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The Birth of a New Sporting Fable
What does it take to become a star? Practice? Talent? Determination? Bimala Tamang displays these traits in abundance as she takes Labisha Uprety for a...
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From a Page to the Stage :A journey from being an observer to a performer
He goes on stage and brings the audience to ease, with a subtle humor and humility that lucidly oozes out of him. Samip Dhungel is...
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Gear It Up
Internships are doors that lead to a world of unlimited possibilities. True, setting out into working life for the first time can be a daunting...
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Adapting to change
Participating in a youth forum made me see that we aren’t too far from other countries in terms of climate change adaptation.
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Dashain skies through Non-Hindu eyes
The arrival of Dashain is evident not only in the colorful kites popping up against the clear blue skies but also in the energy that...
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Love What You Do
Doing something new is always a challenge, but taking a hobby to a professional level is completely different. Some attain success and some don’t.
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The Infidelity Epidemic
Remember those brutal dismissals, the busy phone line, and the feigned emotions? You were obviously oblivious to all these tell-tale signs before, but when you’re...
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Beauty at its Best: Bouddhanath
There’s no reason not to make that extra effort and go visit Bouddhanath. Mark my words, Bouddha will not disappoint you. Often, you...
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Black and White Photography
There was a time when scientists worked hard to find a way to click color pictures. But today, we are again moving back in time...
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Strength of Togetherness
Corrigendum: The team Teenz would like to apologize for referring to Softwarica College as Softwarica Institute and for writing the wrong surnames for Amrita Nepal,...
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Beauty Secrets Every Girl Should Know
We all want to look great, no matter the occasion. But there are some common mistakes that we make which may lead to our whole...
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Frame your photograph :before you frame it!
Photography is a very interesting art. The pictures you click doesn’t always...
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Aleph
Coelho’s first instinct on writing always is to motivate his readers, with Aleph this becomes obvious. The book does seem familiar with Alchemist already on...
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The Story Behind My Neck
The reminiscence of my childhood is imprinted on the back of my neck. The loss of my grandmother was so devastating and unbearable that I...
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Going Macro!
DSLR is a fancy apparatus that has always described to me the secret behind the most wonderful pictures. Everyone gets excited about using and experimenting...
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Go out of focus this time!
Playing with light is a fun part of having a camera. Photography isn’t just about clicking what we can view it’s also as much about...
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A Proud V-Day Cynic
It’s Valentine week!” Leela, my best friend exclaimed. “Did she dedicate an entire week to love?” I thought to myself. It was a misty wintry...
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Student’s Initiative at Softwarica
An institution where knowledge is not limited to the books and internet rather flows around walls. The practical oriented modules and friendly environment of the...
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Night Shots!
When darkness falls, light plays its own song everywhere. And, it is bliss that we have a moment freezer with us now to capture the...
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The Beauty In Novelty
All of us have heard ‘The Underwater Song’ by Ankit Shrestha by now; here’s the story behind the man, and how he came across that...
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Why I think being a volunteer is cool
Every one of us has been labeled a volunteer at least once in our lives and I am sure you must have felt proud of...
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Blur Photography:How to click better Photographs
Moments are what we live by and moments are what we are weaving all through life. But, still there never seems to be enough; and...
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Goal or Foul?
FIFA’ 14 is a title that will simply sell on its own. But has the new installment broken any new boundaries, undertaken bolder risks, and...
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The Qualms of E-Dating
You add each other up, joke, laugh, upload a nice picture and probably even fake a few words.Cyber relationships are absurd. A few days of...
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Sanskriti:-A Junction for Creative Youth
Every city and village in Nepal requires an active and involved group like Sanskriti to encourage and motivate its youth through various art forms. Sanskriti is...
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Compulsive Shopping Mere Addiction or a Cultural Need?
Today, I’m a manic depressive. I wake up at ungodly hours of the night and find myself staring at the ceiling, making a list of...
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Wanna Blog? Here's How.
Everybody nowadays wants to blog. But sometimes, we have no idea how to go about it. For those of us, who don’t know how to...
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Speak up Brethren, Your Time is Now!
Being a spectator is easy, but when it comes to voicing our opinion we choose to remain mute. The courage to stand up for something...
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Maybe Old Isn't Always Gold
Last night, my little cousin refused to play hopscotch with us and was instead busy changing the password on her shiny, new iPhone. She’s 10...
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Hey Soul Sister!
It was a stunning summer day. Arm in arm, Sikuma and I went back and forth the narrow alleys of New Road until we finally...
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Two of a kind
I am a human being, the scientific name for which is Homo sapiens, which in Latin translates to ‘wise man’. I also happen to be...
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The Dillemma in art
So the BIG question- What do you want to do at University next year?” “Umm...I am thinking I will study Fine Arts.” “Fine Arts? Why...
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Trance: The dance baby
Trance the dance people! It takes you to a whole new world. And the new world is amazing! Electronic beats, color collusions, free movement of body...
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Cheers to the rules!
“I am not a man of rules, but a man of spirit and discipline,” says Father Augustine, Principal of St. Xavier College. We had a...
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Doing a 180
The road to personal musical satisfaction is long and arduous. Acclaimed musicians have always looked to satisfy themselves first with what it is that they have...
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The Evolving Ethos
The touch of her coarse skin against the tip of your fingers. Her endearing smell; either as fresh as spring or of years of history...
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Wear it, Clip it, Go!
If you live life like there is no tomorrow, then there may not be a tomorrow. he roads in Nepal are incredibly unpredictable. They are...
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Straight From The Heart
34 year old Manish Lal Shrestha, or the ‘Bell Man’ as he is famously called, does whatever his sensitivity asks him to. He is currently...
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Love actually
Tall, short, skinny, muscular, beautiful, brainy, artistic: with so many to choose from, we are involuntarily bound to compare and decide what we like the...
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Choosing Colleges
There are over four thousand colleges and universities in the United States. It is confusing for a student to choose a good university because you...
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A League of Incredibles
This month, the Teenz team brings to you 15 interesting young talents. VIRTUAL REALALITY MAN Headstrong and a complete romantic at heart, Aditya Malla, 24, is the...
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Astha Tamang-Maskey
Astha Tamang-Maskey is not just a pretty face with a golden voice. Let her petite stature not deceive you. She is also a certified sound...
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All Work, More Play: BlackBerry Playbook
If there is one thing that takes away BlackBerry’s serious enterprise image, it’s got to be the Playbook. Don’t think otherwise, this nifty tablet from...
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Why grow up?
As a child, all holds and bars were broken loose to enter the entertaining world of TV shows with had animated characters out of this...
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Wave perverts off in a public transport system
Kathmandu, like any other country in the world, is...
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The Perfect Inheritance
There is more to Sanjeet Tuladhar than just being an ace drummer who has shared the stage with the likes of Abhaya and the Steam...
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The Motorcycle Dairies
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to...
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Pave your own destiny
“I want to be free, empowered, in charge of my own life; I want to live my dreams.” Who doesn’t? The question is: Why haven’t...
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Learn from my experience
What is the price you pay to discover yourself? Well, for most of us, quite a bit actually. For many individuals, college is that transition...
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Pop goes my heart
Going back to exactly a year back, I was probably running around the streets of Kathmandu fooling around living young; wild and free! I was...
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Mr.Vodka
Imagine a world without dogs and the world suddenly appears to be dark and love-less. Here is one for all those who love their pets. He...
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Summer Activities
When you are applying to the U.S. colleges and universities, apart from a strong academic background and stellar standardized test scores, admissions officers of most...
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After death
I look down at the earth, my country - Nepal, my town - Kathmandu, my neighborhood - Lazimpat and zoom further inside my house. I...
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Dancing With My Dad
Everyone sings praises of mothers, but here is one on fathers by Sudeshana Karki, a father’s daughter. Music blared from the speakers and we were surrounded...
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Sports Fever
Lately, Nepal has been introduced to a host of different sports events. There was the ACC U-19 Women’s Cricket, and the 6th National Games, AFC...
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Tuition or no tuition?
Are extra classes actually that important? Or is it rather burdening and unnecessary? Parents send their children to take extra lessons and blame the crowded...
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Richmond, London
London, a metropolitan city, where the city never sleeps, and people are always on the run can be quite an intimidating place to go to...
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Top Ten Tips for Exam Success
It’s that time of the year when exams are looming near… and some of us are full of fear! Do your upcoming board exams have...
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Umesh Shrestha- Founder Principal, Little Angels' School, Hattiban
How long have you been working for this institution? I’ve been working here right from the start. Mrs. Bidya Limbu and I together founded Little...
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UCMAS-Discover the genius within
“What is the base of computers?" “Abacus” “Researches in brain science reveal that the left hemisphere of our brain provides analytical information processing and is...
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Yellow Orchids
THIRD prize Winner of TeenZ Short Story Contest It was a windy spring afternoon. Sebastian, a tall, blond-haired teenager was driving his 80-year-old grandfather, Travis,...
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A different side to an escalator ride
As I work away from my home, my brother gets to be with me a few times in a couple of months, so I see...
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Rupy Singh, Rupy's School, Bafal
Q.1 The future of Nepal literally rests on your shoulders, what does that mean to you? How big of a responsibility is it? As you...
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Five Starting Points for Your U.S. College
There’s so much information out there on the World Wide Web – some good, some bad, and some plain useless. When it comes to doing...
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His Last Song
A surge of brilliance flashed through the old man’s head and lasted for about a minute and again he was empty, barren. His thoughts were...
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From Nibuwa to Maya~
I don’t know about what other kids dreamt of when they were little; but apart from going to the moon, being on TV has always...
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LIFE OFAN MBBS STUDENT
I have acclimatized myself to the world of books and illness and hospital smells and the tongue twisters of names of tablets and pills and...
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Amazing just the way you are
Shiv sipped on his now lukewarm cup of coffee, and feels the bitter sweet taste of the dark liquid slowly engulfing his body. As if...
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Studying in Australia
13th Feb 2008, I still remember the date when I left everything behind and set for a new journey to begin. I was journeying into...
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Indira Yakthumba
Founder Principal,Gyanodaya Bal Batika Higher Secondary School, Sanepa, Lalitpur&Gyanodaya International Residential School, Bungmati / Khokana, Lalitpur. 1. The future of Nepal literally rests on your shoulders,...
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Hello! Who's there?
Are you comfortable talking on the phone? Have you talked to that guy you’ve had a crush on since years? That girl you so desperately...
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Night of Fallen Morbid
The Dead Mariners are ‘Whispering of the leaves creases the tomb lord Slow pain inside my black heart Roaring tragedy inside the coral eyes Necromantic ritual...
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To Ride or Not to Ride
Sometime around July 2011, talks were going on between Higher Secondary Schools’ Association and Kathmandu Metropolitan Traffic Police to ban the three ms- Motorcycles, Miniskirts...
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Webster University
In the three years since I have graduated from Webster University I have had several people – prospective students and parents of prospective students alike,...
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On being the head of school fr. amrit rai, st.xavier's school, jawalakhel
The future of Nepal literally rests on your shoulders, what does that mean to you? How big of a responsibility is it? It is a...
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The Magical Moments
I always imagined a situation where I would have to lose the love of my life. But never had I imagined that my imagination would...
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Breathing Hypothesis of Scarecrow
Scarecrow relentlessly stands by the midpoint of sunflower farm of Mrs. Carpenter in suburb of Sweetwater, hectically chasing all flying lives by his surrendered limbs...
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Plan A Fun Day Out
The perfect day-out with friends is every teenager’s dream. It’s one of those occasions when you get to meet up away from the tension of...
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When Out on A Date
And of course the one thing that one most certainly does during their youth is “Go Out On A Date”. In a society that is...
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This Man's Words
The moment I heard him, I fell in love – with his words. Yamabuddha’s words are powerful but even more powerful is the way he...
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Friendship on Request
Every August we celebrate the International Friendship Day, Week and of course- the Friendship Month; an entire thirty-one days dedicated to the people that make...
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Rejecting your sex
This is not another girl-power article. We’ve had lots of those, bemoaning how girls are discriminated against, and how, despite everything, the writer is proud...
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My crush on TOMS
It started on a fine, sunny Saturday afternoon. The shopping floor was busy and in absolute hullaballoo. I was just wandering around doing my regular...
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Young Nepalis from Sydney
When most Nepalis go to a foreign land for their further studies, they end up doing menial work and even after the completion of the...
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Yale
Going to college in the US was nothing like I imagined it would be. The only impression I had of US colleges were from Hollywood...
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The lost tongue
I never imagined how challenging it would be to move to a country where you didn’t speak a single word of their language. That’s what...
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And There She Goes
We sit in a warm café, tables lit only by the flickering light of the candle, warm food on the table, untouched. She is distracted,...
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Albatross
You’ve heard them, you’ve hummed along to their famous songs and sang along with them at their concerts. Now you can literally hang them on...
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My Amriki Jiwan
What happens when a Nepali teenager who has lived her earlier lives in Nepal goes to a foreign land. It feels so long ago when on...
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Of fickle whims...or should we say ambitions?
What do you want to be in the future? A blunt stare. A short sigh. An indifferent reaction. A satirical remark. Every kind of response is...
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Celeb Hand -me-Down
The sweat-shirt is “handed” over to you because your sister does not fit into it anymore. The cell-phone you always wished to carry is finally...
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A Voyage of Songs
To be able to provide solace, to evoke emotions, to forge bonds – music’s magical prowess surpasses even that of Dumbledore’s. Whatever the genre, each...
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Coffee and Conversations
Fresco loved the backpack of unpredictability that his life brought about. He had recently turned 20 and had started realizing the need to stand on...
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Lafayette University
Two years ago, when I first saw Lafayette it was not a love at first sight. I am a rising junior now, and in the...
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SUJEETA MANANDHAR
Principal, Adarsha Vidya Mandir (AVM) Higher Secondary School, Manbhawan, Lalitpur 1. The future...
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Bubble away in the beverage world
The beverage world seems to have something new in store for all Kathmanduites. A perfect drink for summer – bubble tea might taste quite strange...
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Sibling Rivalry
Chaya Gupta can quote whoever she wants but people with siblings know better. Soul sister, my foot! Sibling rivalry exists in every family and threatens...
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Forgotten Muse
As a child, I wove stories. I brought brilliant beasts to life, I molded beautiful young princesses and I made up a world with astounding...
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From the Tube- Nattu Shah
Where did you grow up and go to school? I grew up in Kathmandu and finished schooling at Malpi International School. When did you first start...
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Project 8771
When you simply look at the Project boys, you will not catch the air of their talents. They are the exact opposite of haughty adolescents...
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Dance Baby Dance
If there is one language that is understood by all, it’s the language of dance. For dance emotes a thousand sentiments and is the most...
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Blue in Silence
Blue in Silence” comprising Anmol Mahora on drums , Sakriya Mahora on guitar, Suraj Malla on vocal and acoustic, Nirmal Gurung on bass and Arnesh...
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Stanford University
They say, “Dreams do come true.” That is how I felt when I found out that I had been accepted to Stanford University. Besides being...
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And then came Mechanical Beasts
Years pass and the pencil-lines on your wall span your whole life history. 5’1 had a fight with a very close friend, 5’4 failed in...
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A walk
The streets of Putalisadak are dusty and smoggy all the time. Strains of music rise from the multitude of music classes, drums thud away. People...
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Harry Potter IT ALL ENDS
These words jump from posters for the Deathly Hallows. The tag line/phrase is short, the message...
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Head of School - Rani Gurung Kakshyapati
An Interview with the Principal of Shuvatara School, Rani Gurung Kakshyapati about her teenage years. On being the head of school 1. The future of Nepal...
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Breaking into Breakups
With many teenagers getting into a relationship today and a new one the next day, breakups these days come cheap. But do teenagers realize the...
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Beauty Queens
Ruby Rana Shah Miss Nepal 1994 (First Miss Nepal) I love Children Traveling Honest people I hate Liars Pollution Dirty politics A Beauty Queen...
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Dating Cultures the World Over
Tom Lyon - UK Well if you can generalise from my example I...
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Teenage Crisis
Teenage is a time most adults fondly reminisce of, an age that kids and adolescents wish to reach faster. But in all reality, teenage could...
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In Your Eyes
I remember a girl when I was young, a girl with bright eyes who I used to play with. Our parents were friends and we’d...
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High School BLUES
Four years is what it takes to make a man. Four excruciating years! Each passing day at high school is a new life lived. Each...
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Of Randolph and America
August 9th, 2010: The day I left Nepal and made an exit to see the wonderful world.
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At the slope of Everest
The blindingly gushing wind had made it impossible for Dorje to make any sense of reality as he stood taking deep breaths at the slope...
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Slam Poets in the Rise
So, what is slam poetry, really? We slammed an undercover with some slam poetry queries. Here is what that person had to say. Who is a...
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Lost Nepali Games
Where are those days when we played dandi biyo, kabaddi, chungi, guccha, baghchal and other games that have their origins here in our very own...
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When Riding
Here are the rules for the young bike riders from Bigyan Raj Sharma, the head of the Traffic Police Department. It is his 11 major...
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I am Happy I am Born a Girl
Girls love girly things- colorful nail polish, extensions, Mills & Boons, dresses, shoes…there is no ending to our liking!
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Sunyata
It was a terrible death, she suffered long and every time the vet shook his head and readied the saline tube, I died. One...
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Insomnia a Living Nightmare.
Insomnia: A small word with a relatively bigger impact. What could be more tiring than being physically unable to take a rest after a long...
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I Do
Best man, check. Good looks, check. Guests, check. Priest, check. Ring, check. He was again going to one of those ceremonies that come in...
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Components of the Application Package
Teachers who have taught you in class can write a recommendation letter for you. Usually, colleges ask for two to three letters of recommendation. Letters...
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Going or Staying?
What do the teenagers of today really want to do? Do they really like going outside of their country and study or would they rather...
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Firetongue
‘Firetongue’ clinched the second spot in the third season of the ‘Sprite Band Challenge’ music competition. Formed in 2006, the band entered the competition along...
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Juka
Little droplets poured down my face and the umbrella was gone too. I was frightened. I couldn’t stand there forever I thought, so I said...
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Standardized Tests for U.S. College Admissions
Standardized tests are an important component of applying to U.S. colleges and universities. They measure students’ abilities across a standard platform. It is important to...
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Women Who go Places, Start at Hollins.
Attending college is one of the greatest experiences life has to offer. Read on to find out how a young girl from Nepal learns to...
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Our Little Heroes
The second installment to the on-going series brings you face to face to your daily inspirations that have gone un-noticed.
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I'm not a Child Anymore!
Is it really that exhilarating being a teen? Many of us are so used to these boring, monotonous routines of our life. I mean, nothing...
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Kristina Allen
Kristina Allen is a fresh new artist on the rise. The 15-year old singer has just released her debut album ‘Nabadhana (Don’t Tie me up)’...
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Home Away From Home
Do you know how it feels to land all alone in an unknown town? Those scary new faces, those dusty new roads, and everything seems...
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On Air
You hear them everytime on the radio. Their magical voice travels through the airwaves. Radio Jockeys (RJs) stay in the background and give you company...
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Studying in The US A Checklist
Are you thinking of applying to study in the USA? If you’re...
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The Harvard Experience
My only reaction to this was, “how on earth am I going to be able to remember all their names and make friends?”
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Public Transportation vs Private Transportation
A rule that bans college and school-going students from riding scooters and motorbikes has forced students to use public transportation. Is this effective? Or are...
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The Race Lost
Get closer to the Teenz Team and follow one of the writers through his life. Stay tuned every month for the inside scoop into the...
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The Only Child, the Lonely Child
Home alone because your parents are out and you got no siblings?...
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With Love...
Before becoming the heartthrobs of millions of Nepali people, Sarun Tamrakar and Payal Shakya were but normal students studying in Kathmandu. Now, they are back...
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DJ BPM
Bipin Nakarmi aka DJ BPM is one of the most happening DJs in Nepal. At 22, he has already performed at many major events around...
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Get Inspired
After the popularity of the famous song “ekanta cha thaun” Alis Rana, the 21 year-old-singer, now a composer, music director, graphic designer and an owner...
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Born To an Ace
Parenting is the toughest task in the entire universe. Raising a child means bearing a lot of troubles. You do not get spared even if...
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Accidently Survived
“MyFriendWasVomitingBloodAndaPartofhisSkullCracked” -Atraumatic tale of a teenage driver who lived to tell it. Acrowd of at least ten people gathered around the accident spot. But...
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Thirteen Celebrities and Their Love Issues
Sadichha Shrestha (Miss Nepal 2010) Who did you...
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8 Cheap Valentines Gifts
1. Give customized mugs or t-shirts that was personally designed by you; design a special t-shirt or mug having...
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The Ride
Surabaya left the house on his bicycle when the servants at the house were readying the supper. His leather bag hugged his body. His mother’s...
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Love and Etc
Teenage love is called ‘Puppy love’ because first we are young, but first also is the fact that...
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An Hour With 72 Hrs
What they play Thrash metal. Playing as a band since 2006. Jamming for more than a decade. Under Their Belt An EP (Extended Play) of...
Go Glam
Tip of the day
Household Tips
If you’ve put too much salt in your cooked curry, cut up some potatoes and put it in the curry. The starch will absorb the extra salt.
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