An authentic source of information on Madhyapur Thimi
A US citizen Dr Richard F Darsie had come to Nepal in 1966 as a USAID malaria eradication expert. He had taken a picture of a farmer with kharpan and two kids in Thimi. Thirty-five years after this picture was taken, the people have been…
गणेशराम लाछि नेपाः देय् थीथी जाति दुगु देय् खः । उकिइ मध्यय् नेवाः समाजय् दुने नं थीथी जातित दु । नेपाःया आदिबासी जाति कथं ज्यापु जातित नं खः धाइ । स्वनिगःया दुने ज्यापुतय् दुने नं थीथी उपजाति अथवा बेनांत दु । उकिइ मध्यय् छगू बेनां…
Razen Manandhar Though situated in the middle of the Kathmandu Valley, a small town of Bodey, which stands as a border between Kathamndu and Bhaktapur is one among the seldom visited destinations in the valley. Still, people remember this ancient town at least once in…
रमेशकाजी स्थापित नेपाल संवत् ११०० नयाँ वर्ष अर्थात् वि.सं. २०३६ सालको म्हपुजा पर्वको दिन मेरा लागि अविस्मरणीय दिन रह्यो, किनकि त्यो दिन थिमि नगर नै जुरुक्क उठेको प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव मलाई भएको थियो । त्यो साल काठमाडौंको केलटोलस्थित संस्था ‘लय्ता दबू’को आयोजनामा पहिलोपल्ट उपत्यका व्यापी ‘भिंतुना…
थिमीकी दिलमाया प्रजापति माटो मुस्छिन्। धनुषाकी सरिता मण्डल रङ घोल्छिन्। प्रजापति कुमालेको चक्र घुमाउँदै माटोलाई आकार दिन्छिन्। त्यही आकृतिमा मण्डल मिथिला चित्र कोर्छिन्। भक्तपुरको थिमीमा दुई दसकदेखि यी दुईले आआफ्नो सीपलाई ‘फ्युजन’ गर्दै आकर्षक सामग्री तयार गर्दैछन्। ‘सामान्यता यो १० रुपैयाँमा बिक्री हुन्छ,’ मिथिला आकृति…
Prasun Timilsina The Newars, an indigenous community who are the original inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley, have always been known for their rich culture, music and dances. The Malla period was also known as the golden age for cultural development. The Durbar square area of…