Tea can be medicine..

A Steaming Cup of Medicine

You have to imagine it –a steaming, fragrant cup of green tea. The clear, pale green liquid gives off a delicious aroma somewhat like wet hay mixed with the scent of apples or pears. You lift the cup to your lips and take the first sip. The comforting liquid rolls over your tongue and eases down your throat, brightening and warming as it goes. Its slight astringency freshens your mouth, making it feel naturally clean. This warm, delightful beverage is soothing, especially if you take a moment to sit and sip it slowly. But at the same time, it’s also stimulating, giving you a much needed pick-me-up in the morning or the middle of the long afternoon. Is it any wonder that tea has been enjoyed for nearly 5,000 years – and that it’s the world’s most widely consumed beverage, next to water?

Yet green tea is a lot more than just a delicious and satisfying drink -- it also has medicinal properties that are nothing short of amazing. Way back in the year 1211 the Japanese monk Eisai wrote that "Tea is a miraculous medicine for the maintenance of health. Tea has an extraordinary power to prolong life." And today, scientific are confirming that what Eisai said may be true, finding that green tea can boost the immune system, inhibit the cancer process at virtually every stage, regulate cholesterol levels, assist in weight loss, fight free radical damage, and ward off viruses, fungi and food-borne bacteria. It also helps inhibit dental plaque formation, lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, slow cognitive decline, and may even help increase the lifespan. Virtually no other substance on earth can claim such a wide range of health benefits!

I’m Nadine Taylor, a Registered Dietitian with a great interest in the healing power of foods. I have been so impressed by the science behind green tea’s health benefits that I started collecting green tea studies and information about ten years ago and eventually wrote a book about it. My aim in this column is to bring that knowledge to you, explaining how green performs its health-promoting "miracles," telling about the fascinating history and customs of tea drinking, and revealing some interesting new tea tidbits. (Did you know that green tea extract can grow hair?) My articles and question-and-answer column will appear monthly, and I hope you’ll join me. And don’t forget to bring along a nice hot cup of green tea!

Agriculture

Nepals more than 90 % peoples occupation is agriculture .Nepal is an agro-based country. Most of the people in Nepal depend on agriculture which provides daily needs such as crops, vegetables, fruits etc. Most of the cottage industries in Nepal.

are also based on agriculture because it supplies with raw materials. Some of the educated people are employed in other sectors such as teaching, office work, business etc.

Nepal is an agricultural country. About 80% of the people’s occupation is agriculture. Trade is also mainly of agricultural products. Agriculture provides raw materials for the industries. With the help of good manure, seeds, equipment and irrigation the growth of crops is increased in large quantity. Agriculture is known as the backbone of economy of Nepal. Agriculture occupation consists of three types: food crops, cash crops and mixed crops.he crops that are used for food are called food crops. Rice, maize, wheat, millet, etc. are good crops. Rice and wheat are grown in the plain areas, in the river banks where the land is hot and wet. Maize and millet are grown in the dry land of hilly areas.he crops that are grown for sale to earn money are called cash crops. Jute, sugarcane, tobacco, tea, coffee, etc. are cash crops. Jute requires plain land with hot and wet climate. Sugarcane and tobacco are grown in the plain areas. Crops need water during their growing stage for a short time. Similarly, tea is grown in the slopes of hills which receive rainfall and the water does not stay for long. Tea is also grown in plains.

community forest of nepal .

  In Nepal there are many community forest . We know nepal is richest country in forest , there area various type of forests in nepal Community forestry in Nepal evolved through an interaction of multiplicity of factors. This stems from a sense of collective spirit embodied in Nepalese society through generations. There were frequent cases, particularly in the hills, of communities having been involved in the conservation of forests and regulating of forest resources. Earlier experiences with different political turmoil, population growth, regulatory enforcement and adjustments, excessive dependence of the people over forest resources, and a paradigmatic shift in global development thinking are some of the other factors that contributed to evolve it to the present scenario of decentralization and devolution.
Earlier statutes have been specifically harmful to the development and conservation of the Nepalese forests. Their main shortcomings stem from their indifference to, or failure to address, the needs and aspirations of the people who continued to depend on forest products for their very subsistence. The Private Forests Nationalization Act 1957 brought forests, which were earlier perceived to be private, under state jurisdiction. Forest Act 1961 and Forest Protection Special Arrangement Act 1967 failed to democratize the regulation of forests. Coupled with population growth and government's continued inability towards effective protection, and misappropriations all led to consistent decline in the forest cover. As such, community forestry could have been adopted also as an ad hoc approach to timely halt the deforestation process.
The National Forestry Plan 1976 listed the major constraints and proposed policies to tackle them. It recognized the critical forestry situation of the time and laid down as objectives for forest management the restoration of the balance of nature, economic mobilization, practices of scientific management, development of technology and promotion of public cooperation. However, the Plan was partly implemented. The community forestry thrust followed the formulation of Panchayat forest Rules and Panchayat Protected Forest Rules 1978.
The community forestry project was introduced in 29 hill districts with assistance from the World Bank.
  The community forest helps the environment sucha a clear and clean .  In world   oxygen is  play vital role for life. so community forest increase oxygen day by day.... 

kathmandu city

kathamandu is the capital of Nepal. kathamandu is fully surrounded by green mountains ,Kathmandu the city presents a mystery. Numerous stories have been written about it and even songs have been sung about it. It is the capital of a mysterious Hindu kingdom which had remained isolated from the outside world for many, many years. It represents the awesome range of the Himalayas. It brings to mind images of a tough and hardy people who have earned for themselves the reputation of being one of the toughest fighters in the world. It recalls the days of the hippies when the colourful flower – people flocked to this city in search of inspiration for meditation. Kathmandu excites the imagination.

            Kathmandu is built in a broad valley. Our either side of it tower tall hills. Beyond these hills on a clear day can be seen the snow – covered peaks of mountains. It seems that they are taking the opportunity to peep discreely on the people living in the valley below. Legend has it that thousands of years ago the valley was a vast lake. It was drained after Manju Shri cleaved a narrow passage through a mountain with his sword. On this lake – bed was built the city of Kathmandu.

            The city of Kathmandu is not very big. For more than a thousand years it was known as Munju Patan after the legendary hero who drained its site. It received its present name towards the close of the sixteenth century. Kathmandu, in the Newari language, means wooden house or temple. The city itself seems to have been built around the old palace near the ancient wooden building after which the city was apparently named.

            Modern Kathmandu is a curious mix of the old and the new. Ancient buildings, palaces and temples and side by side with glass and concrete examples of modern architecture. Kathmandu has aptly been called a city of temples. There are temples on every corner. There are some even in the most unlikely places. The most famous temples of Kathmandu are Pashupatinath, Swoyambhu and Bouddha. Pilgrims flock to those places during festivals. Kathmandu also attracts large numbers of people who are less devout. The shops and super markets of the city are crammed with the most attractive goods from all over the world. New Road is the fashionable shopping center where tourists from India throng the shops.

            Kathmandu has a most pleasant climate. Even in the height of summer we can still fell the cool promise of winter and winter itself is moderated by the feel of summer round the corner. It is never unbearably hot and neither is it ever freezing cold. The monsoon is such that it provides the fields with adequate rain but does not cause concern.

Kathmandu is indeed a most beautiful city. It affords its inhabitants the advantages of a modern city while allowing them to live in the midst of their culture and traditions.

Gautam buddha

Birth place of Gautam Buddha is  lumbini which is located at nepal . Siddhartha Gautama was born about 563 BC in what is now modern Nepal.   His father, Suddhodana, was the ruler of the Sakya people and Siddhartha grew upliving the extravagant life on a young prince.   According to custom, he married at the young age of sixteen to a girl named Yasodhara.   His father had ordered
that he live a life of total seclusion, but one day Siddhartha ventured out into
the world and was confronted with the reality of the inevitable suffering of
life.   The next day, at the age of twenty-nine, he left his kingdom and new-born
son to lead an modest life and determine a way to relieve universal suffering.
For six years, Siddhartha meditated under a bodhi tree.   But he was never fully
satisfied.   One day he was offered a bowl of rice from a young girl and he
accepted it.   In that moment, he realized that physical hardships were not the
means to freedom.   From then on, he encouraged people not to use extremes in
their life.   He called this The Middle Way.   That night Siddhartha sat under
the bodhi tree, and meditated till dawn.   He cleared his mind of all worldly
things and claimed to get enlightenment at the age of thirty-five, thus earning
the title Buddha, or "Enlightened One."   For the remainder of his eighty years,
the Buddha preached the dharma in an effort to help other people reach
enlightenment. When Siddhartha is a Brahmin, he believes in the existence of
many gods, and performs sacrifices to them.   After a while he realizes this is
meaningless and decides to leave his family and community and become a Samana.
As a Samana, he tries to destroy himself in may ways.   He feels if he kills
himself, with its passions and emotions, he will find the great secret.
Siddhartha doesn't spend much time as Buddha, although he has an important
revelation.   He discovers he can't find peace by learning from a master.   He
finds the only way to have peace with the world is by finding it for himself.  

  he is the ornament of our pride Nepal .  Today  sidhhartha buddha's education flowing all over the world...

Dashian festval of nepal

sky is clearest, the air is cleanest and the rice is ready for harvesting , the Nepalese people indulge in the biggest festival of the year, Dashain. Dashain is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar, celebrated by Nepalese of all caste and creed throughout the country.

The fifteen days of celebration occurs during the bright lunar fortnight ending on the day of the full moon. Thorough out the kingdom of Nepal the goddess Durga in all her manifestations are worshiped with innumerable pujas, abundant offerings and thousands of animal sacrifices for the ritual holy bathing, thus drenching the goddess for days in blood. The first day of Dasain is called Ghatasthapana, which means establishing of the holy water vessel, which represents the goddess Durga. Barley seeds are planted in it.   The seventh day or phulpati is the offering of flowers and leaves, carried by runners from gorkha the ancestral home of the shah king of Nepal. and recived by kathmandu , eighth day is called aha Astami , this day people worship to durga kali and sacrifise many animals  like goat , buffalo sheep etc . that day is called navaratri , people stay fasting and worship god durga kali . he tenth day is the 'Dashami'. On this day we take tika and jamara from the elders and receive their blessing.people visit their elder's home and get tika from them while younger ones come to the home to receive blessing from elders. The importance of Dasain also lies in the fact that on this day family members from far off and distant relatives come for a visit as well as to receive tika from the head of the family. This function continues for four day.  thank you       T

Education System in Nepal

Nepal has a population of 22.4 million, 44 percent of whom are under the age of 15 years. As the country continues to grow at a rate of 2.4 percent per year, the percentage of youth under 15 in Nepal will most likely increase. With a gross national product of $220-$250 per capita and 35 - 45 percent of its population living below the poverty line, Nepal is classified as one of the world’s least developed and poorest countries. Problems for children and women are greater in the midwestern and far western regions and in the mountains, where poverty is most acute, services least accessible, and gender discrimination most manifest. These regions are also at the center of political turmoil and violence, which has exacerbated poverty and hampered the delivery of basic social services.

   

The country of Nepal has only recently experienced democracy. For years, the country was under the rule of the Rana family, which feared an educated public. Before World War II, several new English middle and high schools were founded in some villages, and a girls’ high school was opened in the capital, Kathmandu. In the villages, public respect for education was increasing, largely as a result of the influence of returning Gurkha soldiers, many of whom had learned to read and write while serving in the British army. Some members of the high-caste families began sending their children to universities in Nepal or India, and it was some of these students who realized how oppressive the policies of Rana rule were; they initiated anti-Rana movements, which eventually led to the overthrow of the Rana in 1951.

            After the 1951 revolution, efforts were made to establish a national education system. Formal schooling in modern times was still constrained by the economy and culture. Children were generally needed to work in the field and at home, and educating females was viewed as unnecessary. In 1975, primary education was made free, and the government became responsible for providing school facilities, teachers, and educational materials. The curriculum in Nepal has been greatly influenced by United States models and was developed with assistance from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Primary schooling was compulsory; .