HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Faith makes all thingz possible, Hope makes all thingz work, Love makes all thingz beautiful, May U hav all da three 4 this Christmas. !!! MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!! ********************** ********************** Call a truce with those who bother you Let all the fighting cease, Give your differences a breather And declare a time of peace,

Nepal Tourism Year 2011

Nepal Tourism Year 2011

Nepal´s enduring Hindu-Buddhist charm, alluring myths and mysticism, besides universally renowned Gurkha hospitality with a big Nepali smile still exist and this is what Visit Nepal 2011 is all about promoting Nepal as a clean tourist beauty spot where dreams of visiting a lost Shangrila still hold true for most first time adventure seekers.

The natural scenery, high mountains,

Places in Kathmandu

Kathmandu Information
Kathmandu is the capital and largest metropolitan city of Nepal. The city is the urban core of the Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayas, which also contains two sister cities namely Patan or Lalitpur, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to its southeast (an ancient city of fine arts and crafts) and Bhaktapur, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to its east (city of devotees). It is also acronymed as 'KTM' and named 'tri-city'. Kathmandu valley is only slightly smaller than Singapore in terms of area.

NEPAL’S LUMBINI: WHERE THE BUDDHA WAS BORN

NEPAL’S LUMBINI: WHERE THE BUDDHA WAS BORN - By B. K. Rana

Please follow the link for more information on this regards:  http://worldamity.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/nepal%E2%80%99s-lumbini-buddhas-borthplace/

Source: From Kapilvastu Day Blog

Posted by worldamity on February 14, 2010

“…. Hida Bhagavm Jateti Lumini Game“( The Lord Buddha was born here in Lumbini Village). The full text of the inscription in English reads: “Twenty years after the coronation, Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi (Ashok) visited this place and worshiped because here, Lord Buddha, sage of Sakyamuni was born”.[1]

By B. K. Rana

General Background:

NATURALLY.... NEPALESE HIMALAYAS

Nepal - The Most Amazing and Beautiful Place on Earth ( VISIT NEPAL 2011...

NEPAL TOURISM YEAR 2011...ANIMATED PROMO 3D..BY ANKIT

VISIT NEPAL 2011

SOME PICTURES

SAUDI PRINCE TALAL IN KATHMANDU- PROMISES INVESTMENT IN THE TOURISM SECTOR

Shaking hands with Nepal's President Dr. Yadav

SAUDI PRINCE TALAL IN KATHMANDU- PROMISES INVESTMENT IN THE TOURISM SECTOR

Source: eKantipur

Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, a member of the Saudi Royal family who is on a three day visit to Nepal, on Monday expressed his readiness to invest in Nepal, particularly in the TOURISM sector, in direct air links between Nepal and Saudi Arabia and philanthropic works. 
Although no concrete project for investment was floated during his private visit, he conveyed that he could contribute to Nepal’s tourism and aviation

with Nepal's PM

Emergency Contacts

Blood Bank

Blood Transfusion Service Bhritkutimandap 4229344, 4225344

Funeral Vehicles

Bir Hospital Tundikhel 4221119, 4221988 Marwadi Sewa Samiti Phasikeb 4255541, 4255540, 4255740

Nepal Chamber of commerce Kantipath 4222890, 4230927, 4230947 4229998

Pashupati Aryaghat Sewa Kendra Pashupati 4492999

Srongtsen Brikuti Samajik Tatha Sanskritik Uthan Sangh Boudh 4473166

BIRTH PLACE OF LORD BUDDHA-NEPAL

Lumbini Garden, (Nepal)
Place where Lord Buddha was born.
Make no mistake.... Nepal is only the Birth Place of Lord Buddha.
(Will be Translated Soon)

Nepal National Anthem With Lyric

MAJOR CITIES OF NEPAL

CITIES OF NEPAL

Spiritual, divine, adventurous and entertaining... The cities of nepal are a unique blend of tradition and novelty. Then be it the clinging bells of temples at bhaktpur, the beautiful lakes of pokhara or the casinos at kathmandu... A tour to the cities of nepal introduces you every facet of life. Pack your bags and get ready to for the journey of lifetime. Come lets discover the diversity of nepal cities...

MAJOR CITIES OF NEPAL

BHAKTAPUR

As the name means in hindi, bhaktpur is the "city of devotees". This divine, ancient town is famous for its multi-storeyed pagodas. Bhaktpur has a calm, soothing and spiritual atmosphere and is one of the most peaceful cities of nepal.

BIRGUNJ

Birgunj, the commercial capital of nepal is the second largest city in the country, located in the lower terai plains, near the indian border. It is known as the gateway of nepal because of its

Places to Visit in Nepal Pokhara

Pokhara is a remarkable place of natural beauty. Situated at an altitude of 827m from the sea level and 200km west of Kathmandu valley, the city is known as a center of adventure. The enchanting city with a population of around 95,000 has several beautiful lakes and offers stunning panaromic views of Himalayan peaks. The serenity of lakes and the magnificence of the Himalayas rising behind them create an ambience of peace and magic. So today the city has not only become the starting point for most popular trekking and rafting destinations but also a place to relax and enjoy the beauty of nature.

  
































Pokhara is part of a once vibrant trade route extending between India and Tibet. To this day, mule trains can be seen camped on the outskirts of the town, bringing goods to trade from remote regions of the Himalaya. This is the land of Magars and Gurungs, hardworking farmers and valorous warriors who have earned worldwide fame as Gurkha soldiers. The Thakalis, another important ethnic group here, are known for their entrepreneurship. 

A brief history of Kalapani

A brief history of Kalapani

Posted by Ram Kumar Shrestha on November 8, 2010


http://greaternepal.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/a-brief-history-of-kalapani/


The North-Western Border of Nepal Background:  The Treaty of Sugauli of 4 March 1816 is the basis to delineate and demarcate the western/north-western border of Nepal, even though the Boundary Treaty of 1 November 1860 is implied specially to the south-western portion, as the restoration of Banke, Bardiya, Kailali and Kanchanpur districts as new territory (Naya Muluk).  According to the Treaty of Sugauli, river Kali is the western boundary of Nepal with India.  The boundary river, Kali is delimitated by Article 5 of the treaty.  It says “the Rajas of Nepal renounces for himself, his heirs, and successors, all claim to or connection with the countries lying to the west of the river Kali and engages never to have any concern with those countries or the inhabitants thereof.”  So the place, where the river Kali is originated is the north-western corner border limit of Nepal with India and China as tri-junction., 


Status of the River Kali and Kalapani:

Nepal -Source Wiki

Flag of Nepal

Nepal has seen rapid political changes during the last two decades. Until 1990, Nepal was a monarchy running under the executive control of the king. Faced with a Communist movement against the absolute monarchy, King Birendra, in 1990, agreed to large-scale political reforms by creating a parliamentary monarchy with the king as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of the government. Nepal has also been noted for its recent speed of development, such as being one of the few countries in Asia to abolish the death penalty^[41] and the first country in Asia to rule in favor of same-sex marriage, which the government has a seven-person

Introduction in Brief

Rani of Nepal, 1920

Nepal (pronounced /nɛˈpɔːl/ ne-PAWL, Nepali: नेपाल  [neˈpal], officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India. With an area of 147,181 square kilometers (56,827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 30 million, Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolis.

Nepal has a rich geography. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali. It contains more than 240 peaks over 20,000 ft (6,096 m) above sea level. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized.

By some measures, Hinduism is practiced by a larger majority of people in

Remote in Nepal - Himalayas

Visit Nepal 2011 Nepal at a Glance

Nepal at a glance:
Area: 147, 181 sq.km
Gergraphy> Situated between China in the north and India in the South, East and West.
Capital: Kathmandu
Population: 32 Million (Preview)
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Ms. Gates: 'Bill does not use a Mac'

Ms. Gates: 'Bill does not use a Mac'


Bill's better half, Melinda Gates, is no fan of Apple's magical and revolutionary tablet.
"Of course not," Ms. Gates told The New York Times when asked if she owned an iPad.


There's no love for Apple products at Chez Portes. When asked about the persistent urban myth that her hubby uses an Apple laptop, the co-chairwoman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation replied "False," adding with a mildly convoluted understanding of architectural detail: "Nothing crosses the threshold of our doorstep."


Back in March 2009, she told Vogue: "There are very few things that are on the banned list in our household...But iPods and iPhones are two things we don't get for our kids."


Her anti-all-things-Cupertinian conviction continues. When the NYT asked her how she responds when young 'uns Jennifer, Rory, or Phoebe ask for an iPod, she told her interlocutor: "I have gotten that argument — 'You may have a Zune.'"


Melinda's old man, Bill, seems more conflicted about Apple than his missus. Late last year he had kind words for Steve Jobs, saying that The Wall Street Journal's person of the decade had "made Apple back into being an incredible force in doing good things."


That's nice. But love for Jobs' products? Not so much: "There's nothing on the iPad I look at and say, 'Oh, I wish Microsoft had done it,'" Gates told CBS shortly after the tablet was announced, but before its thunderously successful launch.


By the way, Gates' assessment of the iPad was eerily reminiscent of his verdict on the iPod, which he delivered to BusinessWeek in 2004: "There's nothing that the iPod does that I say, 'Oh, wow, I don't think we can do that.'"


That was two years before the release of Microsoft's supposed "iPod killer," the Zune — and we all know how well that went.


Today, the Zune and its kin (pardon the pun), are pretty much history — which means that Melinda Gates need not worry about waiting through production backlogs when foisting the doomed device on her sheltered progeny. ®

Historical context

Historical context

Further information: Epic India

English language map of "Bharatvarsha" (Kingdom of India) during the era of the Mahabharata and Ramayana.

The historicity of the Kurukshetra War is unclear. Some historians like A L Basham estimate the date of the Kurukshetra war to Iron Age India of the 10th century BCE.^[19]

Other historians like M Witzel have corroborated that the general setting of the epic has a historical precedent in Iron Age (Vedic) India, where the Kurukingdom was the center of political power during roughly 1200 to 800 BCE.^[20] A dynastic conflict of the period could have been the inspiration for the Jaya, the foundation on which the Mahabharata corpus was built, with a climactic battle eventually coming to be viewed as an epochal event.

Puranic literature presents genealogical lists associated with the Mahabharata narrative. The evidence of the Puranas is of two kinds. Of the first kind, there is the direct statement that there were 1015 (or 1050) years between the birth of Parikshit (Arjuna's grandson) and the accession of Mahapadma Nanda, commonly dated to 382 BCE, which would yield an estimate of about 1400 BCE for the Bharata battle.^[21] However, this would imply improbably long reigns on average for the kings listed in the genealogies.^[22] Of the second kind are analyses of parallel genealogies in the Puranas between the times of Adhisimakrishna (Parikshit's great-grandson) and Mahapadma Nanda. Pargiter accordingly estimated 26 generations by averaging 10 different dynastic lists and, assuming 18 years for the average duration of a reign, arrived at an estimate of 850 BCE for Adhisimakrishna, and thus approximately 950 BCE for the Bharata battle.^[23]

B. B. Lal used the same approach with a more conservative assumption of the average reign to estimate a date of 836 BCE, and correlated this with archaeological evidence from Painted Grey Ware sites, the association being strong between PGW artifacts and places mentioned in the epic.^[24]

Mahabharata-

महाभारत

Textual history and structure

Vyasa narrating the Mahabharata toGanesha, his scribe, Angkor Wat.

The epic is traditionally ascribed to Vyasa, who is also a major character in the epic. The first section of the Mahabharata states that it was Ganesha who, at the request of Vyasa, wrote down the text to Vyasa's dictation. Ganesha is said to have agreed to write it only on condition that Vyasa never pause in his recitation. Vyasa agreed, provided Ganesha took the time to understand what was said before writing it down.