Videos tagged with "active"

Talk Biotech on Wednesdays (Episode 2: With Dr. Sameer Mani Dixit) [01:25:55]
The second episode of "Talk Biotech on Wednesdays" was held on February 29, 2012 at Martin Chautari, Thapathali. The Guest Speaker for this episode was Dr. Sameer Mani Dixit. Dr. Dixit is the country director at Center for Molecular Dynamics Nepal (CMDN) and the founder member of Nepal Biotechnology Association (NBA). He is actively involved in various public health and biomedical research in Nepal. He is also one of the promoters for the National Biotechnology Center, the Government of Nepal is planning to establish. "Talk Biotech on Wednesdays" is a monthly open discussion session that will cover various topics related to Biotechnology: Current Status in Nepal, Developments and Future Plans. Also, the program aims to bring the students, scientific and research community and interested people together for regular discussions so that everybody gets a common ground of information on biotechnology.The guest speakers are people actively involved in various biotechnological fields in Nepal, motivating personalities with various backgrounds - Academicians, Researchers, Industrialists, Entrepreneurs, etc. The speaker's talk will be followed by discussions - questions from the public and answers from the speaker. "Talk Biotech on Wednesdays" is organized by "Team Up and Talk About Biotechnology" (talkbiotech.org a youth forum formed based on the thoughts conceived by the team of Ganesh Shah, Sameer Mani Dixit, Prajwal Rajbhandari, Aagat Awasthi, Manisha Bista, Ramesh Parajuli ...
Tags: talk, biotech, on, wednesdays, Sameer, mani, dixit, medical, biotechnology, public, health, biomedical, research, nepal, talkbiotech, martin, chautari

Talk Biotech on Wednesdays (Episode 1: With Dr. Mukunda Ranjit) [49:02]
The first episode of "Talk Biotech on Wednesdays" was held on February 1, 2012 at Martin Chautari, Thapathali. The Guest Speaker for this episode was Dr. Mukunda Ranjit. Dr. Ranjit is the Department Chair of Biotechnology at SANN International College. He is also the president of Nepal Biotechnology Association (NBA) and one of the promoters for the National Biotechnology Center, the Government of Nepal is planning to establish. "Talk Biotech on Wednesdays" is a monthly open discussion session that will cover various topics related to Biotechnology: Current Status in Nepal, Developments and Future Plans. Also, the program aims to bring the students, scientific and research community and interested people together for regular discussions so that everybody gets a common ground of information on biotechnology.The guest speakers are people actively involved in various biotechnological fields in Nepal, motivating personalities with various backgrounds - Academicians, Researchers, Industrialists, Entrepreneurs, etc. The speaker's talk will be followed by discussions - questions from the public and answers from the speaker. "Talk Biotech on Wednesdays" is organized by "Team Up and Talk About Biotechnology" (talkbiotech.org a youth forum formed based on the thoughts conceived by the team of Ganesh Shah, Sameer Mani Dixit, Prajwal Rajbhandari, Aagat Awasthi, Manisha Bista, Ramesh Parajuli, Pravat Raj Dhakal, Bigyan Rimal, Prabesh Shrestha, Kiran Adhikari, Megh Raj Bhatt and Bishnu ...
Tags: talk, biotech, on, wednesdays, mukunda, ranjit, plant, biotechnology, nepal, talkbiotech, martin, chautari

Pashupatinath and the Holy River Bagmati [01:10]
The Bagmati River is a river of Nepal and India. It flows through the Kathmandu valley and is the river separating Kathmandu from Lalitpur. It is considered a holy river both by Hindus and Buddhists. A number of Hindu temples are located on the banks of this river. The importance of Bagmati also lies in the fact that Hindus are cremated on the banks of this holy river, and Kirants are buried in the hills by its side. According to the Nepalese Hindu tradition, the dead body must be dipped three times into the Bagmati river before cremation. The chief mourner (usually the first son) who lights the funeral pyre must take a holy river-water bath immediately after cremation. Many relatives who join the funeral procession also take a bath in the Bagmati River or sprinkle the holy water on their bodies at the end of cremation. The Bagmati River is considered to purify the people spiritually. The best place to watch Pashupati is from the hill opposite Aryaghat. One can see the temple, the activities on the ghat, and the Panchaderal complex. Many trees on this hill are not indigenous, but have been imported from as far away as Argentina. Pines and monkey puzzle trees help make the area attractive. A short climb from here takes one to the courtyards of Viswarupa, Gorakhnath, Tribhuwan Parameswar, and old shrine of Kirateswar, a shrine of Gauri, and the Kailas area where many Shava lingas, some of them more than 1400 years old, are scattered. From Kailas there are steps descending ...
Tags: Kathmandu, Nepal, youtube, google, WFIL, Asia, Bagmati, River, Guheswari, Temple, Guhjeswari, Lord, Shiva, Parvati, Mahadev, Sati, Yoni, King, Pratap, Malla, Shree, Pashupatinath, UNESCO, world, Heritage, Secular, capital, of, Hindu, Hinduism, India, Budd

Paragliding Nepal [04:35]
This is the video of my final flight to qualify for my paragliding licence
Tags: Paragliding, Nepal, Tourism, Open, gactive, Media

socialtours | nepal - trips snapshot [01:52]
20 of the best trips under the four categories of Get Active, Get Immersed, Get Involved and Go Local. enjoy! You do not have time to read all of the text, but this is a good quick look into the stables of socialtours and what we type of trips we develop.
Tags: nepal, active, immerse, volunteer, kathmandu, local, socialtours