Sanskriti Pokharel

Jan 15, 2025 | htsyndication.com | Sanskriti Pokharel

Kathmandu, Jan. 16 -- Chuden Kabimo is a writer based in Kalimpong, India. He holds a master's degree in political science and began writing short stories very young. His short stories collection '1986' won the 2018 Yuva Sahitya Akademi Award. His first novel, 'Fatsung', has been translated into English, Bangla, Sindhi, and Hindi. The English version, 'Song of the Soil', was shortlisted for India's JCB Award 2022. His new book 'Urmaal' will be released on January 18.

Jan 15, 2025 | kathmandupost.com | Sanskriti Pokharel

Chuden Kabimo is a writer based in Kalimpong, India. He holds a master’s degree in political science and began writing short stories very young. His short stories collection ‘1986’ won the 2018 Yuva Sahitya Akademi Award. His first novel, ‘Fatsung’, has been translated into English, Bangla, Sindhi, and Hindi. The English version, ‘Song of the Soil’, was shortlisted for India’s JCB Award 2022. His new book ‘Urmaal’ will be released on January 18.

Jan 11, 2025 | htsyndication.com | Sanskriti Pokharel

Kathmandu, Jan. 11 -- Jason Lopchan is the director of 'A Place Under the Sun', the first feature film in Nepal to be shot entirely on an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Many assumed they chose to shoot on an iPhone as a gimmick to grab attention. "But that's far from the truth," Lopchan says. "If we had the budget, we would have never used a phone to shoot the film."For Lopchan, it was a matter of necessity, not strategy.

Jan 10, 2025 | kathmandupost.com | Sanskriti Pokharel

Sanskriti PokharelJason Lopchan is the director of ‘A Place Under the Sun’, the first feature film in Nepal to be shot entirely on an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Many assumed they chose to shoot on an iPhone as a gimmick to grab attention. “But that’s far from the truth,” Lopchan says. “If we had the budget, we would have never used a phone to shoot the film.”For Lopchan, it was a matter of necessity, not strategy.

Jan 9, 2025 | htsyndication.com | Sanskriti Pokharel

Kathmandu, Jan. 10 -- Have you ever wondered the difference between being naked and being nude? Or did you perceive them as synonymous terms and never wondered about their differences? British art historian Kenneth Clark, in his book 'The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form' says, "To be naked is to be deprived of our clothes, and the word implies some of the embarrassment most of us feel in that condition.