Kohdauri, An Awadhi gift of the winters
Falgun, the month of happiness. As we brace for the sweltering summer heat and floody monsoon, our mothers and grandmothers are busy ensuring that our meals remain delicious in the…
The role of women | Addressing Poverty and Climate change in rural Nepal
Mayadevi, a hardworking woman from a rural village in Nepal, walks 5 km every day to fetch water for her family, carrying it in a weathered paint bucket. The rest…
Sikali Jatra: A window to our cultural heritage
The Sikali Jatra is a festival celebrated in the historical city of Lalitpur, specifically in the village of Khokana. This jatra is held in honor of the goddess Sikali, also…
Strength TogetHER: A safe space empowering young girls in Nepal
As young girls, we have all come across situations where we have so much going on in our heads that we really want to let it out in front of…
Brutal Truths about climate change in Nepal
With a cup of hot Timmure tea in hand, Malarani, stares at the pouring rain from her kitchen door with pain in her eyes. The monsoon has arrived late this…
Is Nepal prepared enough?
#Climatecrisis in #nepal "The Goddess must be really angry with us, the Nepalese people!" This is what Malarani, one of our farmer partners in rural Surkhet remarked when we were…
Juice of the rocks| The Shilajit Story
Let me start by being honest, Shilajit isn’t a pretty thing to be around. This sticky, brownish-black, and gooey substance smells like cow urine and is extremely bitter to taste.…
The Nepalese cuisine | Our unique kitchen spices
Nepalese cuisine, mostly represented across the world by momos and dal bhat tarkari has much more to offer. This was well proven on the global platform by Chef Santosh Shah through…
Chiuri: The Butter Tree
Ever heard of a tree that produces butter? Well, Diploknema Butyraceus also known as butter tree is the one that does this job. The tree in itself is more than…
The Black Gold of Nepal
My first encounter with Alainchi/Big cardamon/Black cardamom/Badi Elaichi was a rather confusing one. You see, my mother used the powdered version of it, so I didn’t see the real fruit…