2021-2022 OHCEGRADE 9'SCHO Experience real nostalgia Art Exhibitions, Poems, Quotes & more Tears, laughter walk dow n the mem and suspense all in one sitting! ory lane STRANDED On an Island?What if it was YOU?
MEET THE TEAM DESIGN AND LAYOUT Raabiya Sharma Anushka Regmi Anushree Kansakar EDITORS Giovanna Parajuli Chetana Bhandari Ajitesh Karki Ojashwi Sharma ART AND ILLUSTRATIONS Aayam Acharya
EDITO Putting the pieces together. The Cornice is a magazine published annually by Rato Bangala School that wraps up the academic year of each grade in an aim to portray the work the students have done. Every year we would await the arrival of the cornice but we never expected a time where we ourselves would be creating one- digitally. The Rato Bangala Cornice, published towards the end of each year, has been a tradition for decades. Needless to say, this year has been the start of something different. In this time of hardship, we hope going through the cornice lifts up your spirits and gives you some insight on what we have achieved as students, even in such difficult times. Most importantly, we hope to create a trail of nostalgia for the seniors and a level of excitement for our younger ones. For the past 2 months, the Grade 9 Cornice Team has put an extensive amount of time and hard work into fabricating a stunning digital school magazine consisting of poems, writings and fine art by the students of grade 9. All that we have learned and experienced this year has been documented in this magazine. Everytime we flipped through the cornice, our appreciation for Grade 9’s work grew exponentially. We have been through so much in the past 2 years, and every lesson we have learned is mirrored into this project. We would also like to acknowledge the dedication and the important guidance provided to us by our teachers. We appreciate the support, enthusiasm and encouragement of our dear friends in making this cornice even more attractive. Creating a digital cornice is definitely not an easy task. What you see in front of you is an ordinary magazine, but for us, it is the result of multiple late nights and never ending zoom calls. From editing over 60 articles and poems, fixing tiny text alignments and to designing the entire layout from scratch, our cornice experience as creators has definitely shown us the true meaning of diligence.
RIAL This cornice has taken us over a toll for the past few months, to a point where it was prioritised even before homework! The never- ending discussions and meetings were worth it though, and today we proudly present to you the product of our hard work. What kept us going through tedious nights of designing and editing, was the fact that the first ever RBS digital cornice was ours to create. We were a part of something that marks the new era of technology here in RBS. That is indeed, a matter of pride. Dear readers, this cornice is for all of us- it reflects the patience and faith we’ve had these past two years, even through those times when we felt like things would never be the same. We hope you all enjoy taking a walk down the memory lane. We present to you the first, one of its kind- The Rato Bangala Digital Cornice. Raabiya Sharma, Anushka Regmi, Aayam Acharya, Layout Designer Layout Designer Graphic Designer Giovanna Parajuli,, Editor
1. An Eye Witness Report 2. निबन्द, हाईकु र कविता 3. ठट्टा 4. Stranded on an Island 5. Stranded 6. भुत कथा 7. Poems 8. कविता 9. वक्तृ त्वकला रिपोर्ट 10.Information Composition 11. संवाद 12. कथा 13. Book Review 14. चिठी 15. निबन् 16.Describing A Place 17. Describing An Event
18. Describing A Person 19. Describing an Object 20. Storyboard 21. निबन्ध कविता 22. काविता र व्यक्तिगत 23. Letter Writing 24. Zoom Reports 25. Word Search 26. News Report 27. Jokes & Riddles 28. crossword 29. यात्रा वर्णन 30. समय वर्णन 31. Artist's Point 32. Send-off Quotes .
An Eye Inside the pit Husker Pit, a coal mine in the community of Silkstone Common near Barnsley, had a horrible accident on July 4, 1838. The day began hot, bright, and beautiful but by 2 p.m., a tremendous storm had erupted. As result of the heavy rain, surrounding waterways began to flood. Because the rain put out the boiler fire of the steam-powered winding engine, My underground buddies and I were unable to be hauled out of the pit. This meant that, in addition to myself and my pals, there were approximately 40 children from 7 to 17 years old stuck underneath! We received a message instructing us to proceed to the pit bottom and wait for the boiler to be re-lit so that we could be pulled out. We had no idea what was going on, and some of us assumed there was a fire below or on the pit top. We had spent nine hours in darkness and we were desperate to leave. We began to fear for our lives after a while, and the children (who were only 7 years old at the time) became anxious since they were missing their parents. They disobeyed instructions to stay there and attempted to reach the surface by trekking out along the drift. We tried to stop them, but they wouldn't listen to any of us. A torrent swelled by the heavy rain overflowed into the drift as the terrified children sought to make their way to safety. The children were washed off their feet and down to the ventilation door through which they had just escaped. The other workers and I rushed towards them in an attempt to save them, but we were too late; the water rose and two children drowned. -Bibhor Yadav 1
Witness Report Don't leave the floors wet or should we? It was supposed to rs be a simple afternoon, laying on my couch binging weird movies from the 90’s. Some may call it lame but I sprained my arm, so it's justifiable. I was on my second, no, wait third bag of fries, and my doctor said my cholesterol is already dangerously high, but does that even mean anything? I had covered my windows with newspapers, fearing that a government drone would spy on me. A little hole on the paper let a little sunlight into my eyes, and nothing irritated more. All of a sudden I heard a banging in the next apartment. I thought to myself, “The police finally got that rat, maybe the government is good for something”. Sadly, it’s not true, the government is still useless. All of a sudden the alarm went off, and that’s when I realized that this was a robbery. Without hesitation, my drama king self rushed outside, opening my door to get a good view of what was going on. There they were, the security guards rushed in, and the burglar started to run. Long story short, the burglar didn’t see the ‘wet floor’ sign. He slipped and fell, and the guards arrested the thief. I have no idea what came over this guy's head because he then started screaming and crying, pleading to let him go, because it was his first robbery.. By this point all of us who came to watch the commotion had lost it, we were laughing. It reminded me of the value of spending time with real people and not staying at home jobless, without any goal in life. Moral of the story: Leave the floors wet, because they seem to effectively stop burglaries. -Aabhash Thapa 2
अनुशासन र शिक्षाको महत्त्व हावा: Haiku poem संसारलाई परिवर्तन गर्न सक्ने सबभन्दा शक्तिशाली हतियार नै शिक्षा हो । हतियारको अर्थ गोलाबारुद र बन्दुक भनेको होइन । यहाँ हतियार भनेको अरूलाई प्रभाव पार्ने तागत हो । मेरो रूखको हाँगा बिस्तारै बगिरहेको छ विचारमा शिक्षा धनभन्दा सयौँ गुना महत्त्वपूर्ण हुन्छ । हो, खाना, जसरी एउटा बच्चा मीठो गीत गाउँछ पानीका लागि धन चाहिन्छ तर त्यो आफू सँग भएको धन, शिक्षित भएर जागिर गरेर कमाइने तलब हो । के ही मानिसहरू भने म त कृ पापूर्वक यो जान्छ। धनी छु , मेरा बुवासँग धेरै पैसा छ भन्लान्, तर त्यो पैसा कसरी आयो त ? त्यो पैसा कसरी गन्ने त, अनि त्यो पैसाको सदुपयोग कसरी गर्ने त ? यी सबैका लागि शिक्षित हुन अति आवश्यक छ, -आर्य भण्डारी होइन र ? शिक्षा जग हो भने पैसा भवन हो | शिक्षाको जगबिना धनको तिह ार भवन आउने सम्भावना छैन । अनि यसरी हेर्दा शिक्षाबिना व्यावहारिक रूपमा राम्रो जागिर पाउन सकिन्ना | शिक्षा अनन्त सयपत्री फू ल फु ल्छ, हुन्छ भने धन सीमित हुन्छ किनभने धन अरूलाई बाँडे सकिन्छ, अनि के की पनि, कि त कम हुन्छ भने शिक्षा अरूलाई बाँडेमा झन् बढ्छ | धन आज छ, भोलि चोरिने सम्भावना हुन्छ तर शिक्षा मर्ने बेलासम्म चरीले पनि गीत गाउँछ, मानिससँगै हुन्छ । मानिस शिक्षित भएपछि पैसाका पछि दगुर्नु आयो तिहार भनी पर्दैन, पैसा आफै आर्जन हुन्छ । शिक्षाले नै देशको भविष्य उज्ज्वल बनाउन मदत गर्छ । शिक्षाले मानिसको मस्तिष्क विकसित हुन्छ भने धनले ईर्ष्या, अहङ् कार र असमानता फै लाउँछ । शिक्षित मानिस धनी हुन सक्छन् तर सबै धनी मानिस झिलीमिली बत्ती बल्छ, शिक्षित हुन सक्तै नन् । साँझ घर घरमा, शिक्षा जति अवश्यक छ, अनुशासन पनि उत्तिकै अवश्यक इन्द्रणीझैं सात रङ्गी छ । अनुशासनविनाको मान्छे, लगामबिनाको घोडा जस्तै हुन्छ । टिका निधारमा लगाम भएन भने घोडा आफ्नो सही ठाउँमा पुग्न सक्दैन । त्यसै गरी अनुशासन भएन भने मानिस आफ्नो लक्ष्यसम्म पुग्न सक्दैन । मानिस पढेर मात्र ठुलो हुँदैन । पढाइको साथै अनुशासन पनि आवश्यक छ। औंसीको दिन महपूजा गाईले नुन खाला, जिन्दगीमा सम्पत्ति, स्वतन्त्रता र आत्मसन्तुष्टि प्राप्त गर्नका लक्ष्मीपूजा एकै दिन लागि हामीमा अनुशासनको गुण हुनु एकदमै महत्त्वपूर्ण हुन्छ तर कु कु रलाई माला यो कु रालाई सबैले गम्भीर रूपमा लिइएको पाइँदैन । वास्तवमा मानिसका सपना तथा इच्छा पुरा गर्ने चाबी नै अनुशासन हो | अनुशासन विचार र सफलतालाई जोड्ने पुल हो । अनुशासन त्यो जग हो, जसमाथि सबै किसिमका सफलताको महल खडा गर्न आँगनभरि देउसी अनि सकिन्छ । अनुशासनको कमीले नराम्रो परिणाम भोग्नुपर्छ । भैलो खेल्ने हुल, अनुशासन जीवनका लागि अनिवार्य तत्त्व हो । यसले जीवनमा विभिन्न अवसरहरूलाई आकर्षित गर्छ । एक वर्षमा आउने तिहार रमाइलोको मुल — स्मृति पन्त — ओजस्वी शर्मा 3
ठट्टा १) शिक्षक : चोरी गरेर के ही राम्रो फल पाइँदैन । यस्तो काम कहिल्यै गर्नु हुँदैन, बुझ्यौ ? राम : तर सर, मैले त हिजो स्याउ चोरेर खाएँ । त्यो त एकदम राम्रो र नकु हिएको फल थियो सर ! २) बिरामी : डाक्टर साहेब, मलाई खाएपछि भोक नै लाग्दैन, सुतेपछि निद्रा नै लाग्दैन । डाक्टर : ए, तिमीलाई ठुलो रोगले समातेछ । अब यसो गर्नू, राती घाममा बस्नू, सब ठिक हुन्छ । ३) किराना पसलमा गई ग्राहक : हजुर, यहाँ के के पाइन्छ होला ? (पसलेले सुन्दैन।) ग्राहक : (पसलेले नसुनेपछि ठुलो स्वरमा) हजुर, यहाँ के के पाइन्छ होला ? पसले : जे चाहियो त्यही पाइन्छ। ग्राहक: उसो भए मलाई राजेश हमालको फोननम्बर दिनुहोस् त । ४) शिक्षक : तिमी ठुलो भएर के गर्छौ ? राम : बिवाह शिक्षक : होइन तिमी ठुलो भएर के बन्छौ ? राम : बेहुला … शिक्षक : हरे ! तिमी ठुलो भएर के हासिल गर्न चाहन्छौ ? राम : बेहुली चाहन्छु सर ! शिक्षक : हरे ! मेरो मतलब तिमी ठुलो भएर आफ्ना बुवाआमालाई के दिन चाहन्छौ भनेको क्या ??? राम : नातिनातिना दिन चाहन्छु सर ! ५) सर : ‘ख’ मा ‘ऐ’ जोड्यो भने के हुन्छ ? - रीतिका पन्त सीता : सर्…..(अनकनाउँदै) खै ? सर : स्याबास् ! सही उत्तर भन्यौ । 4
STRANDED ON AN ISLAND You know the feeling you get when you sleep in a bed that’s not -Anushka Sharma yours. In the morning you expect to open your eyes to the same place you always see- your room, the usual. But once you realize you’re not in your room, there’s a slight sense of panic that immediately gets overtaken by logic, because you remember why and how you’re here in this new place. Imagine that same feeling, but the panic doesn’t go away. I woke up in the midst of pebbles and itchy grass. There was sand everywhere. I was sweaty and cold at the same time, and the sand stuck to my body. Once I gathered up the will to sit up straight and look around, I almost wished I had just gone back to sleep. I was hit by mental flashbacks of the events that led up to my situation. There had been a plane crash. I’d survived, but now I was stuck in an island in the middle of nowhere, seemingly a lone survivor. I got up and looked around. There was a lagoon, not far off into the sea. Beyond that, endless blue water that stretched all the way to the horizon. The island itself didn’t seem too shabby. There was a forest, grass, and mountains far off into the distance. It wasn’t a very large island. I found fruit lying around on the ground as I walked, so I figured food wouldn’t be that much of an issue. The forest looked dark and gloomy, like something you shouldn’t mess around with. I had a feeling I’d get around to it eventually. I can’t stop myself from setting foot in sticky situations, I’ve found. I ended up on the issue of getting fresh water, but it didn’t take long to solve. The water between the lagoon and the great big sea wasn’t salty. In fact, after that many hours of thirst, it was almost sweet. Gradually a lot of things started coming to mind like shelter, family, entertainment, and Rescue? I’ve sorted one of those things out. And I’m sure my father, a Royal Navy Officer, isn’t slap happy about his young girl being lost at sea. Although the most important aspects of my survival as one would think are sorted out, the matter of being all alone without any company, and the prospect of an isolated existence are things that are intimidating me. I only hope not to lose my senses during the time I have to wait for help to arrive. Although, if I do end up getting rescued in a fairly good state (can’t be too sure of that, any amount of getting stranded on an island is bound to knock a few screws in the head loose), what a great story this will be for the geezers back home. All I can wish for now, is luck. 5
- ARYAJIBI GHIMIRE STRANDED The sun shone from the horizon and its effulgent rays woke me up. I felt the warm sweat passing through my body and the compression on my joints. “Ouch! My arms and knees are sore”, I gasped. Shouldn’t I be cuddled up under the blanket, surrounded by the comfort of my bedroom? It was at that moment I decided to open my eyes and realized I wasn’t in my bedroom in Florida. I WAS ON AN ISLAND IN SOUTHWEST HAWAII!!! I tried to recall what had happened yesterday but my mind was still hazy as exhaustion took over me. After deep contemplation, I remembered the moment when my best friend Calvin and I flew over to Hawaii to see dolphins. One of the many things Calvin and I have in common is our obsession with Dolphins. We found a perfect opportunity to take a break from our busy work schedule and come out here to swim with the Dolphins. We had a professional coach, Akela, with us. It was just the three of us and we had our life jackets to keep us afloat. Our coach was there in the boat looking after us. Calvin and I jumped out of our boats to go swim with the dolphins, and had the time of our lives until I lost track of him and the boat. I started freaking out. I waved my hands over my head in big semi-circles like the wiper of a car, and cried, “HELP! I’M OVER HERE. CALVIN? AKELA? WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?!” At that moment, I felt a sense of betrayal. How could they leave me in the middle of the Pacific ocean? But, there was no response. Instead, I could hear the somber yet leisurely music made by the waves. I looked around and saw the eternal cerulean blue ocean all around me. I kept looking at the dolphins for comfort but my whole body ached. I longed to stand on the ground and hear a human voice. The ocean was its own master. It pushed out the quivering waves, harnessing its mighty power. I must’ve fallen asleep while doing the backstroke ‘cause I didn’t realize how far I'd drifted. When I woke up I saw an island, approximately 10 feet away from me. I had high hopes. Finally, I could be safe here on the island, people will rescue me. 6
STRA So I swam as fast as I could and reached the bay. Stepping onto the ground made me relieved. The evening Sun had already cast long shadows on the ground, and the dark grey clouds were painted across the sky. There were no humans, no sound disturbing the lapping waves on the beach, and no one to help me out. My whole body ached and I couldn’t walk any further. Exhausted. I fell asleep on the beach. Today, I woke up feeling hazy. My body was still sore from yesterday. “Calvin? Akela? What happened to them? Where are they? Are they alright? Are they looking for me?” I couldn’t stop the train of thoughts that were spiraling inside my head.My tongue was dry and my lips were cracked, I felt parched. I needed to find a source of water to quench my thirst. Whilst searching for water, I decided to explore the island. As I looked around, I saw a meadow connected to the beach. A tall, mountain apple tree was near me. So I climbed it to get an overview of the island. And, boy it was HUGE! I couldn’t see any houses or buildings. Seemed like there were no traces of humans. Just an open meadow that trailed up to the woods. Was I on an uninhabited island? Gosh, it was so silent. In the absolute uncertainty of the island, it was the silence that almost killed me, made me terrified! But, I told myself not to overthink. Fortunately, I could see the sparkling water of the lagoon beneath me. I lowered myself down from the tree and picked my way toward the lagoon. Cupping my hands, I took a huge dip in the lagoon and quenched my thirst. It felt invigorating! I plunged into the lagoon to wash off the saltwater and sweat from my body. And, just as I was about to get up, I heard a growl coming from the woods. My heart skipped a beat- what type of creature was that?! Holding my breath, I stood still in the lagoon. The creature came forward and glared at me with its deep brown eyes. It was a wild boar that didn’t seem bothered by my presence and just walked away. THANK THE LORD! \"Are there wild animals besides the wild boar? Are they dangerous? It'll be better if I don't go to the other side of the island. Who knows what's in there? I'll have to cut my enterprise here\", I mumbled, trying to avoid any possibilities of danger.I could feel my stomach rumbling up, begging for food. Anxiety and hunger crept through my body, I felt too weak to even move. But, I had to pull myself together and prepare a meal. For some time, I let the warmth of the Sun soak in my body and dry me up. As the waves crawled gently toward the shore, its palpitating pulse made a comforting sound. I had an unwavering stare fixed onto the gushing waves. I saw several oval, purplish-black shells floating in the waves that looked pretty familiar. What are those? I gathered the courage to go forward and get a clear look. “Oh my gosh! Those are mussels. They taste scrumptious when roasted!” I exclaimed. Hurriedly, I made a big leap and collected those mussels. There were about 6 of them. Now, how am I going to light a fire?! After a few minutes of pondering, I reached back into my memory to the camping days of my early childhood. I reminisced about the time when my dad and I went camping near a forest. He made a fire so quickly by rubbing two large rocks. I was mesmerized by it. He told me that rubbing two rocks causes friction and therefore it helps to light a fire. 7
NDED I tried to do the same. Collecting dry grass and small pebbles from the meadow, I made a small fire pit on the beach. After a few attempts of rubbing two dark rocks, I found by the shore, I lit a small fire. Then, I roasted the mussels and gulped them. It was finger-licking good! I kept the fire lit for signal, in the hopes of being rescued. Then, I picked four apples off of the mountain apple tree, which I had climbed earlier that day. Surprisingly, the apples here are much bigger than the ones you get in Florida. They're red and polished. As I took a huge bite off of the apple, the sweet juice of the apple cascaded down my throat. It was full of flavor. After about an hour of walking on the meadow, passing by, and collecting some apricots, apples, blueberries, and cherries from the trees and bushes, I realized that to be rescued soon, I had better start making an SOS sign somehow… a fire itself isn't enough.I broke one of the branches off of the apricot tree and drew a large \"S\" in the beach sand. Following that, I drew an \"O\" right by it, and an \"S\". Dog-tired, I rested by the beach. Wandering about on the beach made me think of home. My lovely family. When will I get to meet them again? What if no one comes to rescue me, and I never get to meet them again?! Thinking of the warm hugs of my parents and the sweet licking of the adorable little Timmy, my golden retriever puppy, I felt a stab of uneasiness. As my lower lip trembled, my tears threatened to spill over. \"I must not lose hope. There's always an angel out there.\" Taking deep breaths, I constantly reminded myself. Just as I was about to lose my battle with the tears, a strange thing happened. From the vast ocean before me, I saw a huge ship with a group of men carrying fishing rods, approximately 100 feet far. They must be from a fishing company, I thought.As my hopes began to rise again, I sprinted off to collect more tree branches to add in the signal fire and make the smoke prominent. By then the ship had come closer, and I sprinted off to the end of the beach, waving my hands shouting, \"HELP! HELP! RESCUE!\" But there was no response. Again, after taking a deep breath of fresh air, I yelled, \"HELP! HELP! Over here on the island!\" I assumed that the men heard me. But I continued to shout. Slowly, the ship came in my direction. One of the fishermen eyed me with confusion. Twenty minutes had passed by, and the ship finally reached the shore. The fishermen eyed me with confusion. One of the men came toward me and asked me, \"What's your name, lad?\" in a Hawaiian accent. I gulped and took a breath of relief. I answered \"Paul. Paul Fremen. I’ve been stranded on this island since yesterday\", I said in a shaking voice. \"Paul, don't worry. We will take you to the city. We will get you out of here. Come on\", a fisherman said in a deep voice. I nodded and said, \"Oh okay. Thank you\". Then all of us boarded onto the ship and I waved goodbye to the lonely planet. I couldn’t wait to meet Calvin and Akela. I hoped they were alright. -Anusha Rajbhandari 8
बन्दीपुरको गाउँ रातको एघार बजेको थियो। अचानक बाहिरबाट कसैले ढोकामा ढक्ढक्यायो। म कोठामा एक्लै मोबाइल हेरिरहेको थिएँ र झसङ्ग भएँ। यस्तो राति को हुन सक्थ्यो भनेर म पनि यसो ढोका खोल्न गएँ। अलिकति डर पनि लागिरहेको थियो तर पनि मैले ढोका खोले। त्यस ढोकाको पछाडी मैले मेरो छिमेकी साथी देखें। उसको आखाँ आधा आधा मात्र खुलिरहेको थियो र खोके को हिसाबले मैले के भएको कु रो बुजिहाले। \"सुन् न दोस्त। घर एस्तो हालतमा म जना सक्दिन, आइज न घुम्न जुम।\" उसले घोक्रे को सोरमा भन्यो। उ भने रक्सिले झ्याप थियो भन्ने कु रा मैले बुजिहाले र म स्तब्ध थिइन। उ भने १७ वर्षको थियो, मा भन्दा एक वर्ष कान्छो, र म भन्दा बढी रक्सि खान्थ्यो। उसले जाउँ कि जाउँ गर्न थाल्यो र मैले पनि 'ल त गैदिम न त। अझै १२ दिन बाकी छ बिदाको, ५ दिन जसो घुमघाम गर्दीम न त' भनेर सोचे। मैले लुगा सुगा सबै तयार पारेर गाडीमा उ सँग बसे। काठमाडौँबाट निस्किन भन्दा अगाडी छिमेकी निदाईसके को थियो र मैले सोचे कि आहिले गर्मीमा बन्दीपुर जान रमाइलो हुन्छ भनेर। हामी रति २ बजे तिर बन्दीपुर भन्दा अलि अगाडीको गाउँ पुग्यौं। म सारै थाके को स्तितीमा थिए र एउटा सानो होटेलमा रात बिताउने सोचमा थिएँ। होटेल भने सारै सानो र फोहर थियो तर एक रात बिताउन मात्र थियो त्यसैले काम चलायौं। छिमेकीलाई आफ्नो कोठामा पुर्याए पछि म आफ्नो कोठातिर लागे र ओछ्यानमा भुकु क्कै निदाएँ। बिहान ३ बजेतिर अचानक बाहिरबाट कसैले ढोकामा हान्यो। छिमेकी होला भनेर मैले के चाइयो यसलाई भनेर सोच्दै ढोका खोले। ढोका पछाडी छिमेकी हैन मेरो एक जना पुरानो साथी उब्बिरहेकी थी। \"चिनिनस मलाई, म शोबा के त!\" भन्यो उसले र मलाई अलि छिन्न गाह्र भएको थियो आधा निन्द्रामा। मैले चिनेपछि उसलाई कोठा भित्र बोलाएँ र उसले भनी कि उसले मलाई बाटोमा देखेकी रहेछ। 9
हामी ४ बजे सम्म यताउति कु रा गर्दै निदएछौ। बिहान ७ बजे मेरो निन्द्रा खुल्यो र ओच्छ्यानबाट उठ्दा शोबा अझै सुतिरहेकी थिई। उसको एउटा खुट्टा भने भुइँमा थियो र तेसरी सुत्यो भने रगत जन रोके र खुट्टा सुन्निन्छ। यति थाहा हुदैँमा मैले उसको खुट्टा समातेर माथि उचाल्दा मेरो सत्तो पुत्लो उड्यो। मैले खुट्टा तल हाले र एक मिनेट हलचल गरिन, तर उनि अझै सुतिरहेकी थिई। म मोबाइल समातेर हत्त न पत्त शौचालय गएँ र शोबालाइ मेसेज गरेँ। उसले पनि फिर्ता लेखिहाली नि, उसको अन्तिम त्रैमासिक जाचको लागि पढिरहेको थिई भनेर अनि अब चाँही म एकदमै डराउन थालें। बाहिर सुतिरको मान्छे भने शोबा थिईनन्। म शौचालयबाट बाहिर बिस्तारै निस्किदैँ , यसो हेर्छु त बाहिर कोही छैन। बिहान ५ बजेको थियो। अचानक बाहिरबाट कसैले ढोकामा हान्यो। अब चँाही मलाई साह्रै डर लग्न थालेको थियो र म काम्दै ढोका तिर हिँडे। मैले बिस्तारै ढोका खोलेर हेर्दा भने त्यता मेरो छिमेकी उब्बिरहेको थियो, मेरो मुटुमा अलिकति शान्ति आयो। मैले उसलाई समातेर डरले पोखरा सम्म लागे , अनि पोखरा पुगेपछि मैले उसलाई पुरै कथा सुनाए, \"उसकी खुट्टा उठाउदा मेरो सत्तो गयो, यार। त्यो खुट्टा उल्टो परेको थियो ! \" -सार्थक राज पाण्डे 10
POE THE ISLAND OF RESURRECTED TREES AND THE ISLAND OF RESURRECTED TREES AND ONYX INK ONYX INK THE SWORD THAT KILLED When the sky is weeping CAESAR And the sun remains no longer, Here come the waves of fatigue My hand fell over my heart, Oh the greedy waves of fatigue My breathing became short, Not neglecting a single square meter of my mind, my Pain shot throughout my body, body I refused to give up. But even when my entire soul is blanketed with gust of agony, I was not surprised, I find the tip of my fingers long to I expected this from those Towards the portal to another world vultures, A better one Not him, however, Just between islands made of resurrected trees Not my friend whom I regarded And the ocean of onyx ink with such love. I dive into the ocean of the same 26 letters The feelings of sadness and anger Rearranged in different ways proceeding to create a outweighed my pain, world of its own Betrayal was what made me let Just like the waves of the ocean go, It's still same water When I saw the hand attached to I come across the wonders and horrors of this world the last sword, A world that my mind is so eager to explore I gave up. Pages after pages Waves after waves “Et tu, Brute?” I thought, He who I thought of as a friend, And then I reach the last full stop I reach the shore. He who I trusted with many secrets, I find my fingers close this portal Even when every cell of my body was undesirous of it Brutus had betrayed me, and so, I And just then I apperceive the sun gleaming against gave up. my face -Chetana Bhandari Forming a perpetually runny smile I am not conscious of I with love, place this portal on a shelf perpendicular to my bed The same portal that has managed to yet again save me, From the greedy waves of fatigue, and the gusty winds of agony The portal that goes by the name, Book. -Raabiya Sharma 11
MS RAIN. Anxiety A BEAUTIFUL FEELING She's afraid When I looked out the window of my gloomy classroom, the sky and the great white mass of clouds began to Afraid she might darken, it felt as if they were moving towards me. be betrayed I could hear a light tapping on the window which soon Afraid there won't became a pitter-patter of raindrops falling from the sky. be anyone for aid It was around the time we were supposed to leave. Afraid all the Everyone started getting up and taking out their good times will umbrellas and raincoats. Puddles began to form as the rainfall got heavier. soon end I fastened my pace as the grey, gloomy clouds gathered in the sky. Up until now, the sky had been perfect, yet Afraid she might it was changing drastically. The beautiful blue shade not be able to make it had morphed into grey. Large groups of clouds were forming, blotting out the bright yellow colour of the Afraid she might have to break sun. through it I felt the first splatter of rain when I was heading outside to get into my bus. I took shelter under another Afraid she is but person's umbrella, they didn't seem to mind. Droplets won't admit it of rain dripped from the umbrella. They sprinkled onto the ground so beautifully. Then, the rainfall became Afraid that she more intense. As I got into my bus, I felt a bit of relief might just lose from escaping the aggressive rainfall occurring Afraid she won't outside. I took a second to breathe and admire the be the one they droplets of water falling from the sky. It reminded me of the rotor blades on a helicopter. Eventually, the chose noise lessened and everything around me felt tranquil. Afraid all that’s I wish I could feel like that all the time. left will be a The feeling of little droplets falling on my face is bruise something that I will never forget. It gave me a sense of comfort, one that I’ve never felt before. She wishes to be -Zesay Suitsang saved -Aarya Jyoti Chhatkuli 12 -Zesay Suitsang
कतार सगै गएका थियो कामको खोजीमा ओठमा मुस्कान सधै हुन्थ्यो नभएपनि सुका गोजीमा धेरै गर्मी र पानी खान पाइने कम न्याय तिमीले माग्यौ जति थियो लगाइयो उपचारमा तर प्राण तिमीले त्याग्यौ बेजान शरीर ल्याइयो फिर्ता तिम्रो राष्ट्र तर न्याय तिमीलाई दिन सकिएन सरकार भएर भ्रष्ट चितामा राखेर तिम्रो शरीर तिमीलाई जलाए यस्तो दृष्य देख्न पर्दा आखा सबैका रसाए सेतो लगाइ जुठो बारी स4बै7ले आफ्नो कर्तव्य पुरा गरे तर तिमीलाई चाहनेहरु भित्रबाट तिमीसगै मरे तिमीलाई हेर्दा हासी राख्ने तिमी जहिल्यै अब नभेटिने भयौ तिमी कहिल्यै तिम्रा आफन्तले सम्झने छन् तिमीलाई सधै भर अनि सुरक्षित आप्रवासन सुनिश्चित गर्न सबैलाई लाग्ने छ कर अब सरकारको हामी कोहीपनि नपरी भर हामी आफै आफनालाई बचाउन हुनुपर्छ अग्रसर ॥ -अनुष्का रेग्मी 13
मिति २०७८ साल भदौ १० गतेका दिन कक्षा ९ मा वक्तृ त्वकला प्रतियोगिताको आयोजना गरिएको थियो । यो कार्यक्रम ‘मानव बेचबिखन विरुद्ध हाम्रो दायित्व’ भन्ने पाठ सिक्ने सन्दर्भमा गरिएको थियो । यस पाठमा विद्यार्थीहरूले पालैपालो आफ्ना विचार व्यक्त गरे । त्यही प्रतियोगिताको छोटो आकलान यहाँ गर्न खोजिएको छ । सो प्रतियगितामा पाँच जना वक्ताले भाग लिए र विभिन्न विषयमा आफ्ना विचार प्रस्तुत गरे । यस कार्यक्रमका सभापतिका रूपमा अथर्व पौडेल छानिएका थिए । त्यस्तै आहाना पान्डे समय-सचेतकका रूपमा र उत्कृ ष्ट सिंह, अर्णव महर्जन, सपर्या दीक्षित, चेतना भण्डारी, शुभाङ्गी बजगाईं र प्रातिका सिंह निर्णायक मण्डलका सदस्यका रूपमा स्थापित थिए । सबभन्दा पहिले 'स्वास्थ्य सेवा निःशुल्क हुनु पर्छ' भन्ने विषयमा आभास थापाले आफ्ना विचार प्रस्तुत गरे। उनले संयुक्त राष्ट्र सङ् घद्वारा मानव विकासका लागि र दिगो प्रगतिका निम्ति बनाइएका लक्ष्यहरूबारे आफ्नो भनाइ उल्लेख गरे। उनले प्राणघातक रोगहरूको उपचारका लागि पैसाको कमीले धेरैले आफ्नो ज्यान गुमाएको कु रा पनि गरे। उनले स्वास्थ्य सेवा निःशुल्क गर्न सके ६०% प्रतिशतसम्म राम्रो परिवर्तन आउन सक्ने तथ्यपरक कु रा गरे। स्वास्थ्य राम्रो भए शिक्षित व्यक्तिहरू बढ्ने र गरिबी घट्ने कु रा पनि उनले गरे। अन्तिममा उनले स्वास्थ्यको क्षेत्रमा उन्नति गर्न सके देशविकास छिटै हुन्छ भन्ने उल्लेख गरे। त्यसपछि आयाम आचार्यले 'जाँचको लागि तयारी कसरी गर्ने’ भन्ने विषयमा आफ्ना धारणा प्रस्तुत गरे। उनले विभिन्न पढ्ने तरिकाहरूबारे विस्तार गर्दै आफ्नो भनाइलाई जानकारीमूलक बनाए । उनले अभ्यास र पुनरावृत्तिको महत्त्व बुझाए। उनले प्रभावकारी पढाइका लागि सही तरिकाले समयको व्यवस्थापन गर्नुपर्ने कु रा पनि गरे। यसका अतिरिक्त उनले जाँचमा राम्रो गर्न कक्षामा गुरुले सिकाउँदा ध्यानपूर्वक सुन्नुपर्ने कु रा पनि गरे। यसरी मूल कु रा बुझेर ध्यान दिई अभ्यास गरेमा जाँचमा ढुक्क भएर राम्रो गर्न सकिने कु रा उनले गरे। त्यसपछि 'मौसम परिवर्तन' विषयमा सुभव बरालले आफ्ना विचार प्रस्तुत गरे । उनले ३ खण्डमा मौसम परिवर्तनको बारे बताए। उनले मौसम परिवर्तनका कारण, असर र तिनको समाधानबारे बताए। मौसम परिवर्तनका मुख्य कारणहरू जीवाश्म इन्धन र वन विनाश भएको कु रा उनले गरे । जीवाश्म इन्धन र वन विनाशले हरितगृह (ग्रीनहाउस) ग्याँसको असर बढ्ने र त्यसले गर्दा पृथ्वीको तापमान तातो हुन गई मौसम परिवर्तन हुने कु रा उनले गरे। आँधी आउने, समुद्री सतह बढ्ने, हिमनदी पग्लिने, तापक्रम बढ्ने समुद्री लहरहरू आउने, कु नै ठाउँमा धेरै गर्मी हुने तथा कु नै ठाउँमा धेरै चिसो हुने जस्ता असरहरूबारे पनि उनले बताए। मौसम परिवर्तनको खतराको साथसाथै उनले समाधानका उपायबारे पनि हामीलाई अवगत गराए । खनिज पदार्थको प्रयोग कम गर्ने, पेट्रोलका गाडीहरूभन्दा साइकलको बढी प्रयोग गर्ने, प्रदूषण कम गर्ने र सबभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण कु रा त चेतना फै लाउनु हो भन्ने विषयमा उनले जोड दिए । यसपछि 'शिक्षाको महत्त्व' भन्ने विषयमा अनुशा राजभण्डरीले आफ्ना विचार प्रस्तुत गरिन्। शिक्षा अँध्यारामा उज्यालाको किरण हो भन्ने निकै राम्रो कु रा उनले गरिन् । शिक्षा पाउने कु रा मानव अधिकार हो भन्ने महत्त्वपूर्ण विचार उनले प्रस्तुत गरिन् । उनले शिक्षाले हामीलाई सचेत र साक्षर बनाउँछ भन्ने कु रा पनि गरिन् । शिक्षा पाएपछि हामी अनुशासित हुन्छौँ र एउटा सभ्य जीवनतर्फ बढ्छौँ भन्ने उनको भनाइ थियो। शिक्षाले गर्दा नै चिकित्सा क्षेत्रमा, प्रविधिको क्षेत्रमा र समाजमा प्रगति आएको कु रा पनि उनले गरिन् । कोभिड-१९ को भ्याक्सिनको खोज पनि शिक्षाकै कारणले सम्भव भएको हो । समाज र देशको उन्नतिका लागि शिक्षा निकै जरुरी हुने र सरकारले शिक्षाको क्षेत्रमा विकास ल्याउनका लागि कार्यक्रमहरू आयोजित गर्नुपर्छ भन्ने उनको भनाइ थियो । आन्तिम वक्ताका रूपमा उर्गेन दोर्जी उपस्थित थिए। उनले 'वातावरणप्रति हाम्रो कर्तव्य' विषयमा आफ्ना तर्क दिए । उनका अनुसार प्रकृ ति र मानवका बिचमा घनिष्ठ सम्बन्ध हुन्छ । हामी विवेकशील प्राणी हौ र हामीले प्रकृ तिको महत्त्व बुझ्नुपर्छ भने उनको भनाइ थियो । उनले बताएअनुसार जथाभाबी कारखाना खोल्नाले हाम्रो वातावरण दूषित हुन्छ। यसले हाम्रो स्वास्थ्यलाई पनि हानि गर्छ । यी कु राहरू भन्दै उनले वातावरण सफा राख्न हामीले घरबाटै सुरु गर्नुपर्छ भन्ने कु रामा जोड दिए । अन्तिममा उनले आफू लगायत आफ्ना अभिवावक, साथी र छिमेकीलाई सजग गराउने र एउटा जिम्मेदार नागरिक बन्ने भन्ने कु रा गर्दै आफ्नो भनाइ टुङ् ग्याए। यसपछि कार्यक्रमका सभापति अथर्व पौडेलले वक्तृ त्वकला प्रतियोगितामा आफ्नो विचार र भावनाहरू व्यक्त गरे। उनले सबैले छु ट्टाछु ट्टै विषयमा बोले पनि अन्तमा उस्तै र राम्रो सन्देश आएको बताए । उनले यो प्रतियोगिता सफल भएको घोषित गरे। अन्तिममा प्रतियोगिताका निर्णायकहरूले विजेताहरूको नाम घोषणा गरे । सुभव बरालले वैज्ञानिक र जानकारीमूलक तर्क हरू पेस गरेकाले उनी प्रथम हुन सफल भए । आयाम आचार्यको राम्रो परिचय र विषयवस्तु भएकाले उनी दोस्रो भए र त्यसै गरी अनुशा राजभन्डारी, आभास थापा र उर्गेन दोर्जी क्रमशः तेस्रो, चौथो र पाँचौँ भए । यसरी रमाइलो वातावरणमा कार्यक्रम समाप्त भयो । यस्तो महत्त्वपूर्ण विषयमा संयोजन गरी हामीलाई कार्यक्रम गर्न हौसला दिने हाम्रा नेपाली गुरुप्रति हामी हार्दिक कृ तज्ञता प्रकट गर्दछौँ । 14 -रुकु मिनी राना
INFORMATIVE What life was like in the A future - Soviet Union during Guess, what’s in store for us! Stalin’s rule? By 2050, the world can either develop vastly turning it into a futuristic utopia or become “The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a ruined, wrecked, and turn into a dystopian statistic.” Under Joseph Stalin’s rule, over 6 million Soviets were nightmare. By 2050, the world would have recorded dead, and he simply didn’t care. The Soviet Union was been occupied abundantly, far outstripping established in 1922, after the Bolshevik Revolution that started in population growth. Reproduction would cause 1917. Stalin came into absolute power in 1927 and ruled until his rapid population growth which would further death in 1953. During that time, the Soviets experienced a totalitarian divide resources. rule which was like never seen before. The world saw a madman gain In 2050, the world would have greatly power and Stalin saw victory. Under his rule, communism was feared improved its technology and would have expanded its scientific knowledge. Scientists and nobody dared to challenge him. would carry out various researches to discover “Death is the solution to all problems. No man, no problem.” and invent. Robots would have been Stalin’s words didn’t stir well in the heart of the soviets but they were introduced. Slowly but surely, workers would be incapable of doing anything. Stalin stripped people off of freedom or replaced by robots responsible for multitasking. any rights. The Soviets had to read what the state allowed and listen Robots would have been focused upon and to what the state allowed. The media was fully under the state's rule. would've ultimately been improved and Foreigners were gas lit into thinking Stalin was doing wonders for modified to handle difficult tasks. the world. But it was couldn’t be the furthest thing from the truth. Traveling t-oPasrepsahcKehawdeoluld become a business. Education was strictly propaganda for Stalin. They were taught the People would be able to visit and travel the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, but just the parts where Stalin was space. The world would've also developed a present. Books were censored and the only book allowed to be read new way to travel as their previous methods was “The History of the USSR”. Despite the forceful studies, literacy were very harmful to the environment. rates actually grew in the USSR from a mere 28.9% to 75%. Alongside Electric cars would probably be a must for school, kids were pushed to join youth organizations such as everyone and some would also own private Octobrist and Komsomol. They would be taught about communism electric planes to fly off to their destinies. Some, of course would be designed to navigate and its specialty and why it should be promoted. and steer on its own. Religion was viewed as a challenge to Stalin’s rule. Churches were Petrol and diesel-based vehicles would've been attacked on a daily basis and church leaders were arrested in masses. eradicated from the world and the use of such The country became a major industrial nation by the year of 1939. vehicles would be abolished. By then the whole The progress in the USSR in USSR was unmatched by any western human race would have been developed and economies or the era of the Great Depression in the US. Intellectuals would be in a better state than before. were murdered in cold blood out of fear. Stalin wanted to remain dictator for as long as possible. The government remained stable as -Paresh Khandel nobody could match Stalin’s power or they were all in the same mental space as Stalin. He had no public speaking skills; meaning people didn’t get swayed with his words but his tactics remained unmatched. Stalin would prove to establish the Soviet Union as the leading nation during World War 2 and showed that without the involvement of the USSR, the allies would’ve lost. “Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting one from fundamental facts.” The USSR saw development but only after the death of millions. Stalin failed to create a peaceful nation, but he was at peace with himself and that’s all that mattered. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Despite his madness, Stalin did in fact implement communist ideologies and establish the Soviet Union as a superpower, hence completing his ultimate life goal. -Kashvi Dhital 15
COMPOSITION A video game is digital entertainment that is played through a computer, console, phone, etc. Video games are a sport that takes place digitally. There may be some controversy with the notion that videogames are a sport. However, gamers have to train hard and perform at a high level, both mentally and physically, which is why eSports is now also considered a recognized sport. Even the “International Olympic Committee” decided to include this sport in the program of the Summer Olympics from July 23 to August 08, 2021. There are mainly 2 types of video games; multiplayer and single player. Multiplayer games are online games that are played with more than one person. Single player games are mostly offline games. There are various genres in video games. Sand box, Real- time strategy (RTS), Shooters (FPS and TPS), Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), Role- playing (RPG, ARPG, and More), Simulation and sports, Puzzlers and party games, Action-adventure are some of the popular types of games. Video games also have competitive matches. Competitive gaming is known as E-sports. Gaming used to be considered a waste of time. But many teenagers and young adults nowadays make an earning from gaming. They either do this by streaming on YouTube or playing games competitively. Many E-sport teams sign people regularly if the person is good at a specific game which is increasing employment opportunities. Although gaming gives people job opportunities, only the best of the best can earn a sustainable earning from gaming. Most people game for stress relief but if they develop an addiction to it, it may cause sleep deprivation, lack of social interaction in real life, low self-esteem, anger issues, etc. Hence, gaming has both pros and cons. But the rapid change of the world which is mostly going to the electronic, digital side will definitely lead to a society where gaming isn’t considered a complete waste of time. Of ‘course, ’How much?’ is the big question. -Satyam Shakya, 16
रमा : आमा, मेरो महिनावारी भयो। आमा : (हेलाको भावमा बोल्दै) ए ल ल, अब तिमीलाई छाउगोठ लग्नुपर्यो । तिमी परिवारबाट के हीसमय अलग बस ल । रमा : आमा मेरो महिनावारी पहिलोचोटि भइरहेको छ । यो मेरा लागि सानो कु रा होइन । यो हरेक के टीका लागि गर्वको क्षण होइन र आमा ? म किन आफ्नो परिवारबाट यो कु रा लुकाएर खुसीको समयमा अलग बस्ने ? आमा : ( रिसाउँदै ) हेर रमा, महिनावारी गर्वको कु रा होइन । महिनावारी अशुद्धताको कु रा हो । यो समयभरि तिमी फोहोर र अछु त हुन्छ्यौ । रमा : आमा, हजुरको यो सोचाइ त मलाई ठिक लागेन । आमा : ( झन् रिसाउँदै ) मेरो सोचाइ एकदम सही छ। मलाई तिमीभन्दा धेरै कु रामा जानकारी छ । यो कु रा हामी पुस्तौँपुस्तादेखि मान्दै आइरहेका छौ । मेरी हजुरआमाले मेरी आमालाई यही कु रा सिकाउनुभएको थियो । मेरी आमाले मलाई यही सिकाउनुभयो । म पनि तिमीलाई यही कु रा सिकाउँछु र तिमी पनि पछि आफ्नी छोरीलाई यही कु रा सिकाउनू ! अब तिमी हाम्रो गाउँको छाउगोठमा गइहाल ! (रमा रुँ दै छाउगोठमा जान तयार भई ।) ( रातको समय ) रमा : ( जाडोले काम्दै ) हरे ! यो कस्तो परम्परा होला ? मेरो गर्वको क्षणमा यस्तो कठिनाइमा बस्नुपरिरहेको छ । ( मानिसको आवाज बाहिरबाट आइरहेको छ ।) रामेश्वर : यो के टी त एक्लै रहिछ । फाइदा उठाओ के टा हो । रमा : को छ त्यहाँ ? ( रमा चिच्च्याउँछिन् ।) (बिहानपख आमा र दिदीबहिनीहरू छाउगोठभित्र रमालाई खाना दिन जान्छन् । त्यहाँको दृश्य देखेर सबै जना डरले काम्छन् । रमा रक्ताम्य भएर मृत अवस्थामा थिई । त्यसपछि आमाले जीवनभर आफ्नी छोरीको मृत्युको अपराधी आफू लाई नै ठानिन् ।) अहिले पनि नेपालको सुदूर पश्चिमको ग्रामीण क्षेत्रमा यस्तो “छाउपडी” वा “छौपडी प्रथा” चलिरहेको छ। महिलाहरू यस प्रथाको कारण सर्पको टोकाइ, जनावरको आक्रमण, यौन दुर्व्यवहार, अवसाद आदिबाट पीडित छन् । यस्तो नराम्रो कु प्रथालाई समाजमा चेतना फै लाएर, लैङ्गिक समता कायम गरेर, महिला सशक्तीकरण कायम गरी हटाउनु हाम्रो कर्तव्य हो । हामी सबै एक भएर यो प्रथालाई हटाउनु नितान्त आवश्यक छ । -सपर्या दिक्षित 17
रातको ११ बजेको थियो । दिनभरि परेको पानी रामेछापमा बल्ल रोकियो । रौनक गहिरो निद्रामा हुँदाहुँदै अचानक बाहिर कसैले ढोकामा हान्छ । एकपटकको आवाजले रौनकलाई बिउँझाउँदैन। फे रि एक दुईपटक हाने पछिमात्र ऊ आँखा मिच्दै ढोका खोल्छ । त्यहाँ उसले गाउँको मुखियाको सानो छोरो श्यामलाई देख्छ । \"ओहो ! श्याम बाबु, मध्यरात हुन लागिसक्यो, यति बेला मलाई सम्झनुको कारण के पर्यो ?\" भनेर रौनकले सोध्छ । श्यामले उत्तर दिँदै भन्छ, \"डाक्टर साहेब, यति राति मैले होइन, बुवाले हजुरलाई सम्झनुभएको हो । घरै नगई भएन । हजुरको डाक्टरी सामान पनि लिएर जानुपर्यो ।\" रौनक अचम्ममा पर्छ र मनमनै सोच्छ । मध्यरातमा बोलाएका छन्, खतरनाक रोग लागे जस्तो छ । “हुन्छ बाबु, तिमी जाँदै गर । म एकै छिनमा सबै सामान बोके र आइहाल्छु ,\" रौनकले भन्यो । श्याम जान्छ र रौनक पनि सामान लिँदै फटाफट मुखियाको घरतिर लाग्छ । त्यहाँ पुगेर हेर्दा त घर झिलिमिली हुन्छ । थुप्रै मान्छे आँगनमा भेला भएका थिए । रौनकलाई देखेपछि मुखियाले हत्तपत्त माथि बोलाउँछन् । रौनकले मुख खोल्न नपाई मुखियाले भन्छन्, \"डाक्टर बाबु, अहिले तिमीलाई देखेर मलाई भगवान् प्रकट भएको जस्तो आनुभव भएको छ ।\" रौनक चकित हुँदै भन्छ, \"लौ, के भयो र हजुर ?\" मुखियाले हात समातेर उसलाई एउटा कोठामा लग्छन् । त्यस कोठामा उसले जस्तो दृश्य देख्यो, त्यसले उसलाई स्तब्ध बनाउँछ। त्यहाँ पुगेर हेर्दा त घर झिलिमिली हुन्छ । थुप्रै मान्छे आँगनमा भेला भएका थिए । रौनकलाई देखेपछि मुखियाले हत्तपत्त माथि बोलाउँछन् । रौनकले मुख खोल्न नपाई मुखियाले भन्छन्, \"डाक्टर बाबु, अहिले तिमीलाई देखेर मलाई भगवान् प्रकट भएको जस्तो आनुभव भएको छ ।\" रौनक चकित हुँदै भन्छ, \"लौ, के भयो र हजुर ?\" मुखियाले हात समातेर उसलाई एउटा कोठामा लग्छन् । त्यस कोठामा उसले जस्तो दृश्य देख्यो, त्यसले उसलाई स्तब्ध बनाउँछ। त्यहाँ एउटा ओछ्यानमा मुखियाको जेठो छोरो सुलभ थियो । उसको खुट्टाबाट निरन्तर रूपमा रगत बगिरहेको थियो । जिउभरि चोटैचोट थिए । \"यो सुलभले पनि दिक्क पारिसक्यो, रक्सी नखा नखा भन्दाभन्दै पनि आज धेरै धोके र घरको तेस्रो तल्लाबाट खस्यो । यसलाई जसरी पनि बचाइदिनुपर्यो डाक्टर बाबु ! मेरो हार्दिक अनुरोध छ !\" रौनक दौडेर गएर रगत रोक्ने प्रयास गर्छ । \"यो चोट त निकै गम्भीर देखिन्छ । यसलाई त अस्पताल नलगी हुँदैन,\" उसले भन्यो। \"के गर्नु बाबु ? पहिराको कारण एम्बुलेन्स उपलब्ध छैन रे । यहाँ गाउँमा कसैसँग पनि गाडी छैन,\" मुखियाले जवाफ दिन्छन्। \"हरे ! क्या फसाद ! हजुर, अहिले त काठमाडौँका ठुला अस्पतालहरूले आपतकालीन बिरामीलाई हेलिकप्टरका सुविधाले एकै छिनमा अस्पताल पुर्याइहाल्छन् नि । हजुरले अहिले नै ती अस्पतालहरूलाई फोन गर्नुहोस् । त्यति बेलासम्म म यो रगत रोक्ने प्रयास गर्छु । \" \"हो र ? पर्ख, म अहिल्यै हेलिकप्टर बोलाउँछु ।\" मुखिया दौडेर अर्को कोठाबाट फोन गर्छन् । एउटा हेलिकप्टरलाई आफ्नो गाउँमा देखेर सबै गाउँले चकित पर्छन् । चोट खुट्टामा लागेको कारण सुलभ गम्भीर अवस्थामा नपुगी समयमै अस्पताल पुग्छ । उसको उपचार पनि हुन्छ । उसले बल्ल रक्सीको असरबारे बुझ्छ । यसरी सुलभ त ठिक भयो तर सबै मान्छे ऊ जस्तो भाग्यमानी हुँदैनन् । रक्सीले मान्छेलाई नराम्रोसँग असर गर्छ र यसको उपभोग जति कम गर्यो, त्यति राम्रो हुन्छ । -सुभव बराल 18
NOVEMBER 9 BOOK Colleen Hoover, the New York Times bestselling Drama, chaos but most author did it once again with her book importantly love unfolds as Ben and Fallon discover the effort and NOVEMBER 9. This is the story of Fallon, an up- dedication needed for love. This and-coming television actress who was on her book took me on a roller coaster of emotions; it made me cry and way to fame at the age of 16, right before she was caught on a fire caused by her father. The fire left laugh all at once. I loved the originality of this novel. The her with scars on her face, wrecking her acting premise is so unique. I love how career, also putting a strain on her relationship every little detail throughout the with her dad. She had been insecure about her book tied up at the end and it all appearance ever since the incident, and being made sense. However, I believe that because we only saw the scarred had affected her confidence. characters on November 9th, we The story begins on the 9th of November. Fallon didn't really know much about is in a restaurant with her father when she tells them as we only glimpse one day him she's traveling to New York the next day to in a year of their lives. A line from the book that I can’t seem to try her hand at acting on Broadway, but her forget is, “She’s not the kind of father is unsupportive and discourages her, girl you choose your battles for. She’s the kind of girl you fight to telling her she should give up. As the death for.” This explains how conversation unfolds, her father remarks on how highly Ben thought of Fallon. Despite only seeing her once a she is always alone and hasn't had a boyfriend year, he was captivated by her and since the accident. Ben, a guy seated at the table next to theirs, overhears the conversation and didn't want to lose her. slides into their booth pretending to be Fallon's boyfriend, in front of her dad and she plays -Sarahana Thapa along. Fallon and Ben end up having a really intense connection and it gives Ben the inspiration he needs to finally start a novel he's been wanting to write for a very long time. Both of them get close, but neither of them are willing to be in a relationship at the time because she’s moving to New York the next day. Even though they are enamored with each other, in order to follow their own dreams, and find themselves first, they make a pact that they would meet up on November 9, every year for the next five years, until they reach the age of 23. They decide to have zero contact with each other throughout the year, yet still meet on each November 9th. 19
REVIEW This story is about love, 5-FEET-APART friendship, and the cruelty of life threatening disease such that of Will’s. Five feet apart is a romantic young adult fiction The author’s purpose is to also create written by Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and awareness about the inherited disease called cystic fibrosis that damages not only Tobias Iaconis. This book was inspired and is the lungs but also the digestive system and dedicated to Claire Wineland who suffered from a other organs. In this book, death and life are the primary themes. The lives of the disease called cystic fibrosis. characters are constantly in danger This is a book about two teenagers dealing throughout this book. Having cystic with a disease, cystic fibrosis, Stella Grant and Will fibrosis, Stella and Will are likely to die if Newman, who spent most of their lives in hospitals. they become infected by the bacteria they It is mandatory for them to keep a distance of at both carry. Throughout the novel, Stella least 6 feet between each other for medical safety views the deaths of a number of her friends purposes. As Stella waits for new lungs, she follows and family members, including her older all the medications prescribed to remain alive. In sister (Abby) and her good friend Poe, who the meantime, Will waits for the day when he turns was also a cystic fibrosis patient. Will's 18. Stella and Will have completely different illness is so severe that even a lung personalities and characteristics. Because Stella is transplant won't be enough to keep him always worried about Will, she makes him take alive, and he believes he will die. With medications together through video chat. As Stella limited time remaining, Will is focused on and Will meet to complete their treatments living his life to the fullest instead of together over video chat, the bond between them focusing on his treatments. Whether he becomes stronger. Over time, both Stella and Will ends up dying or not, is something to find begin to love one another. Due to the disease they out. This book is a perfect combination of have, they cannot even touch the person they love, love, friendship, struggles, and a lesson on which makes it quite difficult for them to love each how to live life to the fullest. When reading other. The two make a rule of staying five feet apart this book we can feel every emotion and from each other. Meanwhile, Stella gets a new set every feeling as if it’s our own. The of lungs for herself but sadly, Will’s medications authors have delivered a worthy, and treatments don’t work for him. emotional, intriguing, and well-written The main characters Will and Stella each have story with lots of likable characters. With different ways of dealing with their illnesses. Stella the key theme about struggles in life, I is organized and ambitious so she does everything would recommend this book to readers just right so as to be able to enjoy her new set of who enjoy suspense and teenage lungs but, since Will knows that he is going to die, he tries to enjoy the time left. Will is a little reckless romance. and counts his days until he turns 18 and can finally -Sarwani Udas get out of the hospital and travel the world. The characters’ journey is filled with complications, excitement, happiness, sadness, anger, fear, friendship, and a lot of other beautiful emotions. 20
भाइलाई चिठी बिन्ध्यबासिनी, पोखरा, नेपाल हो, यहाँ पनि भ्रष्टाचार शून्य छ भन्न त सकिन्न तर मिति : २०७८ / ४ / २७ यहाँ ज्यादै कम छ र यो देश व्यवस्थित छ । यहाँ धेरै सुविधाहरू छन् । यो देश आधुनिक र विकसित छ । प्यारो भाइ, त्यसैले म यहाँ राम्रो कमाँउछु । म यहाँ खुसी छु । म शुभाशीर्वाद ! घरमा भएको भए अहिले म जति शिक्षित छु र जति मैले सम्मान वा अवसर पाउनुपर्ने हो, त्यो पाउने थिइनँ त्यहाँ घरमा सबैलाई कस्तो छ ? म यहा कु शल छु । अनि । जे होस्, आफू लाई चाहिने पर्याप्त कमाइसके पछि र तिमी पनि कु शल छौ भन्ने आशा गरेको छु । तिम्रो चिठी जीवनलाई व्यवस्थित हुने आधारशिला निर्माण मैले अस्ति भर्खर पाए । हेर, मलाई थाहा छ, बुवा, आमा, गरिसके पछि म अवश्य पनि नेपालमा आएर बस्नेछु । सनी र तिमी मलाई धेरै याद गर्छौ । के गर्ने, मेरो पनि आमा, बुवा र सनीलाई म सन्चै छु र मेरो चिन्ता गर्नु बाध्यता छ । मलाई पनि घर आउन त मन छ तर अहिले पर्दैन भनेर भनिदेऊ । आशा छ, तिमीले मेरो कु रा नै म आउन सक्ने अवस्थामा छैन । बुझेका छौ । म वर्षमा एकदुई पटक तिमीहरूलाई भेट्न आउने नै छु । हस् त, अहिलेलाई बिदा । तिम्रो म अब एक दुई महिनापछि घर आउँछु तर धेरै दिन प्रत्युत्तरको प्रतीक्षामा….। भने बस्न सक्दिनँ । यहाँ सबै ठिक छ । म राम्रै कमाइ गरिराखेको छु । यहाँ मेरो बसोबास पनि राम्रै छ । मलाई उही तिम्रो प्यारो दाइ, नेपाल आएर काम गर्न त मन छ तर त्यहाँ काम गरेर मेरो प्रभाकर गुरुङ भविष्य सुरक्षित हुन्छ भन्ने कु रामा म ढुक्क छैनँ । म मेरो देशलाई माया गर्छु तर त्यहाँ आफ्नो आर्थिक अवस्थालाई सुधार गर्ने धेरै सम्भावनाहरू छैनन् । मनिस जति शिक्षित भए पनि हाम्रो देशमा जबसम्म भ्रष्टाचार हट्दैन, तबसम्म शिक्षित मनिसहरूले राम्रो अवसर पाउँदैनन् । हामीले जति कोसिस गरे पनि भ्रष्टचारलाई रोक्न सकिँदैन । सिरिन्या तुलाधर 21
ओलम्पिक खेल वातावरण परिवर्तनले ल्याएको समस्या ओलम्पिक खेलले विश्व समुदायको सांस्कृ तिक जीवनमा एउटा महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिका खेल्छ। संसार भरि अहिले वातावरण परिवर्तनको ठुलो ओलम्पिकमा विश्वभरिका राष्ट्रहरू सामेल हुन्छन् र समस्या देखिएको छ। वैज्ञानिकहरुले वातावरण उनीहरू सबैले धेरै ओलम्पिक खेलहरूमा भाग परिवर्तनको मुख्य कारण हरिग्रह ग्यास बदिरहेको लिन्छन् । यो खेल चार वर्षमा एकपटक खेलिन्छ । बताएका छन्। यसै कारण पृथ्वीको तापक्रम हरेक ओलम्पिक खेलले खेलकु दमा भाग लिनेहरूलाई मात्र वर्ष कमिक रुपमा बदिरहेको छ। यो कु नै अरु जात नभई विश्वभरिका दर्शकहरूलाई समेत आकर्षित अथवा वस्तुको कारणले भएको होइन। यो हामीले गर्दछ । जो खेलमा रुचि राख्छन् अथवा जो वातावरण प्रदुशन गरेका कारणले अहिले संसारमा ओलम्पिक खेल हेर्न चाहन्छन्, उनीहरूका लागि पनि यस्ता समस्या देखेको पाइन्छ। हामीले यस टिभी च्यानलहरूद्वारा यसलाई दुनियाँभरि प्रत्यक्ष अवस्ठाको पुर्ण जिम्मेवारी लिनुपर्छ। प्रसारण गरिन्छ सन् २०२०मा संसार भरि ५७९५० जंगली डधेलो ओलम्पिकले मानिसहरूको व्यक्तिगत, राष्ट्रिय र लागेको छ। । यसै कारणले धनजन र जनावरहरुको वैश्विक पहिचानको विकासमा काफी प्रभाव पारेको छ क्षति भएको छ। यी जंगली डधेलो मध्ये धेरै जसो किनकि ओलम्पिक खेलहरू विश्वको खेल जीवनमा क्यालिफोर्नियामा भएको छ। हरेक वर्ष संसारमा प्रमुख घटनाहरू हुन् र मानिसहरू सबै स्तरमा ३००० भन्दा बदी मानिस मरेको पत्ता लगाएको छ। ओलम्पिकमा संलग्न हुन्छन् । खेलाडीहरू जो आफ्नो जंगली डधेलोले १०००० भन्दा बदी मानिसलाई देशको प्रतिनिधित्व गर्छन्, उनीहरू स्वर्ण, रजत वा घाइते बनाएको छ। यसै गरी विभिन्न देशमा कांस्य पदक जित्नका लागि सक्दो मेहनत गर्छन् । आर्थिक क्षति पनि भएको पाउँछ। सन् २०१९मा ओलम्पिक खेल सामाजिक रूपमा महत्त्वपूर्ण पक्षका अमेरिकी डलर करिब दस अरब नोक्सान भएको रूपमा स्थापित भइसके को छ । यो व्यक्तिगत, राष्ट्रिय छ। वातावरण परिवर्तणले बर्षाको समस्या ल्याएर र वैश्विक पहिचानको आधारशिला बनेको छ । बाढी पनि ल्याएको छ। पृथ्वीको तापक्रम बददै ओलम्पिक खेललाई पनि ग्रीष्म कालीन र शीत गएपछि वाष्पीकरण पनि बद्छ। त्यसै कारणले थोरै कालीन गरी दुई रूपमा आयोजना गरिन्छ । यो खेल समयमा अदिकतम् बर्षा हुन्छ। यसरी बर्षा बदे पछि प्राचीन ग्रिसमा सात सय छहत्तर ईसापूर्वमा सुरु बाढी पनि खुब बद्छ। सन् २०१९मा ९२जना भएको हो । यो खेल त्यति बेला धार्मिक र राजनीतिक अमिरीकामा मरेको पाएछ। जापानमा पनि सन् महत्त्वको थियो । पाँच अन्तरसम्बन्धित रिङहरूको २०१८मा संसार भरि सबैभन्दा ठुलो बाढी आए ओलम्पिक प्रतीकले पनि महाद्वीपहरूका बिचको पछि करिब २२५जाना मरेको छ। एकताको बोल्छ । ओलम्पिकमा प्रज्वलित ज्वाला हाम्रो गैरजिम्मेवारपुर्ण व्यवहारले कति जीवजन्तु र प्राचीन खेलहरू र आधुनिक खेलहरूका बिचको मानवहरुको नुकसान भेएको छ। हामीले आफ्नो सम्बन्धको प्रतीक हो । खेलको पहिलो दिनमा संसारलाई आँफै हत्या गरिरहेको छौँ। यसरी जलाइएका ज्वालाहरू अन्तिम दिनसम्म रहन्छन् । वतावरण परिवर्तन बददै गएमा जंगली डधेलो, खेलाडीहरू राम्ररी खेल खेल्ने शपथ लिन्छन् र खेलका बाढी, र खडेरी जारी रहने छ। पृथ्वीको तापक्रम नियमहरूको सम्मान गर्दछन् । बददै गएपछि समुद्रको तह पनि बदेर, सन् २१०० ओलम्पिक खेल विभिन्न राष्ट्रहरूबिच एकता र सम्म संसारको १०प्रतिसत जनसंख्या विस्थापित हार्दिकता ल्याउनका लागि आफ्ना प्रतिनिधिहरू हुन सक्ने अनुमान गरेको छ। वातावरण परिवर्तनको पठाएर एक साथ भाग लिने उत्कृ ष्ट कार्यक्रम हो । यी समस्या मानव जानिको लागि यो सतप्दिको सबै खेलहरूले एकता र भाइचारालाई प्रोत्साहन गर्छन् । भन्दा ठुलो चुनौती देखिन्छ! यसले राष्ट्र राष्ट्रका बिचको सुसम्बन्ध कायम गर्न पनि महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिका खेल्छ । खेल जितेर पदकसित घर - अमोन राजवंशी जाने खेलाडीहरूमा पनि राष्ट्रिय गौरवको भावना जागृत हुन्छ । उनीहरूले आफ्नो देशबाट धेरै प्रशंसा र पुरस्कार प्राप्त गर्दछन् । - कृ षाङ श्रेष्ठ 22
BOOK The lord of the rings AUTHOR: J.R.R. Tolkien However, as the book progresses, (especially as the third volume is reached), it gets very interesting. This The Lord of The Rings is a high fantasy novel book is probably the best piece of first published in 1968.The book begins in a storytelling I have ever had the honor of community of small, human-like creatures reading. The way Tolkien builds a world called hobbits. It is the 111th birthday of a hobbit as the story goes is truly remarkable. called Bilbo Baggins. The whole community has From the small green hills of the shire been invited to this birthday and Bilbo Baggins to the barren wastelands and tall steps up a pedestal to give a speech. Bilbo mountains of Mordor, you really want to mentions that he is honored to have lived to such an old age, and he plans to become the experience the world of oldest hobbit to have ever lived. Suddenly, in the Middle-Earth as you turn the book’s middle of the speech, Bilbo vanishes into thin pages; and because of the extensive lore air. His adopted son, Frodo, panics and enters provided by the book’s appendix, you his house. There, he is surprised to see Gandalf can. The storyline of the book itself is the wizard (who is human-sized). Gandalf points to ring on the floor, which happens to be also incredible. The story of ‘Bilbo’s old ring’. Gandalf tells Frodo that this is Frodo and his friends is a story of power, no ordinary ring, and that it happens to be the most dangerous object in the world. Gandalf war and temptation. It is truly a story that is best experienced by carefully tells Frodo a prophecy: Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky. reading every single word. Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Overall, The Lord of The Rings is a book Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, that not only provides entertainment, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne but various important messages to the In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie. reader. I really think this book is a must One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find read. them, -Yuganshu Bhurtel One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie The ‘One Ring’ mentioned in the prophecy is Bilbo’s ring. Gandalf tells Frodo that the ring must immediately be destroyed, and the only place that the ring can be destroyed is a volcano at the heart of Mordor, Kingdom of the Dark Lord. Frodo then embarks on a seemingly impossible journey. The book is extremely long. It is also very slow in its pace. There are some scenes at the beginning of the book where almost nothing is achieved. This early part of the book can really take the interest of the reader away. . 23
REVIEW Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way their downfall. Although our habits may seem like meagre factors at a to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones given time or day, they always deliver huge impacts over spans of years. - James Clear Thus, as per the author, we must break free from our bad habits and James Clear’s 306 pages long Atomic adopt and master good ones for our own long term benefit. Lastly, the Habits is a self-improvement book quote from this book that struck a written to help people learn to make chord with me the most was “Every small changes that will transform their action you take is a vote for the type habits and deliver remarkable results in the long run. The author being one of the of person you wish to become”- James Clear world's leading experts on habit formation reveals valuable strategies that -Mohit Shrestha will teach individuals exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the minuscule ways to conduct themselves to achieve phenomenal results. Atomic Habits is an impactful non-fiction book that uses the simple English language and is an easy read for anyone. This book which details the belief of “tiny changes, big results” is a highly effective and recommended book for all ages above ten years. My best takeaway from this book is that planning and strategizing about things isn’t enough, one must put their plans and strategies to action to gain results. I also realized that everything takes time to pay off, working hard for a day won’t yield results, but if we work with dedication for a certain time, it can take some time, possibly even years but one day our actions will certainly bear the intended fruit. I also learnt that people’s habits play a huge role in their development or 24
LUKLA Bhaisepati We have all been to different places in our lives, some may be Bhaisepati is a free place and the air that more chaotic than the others, you breathe in makes you some may be quieter, some may feel welcome. It is pretty old and has been there for years. be dull and some, vibrant and Bhaisepati is a very huge place colorful. filled with shops, colonies, houses and many community housings. There The first rocky road leads to the are probably 15 or more grocery stores, cold hilltops. Then multiple more than 25 restaurants and whatnot. tree-covered roads lead to the With smiles on the lips, the kindhearted shopkeepers provide you with services that snowy yet rocky mountain base. make you return to Bhaisepati for all your needs. Behind, and on the roads are This is where I belong…. and The Vinayak Colony long and dark-leaved trees. is where I live; it stands tall and beautiful. You will Then the land slowly rises but find everyone roaming around and disappearing inside comes to a flat stop in a valley. the dozen alleys that lead to somewhere. Basically, you are bound to get lost if you are not too familiar with the From the base of the valley, the place. Down the alley to the main road, are plenty of houses land continues to steepen and that trail you to the main wholesale market. The smell of fresh this is taken up by the beautiful vegetables, the flavor of the spices takes you to an aromatic world that lures crowds of people to the place. To the opposite side of the place called Solukhumbu. market is a police station. This makes the community a safe place to A small, yet breathtaking town live. A huge hospital called “Medicity” is one of the major landmarks here. Many called Lukla located in the famous doctors work round the clock to make sure the community and its Northeastern part of the first people are safe and well protected. province of Nepal is surrounded by trees, hills, and mountains. There is an airstrip which is very steep and dangerous. Going by plane or a helicopter is the only option to access Lukla. Traditional houses and farms occupy most of the streets and land there. The town itself is quiet and very rocky. Beyond this town, steep mountains tower over it. The east of Bhaisepati is a home to doctors, lawyers, rich merchants, etc. This is the rich part of town. The houses here are brick build and have very less damage; living here is luxurious. Just outside this place are couple of narrow roads and many houses alongside these roads are in poor conditions and this is basically where the poor live. Well it is not so bad considering that the houses here are also brick build but it has a lot of structural damage altogether. The houses cramped together makes it all the more congested. Despite standing high, Bhaisepati is not that developed yet. The roads here are extremely bumpy with slopes that make it hard for a single car to pass. The sewer system here is terrible. Along the road you can see streams of it and without any doubt the smell gets worse. However, with all its pros and cons, I love this place very much. This is my hometown and I can only hope that it will get better in the future. -Shivam Kafle 25
AN Everywhere you go around this IMAGINARY town, you are surrounded by PLACE: MY true beauty. This place is HOMETOWN picturesque. Lukla sure is a The valley of 7 tails is place to die for. The busy and widely known for its noisy market, the panoramic beautiful structures and view, the hikes are just the very unique natural landmarks. few activities that can be done The valley that is situated here. The aromatic flowers and right beside the the quiet morning put you at Mediterranean Sea, peace. The cold feeling of the on the shores of beautiful Venetian crisp air blowing around really makes you fresh. The pretty beaches, the Sarden valley is a location and panoramic view gives off a full of wonders. Sarden valley is known different vibe, almost like to be the best trading center for the heaven. The people there really whole Italy, thus is filled with many ship make you feel at home. The docks, trade centers and ports. culture and caste that mostly Known for its resourceful natural structures and occupy Lukla is the Sherpa geographical layout, the valley is a monopoly center people. The people love to hike for both gold and silver trade. The flourishing Sarden and climb mountains. Most of valley is the dream location for many and living in the food and different day-to- such a place brings nothing but happiness in one's life. day items come through cargo planes. The domestic trading Really! Living in Sarden valley, my hometown was a dream come true; inside the town is done by less traffic, less stress, less pollution and less crime. Although the traders who usually carry those roads are dusty and underdeveloped, there are rarely any cars or things using donkeys, horses, bikes passing by. All homes are similar, same old Chinese bricks, or cattle. The traditional meals are very tasty, most of them are dusty chimneys and maroon triangular roofs. It is most often snowing during winter in the village, but living western. inside such aesthetically cozy and calming homes besides the This town is almost a world of chimney fire system is a whole different experience. its own. On the other hand, summer days are rarely hot too in our village. Kids go picking -Utkrist B Singh blueberries, men go to their work on their bicycles and women go farming and gardening in the seven beautiful hills known as the 7 tails that surround our village. No matter what the weather, the villagers are always up to something. Despite all of these positive aspects, there is an eminent social gap between rich and poor. The poor are the happiest ones in our village. All the villagers are treated equally besides the rich mayor, Sir Kritang Shrestha. The poor villagers are often the farmers or the shoppers; hence they try to keep themselves busy 24/7. No matter what they do, they earn enough to keep themselves happy and content. The poor villagers live in older houses with older chimney systems and flooring systems. Although the pieces of paper called money have a lot of value, the poor villagers try to live life more meaningfully and struggle without complains. The rich here are known to have lavish lives. They live in bigger homes with proper systems and luxurious lifestyle. Yet the fact that they are ever ready to help the poor makes our village a friendly place to live. Despite all the social differences, we respect all. This makes Sarden a place full of wonders. pn -Arya Jibi Ghimire 26
DESCRIBING The 2015 terror Saturday. The delightful and relaxed day of the week. Still confused and anxious, I was steered away by my For Nepal however, 25th April 2015 Saturday would mother to the big green field outside my home. “We will prove to be anything, but delightful. be safe here” she said. Safe? From what? Was this some It started off as a normal Saturday morning. I sort of apocalypse? An alien invasion? 8 year old me was at the table having my morning cereal. “ We need wondered. It never once occurred to me that I was living to restock on groceries today.” my mom said. “Sure” I through one of the greatest tragedies to ever come about replied. I loved to go grocery shopping with my mom. in Nepal’s history. Dust blew from collapsing buildings, Checking my watch, I realized it was already 11:55 AM. I burning my eyes so I shut them tight. This can't be sighed and got up from the table, thinking of all the happening. This can't be happening. Paramedics arrived unfinished homework I had to get done. Little did I shortly and tried to resuscitate the unresponsive victims know, my life was about to change the very next on the floor. I saw them carry out 5 dead bodies that day. Obviously witnessing an event as brutal as this was bound minute. to leave a mark on an 8-year old’s brain. I was never the Just as I reached the stairs to get to my room, same. That day, I learned my lesson on gratitude. I was alive. So was my family. But many families weren't as the ground started to rock back and forth. I found lucky as mine. They lost their loved ones. Almost 6000 myself thrown towards the wall. The screams let out by people died and 22,000 were left injured. I tried to stop my mom echoed through the house. I mustered enough thinking about it but my mind kept replaying the bloody strength to get up and ran towards the door, the ground scene over and over again. The aftermath of the still trembling beneath my feet. My sister, mother, and earthquake was terrible. More than half the country lost father followed. I was confused, to say the least. In fact, it took me quite a while to understand the gravity of the their homes. Luckily, ours was still standing but we didn't situation. We ran out to the street, and what I saw know for how long it would bear the after shakes that absolutely tore me apart. Everything around me seemed kept occurring over the next few weeks. We slept outside to be crumbling into debris. Little children were crying in tents for months. out to their parents who were stuck under loads of It has been over six years since 25th April 2015. rubbish, unable to get out, and possibly dead. People The horrors, the screams, and the sight of the bloody were jumping from three, four, even six-story windows. bodies still haunt me to this day. Slowly, but surely Nepal The chaos made me feel numb and in disbelief. On the is rising again. The physical damage has been repaired. other side of the road, a woman collapsed to the But the mental damage will forever be irreversible. ground. Is this even real? I asked myself. - Giovanna Parajuli 27
AN EVENT The procession of Caesar The Lupercal festival was a sight to see even though the rites were restricted to the forum, Lupercal cave and the Palatine hills. At the Lupercal altar, a male goat or goats and a dog was generally sacrificed by the Luperci making the place reek of blood. The vestigial virgins offered salted meal cakes, their faces hidden by their hooded robes. After the blood sacrifice, two Luperci approached the altar. Their foreheads spread with the blood of sacrifices, their foreheads are wiped and they are then expected to laugh. They force out a laugh. There was a sacrificial feast. The most iconic part arrives. The two Luperci cut thongs from the sacrifice known as Febura.They ran anticlockwise wearing them, practically naked around the hill. It was believed that women hit with these could overcome any childbirth issues . There were throngs of plebeians coming towards the forum. There was much shouting and noise. The procession for Caesar had arrived.After defeating Pompeii, Caesar had returned victorious. Plebeians celebrated him. Snatches of conversations could be heard here and there. 'He defeated Pompeii”. \"Rome's hero\", a little kid in the crowd cried. Suddenly the grand procession appeared to form the corner of the street. Soldiers marched, their iron armor glinting in the sun. The praetorian prefect on horseback carried the insignia of the Roman Empire, the gold eagle with SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus). The army marched. Their pilum (spear) held high, gladius gleaming and their shield raised. Then came Caesar himself in a chariot, hand raised high with a dainty smile. Romans were gathered around the street for the Lupercal and Caesar's procession. As the horde of plebeians moved forward to greet Caesar, he waved my ands from his chariot. \"Caesar, our great liberator!” “Caesar, the general Rome needs.” Praises were showered at him from all directions. The Luperci's footsteps still resonated on the cobble stones. Young women and ladies lined the streets being hit by the raw leather. Caesar bade his wife Calpurnia to stand. Luperci went and hit her knowing who she was. A crown was offered to Caesar. He refused. There was a lot of shouting and cheer. Flowers were showered. Caesar was surrounded by Romans who thought he was a hero but unknown to him, in the crowd were people who planned of his death. -Ajitesh Karki UNDERNEATH TH E CRIMSON MOON The night felt drunk. Perhaps it was the consequence of the intense smell of the fiery spirits, the burning timber, or the united melody of laughter and music that floated adrift, intoxicating each one with the escaped gaiety in the atmosphere. This was the splendor of the Ember feast. The Ember feast is celebrated by the Zaharians on the night of a total lunar eclipse when the moon turns red. According to the legends and folklore, the red colour of the moon symbolises the night of bloodshed when all evils were annihilated, and the triumph of the virtuous remained. The people were attired in their best clothes, with flowers woven into their locks or worn in the wrist of their hands as their prized jewels, to accentuate and appreciate the beauty of nature and an individual. Amidst them when the livid fire ignited with its vigorous flames aiming towards the night sky, the scene looked divine, it almost felt mythical. The fire is interpreted as rebirth and new beginnings to which they all drank a local drink, which had a sweet taste to it that contradicted the bitter but it all came together as a surprisingly pleasant taste. The varieties of the food on the table continued to pleasantly surprise me, with their glorified delicacy being the roasted duck stuffed with food items made from their clandestine recipes and “piqouquoa” which was a sweet dish made from crushed almonds, walnuts submerged in a thick layer of cream which consisted a small percentage of rum and cocoa. The food was savoured as they laughed and talked amongst themselves, chanting local ballads together. The tune of the flute played as the part of the ritual, which captured the feeling of hope into its euphony filled the air, along with the warmth of the passionate flames. The people were singing and dancing unhesitantly, as they rejoiced in the feeling of victory and unity underneath the bleak canvas as the blood of evil gradually drained from the crimson moon. -Aarya Thapa 28
Describing AN ENIGMATIC HERO... ELVIRA BLACK Sailing in the fierce winds of the Atlantic, a stormy Elvira Black, a name I’ll never forget, mostly fate had befallen us all. But as the tides growled because she bullies me. She seems exactly like her name sounds, evil. Black is an undeniably and swayed our vessel, Harry Jones took over. With gorgeous girl, something you’ll never catch meticulous scrutiny, he steered 'The Atlantis’ me saying in real life. Her deep black hair is long and silky, though I really want to pull on through the tides, determined to triumph over the it sometimes. She has these perfectly shaped sea. It was that very afternoon in 1657 that Jones grey eyes that I want to poke with a pencil. had reprised his role as a fearless leader, saving us I’m not a psychopath, I just really hate her. all from what could have been our final ride. Today, 10 years later, Jones still continues his voyage as It all started out in the seventh grade, when I that impeccable captain, while he explores the had just joined the school. All the attention was on me. Elvira Black didn’t like that. She Atlantic and maps the wonders of the seas. and her pesky group of friends that she probably bought, since I refuse to believe she can actually make friends, needed Elvira to On the contrary, Jones has a pretty enigmatic always be the main focus. ALWAYS! persona. His ‘infamous’ goatee is....well ‘infamous’ Strange thing about Black was that she didn’t among us all. From a very young age, he was driven care if the attention was good or bad, she just by adventurous tales of pirates. His attire reflects needed it. It’s probably trauma if you ask me. Her family is rich, meaning they’re always this pretty well. ‘A tricorn on his head, a pair of busy. gold teeth and an eye patches to resemble a stereotypical ‘Pirate Lord’. She got everything she wanted, except the attention of her own parents. I remember finding her crying in the bathroom during the 19Even so, Jones never fails to maintain composure eight grade recital because her parents couldn’t make it. Now that I think of it, I’ve and act earnestly when trouble follows his way… never seen her parents. Not even till this day. While we often find ourselves flustered by the sea, Harry seems to tame it. When we embrace defeat, I mean I feel bad for her, but she has made my life into a living hell. Did that situation Jones finds a way to use his defeat as a path to humanize her for me? Yes. However, am I victory. So within his enigma, courage is what going to forgive her because I walked into the defines him as an extraordinary captain. ‘Master of bathroom at the worst timing ever? No. It the Seas’, ’Lord of the Tides’, ‘Captain of The doesn’t give her the right to treat me like she Atlantis’ and ‘The Brave One’. These are merely does and I'm not going to forgive her until she some of the titles Jones has gathered throughout properly apologizes. I have troubles too, but the years on his countless voyages sailing around you don’t see me taking it out on her, do you? the globe, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. I do genuinely hope that she grows into a more respectable person in the future. It would be shameful not to. Maybe she and I And here we are at the exact moment, nearly a could even be friends someday. I really doubt decade later. Sailing through the Atlantic, a stormy that, even though it would be the biggest plot twist of my life. If that ever happens, I'm fate has once again befallen us. As the tides roar making a movie out of it. For now, I’ll just and sway our vessel, we quiver behind the shadow push her off a cliff in my imagination. of Harry Jones. As our captain manifests his - Prakriti Shrestha perseverance and bravery one more time, we cling on to our last hope to triumph over the sea. A sense of déjà vu strikes us and we try to ignite the Harry Jones within us all, while Jones steers us away from a terrible destiny... -Himalaya Satyal 29
A Person The man with glasses My Professor This person is a very hardworking and humble “No true crime stories draw more attention than those about murderers, especially the ones about serial killers. man. He is dependable and highly intellectual And no serial killer stories are more sought after than those of the rarest kind of murder: the female serial killer.” The documentary too. Despite all physical odds, he never gave up abruptly ends. on sports until he grew up to be an adult. Soon, “Now students, it is a fact that women commit murder, especially serial murder, much less frequently than men. To this day, there have only with time and family responsibilities, doing been a handful of female serial killers throughout history,” conveyed Professor Francine. The bell then rings indicating that the class is over. table work for years slowly made him lose his Professor Francine Hughes is one of the most well-known criminologists in Nepal. After working with the law enforcement for 28 athleticism. Known for his honesty and will years, she quit her job as a criminologist and was hired to work as a professor here in Tribhuvan University. Not much is known about her power, big obstacles have failed to break his private life. But everyone knows that she was the wife of the late congressman, Adam Sapkota, who suddenly died from a stroke. hard working attitude and spirit. Even as time Professor Francine is undeniably a stunning woman who radiated pure elegance. Her exquisite beauty never failed to leave people in awe. She changed him through thick and thin, for me he is a slim, tall woman with soft feminine curves. With her tall stature, sharp facial features and ruby red hair, some might even mistake her is still the same in and out. He is none other for a supermodel. However, the most intriguing thing about her is her scarf. No matter how hot it is, she wears a scarf around her neck all the than my father, my dad. time. Professor Francine is a mysterious woman. She is very reserved and it is impossible to tell what she is thinking about. She manages to At 5’3”, he weighs about 63 kg which is not keep a poker face throughout the day. Maybe she is just highly insensitive or is it the result of working as a criminologist for so long? much for his age yet he has been striving Nobody knows. Apart from teaching, she spends a lot of time in the lab. She enjoys experimenting and working with chemicals. She even towards losing some more weight. It seems to mentioned developing her own brand of poison. “It’s a slow acting poison with no discernible taste, and its effects can be mistaken for a have worked effectively and quite immediately. stroke.” I recalled what she had said. Right after the class ended, I hurried to the lab to clear some doubts on Well, I think the results look quite my assignment. As I slid open the door, I got the whiff of a lovely, dewy and somewhat familiar scent. I turn around to find our gorgeous extraordinary. If ever you encounter him, you Professor Francine sitting right across from me, with a test tube in her hand. She greeted me with a warm smile, which I happily returned. But will find him to be extremely soft spoken and my smile faltered as my eyes fixed onto her neck. At that moment, I understood why she wore a scarf all the time. Underneath the scarf, lies lenient yet he can be a great influencer with his a huge bruise. It looked like someone had attempted to strangle her. Professor Francine caught me looking at her bruise and laughed. good oratory skills and confidence that reflect “What? You’ve never seen a bruise before?” she exclaimed. “Who could possibly do this to you?” I asked deadpan. That is when it hit me. no pride. As the chief executive, you might see “Professor Francine! Bruise! Her husband! Her poison! Stroke! ” The same words started ringing in my head as I tried to piece the puzzle him mostly in formals heading in the most together.“You killed hi-him” I stuttered. “He was an abusive piece of crap. Of course I would kill him. There is a limit to how much I can dignified manner to his destination… The Nabil handle.” she scoffed as she rolled her eyes. “But now that you know...I must make sure you never tell it to anyone.” she said as she forced me Bank! Besides being dedicated towards his goal to open my mouth and drink the liquid in her test tube. I heard a faint shouting before I blacked out. It said “Call the ambulance! She’s having he is also a family man who manages to give a stroke! She’s passing out!” time to his family. Normally, a busy guy yet -Anushree Kansakar during free time or holidays, makes it a point to 30 take us on vacations and also enjoys to the fullest. Well, he has been wearing glasses since the 7th grade as he used to study a lot and even to this day, the glasses look pretty cool on him. I still remember his narration of his school days when he was in grade 7.Always a bright and brilliant child, he used to sit at the back of the class and get correct answers to all the math problems put on the board. The interesting part was that he had blurry vision and could hardly see what was on the board. Still, guessing and carefully copying all the wrong equations from the blackboard, he would write his answers. To everyone’s surprise, his answers would all be correct despite copying the wrong equations. How did he do it? This is something I couldn’t figure out even to this day. Only after his Math teacher suggested he go for an eye-check, did his parents know of his poor vision.Turns out he needed powerful pair of glasses that made him look amazing back in school, now and ever. Shuvam Bajra Shakya
Describing An Object Small but Significant It is small but of great significance. This dented, flawed circle fits loosely and comfortably, allowing it to be used and handled frequently. It has a distinct, indeterminate shape that compliments the circle in the middle. The jewel, perfectly round, reflects the depths of the oceans and is framed with carved petal-like structures. The shank is about an inch thick and simple at first glance. However, if looked into carefully, the dents from several incidents can be seen. Engraved inside the shank are the words \"Who, being loved, is poor?\" Memories flush into my mind as I remember her. She, who gave me this ring when I was 16, on a windy but beautiful Saturday evening at the backyard of her house was someone of a kind herself. I was watering the plants when she came up to me, pulled it out from the pocket of her coat and put it into my hand. \"For you,\" she whispered. Questions flooded my mind as I was drowned in the color of the gem - a passionate, ethereal blue. “Is this a family heirloom?” I asked her, still staring at the blue. She just chuckled. Finally, tearing my eyes from the color, I saw her staring into the abyss and as I caressed my fingers through the shank, I felt the dents on it… and something engraved inside of the shank. \"Who, being loved, is poor?\" My sixteen year old self stood there staring at those words, wondering, before I whispered back \"What do those words mean?\" She looked at me with a smile on her face and a look she always had whenever I asked her about rainbows and fairies and love. “You’ll know.” But I didn't know, for the longest time - 12 years to be exact. But, tomorrow, at twenty eight, I'm getting married to the love of my life, and as I lay here on the sweet grass beneath the purple gradient sky, once again staring at those words like I did all those years back, they feel so real, so true. Those words, they're alive, swirling inside my head as I await memories that will forever be a part of me. This simple, dented and flawed but beautiful ring is a gift from my grandmother. Small but of great significance. Duchu C Pradhan 31
Jokes & Riddles Student: How long is our winter vacation? Why do seagulls fly over the sea? Because if they flew over a bay, they would Teacher: It is a year long be bagels. Student: Really? Let’s go How do you know when the moon has had Teacher: Mmm! It starts on 2021 and ends enough to eat? When it’s full. Why do bees have sticky hair? on 2022 Because they use honeycombs. Student: Really? Wohooo Why does Humpty Dumpty love autumn? Because Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. Teacher: Yea! 25th December 2021 to 25th What is the tallest building in the entire January 2022 world? The library, because it has so many stories. How do trees access the internet? What is better than a talking dog? They log in. A spelling bee Why did the painting go to jail? It was framed. What are the strongest days of the week? Why did Cinderella get kicked off the Saturday and Sunday. All the other days soccer team? Because she ran away from are week-days the ball. Why should you knock on the refrigerator How do you call out a bar of gold? before opening the door? By screaming out AU! In case there is a salad dressing. What concert costs 45 cents? Did you hear the rumor about the butter? 50 cents featuring Nickelback Never mind, I shouldn’t spread it! Which side of the chicken has more I’m really good at sleeping. I can do it with my eyes closed. feathers? The outside Knock knock. Who's there? Says. Says who? Says me, that's who! Knock knock. Who's there? Honeydew. -Atharva Poudyal Honeydew who? Honeydew you wanna dance? Knock knock. Who's there? Roach. Roach who? Roach you an email last week and I'm still waiting for a response. Knock knock. Who's there? I am. I am who? I am who is knocking. Who are you? -Aahana Pande 32
STORY -Anavi Banskota 33
BOARD - Subhangi Bazgain 34
साथीहरूको दबाब र यसले जीवन किशोरकिशोरीहरूमा पार्ने असर दनदन बलेको आगो जस्तै छिनमै सकिई जाने जीवन ‘गुगल’ संसारको जानकारी उपलब्ध गराउने एउटा लोकप्रिय माध्यम हो । यसबाट हामीले आफू लाई चाहिएको सूचना आफू बसेकै ठाउँबाट खोज्न सक्छौँ । गुगलबाट अर्थमा साथीहरुको हिजो जन्मी हुर्की आज भोलि माटामा मिसिने जीवन दबाब भनेको “सहकर्मी दबाव साथीहरु द्वारा प्रत्यक्ष वा अप्रत्यक्ष प्रभाव हो, वा एक व्यक्ति जो प्रभावित छ वा प्रभावित समुह वा व्यक्ति को अनुरुप गर्न को लागी आफ्नो दृष्टिकोण, मूल्यहरु वा व्यवहार परिवर्तन गरेर आफ्ना साथीहरुको अनुसरण गर्न चाहन्छन्।”यो अर्थ चाहिँ हुन त हो तर, कहिले फु ल्छ रङ्गिन फू ल झैँ यसले साथीको दबाब सहकर्मी दबाबको साँचो अर्थ दिदैन। साथीहरूबाट प्रभावीत हुँदा के कस्तो कहिले काँडाले झैँ घोच्छ अनुभूति कोबारेमा पनि भन्दैन। यो निबन्धमा अब म मेरो शब्दहरु र विचारमा साथीहरुको दबाब के हो र यसको किशोरहरुलाई कसरी असर गर्दछ भन्नेबारे लेख्दै छु । साथी हुँदा यही उज्यालो हुन्छ एक्लो हुँदा यही अँध्यारो बन्छ मेरो विचारमा साथीहरुको दबाब अर्थ- “साथीहरुबाट प्रभावित भई सबै उनीहरुले गरे झै सबै कु रा गर्ने , आफ्नो निर्णय, चुनाव, राय के ही गर्न नसक्ने” हो। उनीहरुबाट प्रभावित भई अनाआवश्यक काम, नराम्रा व्यवहार, बानी, बदमासी आदी गर्ने हो। यसको एउटा उदाहरण : साथीहरु लागिरहेको आमाबुबाको काखमा खेलेको कु लतहरु नराम्रो छ, आफ्नो स्वास्थलाई हानीकारक हुन्छ, आफ्नो भविष्यलाई हानिकारक हुन्छ लाग्छ मलाई हिजै जस्तो आज तनाव र चिन्ता छायो आदि अरु भनेर थाहा हुँदा पनि साथीको प्रभावमा र दबाबमा आएर आफू नि त्यहि कु लतमा लाग्न थाल्छन्। कस्तो नरमाइलो भाव उदायो अर्को प्रकारको दबाब- साथीहरुले थिचोमिचोएर, डर देखाएर, यो गर त्यो गर भनेर दबाब दिनु अनि गरेन भने धमकाउनु। यसको एउटा उदाहरण : साथीले नराम्रा गरिरहेको छ, जस्तै लागुऔषध, साथीभाइहरूसँग कु रा गर्दै चुरोट, रक्सी गरिराको छ। त्यहि साथीले दबाब दिएर नराम्रा काम गर्न लगाउने। नमानेमा शारीरिक पहिला पहिला समय हरायो आक्रामक, असभ्य हुने हुन्। साथीहरुको दबाबमा पर्ने जाल त जुनै पनि उमेरमा अनुभव सक्छौ। तर, यो जालमा धेरै जस्तै अहिले गृहकार्य गर्दगर्दै किशोरहरुमा हुन्छन्। किशोर जो गरीब आत्म-सम्मान को अनुभव, जो उनीहरुलाई के हि साथीहरु पत्तै नपाई कता बिलायो छन्, र कहिले काहिँ विशेष आवश्यकताहरु सँग साथीहरुको दबाबमा दिनेको लागी अधिक सम्भावना हुन्छन्। यी किशोरहरुलाई लाग्न सक्छ कि एक मात्र तरीका हो कि उनीहरु सामेल हुनेछन् र सामाजिक समूहमा स्वीकार गरीनेछ। व्यवहारले र एक समूह को रूपमा लिईरहेको छ। कति रमाइलो हुन्थ्यो होला सधैँ आनन्द भएदेखि किशोरहरु को क्षेत्रमा अतिरिक्त असंबद्ध “सिन्यापसेस” छ जहाँ जोखिम मूल्यांकन हुन्छ, र यो दु:खकष्टले बलियो बन्दै निर्णयको बाटोमा हुन्छ। यसको अतिरिक्त, प्रिफ्रन्टल कोर्टेक्स अविकसित छ, जसले किशोरहरुलाई साथीहरुको दबाब र जोखिमपूर्ण, आवेगपूर्ण व्यवहारको लागी अधिक संवेदनशील बनाउँछ। यसैले अनुभव बटुल्छु म छु सानै किशोरहरुमा साथीको दबाब धेरै देखिन्छ। यो सबै भनेपछि साथीको दबाब सकारात्मक पनि हुन्छ। सकारात्मक सहकर्मी दबाब किशोरहरु वयस्कताको लागी आवश्यक प्रतिलिपि कौशल विकास गर्न मद्दत गर्न सक्छ। यसले किशोरहरुलाई -अर्नव महर्जन, 9'B एथलेटिक्समा अधिक सक्रिय बन्न वा जोखिमपूर्ण व्यवहार बाट बच्न को लागी प्रोत्साहित गर्न सक्छ, जो विशेष गरी कठिन समय को समयमा उपयोगी हुन सक्छ। किशोरहरुलाई अगाडि जान्छन् , असल काम गर्छन् । सकारात्मक दबाबले किशोरहरुलाई राम्रो हन्छ। यतिमा भन्दै म साथीको दबाब साथिको चरित्र अनुसार राम्रो वा नराम्रो हुन्छ भन्दै म आफ्नो निबन्ध यहि टुङ् ग्याउँछु । -आध्या श्रेष्ठ 35
वर्षा ‘सम्झना’ निद्राको सुरमा मैले अलार्म बन्द गरेँ र फे रि सपनाको सागरमा हराएँ। निलो आकाशमा सङ् के त दिई निदाएको पत्तो भएन। एकछिन पछि मैले आफ्नो नाम कानमा गुन्जिरहेको छरियो बादल महसुस गरेँ। बुबाले खुसुक्क सिरक तान्दा मेरो सातो गयो। म जुरुक्क उठेँ । घडी हेर्दा ७:३० भइसके को थियो। यो कु रा मैले विश्वासै गर्न सकिनँ। शीतल पार्दै आयो चिसो मैले हतारपतार मुख धोएँ, लुगा लगाएँ र मोजा हातमा लिई तल पुगेँ। हावाको लहर बाहिर हेर्दा चर्को घाम लागिसके को थियो। मैले मनमनै सोचेँ, \" आज त असाध्यै ढिलो भइसक्यो। टेबुलमा हेर्दा आमाले बनाएको स्वादिलो भोजन स-साना चरी गुँडमा लुके जब मलाई पर्खिरहेको थियो। \" ल, आज खाना खाएर स्कु ल गएँ भने त ८:१५ अँध्यारो भयो मा स्कु ल पुगिन्छ।\" मैले विचार गरेँ। खाजा नखाऊँ भन्दा आमाको मेहेनत खेर जान्थ्यो तर समय पनि त थिएन नि ! स्वादिलो भोजनको बासले मुखै सिमसिमे पानी धर्तीमा परी रसायो। गाडीमा खाँदै जानेबाहेक मसित के ही उपायै थिएन। हातमा रोटी वर्षा आयो लिई झोला बोक्दै म जुता लगाउन बसेँ। जुता खुट्टामा नपस्दैमा बुबाले गाडीको हर्न बजाउनुभयो। जुता राम्ररी नलगाई म गाडीमा बसेँ। गाडीमा बसेपछि मलाई के ही राहत भयो। ७:४५ बजिसके को थियो। \"अब ८:०० असार महिना सुरु भो सखी बजेसम्म त पुगिहाल्छ नि\" भनेर मैले आफै लाई सान्त्वना दिएँ। घर छाड्नै वर्षाको मौसम लाग्दा आमाको आवाज सुनियो। आमाको हातमा एक रातो माला थियो। त्यो त मेरो 'आइडी कार्ड ' पो रहेछ । मैले हतार गरी आमाको हातबाट मयूरी नृत्य हेर्न पाउँदा रमायो आइडी कार्ड लिँदै उहाँबाट बिदा लिएँ। गाडी बल्ल स्कु लतर्फ गुड्यो। यो मन गाडीबाट उत्रिनासाथ म बिहानको प्रार्थनाकक्षतर्फ कु दिहालेँ। बिहानको प्रार्थना सुरु भएकै थिएन। प्रार्थनाकक्षमा मेरो साथी मलाई कु रिरहेको हिलो भरियो खेतबारी थियो। त्यो देख्दा मेरो मुख उज्यालो भयो। मैले हाँस्दै उसलाई सबै कु रा रोपाइँको बेलाको बताउन थालेँ। त्यसैबिच मैले गुरु तथा गुरुआमाहरूलाई अभिवादन पनि गरेँ। यसैगरी मेरो सबै तनाव हरायो। त्यही क्षणदेखि मेरो व्यस्त दिनको दही र चिउरा बाँड्दै खाँदा सुरुवात भयो। तपाईंहरूलाई के ही याद आयो ? रमाइलो छरियो हामी सबैजना कु नै न कु नै दिन यही ठाउँमा थियौँ। त्यस्ता दिनहरूमा के ही अर्कै प्रकारको हर्ष थियो र ती दिनहरू अद्वितीय थिए। स्कु ल नगएको डेढ करायो बादल गड्याङगुडुङ वर्ष भइसक्यो र यो कु रा विश्वास गर्नै गाह्रो हुन्छ। कहाँ एक महिना बिदा चम्कियो बिजुली थपियो भनेको त हामी अज्ञातलाई के पत्तो थियो कि डेढ वर्षसम्म घरमै हुन्छौँ भनेर । बादलको धुनमा डरायो मन सताई मलाई अहिलेको अवस्था जति गाह्रो भए पनि हामीले सहयोग गर्न सिक्नुपर्दछ। हामी घरमा सुरक्षित छौँ र यो कु रालाई हामीले कदर गर्नुपर्दछ। हामीले जब भयो वर्षा शीतलता पाए आफ्नो परिवार तथा शिक्षकहरूलाई पनि आफ्नो कृ तज्ञता व्यक्त पृथ्वीमा सबैले गर्नुपर्दछ। यस्तो अवस्थामा पनि हामीले सकारात्मकता आफ्नोसाथ राख्नुपर्दछ। हामीले यही समयलाई सदुपयोग गरी के ही असल काम गरौँ ! डर भुलाई आनन्द पायो यो मेरो मनले -प्रिईशा श्रेष्ठ -मानुशी डङ्गोल 36
Date: 09/13/2021 Letter Dear Amy, Yesterday I went downtown to treat myself after a long Zoom Tales! week of work. Many shops and cafes have opened there since you left. It looks like a whole It seemed as if he wanted some of the food that new place. The ancient shoe shop has been replaced by was surrounding him and as the waiter came out of an antique shop, it’s one of my favorite places now. I the kitchen carrying what I assumed was my food, always wish you were here in Brooklyn with me so that the golden lab launched itself towards the large we can visit that shop, there are so many adorable tray of food. The whole cafe stopped for a moment antique pieces there. as the tray fell onto the marbled floor. Thankfully, no one was hurt. As the waiter panicked alongside Anyways I am going way off track, I was downtown and the owner, I couldn’t help but giggle a bit because after a long few hours of shopping, I realized that I the dog seemed to enjoy the food without caring was extremely hungry so I loaded all my goods into the about the damage it may have caused. From what I boot of my car and headed towards this Parisian cafe know the owner of the Labrador helped clean up as that’s opened next to Mr Honeydew’s bookstore. That well as apologized to the waiter and the manager. cafe allows pets into their premises if they are well trained and groomed, which is my favorite aspect of it. As I sat down at a table I noticed an adorable It could have surely been more disastrous but it is chubby Labrador, you know how much I love labradors so of course, I was interested. So as I ordered some exactly something that I will look back on and food for myself I noticed the owner silently trying to giggle at remembering the expression of the dog as keep the Labrador in order. he gobbled up the mess caused by him. Have you had any experiences like these, Amy? I can’t wait to hear from you. I hope you are doing well -Praatika Singh 37
Writing D9/26/2021 During this time many people decided to turn their New Baneshwor, Kathmandu videos off because they are in the comfort of their Dear Amber, own home and also because they are not told to turn it It has been a while since we spoke hasn’t it? It’s on. This other friend of mine got up from her seat and been so long since your last visit, so I thought I just left, I was confused. Why not turn the video and should write to you to see how everything is going. How go when you are allowed to do that, are you and your parents? I was just skimming right? Then her brother enters the room. Our whole through the old pictures of us together and class witnessed them fight, and the fight was probably remembered how much fun we used to have before funnier than the joke that was shared. It doesn’t stop you moved out of the city.I heard that you switched schools too, there, she enters with a toothbrush in her mouth how is that going? While we are on the subject of vigorously brushing her teeth as we all stare at her, schools. I have to share an incident that happened enjoying and not uttering a word. A minute later the on zoom the other day. So, this happened in the silence got her to recognize that there was something earlier stages of us using zoom when all of us were not used to the zoom fundamentals and how things going on which made her realize that she was the operate. One day, we decided to take a break from center of attention and was watched by our whole studying and just share jokes, stories and have fun class. Now, that’s that. How about you write back for a while before going back to studying. This some incident that happened to you or you witnessed. girl from our class volunteered to share some jokes Anyway, I will just end the letter here and let me know for the class. if anything new happens and also if you can come visit or something. Hope to hear from you soon. -Eva Sharma 38
Letter Dear Tawa, The teacher tried to take control and told the How’s it going? It’s fine on my side and if you're man to leave but he was adamant. He hurled a wondering, no I still haven't improved my baking couple more questions before our teacher skills since the last time you saw me at baking. I managed to send the man out of the class. The know, I told you I would but I haven't really got class id was immediately reset and the password the time as of now. changed. You've probably even seen the Sunday Anyways, you know what happened in class today? I was left speechless at what had happened. Best announcement on digital safety right? zoom class hands down. No cap. Really Whatever said and done, it was pretty funny. We unfortunate that you were sick and missed the kept wondering who he was and why would he do experience. Well moving forward, we were just such a thing. All is well that ends well and such having our normal Compulsory Math class and we heard a guy who was around the age of 30 talking small incidents are something worth talking loudly with one of our classmates. He saw the about in the future. teacher’s screen share and started asking questions to the rest. Some who answered were Well, I can send today’s notes if you want them mollified while forcing those who were quiet. We and I’ve also managed to get the voice recording didn't know what was happening and were laughing our heads off. of the call so just hit me up if you want them. Best regards, Arnav Maharjan, 9'A Zoom Tales! Tuesday afternoon at around 2:00, minutes before physics class ended, Miss Nilima's lights went off. Students stayed back as there were just 15 minutes for the next class. Around 10 people had left and the rest were casually talking and joking around. One of our friends then changed his name to 'Grade 9A' and instantly 2-4 people left the meeting thinking the teacher had joined. The child in us jumped for some excitement and so everyone in the meeting renamed themselves to 'Grade 9A'. It was hilarious to see everyone silent not knowing who the real teacher was. Exactly at that very moment, we found out the class was going to be held in the SEL meeting. The rest of us in the meet decided to tell the others who were yet to join that teachers meeting was on and to go to the SEL meeting. It was fun to see our confused friends joining in and immediately leaving. This prank went on for a while and we had a hearty laugh. At 2: 15, immediately after this, everyone joined the SEL meet. Although we should have informed the teachers about it, this prank was kind of harmless and fun. Like they say, \"Laughter is the best medicine,\" we felt rejuvenated and ready for our next -Athah Malla 39
Writing Dear Leo About thirty minutes of the class was delayed due How are you? I'm certain you are aware of the to this. It was hilarious. There are incidents where situation Corona Virus has caused in schools our teachers prank us by informing us about fake around the world. ONLINE CLASSES! I know it’s surprise tests and this time, we had the last laugh. not at all amusing. Everyday gazing at the screen makes the day monotonous. Well, there is no it's delightful to see the teachers and students other option to attend school without physical trying to keep high morale in the class, especially interaction. However, there are some humorous incidents that happened in Zoom. Trust me, it is during this pandemic. If you have any incidents hysterical. you want to share, do write to me. It was our Nepali class around one o’clock and people were really exhausted after the online Math test. Initially, our Nepali teacher, Sir Tika Ram Pandey was not very familiar with the app Zoom. Your friend, The whole class took advantage of this situation Raghav and we all decided to play a small prank on him. As soon as the class started, all the students turned off their video, mike and renamed themselves “Reconnecting…” Nepali sir was so confused he thought his internet was not working. 40
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