Videos tagged with "speaker"

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

What to see and to do in beautiful Kathmandu [05:58]
Kathmandu is the capital and, with close to one million inhabitants, the largest metropolitan city of Nepal. The city is the urban core of the Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayas, which contains two sister cities: Lalitpur (Patan), 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to its south and Bhaktapur or Bhadgaon, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to its east, and a number of smaller towns. It is also acronymed as 'KTM' and named 'tri-city'. In the last census (2001), the city of Kathmandu had 671846 inhabitants. Boudhanath Boudhanath is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Nepal along with Swayambhu, and it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Kathmandu area. It is known as Khāsti by Newars and as Bauddha or Bodh-nāth by modern speakers of Nepali. The base of the stupa has 108 small depictions of the Dhyani Buddha Amitabha and is surrounded with a brick wall with 147 niches, each with four or five prayer wheels engraved with the mantra. Pashupatinath Temple Pashupatinath Temple is a famous 5th century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva (Pashupati). Located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. The temple is built in the pagoda style of architecture, with cubic constructions, beautifully carved wooden rafters on which they rest (tundal) and two level roofs made of copper and gilded in gold. It has four main doors, all covered with silver sheets and the western door has a statue of large bull or Nandi ...
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Barhabigha, Janakpur: Morning Mists [02:11]
Feb 2012: Barhabigha, the main public ground of Janakpur covered in mist. For the past 10 days the devoted have been chanting "Sita Ram" continuously on loud speakers broadcasting over the ground and indeed the whole of the city. No time to rest for the town with another festival coming soon on the horizon.
Tags: Barhabigha, Morning mists, Janakpur, Seb Roberts, Seb Roberts Nepal, Barhabigha Nepal

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

Episode 003: Kathmandu, Part 2 [23:50]
Om Mani Padme Hum. Major finally arrives and the Everest expedition continues. We check out the largest Stupa in Nepal: Boudhanath. I can't get over how amazing this place is. I just want to spend the day walking around and around the central spire (in a clockwise direction as is the custom) and stare up at the Eyes of Buddha. There's a sort of New Age rendition of "om mani padme hum" piped in on the loudspeakers that you can't escape and can't get out of your head when you leave. It's beautiful, but touristy, and I buy a CD of it anyway. The following day we set out early for a scenic flight along the Himalayas. It's a clear day and we get a very good view of Everest from the plane. The mountain is easy to spot...it's the tallest one in sight. As the plane flies over the Kathmandu Valley I catch a glimpse of a familiar place. It's Boudhanath Stupa in all of it's architectural glory. I bet that if the plane wasn't so loud we could probably hear the New Age music playing. When we return to the hotel from the flight, we meet up with Elizabeth Hawley. She's the author of the Himalayan Database and interviews someone from every expedition to the Himalayas. She may not be well known outside of the climbing world, but here in Kathmandu she's an institution. Ms. Hawley has been documenting climbs for over 40 years even though she's never climbed one herself. That evening I try to play my new CD and discover that it's blank! No matter, I still can't get the song out of my head ...
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