Thamel

Living

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September 5th 2009
Over the past few days I’ve been alternately living the dream, and just plain living. Living the dream, I played clarinet at the home of the most accomplished and respected sitar player in Nepal on Wednesday morning. Every morning he plays his sitar; he doesn’t speak, and anyone is welcome to join him on their own instruments, and the focus is 100% music. Wednesday the group consisted of ... read more

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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