For 240 years, until Nepal was officially declared as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal; Nepal was ruled by Gorkhalis (Rulers were from the Gorkha District of Nepal). From King Prithivi Narayan Shah to Kalu Pandey to Bhimsen Thapa to Jung Bahadur Rana to King Mahendra Shah to King Birendra Shah to King Gyanendra Shah, […]
“Ji Waya La Lachhi Maduni” (“It hasn’t been a month since I came”) is a traditional tragic Nepalese song. The ballad in Nepal Bhasa dates from the late 18th century. This tragic song has been cited as the source of “Muna Madan”, a masterpiece Nepali Episodic love poem in the Nepali language composed by legendary […]
Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Little is known about her early life, but at a young age, she felt a calling to be a nun and serve by helping the poor. At the age of 18, she was given permission to join a group of […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African Americans. He hoped that America and the world could become a colorblind society where race would not impact a person’s civil rights. He is considered one of […]
