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Chasing Gurans in Dolakha!

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Just scroll down to see 25 photos that will convince you to visit Dolakha this April. Following on the footsteps of my cousin gang, I too finally took that much mandatory trip to Dolakha-Kalinchok-Kuri village. And I was not disappointed...specially considering I had to wait for 2 years after my initial plan because you know the earthquake and all. ЁЯШЖ If you haven't been in this place already or have never thought of taking the pain to, let me change your mind with the following photos:  All the rhododendron shots are taken in a place called "Lakuridanda" just after Kharidhunga. This rhododendron grove is the easiest to access from the main road, but if you have time and feel like hiking there are plenty of options along the highway and more off of it. Welcome to the unreal that is Kuri Village. View from Kalinchok Temple top Had to do an obligatory temple shot-this is the Kalinchowk temple can't put yo

рд╕ंрдШрд░्рд╢, рдЪुрдиौрддी рдЕрдиी рдХрдеा рдлрд░рдХ рдпौрдиिрдХрддा рднрдПрдХा рдмрдж्рд░ी рджाрдИрдХो

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рдЧрдд рд╣рдк्рддा рдмрдж्рд░ी рдкुрдирдХो  рдЬीрд╡ рди  рдХрдеा рд░ рдиेрдкाрд▓ рдоा LGBTI рдХो рдЖрди्рджोрд▓рдирдХो рдмाрд░ेрдоा рдХुрд░ाрд╣рд░ु рд╕ुрди्рдиे рдоौрдХा рдоिрд▓्рдпो । рдд्рдпрд╕ рдмрд╕ाрдЗрдоा рдмрдж्рд░ी рдкुрди рд░ рдЬ्рдпोрддि рдеाрдкा рджुрдИ рдЬрдиाрдмाрдЯ рдиेрдкाрд▓рдоा LGBTI  рдд्рдпрд╕्рдоा  рдкрдиि transgender рд╕рдоुрджाрдпрдХो рдмाрд░ेрдоा рдзेрд░ै рдХुрд░ाрд╣рд░ु рд╕ुрди्рдиे рдмुрдЭ्рдиे рдоौрдХा рдоिрд▓्рдпो । рдпрддी рдЧрд╣िрд░ाрдЗрдоा рдоैрд▓े рдпो рдмिрд╖рдпрдоा рдк्рд░рд╕्рддुрддी рд╕ुрдиेрдХो рдкрд╣िрд▓ो рдкрдЯрдХ рдеिрдпो । рдЙрдХ्рдд рдк्рд░рд╕्рддुрддी рдЕрд░ुрд▓ाрдИ рдкрдиि рдЬाрдирдХाрд░ी рдоुрд▓рдХ рд╣ुрдиे рд▓ाрдЧेрд░ рдпрд╣ाँ рдХेрд╣ी  рднाрдЧ  рд╕рдо्рдкाрджिрдд text рдХो рд░ुрдкрдоा рд░ рдкुрд░ै рдк्рд░рд╕्рддुрддी рднिрдбिрдпोрдоा рд░ाрдЦेрдХो рдЫु ।  Badri Pun (L) and Jyoti Thapa (R) “рез. реирежрекрек рд╕ाрд▓рдоा рдЧेрдо рдЦेрд▓्рджा рдЦेрд░ि рд╣ाрдоी рдкुрд░ुрд╖ рд╕्рд╡рднाрд╡ рднрдПрдХो рдПрдХ рд╕рдоुрд╣ рдеिрдпौं рд░ाрдо्рд░ी рдХेрдЯी рджेрдЦ्рдиै рдирд╣ुрдиे рдЦोрд╕ाрдЦोрд╕ рдЧрд░िрд╣ाрд▓्рдиे । рдЕрд░ु рдХुрд░ा рдеाрд╣ा рдеिрдПрди ।  реи. реирежрекрем рдоा рдмрд╣ुрджрд▓ рдЖрдЙँрджा рд╕рдо्рдо рдкрдиि рдПрдХрджрдо рд╣ेрд▓ा рдЧрде्рд░्рдпो । рдХाрдардоाрдг्рдбौंрдоा рд╕ाрдоाрдЦुрд╢ीрдоा рдПрдЙрдЯा рдХोрдаाрдоा рднाрдбाрдоा рдмрд╕ेрдХो рдеिрдПँ । рдд्рдпрд╣ाँ рд╕ाрдеीрд╣рд░ुрд▓े рдХेрдЯी рд▓्рдпाрдЙрдиे рдЧрд░्рдеे । рдПрдХрджिрди рдПрдХрдЬрдиा рд╕ाрдеी (transgender) рдХेрдЯी рдЦोрд╕ेрд░ рд▓рдЧ्рджा рд╣ाрдоी рд▓िрди рдЧрдпौं рддрд░ рдкुрд▓िрд╕рд▓े рдпрд╕्рддрд░ी рдХुрдЯ्рдпो рдХि рдПрдХ рд╣рдк्рддाрд╕рдо्рдо рдд рд╡िрд░ाрдоी рдиै рднрдпौं । рдд्рдпрддिрдЦेрд░ рдмेрд╕्рдоाрд░ी рджुःрдЦ рд▓ाрдЧेрдХो рдеिрдпो । рей. рдд्рдпрддिрдЦेрд░ рдоैрд▓े рдорд╣рд╢ुрд╕ рдЧрд░ें рдпो рдкुрд░ुрд╖рд╕ंрдЧ рдиै рд╡िрд╣ा рдЧрд░्рдирдкрд░्рдЫ рднрди्рдиे рд╕िрд╕्рдЯрдо рдХो рд╡िрд░ोрдзрдо

TWENTY BRIDGES

The text is largely written by my colleague Ben Ayers. Twenty Bridges by dZi Foundation on Exposure

Different in our similarity

"I wanted nothing more than to be a Nepali." "I wanted nothing more than to serve my country." "I wanted nothing more but to get some rights and dignity in this country." "I wanted nothing more but to gain some recognition through my work." "I wanted nothing more but my children to have at least a better future than me." "I wanted nothing more but to provide for my family." "I wanted to feel like this land belonged to me too." "I wanted to feel like I did some good for this country too." "I had a long plan for my life." "I had a long plan for my life." "I had never thought that one day I would pelt someone to death with stones." "I had never thought I would be a cold blooded murderer." "I had never thought that I would stop seeing another person as a person but as an obstacle to be removed." "I had never thought I would

In Which I challenge Austin Meyer & Nick Kristof!

So many facts skipped over and simply wrong in   this article by New York Times   titled "India Dampens Nepal's Celebrations"   that even opening up the link a second time tires me up. Really "international" journalists- you have to make such sweeping blanket statements regarding the state of my country which is not only ignorant but almost offensive? Even to go through it once more for a mere blog piece is an effort for me in practicing perseverance. To put it mildly, like I tweeted, this is a great example of "parachute journalism". Add to that, the parachute lands in an extremely small section of the country and comes in contact with only a handful of people who are from the same circle. What if the situation in USA is judged just by looking at Donald Trump's tweets or by following the Kardashians? A nation is always a complicated, dynamic thing. Even Nepal is not so simple. It is not just "water buffaloes" debating each other . You

рдкाрдиी рдкрд░ेрдкрдЫिрдХो рдЖрдХाрд╢ рдЦुрд▓े рдЭैं

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“рд╣ैрдЯ, рддрдкाрдЗрд╣рд░ु рдд рд░ाрдИ рд╣ुँрджै рд╣ोрдЗрди !” рддेрд╕्рд░ो рдЪोрдЯि рдкрдиि рддрдкाрдЗрд╣рд░ु рд░ाрдИ рдиै рд╣ो рднрди्рдиे рдЙрдирдХो рдк्рд░рд╢्рдирдоा рдоैрд▓े “рд╣ो рдд” рднрди्рдиे рдЙрдд्рддрд░ рджिрджाँ рд╣ाрдоीрд╕ंрдЧ рдкाрдЧंрдмोрдЪेрджेрдЦिрд╕ंрдЧै рдпाрдд्рд░ा рдЧрд░्рджै рдЧрд░ेрдХी рдХुрд▓ुрдЩ рд░ाрдИ рдмрд╣िрдиीрд▓े рдкрдд्рдпाрдЙрджै рдирдкрдд्рдпाрдПрд░ рдпрд╕ो рднрдиेрдХो рдеिрдЗрди् । рдмिрд╣ाрди рдХрд░िрдм рео рд╡рдЬे рдлेрд░िрдЪेрдмाрдЯ рдмाрдЯोрднрд░ि рдлुрд▓ेрдХो рд╕ुрди्рджрд░ рдлुрд▓, рд╣рд░िрдпो рдШाँрд╕े рдоैрджाрди, рдиिрд▓ो рдЖрдХाрд╢ рд░ рдЦुрд▓ेрдХो рд╣िрдоाрд▓ рд╣ेрд░्рджै рдиाрдо्рдЪे рд╣िंрдбेрдХो рд╣ाрдоीрд▓े рдЙрдирд▓ाрдИ рддрд▓्рд▓ो рдкाрдЧंрдмोрдЪेрдоा рднेрдЯाрдПрдХा рдеिрдпौ । рдлेрд░िрдЪेрдХै рдПрдХ рд╣ोрдЯрд▓рдоा рдХाрдо рдЧрд░्рдиे рдЙрдиी рдЖрдл्рдиो рд╣ोрдЯрд▓ рд╕ाрд╣ुрдиीрдХो рдЦुрдо्рдЬुрдЩрдоा рднрдПрдХो рдШрд░рдмाрдЯ рдХेрд╣ी рд╕ाрдоाрди рд▓िрдирдХा рд▓ाрдЧि рдбोрдХो рдмोрдХेрд░ рдмाрдЯो рд▓ाрдЧेрдХी рд░рд╣ेрдЫिрди् । рд╣ाрдоी рджुрдИ рдмрд╣िрдиी рдХाрдардоाрдг्рдбौрдмाрдЯ рдШुрдо्рди рдЖрдПрдХो рдд्рдпрд╕рдХाрд░рдг рдлोрдЯो рдЦिрдЪ्рджै рд░ рдмिрд╕ाрдЙँрджै рдЕрдиि рд╡рд╣ाँ рднрдиे рдбोрдХो рд░िрдд्рддै рдХिрди рд▓ाрдиे рднрдиेрд░ рд╕ाрд╣ुрдиीрд▓े рдХाрдоीрдХोрдоा рддिрдЦाрд░्рди рдкрдаाрдПрдХो рдлрд▓ाрдоे рдФрдЬाрд░рд╣рд░ुрдХो рдЧрд░्‍рд╣ुрдЩो   рднाрд░ी рдЯेрдХाрдЙँрджै рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ рдЙрд╕्рддै рдЧрддिрдоा рд╣िंрдбिрд░рд╣ेрдХो рдеिрдпौं । рдмाрд░рдо्рдмाрд░ рд╡िрд╕ाрдПрд░ рд╕ुрд╕्рдХेрд░ा рд╣ाрд▓्рдиे рдаाрдЙँрд╣рд░ु рдПрдХै рднрдПрдкрдЫि рдоैрд▓े рдкрдиि рдПрдХ рдмрд╕ाрдЗрдоा рд╕ोрдзिрд╣ाрд▓े  “рдмрд╣िрдиीрдХो рдШрд░ рдХрддा ?” рддрд▓्рд▓ो рд╕ोрд▓ुрдЦुрдо्рдмुрдоा рдХुрд▓рдЧं рд░ाрдИрд╣рд░ुрд╕ंрдЧрдХो рдХрд░िрдм рдбेрдв рд╡рд░्рд╖े рдЙрдардмрд╕ рд░ рдПрдХ рд╣рдк्рддाрдХो рдоाрдеिрд▓्рд▓ो рд╕ोрд▓ुрдЦुрдо्рдмु (рдЦुрдо्рдмु рд╡ा рд╕рдЧрд░рдоाрдзा рдЖрдзाрд░ рд╢िрд╡ि рд░рдХ्рд╖ेрдд्рд░)рдХो рдЕрд╡рд▓ोрдХрдирдмाрдЯ рдо