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Interview: Nepali Director Deepak Rauniyar on 'Highway' and a Conscious Cinema

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Deepak Rauniyar's debut feature — screening at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City April 25 through May 1 — sets out a fresh new cinematic vision for Nepal.

April 24th by La Frances Hui | Comments

Photos of the Day: Celebrating the Festival of Colors with a Splash

People celebrate Holi with colored powders at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, India on March 26, 2013. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
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Dusted with shocking pink, vibrant green, opulent purple and every other color under the sun, people in Asia take to the streets to celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors in March 2013.

March 27th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photo of the Day: Lighting Up the Highest Peaks in Nepal

Bright beams of sunshine bathe the Himalayas peaks in Nepal on February 27, 2013. (anaadi+/Flickr)
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Bright beams of sunshine bathe the Himalayas peaks in Nepal on February 27, 2013. (anaadi+/Flickr)

February 28th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photo of the Day: Leaps and Bounds in Nepal

A young man bounces through the ruins in Surkhet, Nepal on July 5, 2012. (satyamjoshi/Flickr)
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A young man bounces through the ruins in Surkhet, Nepal on July 5, 2012. (satyamjoshi/Flickr)

October 11th by Saira Siddiqi | Comments

Photo of the Day: A Splash of Red in Nepal

A young boy covered in red powder for Holi, the Festival of Color on March 8, 2012 in Kathmandu, Nepal. (satyamjoshi/Flickr)
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A young boy covered in red powder for Holi, the Festival of Color on March 8, 2012 in Kathmandu, Nepal. (satyamjoshi/Flickr)

August 22nd by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Watch: A Climate Change Photo Exhibit Atop Mount Everest [Interview]

David Breashears: Ice Gallery, Main Rongbuk Glacier, Mount Everest, 2011. (GlacierWorks)
Sustainability

Mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears treks up Mount Everest to display photographs of coal mining and melting glaciers at 17,723 feet.

July 24th by Leah Thompson | Comments

Going, Going, Gone: Five of Asia's Most Endangered Languages

Japanese tourist with two Ainu in Hokkaido, date unknown. (Sgt. Steiner/Flickr)
Lifestyle

Meet the "hairy Ainu" of Japan, Taiwan's Saaroa, the Kusunda of Nepal, the last Manchus and the Jarawa of India's Andaman Islands.

July 6th by Sherley Wetherhold | Comments

Photo of the Day: Praying in Color

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Dressed in vibrant maroon and gold attire, a monk poses in prayer at Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 2, 2012. (Original cheese_unit/Flickr)

June 12th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photos: Streets of Nepal

A man sits with his radio at a home for the elderly on the outskirts of Kathmandu. (Garry Waller)
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Photographer Garry Waller captured everyday life in the streets of Nepal on a recent trip.

May 17th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Photo of the Day: Nepalese Marionettes

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Traditional marionettes hanging in a store in Bagmati, Nepal on March 11, 2012. (Keso/Flickr)

April 6th by Nadia Rasul | Comments

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