By PREEMA RANJITKAR Source: The Kathmandu Post, 22 Dec 2011 Link: http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2011/12/21/et-cetera/social-initiative-through-art/229557.html When Kapil Mani Dixit—a professional artist with a degree in Fine Arts from University of Texas in Arlington and recipient of the People’s Choice Award, Special Achievement Award, Best of the Show Award among others—returned to Nepal and was looking for some charity […]

कान्तिपुर संवाददाता स्रोत: कान्तिपुर दैनिक, ५ पुस २०६८ (21 Dec 2011) लिन्क: http://www.ekantipur.com/kantipur/news/news-detail.php?news_id=259210 ललितपुर, पुस ५ – ‘कोही हुनुहुन्छ, यो पेन्टिङ मन पराउने ? किन्नुहुन्छ भने अगाडि आउनुस्,’ पूर्व मिस नेपाल तथा अभिनेत्री माल्भिका सुब्बाले माइकमा यसरी उद्घोष गर्नेबित्तिकै बीबीसीका सञ्चारकर्मी रवीन्द्र मिश्रले हात उठाउँदै भने, ‘म किन्छु ।’ त्यसपछि उनले कपिलमणि दीक्षितले कोरेको ‘द […]

In a unique act of philanthropy, art connoisseurs and generous enthusiasts helped raise NRs 226,000 in a single sitting of auction of paintings donated by artist Kapil Mani Dixit. The money thus raised will go to renovate the rundown building of Adarsha Secondary School in Arghakhanchi district of western Nepal. In the evening titled “Art […]

By PRAJESH SJB RANA Source: Republica, 22 Dec 2011 Link: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=39866# There is a painting called “The Birth of Venus” that stands on one corner of the hall at Moksh. It burns red with randomly thrown streaks of paint upon which stands a naked woman, on an oyster shell, with two other women, kneeling, looking […]

Help Nepal Network Sweden (HeNN-Sweden) organized “Nepali Food Festival 2011” on the 19th of November, 2011, in Solna, Stockholm. This year, together with a three-course meal, the guests were also treated to a cultural show. Both the food and the show were highly appreciated by everyone present. A little more than 100 people were present […]

London Magic Store, eBay’s No 1 seller in the UK founded by 21-year-old Nepali youth entrepreneur, Dario Lopez (Sudeep Gautam), has donated nearly seven lakh rupees to HELP NEPAL Network (www.helpnepal.net). He donated, as pledged, 10 pence per order his company received in eBay during the month of October 2011. At a ceremony organised in […]

In a fun-filled family atmosphere, the Melbourne team of the HELP NEPAL Network Australia organized a fund-raising event collecting AU$5360.00. The events included four hours cruise trip from Docklands to Williamstown accompanied with tastiest Nepalese cuisine on Sunday, 4 December 2011. The fund was raised through cruise ticket sales, raffles, auctions and donations from business […]

By RAJ MAHARJAN HeNN New Zealand Marathon With a Cause We come across only a few opportunities in life to make a real difference in our own and others’ lives. Most of the times we fall short to notice such chances. At others, these opportunities slip away because we are too busy with life. Taking […]