Maden's blog » musings http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog Musings, rambles, raves & rants Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:53:01 +0000 en hourly 1 Bel Biwaha http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2012/02/25/bel-biwaha/ http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2012/02/25/bel-biwaha/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:21:05 +0000 Utsav http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/?p=1156 (Bael Biwaha/Bel Bibaha) or “Ehee” is a ritual that signifies a coming of age for Newar girls.  It is an age-old tradition followed devoutly by the Newar community – the predominant resident population in Patan, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Kirtipur in Nepal.   A typical Newar girl will undergo three different marriage ceremonies in her life-time – [...]

Bel Biwaha

]]> http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2012/02/25/bel-biwaha/feed/ 7 World Environment Day 2011: Art to create cognition on climate change http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2011/06/08/world-environment-day-2011-art-to-create-cognition-on-climate-change/ http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2011/06/08/world-environment-day-2011-art-to-create-cognition-on-climate-change/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:53:19 +0000 Utsav http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/?p=1077 June 5, 2011 was World Environment Day! Some parts of Kathmandu were bubbling with positive energy with treehuggers spreading awareness on sustainable consumption and environmental awareness. I hoped to contribute my fair share by taking likeminded individuals (tree huggers) to a free screening of a documentary – “The age of Stupid” in Patan. Having blogged about [...]

World Environment Day 2011: Art to create cognition on climate change

]]> http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2011/06/08/world-environment-day-2011-art-to-create-cognition-on-climate-change/feed/ 0 Panorama of brick kilns at Godavari http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2011/05/03/panorama-of-brick-kilns-at-godavari/ http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2011/05/03/panorama-of-brick-kilns-at-godavari/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 17:12:06 +0000 Utsav http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/?p=1027 Ruining a perfectly good landscape are about four brick factories in Godavari. This panorama as seen from the restaurant/dining space at the Godavari Village resort, is a composite of eight different images stitched with Microsoft ICE. Link to the 6mb panorama The same panorama that you can pan and zoom in is now available with a [...]

Panorama of brick kilns at Godavari

]]> http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2011/05/03/panorama-of-brick-kilns-at-godavari/feed/ 5 Knowledge sharing workshop in Asia http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2011/04/08/knowledge-sharing-workshop-in-asia/ http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2011/04/08/knowledge-sharing-workshop-in-asia/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:05:32 +0000 Utsav http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/?p=998 7th April marks day 1 of the Knowledge sharing workshop in Asia. The third among three different workshops being organised back to back with foci ranging from capturing stories, writing them and sharing , this one focused on the sharing aspect. Primarily geared at IFAD staff in the Asia Pacific, the workshop also has local [...]

Knowledge sharing workshop in Asia

]]> http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2011/04/08/knowledge-sharing-workshop-in-asia/feed/ 9 Nibuwatar chronicles: the discourse at the camp fire! http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2010/12/31/nibuwatar-chronicles-the-discourse-at-the-camp-fire/ http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/2010/12/31/nibuwatar-chronicles-the-discourse-at-the-camp-fire/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:58:38 +0000 Utsav http://utsavmaden.com.np/blog/?p=875 Amidst merry making in view of Bhatte’s upcoming marriage, the camp fire in front of Mone’s living quarters also served as venue where an interesting discourse on development and environment took place. The only environmental science graduate among civil engineers, electrical (power) and computer engineers, I had a tough battle advocating for sustainable development, consideration [...]

Nibuwatar chronicles: the discourse at the camp fire!

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