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>Since I have returned from Nepal, I have been looking at ways to help promote Dhaka weaving. I will be giving a talk on Dhaka weaving in my hometown sometime in January. I have also gotten a very powerful software…

>I went to Nepal for the month of September to visit with a group of weavers of the Limbu tribe. I learned about the weaving that they do called Dhaka weaving. This group of weavers has formed a fair trade…

>A charkha [spinning wheel] that transforms the simple machine into a potentially significant source of energy for millions of struggling families in India. Designed by RS Hiremath, the e-charkha “not only produces yarn but also generates electricity using a maintenance…

>Scientists have recorded the sound of three stars similar to our Sun using France’s Corot space telescope. A team writing in Science journal says the sounds have enabled them to get information about processes deep within stars for the first…

>The Dhaka samples woven by the Limbu are finished. I’m very glad and I think they turned out well. There are three designs: one is a small purse, the other a change purse and the third a set of coasters.…

>I went to Lumbini last Friday and Saturday! It was great to be able to see the birthplace of the Buddha! The first day I went around by rickshaw and my guide explained the significance of the area. The second…

>Well, I didn’t go to see the Buddhist ceremony yesterday. There were number of reasons why I didn’t go, which are too numerous to mention. I was very disappointed, but I know I will have other opportunities to learn about…

>I have been working with the Limbu weavers in Kathmandu, Nepal since the second week of September. It has been difficult to get online until recently because I was living in the outskirts of Kathmandu in a place called Gokarna,…