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Music in their blood

When Keshav Kulal was younger, it would take a whole week to produce a madal. These days it takes him a little over two hours. “We order the hollow, cylindrical pieces of wood—the Ghar—which are now factory produced in Dhading,” he says, “All we have to do is fasten the leather to the ends and strap them with leather strings and metal rings.”

In the fast lane

The streets of Kathmandu are crammed with sheer numbers of cars, motorbikes and scooters honking away at each other.

Book on Charya dance launched

Author Chandra Man Munikar’s book, Charya Nepal—Vajrayan Tantric Charya Dance, was launched at the Mandala Theatre in the Capital on Wednesday.

The history keepers

The sarafis of Kathmandu eke out a living trading coins from Nepal’s illustrious past; their futures, however, remain acutely uncertain

Upiya ko Nibandha: A heartbreaking comedy

Upiya ko Nibandha, a play by director Kedhar Shrestha, highlights the psychology of a teacher and his students in a traditional Nepali classroom and explores the relationships between them. The play, which is a part of the National Children Theatre Festival, is currently being staged at Theatre Mall, Sundhara.

Music day commemorated

As rain beat down heavily on the longest day of the year, the area around the Alliance Française Kathmandu (AFK) in Tripureshwor reverberated with music.

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