Consilience: The web of life The idea of consciousness and its relationship between mind and brain have puzzled, bamboozled and flummoxed philosophers and scientists alike since the dawn of civilisation. Opinion 12 Jan, 2024
Some noos influencing state activities: And how they enrich diplomatic studies Knowledge and wisdom are two factors responsible for the steady development of both the state and society. In both developed and developing societies, these two features play out, which are measured and analysed in a systemic and perfunctory method, depending on the degree and extent of the status of development. Nepal 04 Sep, 2023
The seven levels of emotions The separation of reason from passion, thinking from feeling, and cognition from emotion for the wise Greeks was a compelling proposition. Blogs 19 Apr, 2022
Conscious reality: Seizing the future It is a fact that mind and matter, energy and human consciousness are intimately intertwined. Add to it the simple idea of vacuum, or empty space, as the real energy field, out of which all perceivable matter is formed, apart from various levels of manifestation, and you enter into the ‘get-up-and-go’ fields in which all human thought and instinct exist. Opinion 01 Nov, 2021
Critical thinking: Way to mental preparedness In the last three decades of working as an academician, I have been dealing with different questions raised by the young creative minds. In the academic journey, it is common for such queries to crop up. Opinion 12 May, 2021
Under your feet: Why soil matters As we observe World Soil Day today, take a moment to look under your feet and understand the complexity of soil. Let’s take this opportunity to raise awareness about soil pollution and make a pledge to stop soil pollution On December 5, we... 05 Dec, 2018
Flavours of the City Kathmandu The Kathmandu Triennale (KT) 2017 is in full swing and it is a galore of contemporary art. There is an array of exhibitions, performance art, installation art, murals, film screening alongside symposiums, master classes and encounters... Travel Abroad 02 Apr, 2017
Dr Adhikari�s guide to lead a healthy life KATHMANDU: “We should change our lifestyle to fight germs, rather than depend on medicines,” writer Dr Raju Adhikari said at the launch of his book Yasto Hosh Jiwanshaili at the Nepal Academy on February 17. The book was launched with plea to... Travel Abroad 19 Feb, 2017
Trinidad-born author wins top Canada fiction prize with dog tale TORONTO: Trinidad-born author Andre Alexis on Tuesday won Canada's Giller Prize, the country's richest fiction award, for his novel "Fifteen Dogs", about a group of animals at a Toronto veterinary clinic who gain human consciousness and... Travel Abroad 11 Nov, 2015
Researchers grow brain parts to study development, disease NEW YORK: Dr. Sergiu Pasca, a neuroscientist, used to envy cancer specialists. They could get their hands on tumors for research, while Pasca could not directly study key portions of a living brain. But these days, Pasca does the next best... Environment 05 Nov, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: The existential enigma Kathmandu:Mountain Incantations is an anthology of short stories’ by Thorong-La nom de plume of Prakash Thapa Magar. Try as I might though, I am hard put to classify it either as a work of fact or fiction — or a hodge-podge of both. And nor am I... Travel Abroad 18 Feb, 2006
LETTERS Leaders lack vision This is in reference to the news titled “No need for all-party government” published on July 4. We were shocked to read ridiculous statement made by former Prime Minister K P Bhattarai. If he is a true nationalist, why does he... 07 May, 2004
