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EARTHQUAKE DEVASTATES EVEREST COUNTRY (Satis Shroff) The birds are flying in panic in the sky over the Durbar Square and Basantapur, Asan Tole like in a scenario from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The temples on which they formerly roosted have been pulverised and what has remained are gigantic conical heaps. The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. At least 1000 people have died, 1700 injured, and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu this morning, 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre lies 80 km north-west of Kathmandu, with a range of 15 k...

EARTHQUAKE IN EVEREST COUNTRY (Satis Shroff) The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. Over 400 people have died, 400 injured,  and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. The streets are Long gaping holes. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu this morning, 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre lies 80 km north-west of Kathmandu, with a range of 15 km. The worst thing about the quake is that multiple tremors are expected to come. The area of the earthquake hit also Pokhara to the west of Kathmandu.  The major quake was felt in New Delhi, Bangladesh and Pakistan.  Nepal is a tectonically ac...

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The Garden (Satis Shroff) THE GARDEN (Satis Shroff) I saw daffodils in my garden yesterday, But today they're gone, Like the pearls of the morning, Die on green grass. The garden lives on in literature, Long after it has been reclaimed By Nature with its invasion of unkraut, Wanton growth. My neighbour, a friendly Brit, Had a lovely garden outside his cottage. When he died, so did his garden. His three daughters Pam, Sue and Sally, Left their nest. There was no one to conserve The lovely flowers. Gardens have been shared In diaries, letters, books. The metaphors, seasonal experiences, Lyrical descriptions, Of gardens seen and imagined, With the power to heal, And give hope. The knowledge that the garden Has its annual cycle: Flowers bloom, fade and fall, As we humans do, To return from where we sprang. Flowers bring hope and love, To the eyes of the observer, To the whole world, An all-embracing love. You don't believe in rebirth? Why,...

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