by Laxmi Aryal | Mar 17, 2013 | Blog, Program, Awareness
Some memories from my recent trip to Nepal as I visited family, friends, and the Rukmini Foundation family in Nepal Part I After a four month long trip to Nepal, my husband and I arrived back in Pittsburgh on 12th of February. I wanted to share all of my experiences...
by Laxmi Aryal | Sep 30, 2012 | Technology, Program
Happy Holidays!! It may sound silly to hear that as it is not quite holiday season in the US, but in Nepal the biggest holidays of the year are coming up. Dashain and Tihar (Festival of Lights) are the two great holidays in the country. These holidays are National...
by Laxmi Aryal | Aug 26, 2012 | General
Children throughout the country must be eagerly waiting to go back to school. After a long summer vacation, parents must be equally eager to send their child/children to school. Despite the bad economy, parents will be spending a lot of money on their children to send...
by Laxmi Aryal | Apr 11, 2012 | News, Event, Awareness
Happy New Year 2069 Yes, it may be hard to believe, but it is New Year 2069 in Nepal on April 13, 2012. The new year typically falls between April 13 and April 14 in Nepal and it is based on the official calendar of Nepal known as Bikram Sambat. It is believed that...
by Laxmi Aryal | Nov 22, 2011 | Awareness, General
Namaste and welcome back. This post is the final in a series of blogs about my difficult road to education as a girl in 1950s Nepal. If you haven’t had a chance to read those already, take a look and follow along the path I took towards education. In my first...