Chwali

 This is our new member Roshi Shilpakar's latest creation. This is an art created using reed. Reed is soaked in water to make it soft, cut into pieces, flattened  and then put in place using a template. It is a long and a very meditative process indeed. 

Bricks the Nepali way

Our Nepali adobe walls can go upto 36 inches in thickness. Usually in the Kathmandu region the outer most part is built with burnt bricks, that is mostly for the protection against rain. The bricks are angular in shape (see the above picture) where the inner portion gets more mud mortar then the outer portion. [...]

Bamboo and Rock

The founders of RingsLive, one of the biggest event organizers of Nepal, Sankesh Subedi and Mahan Aryal are the greatest bamboo fans. They recently organized a concert featuring a Pakistani rock band, Jal, winner of MTV Asia award, and a good chunk of the profit was dedicated to Abari. Here is a bamboo guitar, 145 [...]

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