Stories: Nepal

Stories connected to Nepal.

• Even above 4,000 metres, a columbine can bloom.Aquilegia moorcroftiana grows across parts of Central Asia and the Himalayas. It is reported as the highest-g…
• Tabei’s Everest ascent followed an avalancheAn avalanche buried Junko Tabei and others on Everest on 4 May 1975. Sherpa guides dug them out without fatal…
• Nepal’s Biska festival follows a solar calendarCelebrated in April around Bhaktapur and Thimi, Biska includes different local traditions. Bhaktapur has a de…
• A memorial festival also makes room for satireGai Jatra is a Newar festival in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley honouring relatives who died during the previous ye…
• At Holi, people splash colour on one anotherHoli is a Hindu festival celebrated in India and Nepal, associated with spring, love and the victory of good…