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Sapana Roka Magar’s life from an innocent village girl to becoming an award-winning personality is full of ups and downs. Even at 22, she has already faced so much humiliation, negation, and refutation in her life that now nothing bothers her. Sapana Roka Magar has dedicated her life to cremating abandoned dead bodies. By LB THAPA Sapana Roka Magar is a young girl at her 22. Her innocent-looking face and docile demeanor actually belie her tall personality. Today she is a well-known girl in the country who has been voluntarily cremating abandoned dead bodies and that too all alone, mostly at Pashupati Aryaghat.   In a conservative society like ours where most women are not allowed to perform the last rite of the dead bodies. However, Sapana Roka Magar dared to break orthodox tradition and started cremating the abandoned dead bodies who were waiting for someone to cremate them.   Sapana Roka Magar’s life from an innocent village girl to becoming an award-winning personal...

  At present, there are fourteen universities and several colleges in the country, which provide professional degrees and diplomas in various subjects. However, the lure of studying abroad has not abated at all. Does this mean Nepali universities and colleges provide low-quality education? More young Nepalese students prefer to receive foreign degrees than studying the same course at home.   Photo: LB Thapa By LB THAPA If recent statistics are observed then it is evident that the number of students going to study abroad has been regularly on the rise. The Ministry of Education issued 85,758 No Objection Letter (NOC) between 2018 and 2019. For Australian higher education institutes, this number was 42,631 and for China and Japan, this number went up to 3,164 and 12,317. As many as 2112 students had received NOC for higher education in South Korea.        These statistics suggest that Nepali students going abroad for higher education is on the incre...

  The pioneer women rafters of Nepal By LB THAPA The history of commercial rafting is not very old in Nepal. With the establishment of Himalayan River Runners in 1979, Nepal had taken its very first step in the field of white water rafting. A decade later, the Government of Nepal formally recognized the Nepal Association of Rafting Agents (NARA) in 1989.   After 1989, more rafting activities began happening in Nepal. Today many rafting and kayaking professionals turn to Nepal because Nepal has many world-famous rivers, which are highly suitable for both rafting and kayaking.   Nepal’s overall performance in rafting is satisfactory if not outstanding. Last time the Nepali rafting team did participate in the 18 th Himalayan White Water Challenge, which was held in Nepal in 2019. Nepal had to be satisfied with the 10 th spot in the competition. All photos by Sita Thapa/Anu Shrestha To date, rafting and kayaking are being dominated by men only. Nepal does not have even a si...