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Art & Literature

Biska Jatra begins in Bhaktapur as Nepal approaches New Year

Kathmandu : Biska Jatra, a famous cultural and historical festival, which is exclusively observed in Bhaktapur, formally began today. Devotees have flocked at Taumadhi of the city to pay homage to the deity Bhairav since the morning marking the commencement of the festival. After the worship of Bhairav concludes, the chariot procession of the Bhairav […]

Art & Literature

Balaju Baisdhara Mela observed

Kathmandu : Hindu and Buddhist devotees thronged the Balaju Park on Thursday to take part in the annual ritual shower at the Baisdhara. The festival, also known as “Balaju Baisdhara Mela”, is celebrated on the full moon day in the Nepali month of Chaitra. Buddhist devotees from the Tamang community come to the water sprouts […]

Art & Literature

Develop Lumbini as film shooting location: Sharma

Bhairahawa, April.1: Communication and Information Technology Minister Rekha Sharma has said that the perception of taking film as a luxury should be changed. Inaugurating a workshop on filmmaking based on biography that kicked off in Bhairahawa from Friday, Minister Sharma said that film should be considered as the basis of nation building and social transformation. […]

Book Review

Review of the Book ‘Muna Madan’

Muna Madan is a folk epic narrating the tragic story of Muna and Madan written in the poetic version in 1935 by the Nepalese poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota. It is one of the most popular works in Nepali literature. Just before his death in 1959 Devkota made his famous statement, “It would be all right […]