An American Idol Story
March 26, 2020
March 26, 2020
Traverse Nepal v2.0 Vlogumentary Intro
November 12, 2019
November 12, 2019
Some of my favorite Nepali brands
November 10, 2019
November 10, 2019
Here are a few of my favorite Nepali brands (brands that started in Nepal that cater to the domestic or international market or both) in random order: Himalayan Java –…
“AI for Transforming Business” conference
November 4, 2019
November 4, 2019
The British College is organizing an international conference titled “Artificial Intelligence for Transforming Business” on November 5th at Kathmandu, Nepal. The main aim of this conference is to create a…
Nirmal “Nims” Purja, world record holder
November 2, 2019
November 2, 2019
In just 6 months and 6 days, Nirmal “Nims” Purja MBE has completed his challenge to summit Earth’s 14 tallest mountains, smashing the previous record of almost eight years and…
What’s your ‘mandu?
November 1, 2019
November 1, 2019
Kathmandu is an oasis. Here, you’ll find what you are looking for. Jazzmandu. Bookmandu. Shopmandu. Cafemandu. Bikemandu. And many other ‘mandus. We have our groups and communities based on our…
Himalayan Java’s story
October 26, 2019
October 26, 2019
I love going to Himalayan Java. I love the store’s ambience, customer service, and obviously their coffee/food. Having visited so many of their coffee shops around Kathmandu, I was curious…
Far Out: an ongoing read
October 13, 2019
October 13, 2019
Far Out Countercultural Seekers and the Tourist Encounter in Nepal by Mark Liechty is a comprehensive read on Nepal’s tourism experiences in the postwar era, hippie counterculture in the 1960s,…
Is there such thing as too much press in business?
September 27, 2019
September 27, 2019
Yes, there is! I used to believe that getting a lot of press coverage for any business would be good. It would be great to create more buzz, more people…
Managing vehicle traffic in Nepal
September 22, 2019
September 22, 2019
Kathmandu faces an acute traffic congestion problem. News of traffic congestion worsening are not rare. The population density is increasing, more vehicles are being added on the road, construction happening…
The weight of awards
August 18, 2019
August 18, 2019
At a recent award ceremony, one of the pioneers of taking wireless technology to rural parts of Nepal, Mahabir Pun was honored with the Pioneer ICT Award. On stage, he…
AI Expo Nepal 2019
August 10, 2019
August 10, 2019
I’m thrilled to be a part of the organizing team for the upcoming AI Expo Nepal 2019 happening on Saturday, August 24 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza. The AI Expo Nepal…
Leading with vision
August 7, 2019
August 7, 2019
Dr. Sanduk Ruit is an ophthalmologist on a mission to restore sight to Nepal’s blind. He is the executive director of the nonprofit Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Kathmandu, Nepal,…
It’s the people
July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019
Once upon a time, I read somewhere “Most tourists come to Nepal for the first time to see the mountains, they return for the people.” People are what makes Nepal…
Building the Nepali startup ecosystem
July 29, 2019
July 29, 2019
Since 2011, we have seen a lot of interest in young entrepreneurs to execute their idea and build their startup in Nepal. Now we are slowly seeing a few startups…
What’s in your forest?
July 8, 2019
July 8, 2019
Recently, I attended a startup summit where a panelist stated that the word “ecosystem” is overhyped. Instead he suggested we should start using the word forest rather than ecosystem. Each…
Startup Summit 2019
July 3, 2019
July 3, 2019
“Startup Summit aims to build startup ecosystem in Nepal where every stakeholders would play the expected role in incubating ideas and translate these ideas into venture. With multi stakeholders presence,…
Nepal’s First and Biggest AI EXPO
June 11, 2019
June 11, 2019
AI Expo Nepal 2019 is a joint initiation by Fusemachines and Artificial Intelligence for Development (AID) aimed to showcase the best AI projects/papers from academia and industry. Prerequisites for participation:…
Visit Nepal 2020
June 2, 2019
June 2, 2019
To make Visit Nepal 2020 a definite success, all the stakeholders should consider how to attract, engage, and wow the tourists in their Nepal trip. The easy part is for…
The upcoming Venture Talk will feature Saurabh Jyoti, Director of Jyoti Group and the Chairman of Syakar Trading Company and Syakar Investment Pvt. Ltd. He will talk on the topic…