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The National flower of Nepal, Lali Gurash is one of the most beautiful species of Rhododendron. Found in hilly region of Nepal, it paints the hill red during the blooming season.
Apart from it’s beauty, the flower is edible and can be made into delicious juice, wine and pickles.
On his 34th birthday (June 2, 2014) noted writer Buddhi Sagar wrote the following article. The article written in simple Nepali is easy to read and understand. In this article he talks about how being a failure didn’t deter from what he loves most. He talks about how bad he was in his studies and how nobody understood him.
As a child, Buddhi Sagar wasn’t a good student. He talks about relativity. If we are happy, time lapses fast and when we are not happy of the surroundings time also slows down. Buddhi Sagar gives an example of a classroom. If the topic of the classroom is interesting we don’t realize how fast time pass, and if the topic of not that interesting it will take forever to complete the same topic. When the writer looks back to his life, he found that it was a life in the "classroom of the favorite topic".
In Western world there are 4 season. But, in Nepal there are 6 seasons. Two additional seasons in Nepal are Rainy Season and Pre-winter Season. Nepali seasons are 2-months long.
6 Seasons in Nepal:
Video summary of 6 Seasons in Nepal:
Popular cartoon series in Nepali language ‘Meena’ by UNICEF in collaboration with Hnna Barbera and Fil Cartoons.
This episode of Meena cartoon deals with the importance of taking care of girl children. In South Asian communities, boy children are given more importance than the girl children. In that context, this cartoon tries to make the children aware of the importance of girl children.
There aren’t many cartoons in Nepali language. The one and only cartoon that many grew up with were Meena cartoon. The cartoon made specially for South Asian region were dubbed in various languages and Nepali was one of them.
The cartoon series was produced by UNICEF in colabration with hnna Barbera and Fil Cartoons. Apart from being entertaining they also motivate children to learn new things.
A Nepali language Nursery Rhyme goes like:
Tarabaji lai lai
Mama aaye ghoda
Maiju aain doli
papa layin soli
Kafal gedi kuttuka
bubu maam supukka
nidai jaau lutukaa
Video:
Update:
A video of a 4-years-old child Elesh singing the Nursary Rhyme is attached below. Elesh doesn’t know how to play guitar but he is tying to capture the beat in his toy guitar.
Traditional Rhyme
I know a little pussy
Her coat is silver gray
She lives down in the meadow
Not very far away.
Though she is a pussy
She’ll never be a cat.
She is a pussy willow.
Now what do you think of that!
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Tune: “Frere Jacques”
Pussy willows,
Pussy willows,
Soft and gray,
Soft and gray.
They are really so much fun,
As I count them one by one,
Soft and gray,
Spring’s on it’s way!
A Nepali Varnamala (Nepali Barnamala) book is published in an ebook format. Now, it is easier for the kids to learn Nepali letters by touching them.
A sweet song to help learn Nepali alphabet.
Ka bata Kamal paanima fulne
Kha bata Kharayo barima dulne
Ga bata Gamala fula ropna jau
Gha bata Ghara haami basne thau
Watch the video song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Qf78w05n8t0
पढ्न नजान्नेको लागि "कालो अक्षर भैसी बराबर" भन्ने उखान नेपालमा प्रचलित छ | तेस्तै हाम्रो छिमेकी देश भारतमा पनि हिन्दीमा "काला अक्षर भैस बराबर" भन्ने चलन छ – तेसैले सो नेपाली उखान हिन्दीको उखान बाट आएको हुन सक्छ |
बिश्व भरका हिन्दी भाषीको लागि भनेर अन्तरास्ट्रिय साक्षरता दिबसको उपलक्षमा जारि गरिएको एउटा पोस्टर सोही कथनमा आधारित छ |
