Posted in Himalayan barriers, Kathmandu, Lhasa, Love, Nepal, Nepalese, Tibet, Tibetans, diaspora, separation, tragedy, working migrants on May 30, 2007 | No Comments »
GERMAN TRANSLATIONS: Satis Shroff has translated Nepali literature (prose and poems) by Nepali writers such as: Laxmiprasad Devkota (Muna Madan), Bhupi Sherchan, Banira Giri (Kathmandu), Bhisma Upreti, Krishna Bhakta Shrestha, Bal Krishna Sama (Ich Hasse & Auf der Suche nach Poesie), Abhi Subedi, Toya Gurung, Dorjee Tschering Lepcha (Die Ameisenkönigin & Der Spinnenmensch), Guruprasad Mainali [...]
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Posted in Bhutan, Darjeeling, Himalayan literature, Kalimpong, Ladakh, Man-of-Letters, Nepalese literature, Sikkim, Zanskar, translations, yaks, yetis on May 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Grünfelder, Alice (Editor), Himalaya: Menschen und Mythen, Zürich Unionsverlag, 314 pages, EURO 19, 80 (ISBN 3-293-00298-6).
Alice Grünfelder has studied Sinology and German literature, lived two years in China and works in the publishing branch in Berlin. This book is comparable to a bouquet of the choicest Himalayan flowers picked by the editor in a [...]
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Posted in Gorasahibs, Lhotsampas, Manjushri, bahun, buhari, grahas, kalo pani, matribhumi, pahari, puja on May 25, 2007 | No Comments »
‘Mom, I’ve received an invitation from Raj. I’m going to Germany!’
Saraswati’s mother, who had just finished her morning puja1 and meditation in her house-altar, and was carrying a copper plate with tika and other offerings, replied rather shocked, ‘Germany? Why on earth do you want to go to Germany? All those terrible skinheads and neonazis! [...]
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It was a beautiful sight. The sun was going down after a hot and sultry day, a scarlet mass, and the sky was a bright orange with shades of yellow and azure above. There were some clouds languidly moving ahead. A flock of sea-gulls dived and swirled around in the distance. The only noise you [...]
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Posted in All Seeing Eyes, Buddhist monk, Hindus & Buddhists, Kathmandu Valley, Khampa fighter, Nepalese farmers, Peace, Rhesus monkeys, Swayambhu, monkeys & yeti, religious Miteinander, stupas & chaityas, tranquillity on May 19, 2007 | No Comments »
On This Spot a Lotus Bloomed
(Satis Shroff)
Nepalese men and women work in the fields. They use the traditional bullocks and buffaloes that are seen in the villages of Southeast Asia.
They dig the fields manually. The women work beside the men, with babies strapped to their backs. Long wooden hoes are being used to dig [...]
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Posted in Gurkhas, Maoists, hunters, leopards, poaching, rhinos, royal visitors, shikars, terai jungle, tigers, wanton killing for British Museum, wild elephants on May 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Wildlife Ecology:
Wildlife Versus Humans in Beautiful Nepal
The loss of wildlife habitat in the states of Nepal, India and Pakistan caused by widespread and indiscriminate destruction of forests in the foothills of the Himalayas and the Karakoram has led to an ecological crisis, resulting in floods and landslides after the torrential monsoons. When the forests recede [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2007 | No Comments »
“Will the passengers please fasten their seat belts,” said a soft voice over the intercom. And I slid one end of the belt into the heavy metallic slot, sat back, and peered through the window of the Royal Nepal jet.
The runway was clear and there was an Airbus 310, three Russian-made helicopters and a [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2007 | No Comments »
It was a bright sunny morning when Claudia, Giacomo, Silvana I headed for Italy from Freiburg. The first Swiss town we went through was Basel, which is known for its university and chemical firms near the Swiss-German border.
The sky was a cobalt-blue as we sped through the Arisdorf tunnel. In Switzerland you have to go [...]
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