The New Year is on 1st Baishakh (mid of April). It is approximately 56 years and 8½ months ahead of the Gregorian calendar (A.D). There are 12 months, but unlike the international calendar, it has varied dates on every month, as they are not pre-determined. The months have minimum of 28 (usually Mangshir/Poush) days and maximum of 32 (usually Asar/Shrawan) days.ew year is all about new beginnings and if you haven’t lived up to the resolutions you made in January 2013, now is a good time to revisit them and set things right, again. But even as we move forward into 2070, we take a look back at Nepal and Nepalis over the last 100 years. Old places, old faces tell us how we have journeyed far.
Meet three (great) grandparents as they reminisce about experiences that although oddly familiar, seem straight out of history books. They have lived through the devastating earthquake of 1990 BS, witnessed the rise, fall, and extinction of dynasties and several political systems, and seen Nepal take baby steps towards democracy. But they also remind us of things worth hanging onto: green trees, open spaces, and the occasional jeri swari at the local mithai pasal.
