Recently, we have seen some disturbing cases of suicide involving people who work in transport and are responsible for taking passengers safely to their destinations. A few months ago, Ganesh Nepali, a Pathao rider, set himself on fire. A few days ago, a bus driver whose identity is still unknown set himself and his bus on fire and died.
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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.
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.
Sunrise View
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 2008 I wrote a blog on the land of Bagmati Where is the land of the holy River Bagmati – All about photography, travel in Nepal | Sangesh Shrestha ), it took 16 years for my prediction to be true. People like me can foresee but the people who are supposed to predict such incidents and are in the right place neglected it.
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.
It’s been quite a while since I have done any nature photography. This weekend called up a few friends to join me for an early morning photography trip to a hill in the west of Kathmandu known as Dahachok.
This hill area is famous for Kalu Pande samadhi. Kalu Pande is a great warrior of the Gorkha arm who fought for the Gorkha royals who were fighting with the neighboring state for expansion which led to the current borders of the Nepal kingdom.
It’s been quite a long time since I have walked long. Had a few plans for short treks and hike but were not able to manage them. A few days back my friends plan for a short hike but were not able to choose the place. They asked to me choose a destination and join them for a Saturday hike.
Jamachoo has always attracted me as it’s always seen whenever I point my camera to the north side of Kathmandu valley, it pops up in my photographs.
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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