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Celebrating momos with a street festival in New York City's Jackson Heights.
The Jackson Heights, Queens, neighborhood of New York City is home to one of the largest concentrations of South Asian businesses in North America. Each year, Nepali, Tibetan, Indian and Bhutanese restaurants take part in the Momo Crawl — a street festival that is at once a celebration of Himalayan regional cultures and a challenge: restaurants compete to serve the most delicious dumpling.
This year, rookie competitor Chet Bahadur Thapa Magar took on the reigning momo champion, Bimala Hamal Shrestha. Magar and his wife, Anju, opened their own mom-and-pop kitchen, Chef CBTM Bistro, earlier this year, after decades working in other people’s kitchens. Their momos are fresh and juicy, but will they be able to out-shine Shrestha’s restaurant, Nepali Bhanchha Ghar? Shrestha has won three times already and received recognition in the New York Times.
Salman Ahad Khan also contributed reporting.
Perspectives
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In this new edition of Tim Gurung’s series on his life and times, he details the changing business climate in China and his eventual turn towards the literary world.
Photo Essays
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Aging gracefully has little to do with skincare and facelifts; aging with dignity is about honoring your age, your journey, and your being.
Features
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Valentine’s Day reinforces ‘ideal’ relationships as ones that are heterosexual, monogamous, sexual, and romantic, but love comes in all different shapes and sizes.
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Culture
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Sandwiched between Thamel and Indrachowk, Na: Gha Twaa, or Naghal tole, with its toothache deity and numerous dental practices, has long been a dentistry hub. But things are changing.
Interviews
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A 1963 interview with writer and critic Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan
Features
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With bold experimentations in mixed media and a continuing desire to learn and evolve, Sunita Maharjan is well on her way to becoming a pioneering Nepali artist.
Perspectives
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Tim Gurung reflects on his time as a businessman in Hong Kong and China and how the world of business taught him lessons about how the world works.
Culture
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The upcoming sci-fi film Ningwasum explores indigeneity, liberty, climate change while critiquing colonialism, brahmanical patriarchy, and capitalism.
