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Staying Strong!
When we are in school we are told to study, finish assignments on time and to listen. What our education system fails to highlight and reinforce in our minds is that, it is not the most intelligent person who climbs the mountain first but it is the most fearless, stubborn and mentally charged person who…
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Be Sustainably Pretty !
As a frequent beauty user, I follow an everyday skincare regime in which I regularly use a moisturizer, an under eye cream, sunscreen and serums. While I do like to pamper my skin, skincare empties always leave me disheartened. How harmful are skincare empties ? It is a no brainer that 70% of the waste…
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Kathmandu – Where Culture Meets History
If you love to travel as much as I do, then a visit to the city of Kathmandu will introduce you to Nepalese culture and heritage. What intrigued me were the intricate carvings on the pagoda styled wooden temples, the narrow winding roads, the culture and religiousness of the country and the generosity of its…
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Nepal – A Delight to the Palette
The topography of Nepal has an impacting influence on the contrasting potpourri of cuisines it offers. The cooking in the steep terrain of the Himalayas is full of Tibetan influences in contrast to the dishes prepared in the plains that have traces of influence from India. If you were to visit Nepal what you would…
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Nepal’s Affair with Gold
Although I might not have lived all my life in Nepal, my roots lie there. My great grandfathers had literally galloped from the mountains of Sibhua, which lie somewhere in the eastern region of Nepal. Nepal has over 125 communities which speak more than 200 dialects. Every community has a standard set of ornaments which…
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Yours Religiously!
The power of faith has instigated tourists from across the globe to travel in search of exploring destinations and embark on a journey which most of us quote as “ Religious Tourism”. With a population of 1.2 lakhs, Dharan is home to a diverse sect of groups comprising majorly of followers of Hinduism and Buddhism.…
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Dharan – A Road Less Travelled
The idea of writing about Dharan did not come overnight. I have spent most of my childhood in this closely connected tiny town which significantly gives me all the more reason to extensively elaborate. Situated on the foothills of the Mahabharata range, Dharan is the second largest city in eastern Nepal with no more than…