Notes from Nepal – Pokhara
The city of Pokhara is a pleasant surprise. It’s difficult to believe that a struggling country can have such a beautiful city. It’s like a European lake city at first [...]
Notes from Nepal
Notes from Nepal – Flight to Pokhara
Next morning. We board the small 20-seater flight. There are no announcements, no elaborate demonstration of how to wear the oxygen mask or how to crawl to the emergency exit [...]
Notes from Nepal – Kathmandu
Everything about Kathmandu is expectedly familiar. Incessantly honking vehicles, dusty roads, throngs of people, decadent architecture, wonky-looking structures, messy wires [...]
Notes from Nepal – A Perfect Start
I cannot have hoped for a better landing. Like a silky dress gently sliding down the curves of a woman’s body on to the floor, the plane touches down in Kathmandu’s [...]
Notes from Nepal – Onward Journey
It’s very early in the morning. I find myself slumped in a chair inside Bangalore airport, deprived of sleep and drearily staring at my photo in the new passport which I [...]
Notes from Nepal – Foreword
November is a weird middle zone. It’s neither good nor bad. It’s sunny in the day and drizzles in the evening. Trees stand bare without leaves. Dogs mate in the streets. [...]
