Tag: chitwan
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Final Day and Visit to Elephant Breeding Center
I had an opportunity to have Tharu food in a stall on the ground. The food, Chicheri was similar to rice and was tasty. “What’s your name?” I asked the girl on my left for this caption. “Lina,” she said. And surname? “Come on,” she replied. “You are in a Tharu food stall.” Lina Chaudhari […]
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Elephants of Nepal: Available in All Sizes and Shapes
Wagle Street Journal Photo and Video Blog Images and video from International Elephant Race in Chitwan, Nepal. Pick up your favorite. Elephants of all sizes were on display just before the International Elephant Race kicked off in Sauraha, Chitwan (Nepal). Protected by his mom, a Chhawa (phuchhe elephant) enjoys the sun and human crowd. Small […]
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Elephants, Singers and Mahute
This Mahute, an employee of Hattisar in Chitwan, shred his experience of riding elephants for forty years. His would carry kings of Nepal in the jungle on his elephants. 27 Dec: I wasn’t feeling well from morning. Pawan Neupane and I went to interview an old man who had ridden elephants of Chitwan National Park […]
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International Elephant Race in Nepal (Chitwan)
Blogmandu: My conversation with the winner of the elephant race is here. Rhinos overshadowed the Elephant race: The public concern about the illegal poaching of Rhinos in Chitwan National Park overshadowed the international elephant race. People were carrying placards, like these students, demanding life for Rhinos. Rhinos here are being killed by poachers almost every […]
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On Way to Chitwan. Singing and Clapping
After reaching in Shora Khutte in a cab from Tinkune, we boarded a packed micro bus from Sohra Khutte. Pawan Neupane of the Kathmandu Post, Nabaraj Wagle, part time photographer of Kantipur Publications, Santosh Acharya of Nepal Magazine and myself (Dinesh Wagle of Kantipur daily) were in the initial group. We met a few other […]
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