Buddhist stupa

Krazy Kathmandu

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December 3rd 2006
Like India, Katmandu exists as a shrine to contrast. In my opinion, the most stark, and interesting of these lies in the collision of history with the frantic modernity of the 20th century. Walking through the old city provides strange and fascinating glimpses into the centuries of religious history that lie inconspicuously amongst the artistic sterility of today’s materialism. Getting lost in ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more