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Litterateur Ishwor Ballabh passes away (nn 23/03/2008), In memoriam Ishwar Ballabh: Goodbye to a bard, by Peter Karthak (kpm 30/03/2008)
The question of recognition, by Prakash Subedi (kp 20/01/2008)
Sandwich girl, she came to my show, by Vijay Kumar (kp 23/12/2007) [On the Nepali actress Karishma Manandhar]
A melodious journey ends Koilidevi no more, by Avash Karmacharya (kp 22/12/2007) [On the death of Koilidevi Mathema (1928-2007)]
S C Suman: Ambassador from the Mithila's cosmos, by Kushal Regmi (kp 12/12/2007)
Nati Kaji The music lives, by Pawan Neupane (kp 11/12/2007)
Painter's Profile: KK Karmacharya, by Kushal Regmi (kp 05/12/2007)
The funny thing about Parijat, by Bhushita Vasistha (kp 03/12/2007)
The 2 Gopals, Narayan Gopal & Gopal Yonzon remembered, by Bhushita Vasistha (kp 26/11/2007)
Tribute to Lokgayak Jhalakman (kp 23/11/2007)
INLS announces two more awards and fellowship (nn 27/09/2007)
Aadikavi Bhanubhakta remembered (nn 13/07/2007)
Life, lived through art: Parijat wrote like no one else about loss, sadness, and the intensity of a solitary life, by Shradha Ghale (nt 13/04/2007)
Death of pure poet (kp 24/02/2007) [On the death of Mohan Koirala]
Anup Baral Dramatis personae in one, by Shitu Rajbhandari (kp 15/02/2007)
Novelist Dhanush Chandra dies (kp 06/12/2006)
Pandav Sunuwar: Loss of a Master of Voice (sp 13/10/2006)
Multi-faceted Personality: Ghimire has contributed the country through various activities, by Kabi Adhikari (sp 22/09/2006); On Ujwal Ghimire
Kishor Gurung: Maestro of ethnomusicology by pawan (kp 21/08/2006)
Lok kavi Ali Miya passes away (nn 04/08/2006), Famous Nepal poet Ali Miya passes away (wi 04/08/2006)
Drawing laughter amid Nepal's woes, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 01/08/2006)
Sounds Of Peace: Choying has earned wide recognition through her mellifluous voice and touching lyrics, by Kabi Adhikari (sp 14/07/2006) [On Ani Choying Dolma]
Renowned musician Dibya Khaling dies (nn 26/06/2006)
Book For: All Having come from a simple peasant family, Maharjan has come a long way to become the founder of Mandala Book Point (sp 23/06/2006); On Madhav Lal Maharjan
Maya Thakuri as writer, by Prakash A Raj (kp 23/04/2006)
Tribute:Chu Nyima is gone and we are still here (nt 17/03/2006)
Nepal's nightingale passes away, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 23/01/2006) [On the death of Tara Devi Shrestha], National loss (kp 24/01/2006), Tara Devi, the last soprano at Radio Nepal, by Peter J Karthak (kp 19/03/2006)
Parijat: Nepal's Most Celebrated Female Writer Defying the odds, Bishnu Kumari Waiba persevered to overcome hardship and gain success, by Bhuwan Thapaliya (Ohmy News 06/12/2005)
Tej B Chitrakar: A tribute, by Sanjeev Uprety (kp 27/11/2005)
Evergreen Voice: Singer Pradhan, who has always taken music as a hobby has contributed scores of evergreen songs to Nepali music Industry, by Thakur Amgai (sp 29/07/2005); on Prem Dhoj Pradhan
Raju Lama: One Mongolian musician (kp 08/06/2005) [see also website of Raju Lama]
People's Singer: After 25 years, singer Rai recalls how he had traveled to villages singing songs of political awareness during the time of Panchayat, by Thakur Amgai (sp 28/01/2005); On Shambhu Rai
Voyage Of Voice: Shrestha enriches the anthology of Nepali music with hundreds of everlasting and melodious modern and patriotic songs, by Thakur Amgai (sp 21/01/2005); on Deep Shrestha
Karishma still maintains her child like charisma, by Ekta Ghimire (kp 25/12/2004)
Ram Thapa Troubadour through the times, by Anjali Subedi (kp 24/11/2004)
Music doyen Shiva Shankar Manandhar dead (ht 16/11/2004), A hero’s exit (ht 16/11/2004), Hero, pioneer of modern Nepali music passes away (kp 16/11/2004), Heartfelt tributes paid to late, by Shiva Shankar (rn 16/11/2004)
Karma Yonzon: 46 years on in 2004! by Peter J Karthak (kp 31/10/2004)
Multi-lingual writer: Dr. Dilli Ram Timsina, by Kamala Sarup (pr 09/09/2004)
Balancing Her Act An artiste, popular for her folk based classical songs, strives to balance her role as a mother, wife, teacher and a singer, by Thakur Amgai (sp 03/09/2004); on Kunti Moktan
‘Oldest’ Buddhist monk was a Brahmin (ht 09/08/2004)
Read everything. Write a lot, and revise a lot .. Manjushree Thapa, by Agya Poudyal (kp 22/07/2004); an interview
A portrait of a painter, on painter Buddhi Thapa, by Sanjeev Uprety (kp 18/06/2004)
Gritty Ani Choying Drolma, by Mamata Pokharel (kp 01/06/2004)
Colossal loss (ht 28/05/2004)
Director Thapa passes away (kp 27/05/2004)
Litterateurs pay tribute to Parijat (ht 10/05/2004)
An era in classical music passes away, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 06/05/2004); on the death of ‘Sangeet Praveen’ Nararaj Dhakal
Gem of Nepali art and culture, by L B Thapa (kp 22/12/2003); on Lain Singh Bangdel. See also Errors and omissions, letter by Don Messerschmidt (kp 25/12/2003), Points on Bangdel, letter by L.B. Thapa (kp 01/01/2004), Check your facts, further letter by Don Messerschmidt (kp 05/01/2004)
Folk singer Gandharva’s death condoled (kp 24/11/2003), Batulechaur mourns Jhalakman’s death (ht 24/11/2003), Immortal strings (nt 19/12/2003)
Poetic legacy of Fr Charles Law, by Vinay Jha (kp 23/11/2003)
Melody maestro Nati Kaji passes away, by Bikash Sangraula (Kathmandu Post, 03/11/2003), End of an era (Kathmandu Post, 03/11/2003), Music maestro Natikaji passes away at 78 (Himalayan Times, 03/11/2003), Noted musician Natikaji dead: Emotional farewell performed at Aryaghat (Rising Nepal, 03/11/2003), End of a genre (Himalayan Times, 04/11/2003), Nati Kaji: ‘Ramro! Ramro!’, by Peter J. Karthak (Kathmandu Post, 05/11/2003)
In Amita’s shoes (Nepali Times, 05/09/2003); on Amita Sakya, Raj Kumari 1991-2001
A cultural forum's effort to project L.P. Devkota's life and work-1, by Yadav Khanal (People's Review, 04/09/2003); see also part 2 (11/09/2003)
Pioneer poet revisited, by L B Thapa (Kathmandu Post, 13/07/2003)
Grief-striken monks receive Rimpochhe’s body with heavy heart, by Sudha Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 13/06/2003)
Songs of blessing: How Ani Choying Drolma honours and aids her sangha (Nepali Times, 23/05/2003), Spiritual concerts in West to change monasteries in Nepal, by Bikash Sangraula (Kathmandu Post, 25/05/2003)
Litterateur Bhim Darshan Rokka passes away (Kathmandu Post,09/04/2003)
Rosa Koirala: A truly great person, by Niranjan Koirala (Kathmandu Post, 16/03/2003); on Rosha Koirala
Spiritual guru Yogi Naraharinath passes away, by Perina Pathak & Yubaraj Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 27/02/2003), Yogi Narahari Nath passes away (Space Time Today, 27/02/2003), Yogi Naraharinath passes away (Rising Nepal, 27/02/2003), Death Of A Legend (Spotlight, 07/03/2003), Yogi Naraharinath: An unextinguishable spiritual fire, by Narad Bharadwaj (Space Time Today, 12/03/2003)
Bhikchhu Mahasthavir passes away (Kathmandu Post, 18/02/2003)
Novelist Daulat Bikram Bista passes away, by Perina Pathak (Kathmandu Post, 29/12/2002)
Last message (Himalayan Times, 08/11/2002); on the death of Nayan Raj Pant
Bangdel, father of modern art, dead (Himalayan Times, 17/10/2002); on Lain Singh Bangdel
See also A multi-dimensional personality, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 20/10/2002), Luminous Legacy, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 01/11/2002), Mr Bangdel has left the country, by Kanak Mani Dixit (Nepali Times, 01/11/2002), Homage to Lain Bangdel, by Abhi Subedi (Space Time Today, 03/11/2002)
Bhanubhakta’s 189th birth anniversary observed (Kathmandu Post, 14/07/2002)
On The Occasion Of The 90th Birth Anniversary Of Poet Siddhi Charan Shrestha Kaji Baa: Gem Of Nepali Literature, by Shaphalya Amatya (Rising Nepal, 22/05/2001)
A lifetime of music: Nati Kaji, by Dikshya Thakuri (Sunday Post, 24/12/2000)
Laxmi Devi Rajbhandari as a poet, commented by PRP (People's Review, 31/08/2000)
Moti Ram Bhatta: An innovative Gazalkar, by Tejeswar Babu Gongah (Kathmandu Post, 31/08/2000)