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An educational trip to Trishul Danda

A field-based learning is far more effective than classroom-based learning for the over-all development of students as it provides opportunities for them to interact with real-world situations. Taking this fact into consideration, my school recen…

Summit for Change: A unique approach to advocacy

It is often believed that advocacy and empowerment campaigns are synonymous with raising voices in a common platform with workshops and powerful initiative movements. Advocacy is often measured in the scale of voices rather than the unique and cr…

AI Conundrums

When the San-Francisco based Open AI rolled out Chat GPT in late November of 2022, hardly anyone in the company expected it to blow up. Instead, it was supposed to be a sort of prologue to the more powerful GPT-4 they had been working on. The compan…

Nepali diaspora in Finland: Growth, contribution and cultural fusion

Foreign employment has been an ingrained Nepali experience, with historical roots extending to their involvement in Indian armies and subsequent migration to neighboring parts of India. Today, the Nepali diaspora has a global presence, evolving beyo…

Preserving our mountains

Since 2003, December 11 is marked as the International Mountain Day around the globe – an observance of ever increasing significance as underscored by rising temperatures that are exacerbating hazards in the mountainous region. Data from IC…

Interesting tale behind Nepal Sambat

As Tihar lights up the country in a festive mood this year, we yet again celebrate another new year of the Nepal Sambat. It has been 1144 years since its establishment in 879 AD (936 BS). On November 18, 1999 AD, the then cabinet had declared the ca…

Canine distemper cases increasing in Nepal

Canine distemper is an acute and highly infectious disease of carnivorous animals characterized by diphasic fever, ocular, nasal catarrh and frequent cutaneous eruptions. This infection is often manifested by bronchopneumonia, gastro enteritis an…

Meaning of happiness

In his book Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari claims that once humanity solves its three biggest enemies, namely famine, war, and death, its next major agenda would be to achieve eternal happiness. Indeed, most things one does in life are in some way or …

Gaijatra: A festival of sorrow and celebration

Nepal is a country rich in cultures and traditions. We celebrate many festivals like Dashain, Tihar, Maghe Sankranti, Holi, Buddha Jayanti, Udhauli, Ubhauli, Lhosar, Indra Jatra, Teej, Krishna Janmashtami, etc. We usually celebrate these festivals w…

Sometimes it might be fun to visit a doctor

Visiting a doctor because of illness is often viewed as an unpleasant experience that involves waiting for an extended period combined with anxiety over illness or diagnosis. However, my visit to the doctor this time turned out to be different&…