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Bhajan performance at Dattatreya Temple of Bhaktapur. Photo Courtesy: Dattatreya Temple Conservation Organisation

Where has all the music gone?

Where has all the music gone?

On his daily morning walks, Bhaktapur resident Samir Disti used to come across elderly people singing bhajans (religious devotional songs) and playing traditional musical instruments in the Taumadi Square — in the paati (traditional places used for resting and performing religious, and cultural activities) in front of the Bhairabnath Temple of Bhaktapur — before the pandemic.
On his daily morning walks, Bhaktapur resident Samir Disti used to come across elderly people singing bhajans (religious devotional songs) and playing traditional musical instruments in the Taumadi Square — in the paati (traditional places used for resting and performing religious, and cultural activities) in front of the Bhairabnath Temple of Bhaktapur — before the pandemic.
Lifestyle 08 Aug, 2021
Dr Om Murti Anil and his family with mask inside their home. Courtesy: Dr Om Murti Anil

Masking up even when home to keep loved ones safe

Masking up even when home to keep loved ones safe

​​​​​​​Since the past few days Dr Om Murti Anil, a senior consultant cardiologist at Nepal Cardiac Centre, has been sharing awareness videos accompanied by various studies and research evidences on why people should start wearing masks inside their homes as well, and refrain from inviting guests via his Facebook handle which has more than a million followers.
​​​​​​​Since the past few days Dr Om Murti Anil, a senior consultant cardiologist at Nepal Cardiac Centre, has been sharing awareness videos accompanied by various studies and research evidences on why people should start wearing masks inside their homes as well, and refrain from inviting guests via his Facebook handle which has more than a million followers.
Lifestyle 09 May, 2021
Photo Courtesy: Digbijay Raja Mahat

Of trials, errors, and eventual success

Of trials, errors, and eventual success

From a curious teenager in Tanahun to ending up in Kathmandu with dreams of making it big in the music industry and failing, to obtaining his PhD from Cornell University, and to co-patenting the right of single cell cancer therapy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dr Digbijay Raja Mahat’s journey of trials, errors and eventual success is no less than a fictional saga.
From a curious teenager in Tanahun to ending up in Kathmandu with dreams of making it big in the music industry and failing, to obtaining his PhD from Cornell University, and to co-patenting the right of single cell cancer therapy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dr Digbijay Raja Mahat’s journey of trials, errors and eventual success is no less than a fictional saga.
Lifestyle 29 Mar, 2021
Geeta J, a 52-year-old Indian lingerie model, poses during a lingerie photoshoot inside a studio in Mumbai, India, March 19, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Indian lingerie model, 52, hopes to inspire inclusivity, change

Indian lingerie model, 52, hopes to inspire inclusivity, change

Geeta J, a former teacher who took to modelling when she turned 50, says she wants innerwear companies in India to be more inclusive and avoid featuring only younger women in their promotion drives.
Geeta J, a former teacher who took to modelling when she turned 50, says she wants innerwear companies in India to be more inclusive and avoid featuring only younger women in their promotion drives.
Lifestyle 23 Mar, 2021
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Big B's comment on IMF chief Gopinath's beauty draws flak for being sexist

Big B's comment on IMF chief Gopinath's beauty draws flak for being sexist

Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s comments praising Gita Gopinath’s beauty during a recent episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati may have floored the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief but many on social media took offence to the remark.
Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s comments praising Gita Gopinath’s beauty during a recent episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati may have floored the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief but many on social media took offence to the remark.
Lifestyle 27 Jan, 2021

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