Category: South Asia
‘Without Being Mad it’s Impossible to Paint!’
Kiran Manandhar is a simple man but a great artist/painter. Born in Kathmandu (1957), Manandhar has obtained Master in Fine Arts from faculty of visual arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, […]
China Lays Claims to Leadership of the Buddhist World
With an impressive display of Chinese Buddhist culture and hospitality, China laid claims to giving leadership to the Buddhist world, by hosting over 600 international delegates for the 27th General […]
Conquering Paranoid Schizophrenia through Painting & Meditation
Lila Raj Khatiwada, graduated in mass communication and worked as a reporter in Kathmandu for almost a decade experienced Paranoid Schizophrenia for more than a decade. He encountered the first […]
Extremism haunts Pakistan’s Nobel Laureates
Pakistan’s two citizens – Theoretical Physicist Dr. Abdus Salam and a teen-age girl Malala Yousufzai won Nobel Prize, one in 1979 and the other after 35 years in 2014, but […]
Gangnam style sends Nepali youth into raptures
In what seems to be the first public display of its kind in Nepal, Manang Marsyangdi Club (MMC) players and supporters danced to the tune of “Gangnam Style” at Dashrath […]
Human trafficking persists in post-conflict Nepal
Understanding the historical dimensions of the fight against human trafficking is important for several reasons. Although many scholars working on the issue of human trafficking offer some sort of recognition […]
AFoCo Celebrates 2nd Anniversary, sharing achievement and vision towards “A Greener Asia”
ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation (AFoCo) celebrated its 2nd Anniversary on 20th October 2014 in Seoul, Korea. The AFoCo is a regional cooperation mechanism in forest sector, which was formalized upon the […]
Wildlife trafficking from Pakistan ranks 3rd after arms and narcotics
Illegal wildlife trade from Pakistan to different countries of the world has registered surge since 1995, and now is considered third highest after the smuggling of narcotics and weapons. The […]
Call to protect tigers: “Dhaka Declaration” recommends actions
DHAKA: With the call to protect tigers, the Second Global Tiger Stocktaking Conference of Tiger Range Countries and Global Tiger Initiatives partners ended on Sept 16 (Tuesday) in Dhaka, the […]
KOICA built 12 schools for free in Sri-Lanka
After, civil war in Northern part of Sri Lanka, the Korean government built 12 schools for free. KOICA(Korea International Cooperation Agency), a government aid organization, has spent $5 million to […]