself taking out camera and taking the photo. This small boy was playing in front…

  • At Thare Pati After Tough Uphill [Helambu Trek Day 4 of 6]

    Wagle.com.np at Thare Pati. Inspecting the mountains 22 October [Thare Pati]: We started early but in the morning I was feeling slightly exhausted and feeble. I wasn’t able to walk…

  • Timbu to Tarke Gyang [Helambu Trek Day 3 of 6]

    Ashika Lama, with her two little sisters, had lied about her name and didn’t want to be photographed at the later stage of our conversation though she slightly flirted with…

  • A Dangerous Suspension Bridge Near Keyul

    20 October (Timbu): A few minutes after we left the village of Keyul and Maya the girl behind, we came across a suspension bridge over Melamchi khola that we didn’t…

  • CDMA Phone Revolution in Nepali Villages

    A hotelier in Timbu village of Helambu region holds the pre-paid CDMA phone set for better signal from Kathmandu valley while a customer talks. (Click to enlarge the photo and…

  • The Man Who Rescued Kanak Mani Dixit

    20 October (Timbu): One of the best things about staying in trailside guest houses is that you meet so many people (Nepali and foreigners) who have so many stories to…

  • Riding, Walking and Playing [Day 2 of 6]

    These girls were heading to their home for the Dashain vacation. They had reserved the bus because no vehicles were plying on the 9th day of Dashain. 20 October (Timbu):…

  • Faces of a Little Lady in Timbu. We Ate Potatoes in Her House!

    Her name is Tenzen Angmu Lama, 6. She studies at grade 1 in a local school (Kakani Primary Schoo). When we reached her home in search of food on the…

  • A Hindu Festival in a Buddhist Monastery

    An example of religious harmony in Nepal. [But some people want to differ. That is why this post has an update below on 28 October.] This Padmasambhava idol of lord…

  • Playing Ping While Trekking Helambu [Day 2 of 6]

    Because it was Dashain time we played ping in at three places in this journey: Kunta Beshi, Keyul and Golfu Bhyanjyang. When I played after almost a decade, it was…

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