Honey Hunters of Nepal | Eric Valli [Book Retrospective]

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"Photographs show life among the Gurung people and the techniques they use in gathering honey from cliffside hives. Eric Valli lived for many years in the Himalaya and has become one of this region's most well-known photographers. He contributes regularly to Geo and National Geographic and is the author of numerous publications, including Himalaya, Caravans of the Himalaya, and Hunters of Nepal. He has produced award-winning documentaries and his first feature-length film, Himalaya (1999), was an international success."
 

The essence of regional Integrity and collaborative strategies for alleviating poverty through south Asia region

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South Asia is home to the largest number of the world poor. While the incidence of poverty as defined by HCR has shown some decline in all South Asian countries over the years, a sizable proportion of the population in all the countries still live in poverty.

action/2015: A platform for greater coordination among civil society [Campaign Launch!]

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"action/2015 is one of the largest and most diverse campaign coalitions ever founded. We are a growing global movement of more than 1000 organisations in over 120 countries. We span environmental, development and human rights movements. We are united in our focus to make 2015 a huge breakthrough moment for people and planet."
 
 
 

SUBLIME: The First International Sustainable Lifestyle Magazine [Subscription Announcement]

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Sublime is a bi-monthly international lifestyle magazine with ethical values and intelligent content. Sublime is authentic, honest and fresh. It explores community and celebrates diversity and individuality. It captures the spirit of our time. Sublime is urban, entertaining, informative and thought provoking. And above all, Sublime is an independent voice.
 
 
 

Where is Ban Ki moon? Well He was in India few days ago and now in Central America

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The UN Secretary General was very recently in India for an official visit. Should have he come to Nepal to broker an agreement among political parties? What is the real role of the UN in brokering peace agreements? Is its power declining or simply the fact that there are countries like Libya, where the UN is currently brokering an agreement in Genève, which deserve more attention at the moment?

Open House Exhibition | Gallery Mcube [Event Announcement]

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The OPEN HOUSE EXHIBITION of AIR_MCUBE Artist in Residence is on 24th January 2015 at Gallery Mcube followed with a performance by Resident Artist Sabita Dangol. 
 
"Cosmic Perception" by Binaya Humagain
 
"All Goddess" by Elsa Fraysse
 
"Repeated Mind" by Sabita Dangol
 
Exhibition will remain open till 31st January 2015.
 

ONE GIRL [Documentary Announcement]

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'ONE GIRL is a documentary that follows five teenage girls from different countries to show the juxtaposition in their daily lives.  We see their schools, their daily chores, how they play and how they interact with their world. When an ordinary day becomes a running commentary of our times. One day, five girls, a million dreams!'
 
 
 
 

The World In 2015 Digital Editions| The Economist [App Recommendation]

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'Published every November for the last 29 years ago The World In is The Economist's annual collection of predictions that identify and explore the issues that shape the year ahead. Each year journalists from The Economist join luminaries from the worlds of politics, business, science and the arts in offering their forecasts on what lies ahead.'

www.theworldin.com/editors-picks

The SAARC and the Process of Regional Cooperation: An Interview with Gauri Khandekar, FRIDE

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Gauri Khandekar, is the Head of Programme-Agora Asia-Europe at FRIDE, a European Think Tank for Global Action, one of the leading worldwide research center in international relations . Gauri was in Kathmandu for the recent SAARC meeting. After almost two months, here we have some reflections about the current status of South Asian regional integration with some reference to current EU affairs.

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