First, I’d like to thank Rukshana Kapali for initiating a discussion on an easy-to-use Nepal Sambat calendar. I’m not an expert on astrology/astronomy. These are entirely my personal thoughts on how we can create an easy-to-use Nepal Sambat calendar to stimulate a discussion on the Nepal Sambat calendar started by a group of people. When […]
Author: subhash
Bibliography of Nepalbhasa Dictionaries
This is a bibliography I prepared on Nepalbhasa dictionaries (dictionaries of Newar language words). I’ve only included the materials published as books, and have not included materials published as articles. Likewise, I have neither included any ancient manuscripts nor any idioms/phrasebooks. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Bal Gopal Shrestha, Kamal Ratna […]
सिक्किमया फसय् “ ताखोता द्यांद्यां”या सः
राजु प्रधान चान्हय् ‘ताखोता द्यांद्यां ताताखोता द्यांद्यां’ धकाः न्ह्यलय् लिसा लिसा कयाः हालाच्वन । वया लिक्क द्यंपिं धाःसा व न्हूगु हे भासं हाःगुलिं ज्यः जुल । राजु उकुन्हुनिसें ‘प्रधान स्कूल’य् वंगु, ‘प्रधान भाय्’ न्ववाःगु मखा जुइ धकाः इमिसं तायेकल । लिपा इमिसं सिल ‘ताखोता द्यांद्यां ताताखोता द्यांद्यां’ ला छताजि ‘प्रधान बाजा’या थायेगु बोल खनिं । […]
Traditional, Folk, Fusion, and conFusion
Traditional, Folk, Fusion, and conFusion: Music and Change in the Newar Communities of Nepal (PhD Dissertation Abstract) This dissertation explores the musical changes in the Newar communities from the 1920s to 2018. For centuries, the indigenous people from Kathmandu, the Newars have been practicing predominantly Hindu and Buddhist culture, inviting comparison with India before the […]
के बिस्केट जात्रा र विक्रम संवतबीच सम्वन्ध छ?
वैशाख संक्रान्ति अर्थात मेष संक्रान्तिलाइं नेवार संस्कृतिमा एक पर्वको रूपमा मनाइन्छ । यस दिन उपत्यकाका धिनाच्व, सिच्व, र पूmच्व डाँडाहरू चढ्ने र मेला भर्न जाने गरिन्छ । यही दिन चिराइतो राखी बनाइएको खाई क्वाति (तीतो क्वाँटी) खाने चलन पनि छ । त्यस्तै मकर संक्रान्ति पनि नेवारहरू क्वाँटी, घिउ, चाकु र पालुंगो खाई महत्वका साथ मनाउँछन् […]
An evening of Nepalese Music 2018
Some pictures from the event “An evening of Nepalese Music” with a sincere gratitude to all the guests, artists and the volunteers who made the event a success. Photos by: Anil Dangol
Lunchtime Concert
City of Shoreline in partnership with the Shoreline Historical Museum organized a Traditional Nepalese Music Lunchtime Concert today here at Hamlin Park, Shoreline, WA. Please enjoy a few pictures from the concert.
Madal Workshop in World Rhythm Festival
Enjoy few pictures from “Madal Workshop” in World Rhythm Festival on April 29th, 2018 Sunday. The event was organized by Seattle World Percussion Society. I’d like to express my gratitude to everyone who participated, and those who could not — please stay tuned for another workshop soon. I apologize that I could not accommodate many […]
Lunch Time Concert: 07/24/18
I’m happy to announce that my group dabuli will be presenting a lunchtime concert on July 24th, 2018 Tuesday from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM in Hamlin Park Shoreline, WA. Here is the address of the park: 16006 15th Ave NE Shoreline, WA 98155 I hope to see you there.
Culture Share Nepal (Photo Gallery)
Culture Share Nepal event concluded successfully on March 4th, Saturday. A lot of hard work went into making the event go off so smoothly. I would like to thank all who made it happen. The artists: Angeline Nguyen, Chetana Shakya, Kenny Mandell, Prem Prajapati, Rabin Prajapati & Som Maya Subba. Suni Tolton did an excellent […]