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The myth of the original star-crossed lovers

Bindika Pandey September 17, 2022

“We were doomed from the start. A lost cause. A losing battle. And yet, in that narrow instant, I didn't give a single fuck.” -Julie Johnson, Erasing Faith Background: Love grows and expands us like nothing else. Nothing is as deadly as the love of a powerful man. Star-crossed lovers are two people who care deeply for each other; however, their love…

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Shrawan 15 - Kheer Day in Nepal

Bindika Pandey July 31, 2022

Shrawan 15 (July 30/31) is also known as “Kheer Khane Din” meaning a day to eat rice pudding. It is celebrated grandly to commemorate the accomplishments of farmers who worked hard throughout that period, marking the end of the paddy planting season. Kheer, also known as “Aayash” in Sanskrit, is a sweet rice pudding from the cuisine of Nepalese tradition …

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The Chinese Legends of the Butterfly lovers

Bindika Pandey July 30, 2022

“I almost wish we were butterflies and lived for three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.” - John Keats Background: As Maya Angelou and Edward- Burre Tonas said, "Love costs all we are and we will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.", The Chinese Legends o…

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Plagiarism and Hope

Bindika Pandey April 30, 2022

Authors have often complained about plagiarism. We hear multiple times an idea being stolen from us in a way that we feel demotivated to focus on another creative idea. Instead of becoming hopeless about our idea being stolen, we need to deal with such cheating in a practical way. Let me explain with a simple story. A bird once asked a honey bee: You work s…

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April Fools Day

Bindika Pandey April 01, 2022

Don't be afraid to be fooled today! It is not Fool's Day yet it's March 32!! April Fools' Day means something different to everyone who observes the date. For some, it's a chance to play April Fools' pranks on unsuspecting victims, whether that means silly and harmless tricks for all-ages fun... or a more elaborate (and R-rated) stun…

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भूकम्पको प्रभाव (कथा )-भाग ४

Bindika Pandey March 15, 2022

४. एक हातले ताली बज्दैन आखिर हिमाल ऊ नै चढ्न सक्छ जसले मुटुले ढुंगा चपाउन सक्छ l सरकारले पनि थुप्रै राष्टिय र अन्तराष्टिय संस्थाबाट सहयोग पायो l एक हातले ताली बज्दैन, त्यसैले सरकारको सहयोगले मात्र नेपालका सम्पदाको संरक्षण हुन सक्दैन l यस कामका लागि सबै समाजले भूकम्पप्रतिरोधात्मक घरहरु बनाउन जरुरी छ lत्यसैले हाम्रो टोलले पनि त्यही अभियानमा लाग्ने कुरा गर्य…

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Regret

Bindika Pandey February 25, 2022

It was 5o’clock in the evening when I was returning home. I had to walk for 30 minutes from the bus stop to my home. The office had given me 20 days of summer vacation and I grabbed this opportunity to attend some meditation classes. The trainer not only taught about meditation but had conducted interact…