Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Tag: diwali

  • Tihar Journal: Bhaitika and Yawning

    The Day of Bhaitika: “Dinesh wake up,” someone screamed at my door, knocking. “It’s already 10. The sait for tika is at 10:30.” Oh, why can’t the sait be sometime…


  • Celebrating Tihar: A Sister Invites Her Brother For Tika

    A festival blog: Celebrating Tihar (or Deepawali or Deewali)[Wagle with Thiar Bhai Tika 2005. From that year’s Tihar blog] The live images of Nicholas Sarkozy talking about France-U.S. relations in…


  • Celebrating Tihar. The Festival Of Light

    Yes, Tihar or Dipawali or Diwali is a festival of lights and flowers. I generally enjoy the festival but when I compare it with Dashian, our biggest festival, I find…