People
Women at the Helm
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Bidhya Devi Bhandari
The first female President of Nepal, Bidhya Devi Bhandari participated in politics from her student days, but she was catapulted into national mainstream politics after the ...
Changing Rural Scenes: #HerbsforChange
Sharif Shrestha wanted to be a doctor and to pursue his ambition; he was exclusively studying science subjects in his intermediate. But it didn’t take him long to realise that he wasn’t made to study medicine. Now, he is a student of Biochemistry and Economics ...
Hopes on hoops
In a brief history of women's basketball, Nepal made their first ever podium finish ending up second in the first South Asia Basketball Association (SABA) Women's Basketball Championship at their backyard. Benefited by the absence of regional giant India, along with Pakistan, with both giving ...
Living through Uncertainty
It can be difficult at times to admit that you are scared. In fact, scared is the last thing you want to be. You want to be strong, happy, excited, or anything except scared. But, I am. I admit that I am scared when I think about ...
Kohee Gurung: The 10 Years Old Poet
Born and raised in the UK, Kohee Gurung travelled to Hong Kong with her family in her early age of 2 in 2007. She went back to UK with her mother at 3 to pursue her study. She joined Valley Road Primary School, Henley on ...
DREAMS : 3rd Anniversary
DREAMS is marking its third year today! Three years ago, this magazine itself was curated out 0f a dream of a group of young fellows. Throughout these three years, DREAMS had hundreds of subjects interviewed and events covered. Today, we look back on those dreamers who ...
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories : Lekhnath Adhikari
Name: Lekhnath Adhikari Born: 2032 BS Ashoj 26 - Lakhanpur, Damak, Jhapa. When he was 4 years old, he got a fever. His parents thought it was just another fever that stayed for long. After 8-9 days continuous fever, he was taken to the hospital. By ...
#WomenOfNepal
Nepali women are indelibly an important pillar in accelerating the country's socioeconomic growth. Once confined to their homes, their roles today know no boundaries. In this series of photographs from their ...
DHUNGEDHARA: A Nepali Technology to Supply Water
I was born to a household opposite a big marshy pond. When I was about six, local people dug it up to reveal a beautiful water conduit with hundreds of ancient sculptures lying around. I then realised ...
The Nanglo Fame: Starting from the Scratch
Gopal Kakshapati is a man who has not only seen the tough times but also went through the challenges that would force an ordinary man to quit. He has been an inspiration, a man who sets benchmark for others to break. A man to emulate.
Stories of Nepal
At a time when we are engulfed in chasing the materialistic luxuries, occupied by our own problems that die down sooner or later, Jay Paudyal is immortalising the stories of a world that we have lost the connection with. Jay has been a wire that ...
Paribesh Pradhan: Into the Wild
We pride ourselves on our mountains. We write essays and poems about it at schools. But the bitter fact is that most Nepalese have never set foot on a mountain or even seen one up close.
Into the Spirit of Debating
The first month of a new year is heralded by a zenith of new beginnings, resolutions and positive changes. Nepalese were expecting a dawn of a new era that could have probably been brought by the new constitution based on healthy negotiations on issues pertaining ...
The Immortal Experience of Tracing Nepal
The 22-year old well-known blogger Lex Limbu has been doing it all. Taking people out from their shelter, giving them experience of a life that they are already alienated from and let them contribute as a team to the societies that believe the grass is ...
The Independent Gongal
It is no doubt a tough ask for anyone in any part of the world to kick start a business. Starting a business relates to many facets of it – determining the target group, injecting money, marketing, spotting perfect location and potentially, hiring recruits. For ...
Running High with Bimala Shrestha Pokharel
I can say with conviction that Higher Ground serves the most luscious rich brownie (in Kathmandu, at least). As I frequented the cozy bakery for the addictive brownies in my ceaseless attempts, I came to know that Higher Ground did much more than smuggle little ...
Prof. Padam Simkhada : The Pedagogical Vanguard
When a sapling grows to a tree, it grows new leaves, gains new heights, expands to a wide area. But its strength always depends on its roots. An identity runs parallel to the origin and one can only achieve self-actualisation if that identity is embraced. ...
Niraj: An Academic’s March Towards Excellence
Niraj Gurung is the one among many Nepalese abroad breaking the stereotypes. Heading towards a foreign land following a response from a reputed University at a city where dollar weighs heavier than any other currency, abroad education has been an investment for a majority. The ...
Nyano Sansar: Warming Up the Sufferers
What is the hardest part about winter for you? Yes, I am asking a question to the privileged few. Is it the clothes? Or the dishes you have to wash with rubber gloves? Or waking up early for college when the sun hasn't ...
Walk a Day in Their Shoes
Shoes – one of the most understated and overlooked parts in our daily lives. We buy them, walk miles in them, make them dirty, forget about cleaning them, wear them out and finally, discard them. For some of us, shoes are things that you grow ...
Dr Bishesh Poudyal: Dissecting the System with Purpose
Health services in Nepal seems to be below-par compared to the elite facilities our neighbouring giants put on offer. A prolonged scarcity of equipmens, crammed up rooms with limited beds and shortage of drugs have been the problems floating in the surface. But deep down the surface, the base ...
A People’s History of Nepalese Photography: Kiran M Chitrakar
Kiran Man Chitrakar’s lineage pretty much personifies the history of Nepalese photography with three generations involved. His awe and respect is palpable when he talks about his grandfather, Dirgha Man, who was the royal painter and the first court photographer. And his father, Ganesh Man, ...
Fate & Courage : Manish’s Story
At the tender age of 25, Manish Subedi has been through hell and back. A chain of extraordinary events began to unravel in 2008, changing the course of this young Nepali’s life in an unimaginable way. Manish’s story begins with a journey abroad, a life-changing diagnosis ...
Yam Sajan – The Bolt of Nepal
The ‘fastest man’ could be a source of inspiration for millions of youths in the nation who dream of taking sports as a career but are subdued by the limitations in scope. Yam Sajan could be a trendsetter that can inspire new generation of sprinters.
Altruistic Aspirations
There are people who live for themselves and there are those who devote their life for the greater good. These people have a zeal for service. They believe in the fruit of their labour and they are the social catalysts. They radiate aura and act ...
Sunil Babu Panta
DREAMS would like to congratulate Sunil Babu Panta on being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Who is Sunil Babu Panta? Sunil Babu Panta is a long-time activist for gay rights and is Nepal’s first openly gay politician. What are his works? Sunil Babu Panta heads Blue Diamond ...
Iccha Basnyat
DREAMS would like to congratulate Iccha Basnyat, assistant professor at national University of Singapore, for receiving the teaching excellence award 2014. Who is Iccha Basnyat? Iccha is an assistant professor in the Department of Communications and New Media, which is a part of the Faculty of Arts ...
Sumnima Udas
DREAMS would like to congratulate Sumnima Udas on being awarded Journalist of Year 2014 at Women’s Empowerment Journalism Awards. Who is Sumnima Udas? Sumnima Udas is a journalist of Nepali origin who works in India. She reports on gender issues for CNN. What was her achievement? Sumnima was recognized ...
Zezbia Shrestha
DREAMS would like to congratulate Zezbia Shrestha, who the gold medal in sparing and silver medal in form during the Illinois State Championship of taekwondo. This qualifies her for the national level championship. Indeed, winning medals is nothing new to Zezbia, who claimed first place ...
From Scarves To Riches
US Sherpa International is a wholesale business, which exports Nepal-made items like hats, gloves, scarves, socks, purses, bags, etc, to retail stores in Vermont. His family also owns a trekking agency in Nepal, and Ongyel encourages those he meets in the US to come visit ...
Subina Shrestha
DREAMS would like to congratulate Subina Shrestha on her documentary being shortlisted for the World’s Best Television and Film Category of New York Film Festival.
Dawa Dachhiri Sherpa
DREAMS would like to congratulate Dachhiri Sherpa on participating in the Winter Olympics 2014.
Shreya Paudel: Young and On The Go
Shreya Paudel studies International Political Studies at the University of Middlesex, UK, and was on the list of inspiring students on The Guardian for the year 2014. He has been actively involved in resolving various issues faced by the both national and international students on ...