Everest Base Camp is a wonderful place to visit in Nepal. It nearly takes around 14 to 15 days to complete the trekking route. The hardships during the trek are really worth remembering for the view and the beauty of nature. This article explores the complete route and itinerary in brief for the EBC Trek. 

First, we can take a bus to Ramechhap from where we are. Nowadays, we can simply book buses online through different websites as well. If you are in Kathmandu, it approximately can take about 5-6 hours to reach Ramechhap. Generally, we stay there for the night at a hotel. For Day 2, we must have our pre booked air tickets to Lukla if you want to go by air. Upon arriving in Lukla, our adventure begins. We must have a moderate lunch for energy. As we ascend our altitude, the items get more expensive. So it is better to take some snacks and food with you from the markets downwards. We officially begin our trek and walk towards Phakding, which is at an altitude of 2,610m. We can spend the night in a hotel there. On the third day, we head towards Namche Bazar, which lies at an altitude of 3,440m. It will approximately take about 5 to 6 hours to reach there. We spend the night there.

The fourth day is an acclimatization day. Increasing the altitude so rapidly can be dangerous for us. We trek to Everest View Hotel and explore the Sherpa Village in Namche Bazaar, walking for approximately 4 to 5 hours. We spend the night in a lodge. On the next day, we head further up towards Tengboche, which lies at an altitude of 3,680m, an amazing place to visit. There are a lot of lodges where we can stay. You feel that you are in another word because you find everything strange and dreamy. On the very next day, we may be heading towards Dingboche, a beautiful village at an altitude of 4,410m, which will take about 4 to 5 hours of walking. We stay there at Dingboche after a tough walk uphill on the mountains. On the next day, we again stay on just for acclimatization because it is risky to climb up without adjusting our bodies to the altitude. Then we hike to Nangkartshang Hill, which will take approximately 4 hours of walking. There, we will spend the night. Our next day’s destination is Lobuche, a beautiful destination at an altitude of 4,910 meters. It takes around 6 to 8 hours walk to there. So it might be one of the difficult days for you. On the very next day, we will move ahead exploring the beautiful Gorak Shep, lying at an altitude of 5,140m, and finally, we will continue our journey to the Everest Base Camp, lying at an altitude of 5,364m. This trek could approximately take about 5 hours. We will stay there at the Base Camp to experience the beautiful sunrise in the morning.

On the next day, we begin our trek to Kala Patthar, which is situated at an altitude of 5,545m. Afterward, in the noon, we will trek back down to Zhong La, lying at 4830m, which could take several hours of walking, depending on pace. Most people feel that it is easier to get downhill. We spend the night there at a lodge. The next day, we embark on a challenging trek to Thangna/Dragnag (4,700m) or Gokyo Lake (4,790m) via Cho La Pass (5,368m). This could take about 8 or 9 hours. So it could be hard for most trekkers as well. We spend the night in a cozy lodge we choose. You start the day with a hike to Gokyo Ri, lying at an altitude of 5,357 m. to enjoy the majestic view of mother earth and the nature. At noon, we continue our trek back to Machherma (4,470 m.), which will take approximately 6 hours of walking. We spend the night in a lodge there.

After this amazing experience of trek, we start to descend. We will descend directly to Namche Bazaar, on the next day. It could take about 7 hours. From Namche Bazaar the next day, we can get down to Lukla in a jeep or car and spend the night there in a comfortable hotel. We pack all our stuffs up and we fly back to Kathmandu marking the end of the trek. 

के सबै सपना पूरा हुन्छन् ? के सबै सोचेका कुराहरू गर्न सकिन्छ त ? के कल्पना गर्नु नै नराम्रो हो ? कल्पना नगरी त बाँच्न पनि के रमाइलो हुन्थ्यो र ! मेरो विचारमा त सपना पूरा हुनु पनि भाग्यको एक खेल हो तर यो भन्दैमा सपना नदेख्ने त हैन नि । देखेका सबै सपनाहरू विपना त हुँदैनन् तर आशा भने चाँहि जहिले राखिरहनुपर्छ । मनमा सपना राख्नु भनेको अँध्यारो कोठामा दियो बाल्नुसरह हाे । आजभोली सबै युवाहरूको एक मात्र सपना हुन्छ, कक्षा १० सकेपछि साथीहरूसँग मनाङ्ग मुस्ताङजस्ता ठाउँहरूकाे यात्रा गर्नु र त्यो पनि बाइकमा । 

सायद मैले पनि मनाङ्ग जाने कल्पना नगरेको भए यो यात्रा यति रमाइलो हुने थिएन । यो अनुभव मेरो जीवनमा गरेको एक उत्कृष्ट अनुभव हो । जसमा मैले आफ्नो दाइ, दिदी र परिवारसँग मनाङ्गको यात्रा पूरा गरेको थिएँ । यस यात्रामा निकै रमाइलो गरेको छु । निकै रमाइलोका साथ आफ्नो परिवारसँग एउटा कल्पना गरेको ठाउँमा पुगे । तर साच्चै भन्नुपर्दा त्यहाँसम्म पुग्नु नै निकै कठिन थियो । गाडीमा काठमाडौंदेखि बेसिसहर र त्यहाँदेखि माथि हुम्लेसम्म जीपमा । बाटो त निकै बिग्रेको र बनाउने प्रक्रिया चलिरहेको थियो । “कठिन बाटोले नै सुन्दर गन्तव्यमा पुर्याउँछ।”  यस यात्रामा मैले निकै नै धेरै कुरा सिक्न पाएको छु ।

मनाङ्ग एक पर्यटक क्षेत्र हो । नेपालको दक्षिण जुन भागमा रहेको यस ठाउँमा सबैभन्दा सुन्दर ताल 'तिलिचो' पनि रहेको छ । मनाङ्ग लगभग ३५०० मिटरभन्दा बढी उचाइमा रहेको छ। अन्नपूर्णको काखमा रहेको छ । प्रकृतिको सुन्दरता र त्यहाँका मनाङ्गे भाषा र भाकाको सुन्दरताले भरिएको ठाउँ हाम्रो गन्तव्य थियो । हिमाल र पहाडको फेदमा रहेको यस ठाउँमा जाडो निकै छ तर त्यसभन्दा पनि राम्रो यहाँबाट देखिने दृश्यहरू हुन । अन्नपूर्णको दोस्रो भाग, र अन्य थुप्रै हिमाल र पहाडहरूको सजिलै दर्शन गर्न सकिन्छ । गङ्गापुरण, तिलिचो, आइस लेक, जस्ता थुप्रै तालहरूले भरिएको ठाउँ हो मनाङ्ग । सपना र कल्पनामा नअटाउन सकिने ठाउँ रहेछ यो त । यस्तो सुन्दर दृश्य त सपनामा पनि नआउला । निकै नै आनन्दको अनुभव गर्न सकिन्छ । यति सुन्दर ठाउँ र उति नै सुन्दर त्यहाँका मानिसहरू। सुन्दरताको बयान त कसरी गर्न सकिन्छ र, जहाँ मनले आनन्द मान्छ र आँखाले चारैतिर सुन्दरता देख्छ। निकै सुन्दर वातावरण र उति नै कठिन बाटो । कहीँ पानीले गर्दा बिग्रेको त कहीं ढुङ्गा नै ढुङ्गा, धुलो र धुवाँ बिनाको ठाउँ हाम्रो गन्तव्य थियो ।

रमाइलोका साथ हाम्रो यात्रा सुरु भयो र रमाउँदै अघि बढ्यौँ । कठिन बाटो भए पनि हामीसँग निकै रमाइलो दाइ जसको गाडीमा हामी यात्रा गर्दै थियाैँ उहाँले हामीलाई रमाउन सिकाउँदै हुनुहुन्थ्यो। उनी ठुलो उमेरका त थिएनन् तर जीवनमा दुःख र पीडा त निकै भोग्नु भएको रहेछ। कक्षामा सिकाउने पाठभन्दा जीवनले सिकाउने पाठ निकै सुन्दर र सदावहार चाहिने हुन्छ। उनको प्रेमको कथा सुन्दै, खोलाको छेउछेउ, डाँडाहरू काट्दै हामी अगाडि बढी रहेका थियौँ । घाम डुब्दै थियो र बाटो अझै लामो नै जानु थियो तर सबै सँगै भएकाले न त रातको डर लाग्यो न त जाडोले नै छोयो। जति जाँदै गयौँ त्यति नै तापक्रम घट्दै थियो तर हामी भने मज्जाले गाडीमा गफ र गीत गाउँदै आफ्नै धुनमा रमाउँदै थियौ। मैले त्यहाँको सुन्दर प्राकृतिक दृष्य देखेर थाहा पाएकी, काठमाडौंमा राति घुम्नु, साथीभाइसँग बसेर रमाइलो गर्नुको आनन्द एक तर्फ थियो भने गङ्गापूर्ण र तिलिचो तालबाट बगेको पानीको खोलाको बगरमा केही बेर एक्लै बस्नुको आनन्द बेग्लै रहेको थाहा पाएँ । प्रकृतिको सुन्दरताले मानवमा पैदा हुने हरेक रोग निको पार्ने क्षमता रहेको छ ।

जीवन जिउनुको अर्थ थाहा पाएँ । हामीले गरेको महसुस सायद सबैले गर्न नपाउँला तर प्राकृतिक अनुभव निकै महत्त्वपूर्ण छ । अब आउने पुस्ताहरूले पनि अनुभव र त्यसको आनन्द उठाउन पाउनु पर्दछ। यस यात्रा मेरो कल्पनाले भ्याउन सक्ने भन्दा पनि निकै रमाइलो र निकै ठुलो थियो। मेरो कल्पनाले देखेको प्राकृतिक सुन्दरता भन्दा पनि बढी सुन्दर थियो याे ठाउँ। अन्नपूर्णाको काखमा बसेर आफ्नै एक भाषा र भाका बुनेका मनाङ्गेहरूले साच्चै नै एउटा आनन्ददायी र प्राकृतिक सुन्दर ठाउँ पाएका छन्। दाजुभाइ, दिदीबहिनीसँग हँसीमजाक गर्दै, रमाइलोका साथ सबै कठिनाइ पार गर्दै यस यात्राको अन्त्य गर्याैँ । यस यात्रामा मैले नयाँ साथी पनि बनाए। जीवनको एक छुट्टै अनुभव पनि गरे‌ँ । काठमाडौँको बिग्रेको बाटो त केही होइन रहेछ त्यहाँको बाटोको अगाडि। तर त्यहाँका मानिसहरूमा एकता र एक आपसमा सद्भाव देखेर म दङ्ग परेँ। काठमाडौंमा हुने मानिसहरू भने घरसँगै टाँसिएका घरका मानिससँग त बोल्दैनन् भने यहाँ त सबै जना सबै छर छिमेक एक परिवार झैँ मिलेर बस्ने रहेछन्। यो कुरा सबै मानिसले सिक्नु पर्ने कुरा हो भन्ने थाहा पाएँ। सबैको साथ रमाउनु नै ठुलो हो। 

के जम्मै ठाउँ कल्पनामा अटाउन सकिन्छ र । के सबै कल्पनामै सीमित हुन्छ र। यस सबै प्रश्नकाे उत्तर एक मात्र हो ‘हुँदैन किन भने सपना बुन्यो भने पो बल्ल त्यसलाई हकिकतमा बदल्ने प्रयास हुन्छ। कल्पना गर्दै गर्ने क्रममा मात्र हाम्रो सोचको कुनै सीमा छैन भन्ने बुझ्न सकिन्छ र त्यसलाई पूरा गर्ने हिम्मत आउँछ। कहिले पनि सपना देख्न डराउनु हुँदैन । केही सपना सपना नैं रहे पनि एउटा अविस्मरणीय मिठास छोड्छ। समयले सिकाएको पाठ कहिल्यै बिर्सन सकिँदैन र सोचभन्दा ठुलो केही हुँदैन । 

यो अधुरो आकाशमा अधुरा सपनाहरू

मेरो मनलाई छोपेको एउटा भ्रम ।

एक पटक देखेको हराएको सपना

अब बाँच्न नसक्ने टुक्राहरूमा टुक्रा टुक्रा भयो ।

अन्त्य नहुने रात

र यो रातमा आँसु झरे ।

मेरो मनमा अझै पनि केही फुलिरहेको छ ।

केही नयाँ छ वा यो बाँकी छ ।

मेरो कानमा बजिरहेको सङ्गीत

अलिकति परिचित तर नयाँजस्तो देखिन्छ ।

तर यो के दुःख खोई  मेरो मनमा छ

यो के सपना हो जुन नै भएन ।

म चाहन्छु कि सबै कुरा सरल होस्

समस्या मेरो हो कि अरु नै  केही हो ?

बाल्यकालको चाहना सपना पनि थियो

अब समयसँगै हराइदियो ।

Environmental Issues

The surrounding in which human beings survive and perform our day-to-day activities can be referred as the environment. It consists of biotic and abiotic components, living and non-living things. The environment provides us oxygen, land, water, food, timber, wood and a lot more things. We use them in our daily lives. We as humans, have humanity, love, care and respect, and we show these to other humans, but we seem to forget the love we need to give back to our Mother Nature. We never think that we should care for our environment as well. We are getting more and more selfish and limited to our petty needs. We do not know what would happen if we continue to take things for granted and continue to pollute the environment, cut trees, throw trash in rivers or dump plastics underground and kill animals owing to our needs. The more you ignore the environment, the more it becomes polluted with contaminants and toxins with harmful impact on our health. 

Air pollution can cause respiratory diseases and cancer, among other problems and diseases. The other side effects of pollution and destroying the environment have adverse effects on all of us. In order to save the environment, we should focus on growing more trees, use minimum plastic bags as possible, use alternative sources of energy, use more public transport, minimize littering the environment at most. If we take these small steps, our needs will be fulfilled and the environment will not have to suffer much. This way, we need to show humanity towards our environment. The pollution caused by our actions have an adverse effect on our health and increase in air pollution also causes global warming.

Global Warming 

Every day more and more industries are being built emitting smoke and dust particles in the air. Carbon dioxide level is rising and so is the heat. More and more trees are being cut for human habitat, manufacturing and construction. This is giving birth to a deadly phenomenon called global warming. Everyone is talking about financial crisis but no one cares about environmental crisis and global warming which is a threat to mankind. Global warming is a phenomenon in which carbon dioxide levels rise in the atmosphere which traps the heat of the sun. This slowly increases the temperature of the blue planet, slowly raising its temperature every year. We might not be able to notice it but it is happening now. The glaciers are melting, increasing sea level and millions of animals lose their lives unable to adapt to the changing habitat. This is an open invitation to threat to all the lives on earth. Soon, life on earth will no longer exist. All the green meadows will slowly disappear. Ultimately, it is possible that the earth will turn into a lump of rocks with no life. All the glaciers will melt causing countless tsunamis and floods in cities and colonies next to the ocean. If only we could stop it from happening, we can live longer with our animal friends on this heavenly planet. The root cause of global warming is urbanization. If we stop cutting trees and stop those industries from releasing toxic smoke in this atmosphere, there is a chance for us to exist longer. If we shut down the pollution causing factories, there is a chance for global warming to minimize. To completely stop it, we must plant millions of trees and stop polluting this God gifted environment. This environment or earth is home to us and all the other plants and animal are just our friends. So we should save it so that our future generations will also be able to see this beautiful earth with their beautiful eyes.

Our earth is a very interesting and unique planet. Our planet has just the right conditions for life to exist, and it is a very lively place. Earth is currently the only planet we can call "Home". Many Earth-like planets have been found by researchers all around the universe, but even though they have Earth-like characteristics, it lacks the essential building block of life. While there may be a suitable condition for hosting life, they are millions of light years away, and the current technology and the time limit we have are very limited for exploring further to it. Earth is the only planet with flowing rivers of fresh water and water reserves but we humans are trying to destroy it by modernization, and hence, suffering in a great way. Because of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, the ozone layer (the protective layer for lives on earth) is depleting in an unnatural rate, and this leads to skin cancer and the extinction of species. Global warming is trapping heat on earth leading to rising sea levels endangering human race subsequently. 

Conclusion

All in all, it seems that we should encourage others to plant more trees and seek an alternative resource of energy for a sustainable development of our future. If the evil practice of using fossil fuel continues, the oil reserves will soon vanish resulting in the never ending energy crisis for future generations and leaving unhospitable environment on the earth. Even Though the number of trees that are present is slowly increasing, the continuous use of fossil fuel and its results in the future is uncertain. If global warming continues, our earth will finally stop tolerating life in less than a few hundred years. Scientists say that some effects of it have been seen as many polar region animals are endangered. The polar ice caps are slowly melting away which increases the sea level and the low lying areas around the world can be submerged into the sea. So, we all should join hands together for a noble cause, and do our best to stop global warming and seek alternative ways to lower it before it is too late.

Technology simply means those things that make our life easier and provide us better services facilitating our tasks. Nowadays, as technology has been developing at such a fast pace, it has been affecting our lives imperiously. We have been using technology to do simpler things to solve and do big and important issues and things. We have become lazier these days since it takes less effort and more comfort. This has affected our physical health as well.

Being dependent on technology has made us forget our traditional technologies and skills. Yes, technology is indeed very helpful for our daily life, but being dependent on them has impacts on various things like traditional skills and physical health as well. We are being unable to read the map as nowadays because of the dependence on GPS and Mapquest for the directions. People are so dependent on their things that if they don’t have them, they get lost and cannot find their destination. And I also heard about something called automatic driving in which we don't need to do anything for driving cars. It drives itself. Similarly, calculators have become very essential famous among the students, shopkeepers. Many people use it to solve all the simple calculations as well instead of using their brains for it. This thing decreases the mental capacity to calculate. The digital cameras are also much popular as it is in most use the people face to use the different type of digital camera except it which is very dangerous as well. 

People are so much dependent on technology that their brains cannot develop well. They are physically and mentally impaired. Such dependence on technology makes our reading, learning, and writing powerless as much information could easily be found on the internet and other resources, so a person does not use his/her brain how much it could be occupied. Similarly, our ability to learn is also reduced to a great extent because computers can provide us all the information. Computers correct our spelling and grammatical mistakes so our English cannot be improved as well. Talking about food, people get packaged food so they don’t even learn to make it by themselves.

Similarly, internet has offered many facilities that help us in listening to music, chatting with our friends, watching videos and give us information about different things in a short time. People spend a lot of time on the internet rather than useful productive activities. I am also using internet to do my assignments easily and quickly. Then I also use it to chat with friends who are far from my home or city. Then I also use it to watch anime, movies, dramas, and many other things to entertain myself. I listen to music, songs, and other things. But what I think is that being dependent has imperious harmful effects although what I think is that if we use the technology properly and not being fully dependent on it, it can surely be very productive.

We can watch useful lectures and productive things through the internet. We can learn many things through the search engine about the world, history, past, countries, scientific inventions, and many other things. If we use these technologies properly, we can surely be more productive and creative. Keeping this in consideration I hope you will also improve your habit and make good use of the technology. 

नेपाल प्राकृतिक सौन्दर्यले भरिपूर्ण देश । नेपाल तिन भौगोलिक क्षेत्रमा विभाजित रहेको छ । हिमाल, पहाड, तराई तिन क्षेत्रको आफ्नो आफ्नै विशेष महत्व रहेको छ। तिनै विशेषताले गर्दा पनि होला नेपाल विश्वमा चर्चित छ । नेपालका तिनै क्षेत्रहरू निकै सुन्दर छन् । तिनै क्षेत्रले नेपाललाई विविन्न रुपमा पर्यटन क्षेत्रमा धकेली रहेको छ । 

तराई क्षेत्र नेपालको तल्लो भागमा अवस्थित रहेको छ । तराई  क्षेत्रलाई नेपालको अन्न घर भनिन्छ । नेपालमा पाइने धेरै जसो अन्न यही उब्जने गर्छ। तराईको माटो निकै मलिलो रहेको छ । तराई क्षेत्रमा २१ जिल्ला पर्दछन् । झापा, सिरहा, सप्तरी, मोरङ, सुनसरी, धनुषा, महोत्तरी, सर्लाही, बारा, पर्सा, रौतहट, चितवन, कपिलवस्तु, नवलपरासी, रुपन्देही, दाङ, बाँके, बर्दिया, कैलाली र कञ्चनपुर तराई क्षेत्रका जिल्लाहरू हुन् । 

 हाे, म पहिलो पटक तराई ३-४ वर्ष अगाडि गएको थिएँ । घुम्न जाने भनेपछि यसै पनि खुशी म तराई भनेपछि त्यो खुशीको सीमा तोडियो। पहिलो पटक तराई जाँदा आहा ओहो यस्तो पनि हुन्छ झैँ भयाे | यस्तोसम्म ठाउँ कतै मरुभूमि त होइन यो । म पहिलो पटक तराई दशैँ ताका  गएको थिएँ । चारैतिर फलिरहेका हरिया मन लोभ्याउने धान । तराई जाँदा काठमाडौंबाट सामान्यतया सिन्धुलीको बाटो राम्रो सुन्यौँ। हामीले पनि त्यही बाटो समात्यौँ ।

दशैँको यात्रा भएकाले म परिवारसँगै गएको थिएँ। दशैँ ताका परिवारसँग सँगै लामो यात्रामा मिठामिठा गफगर्दै हिड्नुको मजा पनि बेग्लै रहेछ । सिधुलीको बाटो भने सर्पभन्दा कम रहेनछ। साँगुरो घुमौरो बाटोले पनि छुटै मजा दियो । त्यो दिन को गन्तब्य सुनसरी । मेरो मामाघर रहेको थियो। गाईघाट र सप्तरीमा केही आफन्तजनको हातबाट टीका ग्रहण गर्यौँ। मैले पहिलो पटक सप्तकोशी नदिको दर्शन पाएँ। रातिको को समयमा त्यो नदीको सुन्दरता देखेर मेरो मनै लोभियो । अन्ततः काठमाडौँबाट हिडेको करिब  १२ घण्टापछि म मामाघर पुगे । भोलिपल्ट बिहान उठेर आफ्नो मामाघर ओरिपरि डुलेँ । साच्चै नेपाल पनि धेरै सुन्दर रहेछ। त्यहाँको कोशीको ताजा ताजा माछाको स्वाद भने बेग्लै नै हुँदो रहेछ। 

तत्पश्चात् हामी फुपूको हातबाट टीका थप्न बिराटनगर गयौँ। अहिले त गाउँ पनि धेरै विकास भयो भनेर टेलिभिजनमा मात्र सुनेको थिएँ। साच्चै हो जस्तो पनि लग्यो । तराईको सम्म बाटो वरिपरि हरियाली अहिले सम्झिँदा पनि आहा ! बिराटनगर सहर काठमाडौँ हेरीकन निकै सफा र शान्त रहेछ। बिराटनगरसँग भारत जोडिने जोगबनी नाका जोडिएको रहेछ। 

यो मौकामा पहिलो पटक म नाकाको बजार पनि घुम्न पाएँ । पहिलो पटक मैले रेल पनि जोगबनीमा देख्न पाएँ । 

हाम्रो योजना इलामसम्मकाे थियो तर समयको पावन्दीले गर्दा लामो समय सबैको बिदा भने मिलेन । त्यसैले भोलिपल्ट हामीले काठमाडौँ फर्कने निधो गर्यौ। फर्कदा खेरि बिहान सबेरै हिडेर जानकी मन्दिरको दर्शन गर्ने पनि टुङ्गो भयो । सोही योजनाअनुसार हामी बिहान सबेरै उठ्यौ र बाटोतिर लाग्यौँ । बिहान ४ बजे हामी त्यहाँबाट निस्कियौँ। करिब ११ बजेतिर हामी जानकी मन्दिरको दर्शन गर्न जनकपुर पुग्यौँ । जानकी मन्दिर राजमार्गबाट करिब २०/२२ किलोमीटर भित्र रहेछ। त्यहाँ मन्दिरको दर्शन गरी हामीले पेट पूजा गर्यौँ र त्यहाँ बाट फेरप काठमाडौँ फर्कन थाल्यौँ। 

त्यहाँबाट हिडेको करिब ८ घण्टापछि हामी काठमाडौँ आउन सफल भयौँ। यो यात्रामा मैले धेरै नयाँ कुरा देख्न र सिक्न पाएँ। 

मधेश जतिलै मैले पहिलो पटक देखेँ। तिनीहरूको रहनसहन, वेशभूषा, खानपिनको बारेमा मैले नजिकबाट अवलाेकन गर्ने अवसर पनि पाएँ । 

हिमालय बरफले सजाए, छायामा लुटाउँछ

हावा बोलायो रूपमा बदलाउँछ ।

जाडोको रात तारा चम्काउँछ

बरफले लेखेको प्राकृतिक कविता ध्वनिमा रहन्छ।

चाँदीजस्तै टल्कने ताराहरू झिल्मिलाउँछ

हौँसला दिलाउँछ बरफले सजाए खिल्मिलाउँछ ।

जाडोको रुपमा हिमालय बदलिन्छ,

बरफले छायामा सपनामा बजाउँछ ।

हिमालय बरफले ढाकेको रूपले चिनारी

बरफले सजाएको प्राकृतिक सुन्दरी ।

हिउँ हिउँ हेरी रूपले कविता लेखेको

बरफले रङ्गीन चित्रमा दृश्य हेरी बिस्तार गरेको ।

गर्मीको आगमन बरफले ल्याए राहत,

सुन्दर मौसम बरफले छायामा हर्षोल्लास बनाए राजा ।

प्रिय जाडो बरफले लेखेको कविता

हौँसला बढाउँछ हाम्रो मनमा चाहानाले खेलाडी हुन्छ ।

Smoking, a practice that dates back to ancient cultures, has had a profound impact on public health, society, and culture. The act of inhaling and exhaling smoke created by burning tobacco or other materials has been practiced in human history for centuries. In ancient cultures, smoking was often used for ceremonial, ritualistic, or medical purposes. For example, indigenous tribes in the Americas used tobacco in sacred ceremonies long before European settlers arrived, while in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, smoking was a part of many ancient rites and medicinal practices. 

The history of smoking reveals an intricate tapestry, with its roots deeply embedded in various cultures around the world. This historical context provides a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding smoking and its impact on society. From its ceremonial and ritualistic origins to its widespread use in different parts of the world, smoking has played a significant role in shaping cultural practices and traditions. Furthermore, the effects of smoking on public health cannot be overlooked. The widespread use of tobacco has led to serious health issues and has become a major public health concern. The addictive nature of smoking has contributed to its prevalence and has led to efforts to curb its usage and promote healthier alternatives. 

The global trade expansion in the past centuries had a profound impact on the widespread adoption of tobacco and its integration into various cultures. The commercialization and mass production of cigarettes in the 19th and early 20th centuries transformed smoking into a pervasive cultural phenomenon, associated with leisure, socialization, and sophistication.

Smoking has deep-rooted social and cultural significance, woven into the fabric of various societies. One notable aspect is its role in rituals and ceremonies, where smoking becomes a symbolic expression of social bonding, spirituality, or transitional moments in life. Additionally, throughout different periods, smoking has donned dual identities. On the one hand, it was seen as a symbol of sophistication and status, signifying a certain level of refinement. On the other hand, it also became intertwined with rebellion, counterculture, and anti-establishment movements, providing a means for individuals to express dissent and nonconformity. The association of smoking with leisure, socialization, and sophistication has made it a significant commodity in global trade. Its widespread adoption and integration into various cultures have given it a deep-rooted social and cultural significance. Smoking has been associated with rituals and ceremonies, where it becomes a symbolic expression of social bonding, spirituality, or transitional moments in life. Moreover, smoking has had dual identities, being seen as a symbol of sophistication and status, as well as intertwined with rebellion, counterculture, and anti-establishment movements.

Smoking, a deeply ingrained cultural practice, has a complex history, originating from ceremonial rituals and transforming into a pervasive cultural phenomenon. Despite its widespread use, it has led to health issues and the promotion of healthier alternatives. Despite these challenges, smoking maintains dual identities, symbolizing refinement and rebellion, social bonding, and spirituality. The relationship between smoking, culture, and public health continues to evolve. The 19th century saw a significant transformation in the tobacco industry, as it shifted towards industrialization and commercialization. This period marked the widespread availability of cigarettes due to mass production techniques, leading to a fundamental change in tobacco consumption. However, the impact of the industry went beyond production, as it extended to public perception through strategic advertising.

पोखराको यात्रा सुरु गर्नु भनेको प्राकृतिक आश्चर्य र सांस्कृतिक समृद्धिको क्षेत्रमा पाइला टेक्नु जस्तै हो । जब म मेरो यात्राको लागि अग्रसर हुने क्षणहरू सम्झन्छु, उत्साह र प्रत्याशाको भावनाले मेरा विचारहरू भरिन्छन् । पोखराको नामले मात्र शान्त तालहरू, भव्य पहाडहरू र जीवन्त बजारहरूको छवि उक्साउँछ। 

मैले देवीको झरना भनिने यो साँच्चै चिसो झरना पनि देखेँ । तल खस्दा पानी धेरै चर्को थियो र यसको मुनि एउटा गुफा थियो । त्यहाँ हुनु अलि जादुई लाग्यो । म पनि गुप्तेश्वर गुफामा गएँ । जुन जमिनमुनि यी सबै चिसो ढुङ्गाहरू झुण्डिएको गोप्य ठाउँ जस्तै थियो । त्यहाँ अँध्यारो थियो तर साँच्चै रोचक पनि थियो तर यो प्रकृति सामानको बारेमा मात्र थिएन । पोखराका बजारहरू चहलपहलले भरिएका छन् । त्यहाँ हेर्नको लागि धेरै रङ्गीन चीजहरू थिए जस्तै हस्तनिर्मित शिल्प र पृष्ठभूमिमा बजिरहेको परम्परागत सङ्गीत। यो एक जीवन्त पार्टी जस्तै थियो । मैले केही स्थानीयहरूसँग कुरा गरें । उनीहरूले मलाई आफ्नो संस्कृतिका कथाहरू सुनाए । यसले मलाई संसार कति फरक र अद्भूत हुन सक्छ भन्ने महसुस गरायो।

मैले बिन्ध्यवासिनी मन्दिरमा ठाउँको भ्रमण गरेँ । यो अलिक थुम्काे थियो । त्यहाँबाट मैले पुरै पोखरा उपत्यका देख्न सक्थेँ । मन्दिर धेरै सुन्दर थियो । मानिसहरू प्रार्थना र अनुष्ठान गर्दै थिए । यो शान्त र शान्त महसुस भयो । पोखराको यो यात्रा केवल दर्शनीय स्थलहरू मात्र थिएन । यो नयाँ संसार पत्ता लगाउने जस्तै थियो । 

अन्त्यमा पोखरा जानु भनेको सपनाको संसारमा पाइला टेक्नुजस्तै रहेछ । मेरा लागि याे अविस्मरणीय बन्याे ।

 The Urban areas nowadays are really polluted and have been facing many environmental problems since each passing day. The environmental issues are very serious issues as they proportionally increase the death rate and also degrade the climatic situation. Humans are the superior among all the animals present on this earth. They are responsible for the situations of the earth and animals living here. Unfortunately for the fortune and easiness of the humans they have been degrading the environment for a very long time. It's high time to realize their mistakes and conserve the environment for future generations.

Urban Gardening means doing urban works like planting and harvesting in the polluted areas. It certainly decreases pollution and increases the quality of air and the environment. Thus pollution must be controlled and Urban Gardening must be promoted thoroughly. People should realize their contribution to the environment and be responsible for it. Duty and responsibility comes hand by hand, they are like the two sides of a coin and cannot be separated. Thus it's our responsibility to conserve our environment and be responsible for it. Thus one of the most useful and fruitful methods to do so involves Urban Gardening. It's the method which will certainly help to maintain the air conditions with water and soil in the areas like Kathmandu, Delhi and other polluted areas. Developed countries have already applied such a thing in their respective cities but developing and underdeveloped countries could still not do this thing. 

Greenery means conserving natural resources, and working for the protection of nature. Nature is the most important thing in everyone’s lives. The earth is the most beautiful place and suitable too for the people and other living things. It’s the only home we have and if we destroy our own home there might be nothing left. Nowadays there are many unnatural things occurring as some species are being extinct and some places are facing problems like floods, landslides, earthquakes and so on. It’s really heartbreaking to hear the news of wars and destruction all around the world. It doesn't only affect humans but nature too. For example, the war between Russia and Ukraine had brought so many deaths and harmed nature to a great extent. Fortunately, people are understanding their responsibilities and trying to protect nature through different activities. 

One of the major ones is Urban Gardening. This thing has actually impacted a lot for nature as most of the wastage and destruction on nature is done through such urban areas. Urban areas are a major source of pollution and environmental degradation but converting it into a cultivated village of the green spaces in the concrete jungle. In every place there are plants and the greenery is maintained. Similarly the chemical usage has decreased a lot. The places like the lakes, rivers and water bodies are being cleaned thoroughly and no wastage has been thrown at that place. People are not throwing the dust particles on the roads and other places rather than proper waste management. Similarly the materials like plastics made out of polymers and all their usages are being decreased thoroughly. Thus Urban Gardening is really needed in today’s scenario and its usage is also being increased in different areas. It’s recommended to implement this system in all the urban areas so that the most productivity can be acquired through it. 

जब म साथीलाई सोध्छु, "स्वर्ग कस्तो हुन्छ ?"

ऊ सुनाउन थाल्छ, स्वर्ग यस्तो हुन्छ उस्तो हुन्छ

तर म सन्तुष्ट हुन्न ।

धेरै ठाउँमा सुनेकी छु स्वर्ग बारे

कतै केही भन्छन् त कतै केही 

हिन्दु यो भन्छन् भने क्रीस्चियन अर्कै ।

मलाई सँधै जान्न मन लाग्छ

आखिर के हो यो स्वर्ग ? कता छ ?

म सँधै एउटा सोचमा पर्छु

जताबाट छट्न गार्‍हो पर्छ

म सोच्छु,

आखिर के हो यो स्वर्ग ? कता छ यो ? कस्तो छ यो ?

तर म कहिल्यै पनि थाहा पाउन सकिनँ ।

धेरै किताब पल्टाएँ 

धेरै जान्न खोजेँ

तर कहिल्यै सफल भइनँ ।

अझै म अडकिरहिछु त्यही प्रश्नमा

आखिर के हो यो स्वर्ग ? कता छ यो ? कस्तो छ यो ?

One day, I shall walk

Along the road of master death

Alone with nothing, my folk(s)

Thus, you shall live till the last breath 

You shall find the you

Before the master death finds

To serve the life purpose, you

Shall find what's right for world isn't kind

One day I shall be alone 

In this world full of wonder

For those are long long gone

Though now I shall with you pounder  

One day I shall welcome

The master, the death himself 

As merrier as I shall ever become 

For one day you shall see her yourself

And that one day folks, we

Those who serve nature shall be free