Welcoming in kala masi

Kala Masi wanderings

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August 24th 2007
Sujata (the headmaster's 20 year old daughter) and I made the trip down to Bhaktapur today. It is an hour walk down from the village and then a 20 minute bus ride. I am going to be in good shape when this leg of the trip is over! Yalamber, my friend who works in Kathmandu, went with me to the the village on Fri (Sat?) (I am losing track of the days). He agreed to go even though he said is wa ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Bhaktapur

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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