Tourism In Nepal

          Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is located mainly in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. With an estimated population of 26.4 million, it is 48th largest country by population and 93rd largest country by area. 

         Importance of Tourism in Nepal isn’t just limited to the tourist coming in. I am an avid traveler myself. And I post some snapshots from my travel on my Instagram account. A few weeks ago, one of my Instagram followers didn’t even know about Gosainkunda, one of the famous and holiest lakes in Nepal. This particular incident got me thinking about the ignorance of famous getaway destinations in Nepal among the young generation. 

  

       While government and Tourism Board are busy drafting plans to attract foreign tourists in Nepal, it is important that most of the Nepali should share the same zeal. Why should we? I can understand it to be a common question? Well, read the following paragraphs and you’ll agree with me. 

  

       Nepal is no longer just an agricultural country. Our economy is sustained by foreign employment and tourism alongside agriculture. Since a decade, as Nepal bade goodbye to long and tragic civil war, the tourism industry has started to come out from the long hibernation. Nepal celebrated visit Nepal year 2010 in order to inform the world “it is okay to visit Nepal now”. 

  

         In addition to that various national campaign has been launched to boost internal tourism in the country.  As a major campaign, Nepal government has planned “Visit Nepal 2020” with an aim to attract hundreds of thousands of tourists, the importance of tourism in Nepal is growing. 

  

Here are some of the major importance of tourism in Nepal: 

  

1.    A significant source of income: 

International tourism is a significant source of income to sustain the failing economy of Nepal. In 2016 alone, tourism sector pumped Rs 177 billion to nations economy. According to the same report, Nepal is ranked 37th country to where tourism directly contributes to GDP among 185 countries involved. In 2017, the tourism sector contributed 8% of Nepal’s GDP i.e. 220 billion Nepalis currency. This figure is likely to go up to 8.25% by 2028. These official figures show that Tourism is a major pillar to sustain Nepal’s current economic condition. 

  

2.    Employment Opportunities: 

According to 2108 report of world travel and tourism council, Travel & Tourism generated 497,500 jobs directly in 2017 (3.2% of total employment) in Nepal. This figure is projected to rise to 3.9% by 2018 and by 2028, there’ll be an increment of 2.11% in the existing figure. These statistics show the promising future in the field of Tourism in Nepal and its likely impact on the nation’s economy. 

  

3.    Upliftment of the living standard: 

In 2017 alone, internal tourism consumption was Rs.168.7 billion according to the report of the World Travel and Tourism Council. This consumption includes the food and lodging during treks, porter costs and so forth. Famous for its adventurous tourism, the expenses in local places is likely to boost up their living standard too. Furthermore, as an integral part of a rural tourism, “homestay” has helped the locals to earn the extra cash while promoting the local tourism. 

  

4.    The increment in local trade: 

Shopping in Nepal is one of the major dreams of any foreigner. The street of Thamel during the months of October to March is filled by tourists from all over the world. They have seen busy shopping either some antique handicrafts or a pashmina shawl or a singing bowl. Anything they purchase indirectly aids in the local trade. 

  

5.    Publicity of hidden treasures: 

Everyone is well aware of Pokhara and its beauty. Same can be said in the case of ABC (Annapurna Base Camp) or Everest base camp (EBC). But there are many other heavenly places in Nepal such as unexplored trek route, new river for rafting, a new place for paragliding and so forth. These hidden treasures can be exposed to the world only through the publicity which is best done by Tourism. Once known as a Hermit nation, Nepal was not open for anyone. Today, millions of tourists enjoy the beautiful landscapes, birds, and animals. So, only the tourism industry can unlock the hidden potentials such as honeymoon in Nepal. 

My Experience of Earthquake

I was at home reading books, suddenly the window shakes and produce noise. I was afraid and ran towards my mother .we were afraid .the door were making a lot of noise. The house was shaking,it remained for at least 5o second. We came out of the house to an open space when earthquake stopped finally. They were  falling , people were coming out of the house, it was too cold outside. 

I tuned radio which announced the 7.9 rector scale. Many people were dead, many houses were collapsed and, in the meantime, radio announced that our Dharahara was collapsed. We were so sad to here that. People were crying because they had already lost their friend family and loved one. My closed brother Dippu was dead falling from wall. We went to his house, everyone was crying.it was so sad moment. several after-shake came for many days, we were compiled to stay in the tent because of fear. My heart was moving faster because of after shake .we knew about so many landslide and collapsed of ancient houses and temples. 

My heart still trembles if I remember that day. Our country lost so many primitive natural properties. Earthquake destroyed the dream of people, their houses, school, land, bridge and so many things. We didn’t go to school for so many days. More than 15000 people died. I am very shocked .It was so bad for my country and all Nepalese people ,our country pushed far behind and taking a long time to recover from that disaster .Government announced the package for affected people but that took so long time to rich the people, so many people became homeless ,penniless, without family . 

Jhamak Thapa
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Real Story

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The small country Bhutan is surrounded by India and China. Constitutional monarch is the head of the country. Gigme Nygmgel is the first monarch to rule the country and is followed by the Wanchuck dynasty to rule the country. It is believed that a small group of people came from Tibet and started living in the country at first and some people from Nepal were taken at the beginning. The country is in the process of developing. People use simple and traditional tools for farming, they also rare cattle. There was a batter system at the beginning. The national language spoken is Dzongkha but there are people speaking Nepali too. Nepali speaking people live in the southern belt of Bhutan. The southern part of Bhutan is fertile and is good for the cultivation of crops. People grow food crops and cash crops and they also produce cardamom and exports to other countries like India. 

      It was around 1990, government of Bhutan forced people to speak the national language Dzongkha instead of other languages. people in the southern belt use to speak Nepali and they could not speak Dzongkha. Not only that people were asked to put a national dress and were forced to follow their rules. As a result, many southern Bhutanese were forcibly evicted from their motherland. Eighty thousand southern Nepali speaking people came to Nepal. All these people were assisted by UNHCR in Nepal. My family is among all those people who lived in the Eastern part of Nepal. All these people lived an exiled life as a refugee. People who has spent life being refugee can easily describe how hard the life is sustained. 

     There were hungry mouths searching for food, helpless hands asking for help, angry faces struggling from all corners for anything in anything. People struggle a lot just to survive and just for the basic needs such as shelter, education, clothing, food and water. All Bhutanese lived in a small hut made up off bamboo and thatch and plastics' all depended on the food provided by United Nation high commission for refugee. Whatever they get from UNHCR for living was not sufficient to live .life was tough though there was no any other alternatives rather than eat and live in refugee camp. As I along with my family grew up in the refugee camp, I went to school in the refugee camp. CARITAS NEPAL provided us with education. Children studied in the refugee camp up to grade X .I was one of the kids among all the refugee who finished grade X and studied further more outside the camp. After living for more than seventeen years in refugee camp, people were provided opportunities to go and live in developed countries like USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Norway, Netherlands and  Newzerland. Many refugees were resettled in all these countries and struggled a lot to make their life better. Today most of the Bhutanese who resisted in these developed countries learnt a lot about the culture and diversity of the country they were resettled. They also learnt how to adjust with the Society of that country. They also learnt how to work, drive and make money and be self-depended on themselves. 

Motiram Bhatta

Motiram Bhatta a great Nepali poet, writer, essayist was born in 1866 in Kathmandu Nepal with father pandit Daya Ram Bhatta and mother Ripumardini Devi Bhatta . He went to Banaras India for formal education. In Banaras he learned classical Sanskrit language and he took some music class too. He is the first person to introduce Gajal in Nepali language. He brought a huge revolution and reform in Nepali literature .he was a multidimensional personality .he himself was an  era of Nepali literature .He is the person who introduced Bhanubhakta Acharya by publishing his Ramayana.He was a music lover and singer too. he has written Gajal in many languages.  

         Motiram Bhatta left home town Kathmandu at the age of 6 and spent some 9 years in Banaras for Sanskrit study. he returned back to Kathmandu at the age of 15 and joined in Darbar High School.he finished his school education from Darbar High School and after that he went to Calcatta India for further study. He wrote Bhanubhakta’s biography and published in 1988 which help Bhanubhakta to honored as a Adhikabi. he opened a printing press with his friend in Kathmandu. He is the first-person to open library in Nepal. His main works are as follows:  Manodweg,Prawah,Panchak Prapancha,Shakuntala,Priyadarsika, 

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Motiram Bhatta is one of the greatest literary figures in Nepali literary history. He did so many noble things so Nepalese people always remember him and follows his writing style. He died at the age of 30 in 1896. 

A short Biography of Bhanubhakta Acharya

          Bhanubhakta Acharya a great Nepali poet, writer and a translator was born in 1814 in Tanahu Nepal. His father Dhanjaya Acharya was a government worker and his grandfather shree krishna Acharya was a well-known priest at that time.Bhanubhakta Acharya got his early education at home with his grandfather and later he went to Banaras for further study. 

         Bhanubhakta Acharya is honored as a Adhikabi of Nepal although there were many famous writer at that time.He was born in Ramgha village of Tanahu Nepal in A high class Bramin family. Acharya is the first person to translate Ramayana from Snskrit to Nepali.  One day when he met the grass cutter then only, he realized the importance of social work then he commits himself to do something. That grass cutter worked hard to make a water-well by selling the grass because of his poverty but Acharya was rich enough to make something for his name and fame. He wouldn’t had to cut grass to make a water-well . 

He is considered one of the great poet in Nepal in modern time too but he didn’t know anything in his life time because his writing was unpublished in his life time,later Motiram Bhatta who found his hand written article and published then only Bhanubhakta became Adhikabi Bhanubhakta. 

          His one incident in his friend Gajadhar’s home is also interesting for the readers .He had written a poem about his friend's mother . He used reply everything in poetry.he died in an early age in 1868.He died but he hasnot yet died from the heart of Nepalese people. 

coronavirus

Coronavirus are the types of virous which affects specially mammals. The word coronavirus is the combination of Latin and Greek word which means crown. Coronavirus causes an infection in nose and upper throat so this virous is the dangerous virous which is taking the life of so many people in Asia. This virous are respiratory transmitted disease. This virous affects birds, cows and pigs too. There are no medically approved vaccine or antiviral treatment for this virous. 

               Major symptoms of this virous are common cold, fever or throat swollen. It was first discovered in 1960 in chickens. 

              NYTimes conformed that At least 81 people have already been died in china with this disease and more than 3000 people have been affected  and the number is increasing every minute. 

For the safety of this virous,wash hand with soap and water for at least 20 second. Avoid touching your nose, mouth and eyes with your unwashed hand and avoid close contact with sick people.