Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival
Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival, the seventh edition of the annual NIIFF will explore issues related to Nepal’s minority. 25 to 28 April, City Hall, Nepal Tourism Board, Exhibition Road, (01)4102577,
[email protected], www.ifanepal.org.np
Pranamaya yoga, immerse yourself in a whole day of yoga activities with Nicky at the wonderful Sri Aurobindo Ashram with Nicky and the children. Rs 2,500, 9802045484,
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Himalayan rush, run, swim, or cycle around Begnas Tal and promote healthy, community-based tourism around the lake. 30 March, Pokhara, 9851021852/9851102046
Human rights film series, celebrate Women’s Day with a powerful documentary on the nomad supermodel Waris Dirie, with screenings throughout the month. 7 to 31 March, 7pm, Attic Bar, Uttar Dhoka, www.hrffn.org
Chakati guff, Dutch art promoter Beata Wiggen will give a presentation on how to promote your artwork in the Netherlands and Germany. 8 March, 3 to 5pm, Gallery MCube, Chakupat, (01)5260110
Women for children, rally from Patan to Budhanilkantha, and then join Kutumba, Samriddhi Rai, and Manoj KC for live music and lunch at Park Village Resort. 9 March, 7am, Patan, Budhanilkantha, 9851133378
Backyard screenings, watch great cinema while enjoying delicious food. Rs 100, 2 to 28 March, every Thursday, 6.30pm, Backyard Café, Jhamsikhel
Mustang, a spiritual odyssey, an exhibition that showcases thangkas, photographs, sand mandala, installations, and dance from Mustang. Runs till 13 March, Siddhartha Art Gallery
Rally for rights, join other concerned citizens and raise your voice against violence against women. 8 March, 7.45am, Bhadrakali
Lahure lure
Every year 10,000 young Nepali men vie for the 200 or so openings in the British Army which has been recruiting soldiers from Nepal for 200 years, ever since the end of the Anglo-Nepal Wars of 1814-16.
Kesang Tseten’s documentary Who will be a Gurkha looks at the selection process where the boys, attracted by the myth and glamour of Gurkhas, seek to go for glory in spite of the dangers of death in the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq.
The film won the top award at Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival 2012 and also featured at the International Film Festival of Amsterdam. It will hit theatres next week making it the first Nepali documentary to be screened in cinemas.
Who will be a Gurkha, director Kesang Tseten, in cinemas from 15 March