On Buddha Jayanti, the Himalayan Development Initiative family would like to wish you all to always find rays of hope and be showered with plentiful fortune and prosperity, and find the path to eternal happiness. May Lord Buddha enlighten you on the path of love, peace, and truth. Happy Buddha Purnima. Lama Students from Pal […]
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Teaching Traditional Nepali Folk Dance
The kids, especially the girls, loved to dance. Phurba Miss has been teaching them their traditional/local dance but there was no one to teach them “Nepali Dance.” The definition of “Nepali Dance” was very simple to the kids, any dance performed under a song with Nepali words was a “Nepali Dance.” “Kham”, a Tibetan dialect, […]
Human Chain Bridge
We took our students, from class 1 to class 6, to Namdo village for the”Inter-School Students-Teachers Interaction Program 2018″. Namdo was about a 4-5 hrs walk from our Village (Nyisal, Dolpo). We had to cross this river and there was a single log bridge while we were going towards Namdo. This was during the first […]
Happy Dashain 2077
On this auspicious occasion, the Himalayan Development Initiative family would like to wish you all Happy Vijaya Dashami 2077. May the color, bliss, and beauty of this festival be with you throughout the Year. May this festival gift you Blessings for a wonderful life ahead and bring a beautiful time to treasure. As we are […]
Uwa Experience
[Credits to all media used in this post: Nyima Tenzing] Nyima Tenzing, from Karang village, is a former student of mine. He was one of the kids who was studying “Lama studies” under the guidance of a local Rinpoche in Pal NgongGa Jhangchup Choling Gumba, Nyisal Village. We used to take turns going to Gumba […]
Nurti
[Photo Credit: Dustynep] “His name is Nurti and he is about 3 years old. He is the youngest brother of two of my students Kunsang and Dhonyap (boy on the bottom right of the photo). The thing about this kid is that even though we had little communication with each other, because of the language […]
Phoksundo Kids
[Photo Credits: DustyNep] “It was a very good day at Phoksundo. We took an entire day to reach Ringmo from the other side of the lake (cholubu) experiencing loads of view, color, wind, and trail. We reached the hotel and there were these beautiful kids running here and there, a bit shy to customers in their […]
Second Time Gifts
[All Photos Credits: Dustynep] “After spending such a time in Dolpo and living among them for half a year, I had developed some sort of connection with the place, the people, culture, and the landscape. I planned my second visit to this faraway land. The last visit ended with a promise to be back and […]
The Mystic Valley of Shey
[Photo Credits: Dustynep] We had a long descend from Shey la pass and finally, we glimpsed the mystic valley from the edge of the hill. We had heard about the Shey and its myth. We knew about its religious significance and the feeling was different when we witnessed “Shey Gumba” and the Crystal Mountain. People from […]