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  Nepali language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nepali (Khaskura) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal, Bhutan, and some parts of India and Burma.
Nepali is the easternmost of the Pahari languages, a group of related languages spoken across the lower elevations of the Himalaya range, from eastern Nepal through the Indian states of Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh.
Nepali developed a small literature during the second half of the nineteenth century, which included the by (1833), Birsikka, an anonymous collection of folk-tales, and a Ramayana by Bhanubhakta.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nepali_language   (381 words)

  
 THDL: Nepali Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Nepali is the mother tongue for 11 million people, and a lingua franca for many more.
Nepali is an Indo-Aryan language, and thus part of a linguistic grouping which includes other South Asian languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Marathi and Gujarati.
Nepali is written in the Devanagari (or 'Nagari') script, which is also used for Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit.
thdl.org /education/nepali   (274 words)

  
 Creative Nepali Cooking with Tulsi Regmi
The Nepali cuisine, also known as the cuisine of the Himalayas, bears its uniqueness by incorporating the two great culinary traditions of the region, Indian and Tibetan, into a mainstream culinary culture of its own, which reflects the geographic and demographic diversity of the Himalayas.
Many Nepali dishes are derived from the great culinary tradition of the indigenous Newari culture, native to the Kathmandu Valley.
Nepali food, which is simple and subtle in flavor, is prepared by using unique blend of common ingredients and spices.
nepalicooking.tripod.com   (329 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Nepali art (Asian And Middle Eastern Art) - Encyclopedia
Although Nepali painting is also generally religious in content, many paintings integrate historical events, portraiture, cosmological diagrams, and astrological charts as well.
Nepali architecture is noted for its palaces, although the wood and brick composition of many structures in the Himalayan valley has left few pre-16th-century buildings extant.
In the 19th cent., Nepali artists discovered the rajput and mughal styles, which resulted in an ongoing exchange of artistic theories with Tibet.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/Nepaliar.html   (322 words)

  
 Nepali films and masala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Nepali film directors want the buddhijibis or learned people, or to use TB Bottomore’s expression ‘elites’ to tell them what they think about their works and give advice about the directions that they should take in the future.
Problems of Nepali film as discussed during the seminar and the following day at Gurukul at the felicitation of the young director Nabin Subba for the success of his film Numafung, seemed to be going round the dialectics— mainstream versus alternative, and Bollywood films versus Nepali films made with the indigenous cultural text and narrativity.
Nepali films that have hit the record of little over 300 films made to date, have overtly used the Indic influences, of the Hindi films, to be precise.
www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=3091   (1029 words)

  
 India
But as Indian demand for Nepali prostitutes grew, and the threat of AIDS increased the demand for new girls, girls from many castes3 and communities and from other regions of Nepal were recruited for sale in Indian brothels.
Nepali women in India's red-light areas remain largely segregated in brothels located in what are known to their Indian counterparts and their customers as "Nepali kothas" or compounds.
A Nepali man she met in the brothel wrote a letter to her family telling them what had happened to her, and her brother went to Bombay to try and see her there, but he was not allowed to do so.
www.hrw.org /reports/1995/India.htm   (18995 words)

  
 THDL: Nepali Fonts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Nepali Devanagari has 11 vowels and 33 consonants and is largely phonetic, which means that the pronunciation closely resembles the writing system.
There are a variety of Nepali fonts available, but many of these are mutually incompatible due to different encodings (numeric codes that are mapped to character images or glyphs).
At present, the Nepali Unicode environment is compatible with a Windows operating system (2000 or XP) and also Apple Mac OS X. The Safari browser for Mac OS X also renders Unicode Nepali correctly.
www.thdl.org /tools/nepali.html   (1035 words)

  
 Nepali renaissance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A host of other Nepalis have made contributions in their respective fields but all have not necessarily shown composite personality, as did B.P. Koirala.
His unconventional thinking and practice earned notoriety in the Nepali society but from humanitarian point of view, his approach would be more enduring and acceptable than the traditional values inherited by his compatriots.
On the other, we Nepalis wanted democracy to work as it is working in countries that have had this system for decades.
www.nepalicongress.org.np /contents/misc/nepali_renaissance.php   (1788 words)

  
 Expatriates’ meet in Arizona dwells on problems plaguing Nepal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Nepalis living in the US and Canada converged on Arizona, July 2-4, to meet, mingle and discuss issues concerning them.
The theme of the ANA convention, 2004, was “Strength in Unity.” A forum of Nepali intellectuals, academicians and professionals living in North America mulled over possible conflict resolution scenarios to restore peace in Nepal.
The association was established in 1983 to preserve the Nepali identity and promote the welfare of Nepalis in North America.
www.thehimalayantimes.com /PrintStory.asp?filepath=aATaoanlaNaeaw2a/a2Ta0qa/Va7a/yrgaNaaCaiWanXala/aNaaatyda2qa0wa9wa3Ua0cKamX&dtSiteDate=20040706   (355 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Books: Nepali (Teach Yourself Languages S.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This is a complete course in understanding, speaking and writing Nepali, the lingua franca of the central and eastern Himalaya, and the national language of Nepal.
If you are a beginner, or if your Nepali just needs brushing up, this course will progress quickly beyond the basics to a level where you can communicate with confidence.
The Nepali presented in this course is primarily colloquial and practical.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0340867078   (792 words)

  
 NLUG |:. Nepal Linux User Group .:| - Fontastic Nepali   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Nepali language users are still confounded with the “ke ho ke ho” computer.
Nepali Devanagari in Unicode will make it possible for DDC ands VDC to use the computer for email communications, data processing and other activities they cannot currently carry out because they do not ‘have’ English.
The time has come to change all that, but first those at the helm of the national society and economy have to open their eyes to the brave new world that is within reach.
www.linux.com.np /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=22   (931 words)

  
 Nepali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nepali — A citizen of the country of Nepal.
Nepali language — The language spoken in Nepal and parts of India and Bhutan, and the ethnic Nepali community spread out over Nepal, northern and eastern India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet and Bangladesh.
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nepali   (106 words)

  
 Books on Himalayan & Indian Languages - Hindi, Nepali, Newari, Sanskrit, Tibetan
An introduction to Nepali sounds and pronunciation practice chart at the beginning of the book and an extensive vocabulary list arranged under different topical headings at the end are also provided.
A lengthy introduction to the history and unique features of the Nepali language and system of writing is included, as are appendices on Nepali numbers, units of measure, calendar, signs of the zodiac and the kinship system.
After a brief introduction to Nepali grammar, the reader is taken through "situational vocabularies" (words and phrases on 49 different subject areas from greetings to food and drink and accommodation, from trekking to magic and religion).
www.pilgrimsbooks.com /language.html   (1513 words)

  
 HIMAL SOUTH ASIAN
Nepali newspapers were not far behind either, as reporters went on ‘guided tours’ organised by Prachanda’s followers.
Going by the report of one Nepali journalist who was taken in by the military and interrogated blindfolded over ten days, the armymen seem to be gathering ‘intelligence’ from the daily newspapers.
Besides a moral boost received from these ‘fraternal’ militancies in the early days (and which is now reversed, with the Nepalis as the role-models for their Indian counterparts), the Maobaadi have clearly received training in camps in India, said to be in far corners, including Bengal, Punjab and the deep South.
www.himalmag.com /2002/april/essay.htm   (8904 words)

  
 Nepal: Milan Nepali
Milan Nepali, who was aged 31 at the time of his arrest, is married with two children - one six-year-old daughter and one five-year-old son.
Milan Nepali was one of seven people who "disappeared" after they were arrested in Kathmandu in February and May 1999.
Amnesty International recognizes the responsibility of the Nepali state to maintain order and protect life and property, but asserts that this must be done by adherence to the human rights principles laid down in its Constitution and international standards to which it is a party.
www.amnestyusa.org /countries/nepal/document.do?id=D6E822B6754F93E9802568790056AF6B   (1366 words)

  
 Nepali Computing Utilities and keyboard drivers downloads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
- Nepali Unicode Romanized is the new Layout with the keys rearranged as the romanized keyboard like क in k and स in s, so as to facilitate the English users to type Nepali.
Currently, Nepali Thesaurus has around 800 words.As the project will extend, new words will be added to existing database of Nepali Thesaurus.
You should be able to type in Nepali using a Romanized keyboard layout which can be viewed by clicking here.
www.mpp.org.np /download_details.php   (722 words)

  
 Yamada Language Center: Nepali   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Nepal Page This site introduces visitors to Nepali language, culture, and government, as well as the geology and bista of the Himalayas.
Nepali fonts, voice machine, National athem If you are not from Nepali or do not know what kind of letters are used, this is the site to visit.
This page is maintained by the Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon.
babel.uoregon.edu /YLC/selfstudy/nepa_lang.html   (119 words)

  
 Nepali language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Nepali is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal, Bhutan, and some parts of India and Burma.
Khaskura, as its speakers themselves call it, passes under various names.
Nepali developed a small literature during the second half of the nineteenth century, which included the by (1833),, an anonymous collection of folk-tales, and a Ramayana by Bhanubhakta.
www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Nepali_language   (411 words)

  
 Indian Idol to make music with Nepali Tara - Music India OnLine
And now viewers in the kingdom will be able to see their favourite performer in action here along with another budding star, the winner of Nepali Tara, the counterpart of the Indian reality TV show.
The Nepali Tara contest, started on state-owned Nepal Television about seven months ago, has whittled down to two finalists from the original 9,000 applicants.
The winner gets Nepali Rs.50,000 in cash, a motorcycle from Bajaj, one of the sponsors, and a contract to make a solo music album as well as two music videos.
www.musicindiaonline.com /n/i/top_stories/1436   (469 words)

  
 Indian Circuses: A Nightmare for Nepali Minors - Worldpress.org
All Nepalis should be grateful to him…This tragic incident has once again proved that time-tested people-to-people relationship between the citizens of the two countries is much more vibrant and dependable than the state-to-state relationship.
He said, “The suffering of the circus minors is only a tip of the iceberg of the Nepali people’s suffering, the major part of which is submerged under the sea.
Nepal’s governmental role will be crucial in rehabilitating the Nepali girls, and joining hands with the BBA who has declared that their focus for the next year will be to rescue and rehabilitate Nepali girls exploited and abused in Indian circuses.
www.worldpress.org /Asia/1903.cfm   (2040 words)

  
 Nepali Song Comments/Suggestions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
If these bands are doing a good job for the Nepali Rock Music Scene and giving them the respect they deserve for their work would boost the confidence of the emerging rock artists of Nepal.
it is great that we nepali, well i am from states and it is sometime kool to listen to the nepali music.
i am from nepal.i am working at mumbai.i like my country my relejesh and my culture.my english is realy so broken.i always try to find in mumbai anynepeli gril to make marrid make long life part or make friend..but i cannt find.
www.gorkhali.com /comments/old/comments.php   (5703 words)

  
 Nepali Portraits Photo Gallery by Ron Geur at pbase.com
I am a young guy who is going to Katmandu in a short while to help a Nepali NGO (related to a Dutch foundation) to develop/ design a school.
You have captured the life of Nepali people in such a way that it can be understood by anyone, from any walk of life.
I am proud of being Nepali because such a variation is found only in Nepal.
www.pbase.com /loonbay7/nepali_portraits&page=1   (4751 words)

  
 nepali Recipes / NOT Jams & Preserves | Recipe*zaar
This dish is an example of Tibetan influence in Nepali cuisine.
This is a Nepali staple flat bread preparation made from whole wheat.
This is a spicy stir-fry preparation in Nepali style using lamb.
www.recipezaar.com /r/q=nepali/x40   (439 words)

  
 INLS.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
International Nepali Literary Society (INLS), Washington D.C. was established in 1991 and incorporated in the District of Columbia, USA.
The mission of INLS is to preserve and promote Nepali Identity by uniting people of Nepali origin around the world through continuous encouragement for promotion of Nepali languages through writing, reading, publishing, distributing, and translating Nepali literature, culture, art, music and dance.
Nepali Poetry Festival/Contest at NASea and ANMA Joint Convention in Atlanta (08/25/05)
www.inls.org   (409 words)

  
 Welcome to the Sagarmatha Nepali Restaurant
Sagarmatha is the Nepali name for the highest mountain in the world known as Mt Everest.
Nepali restaurants have been established in other states for some time.
To celebrate Nepali New Year 2062 in April, Lord Gautam Buddha's birthday in May and Sagarmatha Nepali Restaurant's 5th birthday this year, on presentation of this page (printed) you are entitled to 10% off your food bill(2005).
www.sagarmatha.com.au   (315 words)

  
 United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal » Blog Archive » Importance of English in Nepali Literature
Let me quote Jiwa Lamichhane, a Non Resident Nepali businessman who was speaking in a book launching ceremony on Monday as the publisher of the English edition of Dr Banira Giri’s novel “Karagar”.
Writers like Narayan Wagle feel that “there is good readership in Nepali language but we need to give them good literature through efficient marketing and distribution network.” Wagle’s debut novel Palpasa Café took Nepali book market by surprise by selling more than 5 thousand copies in the first month of publications a few weeks ago.
Relating the hurdles while translating, she said, “I even had to go through the Ramayana to understand some of the issues.” “I like my translation to be natural, not academic and full of footnotes,” Ann said.
www.blog.com.np /?p=919   (1182 words)

  
 Teach Yourself Nepali Complete Course
Teach Yourself Nepali is a complete course in understanding, speaking and writing Nepali, the lingua franca of the central and eastern Himalaya, and the national language of Nepal.
Since 1990 he has taught Nepali and Himalayan Studies at SOAS and has published a range of books and articles.
He is a Nepali writer, critic, poet and playwright and has had over a dozen books published.
www.teachyourself.co.uk /lnepali.htm   (274 words)

  
 Nepali Congress Party
The text is written in Nepali but shows an image of the current flag of the party, which is horizontally divided red-white-red with four red stars (1+2+1) in the middle of the white stripe.
According to sitaula@panther.middlebury.edu this is the flag of Nepali Congress Party, which is the ruling political party of Nepal
The horizontal-triband layout, red stars and torch are somewhat reminiscent of assorted variants of the flag of the Nepali Congress Party.
www.fotw.net /flags/np}ncp.html   (481 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Lonely Planet Nepali Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Nepali Phrasebook)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
My Nepali boyfriend gave me this little book to learn his language, since when I met him, I had nothing good to say about his country because I knew nothing about it.
Hindi is closely related to Nepali and written in the same Devanagari script.
After studying it faithfully and trying it out, my Nepali friends, finally, asked in English, "What are you trying to say?" I also learned that some of the information was inaccurate.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1740591925?v=glance   (1228 words)

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