Navin Shakya
lifestyle
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Last Saturday, I found myself climbing the familiar stone steps of Swayambhu, the ancient hilltop shrine that watches quietly over the Kathmandu Valley. For those of us who live in Kathmandu, it is more than a monument; it is a living space where devotion, tourism, chaos, and calm coexist in… More on this
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In just a few days, Nepal will step onto the stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India. Lately, cricket feels like the one force still capable of bringing the country together. More on this
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Many international news stories quietly slip past us, but every now and then one makes you pause. Recently, it came out that the British prime minister used a burner phone during an official visit to Beijing. His team reportedly avoided personal phones altogether, relying instead on temporary email accounts, notepads,… More on this
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People say our weather is too comfortable, so we don’t innovate. Fine, maybe gentle climate means we don’t have to fight blizzards or deserts just to survive. But if weather made people lazy, then Singapore, Italy, Japan, and Australia should be sleeping all day too. And they clearly aren’t. Same… More on this
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Watching The Twilight Zone hits differently from Kathmandu. The 1960s America it shows felt futuristic, while Nepal was a valley of quiet towns. Now, decades later, we’re living in that glossy future—and asking the same uneasy question: did progress cost us something essential? More on this
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The comments section of social media has quietly become one of the most toxic public spaces of our time. As the country prepares for a snap election in March, this toxicity has only intensified. Everyone seems to have found their own political saviour, someone who will miraculously fix everything overnight.… More on this
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The place where I live and the place where I work are two of the most populated parts of the city. Naturally, one would assume they are well connected by public transport. I used to believe that too until I decided to test it myself. It had been a long… More on this
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Moving them from the lush, humid greenery of Nepal to the extreme, arid heat of the Middle East is a massive biological gamble. Relocation is never just physical. Elephants are deeply communal. Moving them to a new country often means breaking social bonds. More on this
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FIFA World Cup has always been a big thing in football-crazy Nepal, but the 2010 edition in South Africa hit different. It wasn’t just about the games, it was the first World Cup where many of us got to use Facebook and Twitter on our phones with that slow, stubborn… More on this