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School Children Urging UNESCO To List Muktinath Valley And Lo Manthang In The World Heritage List

School Children Urging UNESCO To List Muktinath Valley And Lo Manthang In The World Heritage List Mustang Caves. Image credit: National Geographic. By Mithu Das   January 20, 2021 (This speech was written for the morning assembly of Shree Bhagrati Academy, Dipayal-Silgadhi, Doti District, Nepal.) Good morning, Respected Principal, honourable teachers and my dear friends. My name is Arunima Bhandari and I'm from class VII. Today, our topic is "School Children Urging UNESCO To List Muktinath Valley And Lo Manthang In The World Heritage List". N...

The First Car In Nepal

The First Car In Nepal A green Marcedes was carried over a rocky river by a team of sixty-four porters in 1949. Photographer: Voklmar Wentzel. Image courtesy: Christie's. By Mithu Das   January 19, 2021 (This speech was written for the morning assembly of Shree Bhagrati Academy, Dipayal-Silgadhi, Doti District, Nepal.) Good morning, Respected Principal, honourable teachers and my dear friends. Today I, Saksham Malashi, from class IV, is here to put across my views on the topic "The First Car of Nepal". The first car was rode in Nepal by Britain's Pri...

Spiny Babbler: The Endemic Bird of Nepal

Spiny Babbler: The Endemic Bird of Nepal This photograph of Spiny Babbler was taken at Stupa Village, Pokhara Valley, Nepal. Photographer: Sanjib Acharya. Image courtesy: Oriental Bird Images. By Mithu Das   January 09, 2021 Spiny Babbler—local name Kaande Bhyakur—is the only endemic bird species found in Nepal. Nepal is famous for its snow-peaked massive mountains, green high hills, beautiful lakes and rivers. It is famous for its rich biodiversity, too. Its avifauna has ranked 26th in the world. More than 822 species of birds are found in...

Golaghat Coronavirus Lockdown: My Feelings

Golaghat Coronavirus Lockdown: My Feelings In Krishna Nagar, Golaghat, people took precautions against COVID-19 by blocking the main road to their colonies for outsiders (2 April 2020). By Mithu Das   May 31, 2020 Being a workaholic, I didn't like the coronavirus lockdown. However, as there was no other way to stop spreading this virulent virus (SARS-CoV-2), so we had to bite the bullet. The nightmarish lockdown started on 24 March and is still continuing though it gradually eases now. For me, the lockdown was a curse. I had lost my appet...

Covid-19: Golaghat In Quarantine

Covid-19: Golaghat In Quarantine Golaghat town in quarantine By Mithu Das   March 30, 2020 The whole India is being placed on lockdown for twenty-one days—from 24 March to 13 April—preventing further spread of coronavirus, and it has hardly passed 7 days that I'm getting bored staying at home. You can’t go outside except that you need to buy some medicines or groceries. You can't drive a car, you can't ride a motorcycle, you cant ride a bicycle, or even you can't walk the street. I really hate this virus. Covid-19 is caused by...