Tag: history

Can You Hear the Gods Whispering: Herding Goats and Chaining Deities, The tale of Man Kal Bhairab

Some years ago, I saw a book called “Kathmandu: where the Gods are young.” This title struck me so deeply that even now, almost a decade later I still recall it, even though I never got the chance to open up the book and see what was inside. There was something so profound about the title, it reminded me that I live in a city where the Gods are present at every turn. Each street corner has a small temple or shrine and our cityscape is defined by round Stupas and triangular mandirs. I would see these buildings without fully appreciating what it meant: that this city, this country, it’s history...

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Can You Hear the Gods Whispering: The Origins of Kathmandu Valley

Years ago I came across a book called “Nepal: where the Gods are young.” This title struck me so deeply that even, now almost a decade later, I still recall it, even though I never got the chance to open up the book and see what was inside. There was something so profound about the title, it reminded me that I live in a city where the Gods are present at every turn. Each street corner has a small temple or shrine and our cityscape is defined by round Stupas and triangular mandirs. I would see these buildings without fully appreciating what it meant: that this city, this country, it’s history...

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The Bitter Bean; Origins

It comes from a berry, much like a cherry, and through the cogwheels it goes. 21st century coffee, origins like geography, a journey to the cup that you hold. A bitter luxury. So fundamental to modern day existence it had become one of the most traded commodities globally. It is processed in fields, sheds, kitchens and factories worldwide. Traded and graded. It’s most commonly but not solely consumed as a beverage. Hot. Cold. Prepared in a vast number of ways that vary from region to region, house to house and person to person. It’s prepared with dairy or non dairy milk,...

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