A look at how newspapers chronicled football fever in Kathmandu before the internet age—from Maradona heartbreak and excitement over NTV to fears of loadshedding.

The Bengali master’s punishments gave scars, but his lessons shaped generations of students in the 1930s and 1940s.

From Krishna Lal to grandson Surendra Shrestha, 65-year-old legacy of caretakers lives on.

Clear blue sky and gentle westerlies signal the arrival of kite flying season.

The story of how Juddha Shumsher’s zoological garden was born and evolved.

Old residents of the Valley recall how they eagerly waited for schools to close to indulge in games or to travel to the Tarai.

Soon Kaur’s world and hope became intertwined with her husband’s love of Kathmandu, their two children, and their family’s struggle for identity as Sikhs.

Remembering the joys and hardships brought on by the 1945 snowfall.

Pele and Maradona, two great players of their generations, represented two different eras of Kathmandu’s World Cup experiences.

People in the Valley already knew of football in 1930.

The famed and notorious strongman who famously fought with bulls at the Asan junction.

How two Kathmandu girls lived the Bollywood magic and made lifelong memories on the sets of Dev Anand’s ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’.

Trajectory and tales of Kathmandu's early tea experience.

In 1988, a deadly stampede killed at least 70 football fans. Thirty-two years later, there are still lessons to be learned from that disaster.

The story behind how one retired army man built a political and literary hub during the Rana and Panchayat regimes.