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The Red God Had The Earthquake Blues — But Now He’s On A Roll!

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Like many Nepalis, the Red God has been homeless and living in a tent since the April 2015 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Yesterday he got back into his chariot an started a one month trip through towns and a major city. Here is my story for NPR

http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/09/22/442517305/the-red-god-had-the-earthquake-blues-but-now-hes-on-a-roll

This entry was posted in buddhism, donatella lorch, hinduism, Nepal, religious festival and tagged Buddhism, Donatella Lorch, earthquake, Hinduism, Nepal, Rato Macchendranath, religious festival on September 23, 2015 by Donatella Lorch.

‘I Am In Nepal Now,’ Says New Tourist Campaign, But Nepal Is In Chaos

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My latest piece for NPR.

http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/09/10/439195188/i-am-in-nepal-now-says-new-tourist-campaign-only-nepal-is-in-chaos

This entry was posted in bandh, Nepal, nepal violence, strike and tagged Bandh, constitution, Donatella Lorch, India, Nepal, Nepal violence, strike on September 12, 2015 by Donatella Lorch.

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