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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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I went to Ettenbühl yesterday and it was lovely: the sunshine, the great food, the Markgräfler landscape, Springtime and the splendour of Nature. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (The red double-decker Train from Bad Bellingen to Freiburg (c) satisshroff) The English Garden Ettenbühl (Satis Shroff)     Every bird that sings, and every bud that Blooms, does but remind me more of that garden unseen awaiting the Hand that tills it. (Emily Dickinson, letter to Susan Gilbert Dickinson, 1852).   On the way to the English style countryhouse Ettenbühl from Littenweiler, you board a scarlet double-decker train from Seebrugg to the Freiburger railway station. Ah, you see a thrush pair, Drossel is the German name, with their dotted, shiny feathers as the train stops. They look happy as they fly around between the thickets. You can feel the warmth of the sun on this morni...

Chomolungma: the Mother Goddess of the Earth (Satis Shroff) The highest peak on earth is Mt. Everest but to the Nepalese living below the Himalayas it has always been Sagarmatha, and to the Sherpas the mountain was always Chomolungma, the Mother Goddess of the Earth. The Sherpas are born at altitudes of 3000m and above, and you can find them around the Solokhumbu area, and they are acclimatized to high altitudes and are recognized for their climbing prowess. In 1953 Tenzing Norgay became the first Sherpa to climb Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) with Edmund Hillary, and since then the experienced Sherpas bear the title Tigers of the Snow. The Sherpas settled in the Khumbu area circa 300 years ago after a long journey from Tibet (China). The Sherpas were traders before they became famous as porters and mountain guides. A relatively small group of Sherpas also live in Helambu, and there are many clans among the Sherpas. All Sherpas speak the official language of Nepal, ...