Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Tag: Rukum

  • 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…

  • Rukum to Dang

    Here are some photos from my bus ride on what people are forced to call a ‘highway’ that connects Rukum with Dang. In between these districts is Salyan. The road…

  • Kids of Rukum: fishing, diving, clashing, and smiling

    >>This post contains 46 photos. This a sequel to the previous post titled People and Faces from Rukum’s Headquarter Musikot [RIP, Steve Jobs]. In this post I present photos that I took…

  • People and Faces from Rukum’s Headquarter Musikot [RIP, Steve Jobs]

    It was a bumpy, and at times scary, ride on a Bolero early in the morning but that saved me a day’s walk to arrive in Musikot, the headquarter of…

  • Close Calls: Two Near-Death Experiences in a Single Day in ‘Dangerous’ Rukum

    From Nishel Dhor to Kakri via Taka Shera (Click on the photo to enlarge.) Waking up in Nishel Dhor: On rare occasions, when I retire early, around 8:30 or 9…

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