In the last decade, Nepal cricket has leaped far ahead in world cricket. Although it has not won major tournaments, the team has established itself as the “cardiac kids.” World cricket is talking about them.
But what about football? It was once deeply rooted in Nepal. Where is Nepali football now? A few questions often come to my mind: Where is our football going? Why don’t we have spectators in our leagues or tournaments anymore?
Let’s go back to the early 90s, the days when I started playing, watching, and following football. If you go through my old blogs, you will find how football has been a part of my life. Even today, I try to take some time to play futsal at least once a week.
In my childhood and youth days, we had many prominent players who ruled football in Nepal—players like Ganesh Thapa, YB Ghale (I heard his name but never got to watch him play), Mani Shah, Dhirendra Pradhan (who was once praised for his game in China), Raju Kaji Shakya ( I miss his long throw in) and Ajar Adhikari.
I had been planning to visit Dalchoki for quite some time, and finally, I went there today, 18th October 2025, with my friends. Dalchoki is located south of Kathmandu Valley at an elevation of around 2,300 meters.
We had planned to reach the top for sunrise, but due to road conditions and my limited experience driving on hilly roads, we arrived a little late. However, on the way, we enjoyed a panoramic view of the Himalayan range.
It was a short trip, and unfortunately, the weather did not favor us for photography this time — but we will definitely return soon to capture stunning landscape shots.
I was first introduced to western music by my cousins who used to stay at our house. It was the late ’80s, and they often listened to Wham! — the first English song I remember learning to sing was “Last Christmas.”
When they returned to their hometown, my exposure to western music faded too. We didn’t have a tape recorder for many years, so the only time I could hear English songs was on Saturdays when Radio Nepal played a few during the day. Later, Nepal Television aired a show called Sunday Pop, hosted by Mr. Bhusan Dahal. That show became a regular part of my week. In fact, before I ever heard the name Queen, it was on this show that I learned Freddie Mercury had passed away.
Let’s Go – signal for starting to pull the chariot
It’s been a few years since I last took photos on the first day of the Rato Machhindranath chariot pulling festival. This year, my kids were excited to see the event — especially since they had been watching the chariot being built on their way to and from school.
It’s been a while since I last posted pictures of Babaji with their chilim, smoking ganja during the Shivaratri festival at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu.
This year, I went to capture some moments on the eve of Shivaratri. However, I noticed that the Babas were scattered due to ongoing renovation work at the Pashupatinath temple premises. In the past, we used to see many saints and Babas gathered around Ram Mandir, but this year, many were seen sitting along the pavements beside the roads.
Pokhara, my maternal city—ever since I visited this place, the hill to the northeast, visible from my uncle’s house, has always fascinated me. It is called Kahun Danda. The white tower seen from the rooftop always made me wonder how they managed to build it up there.
After reaching Kahun Danda, I learned that the tower is called Kahun Darahara (View Tower) and was built in 2026 B.S. (1969/70 A.D.).
I had always wanted to visit this place since childhood but never got the chance.
In one of the talk shows former minister Mr. Prakash Chandra Lohani said that during panchayat there was a plan to save the Bagmati civilization, but just before its implementation we had B.S. 2046 political change which brought parties to powers.
I support Local Empowerment. So, I’m sharing this Everest Base Camp Trek to promote a new way of trekking where trekkers can empower the local service providers like lodges, guides and porters by booking services directly through them. #empoweringthehimalayas #freetriptoeverest
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