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Some Beginners of Lumbini 

- Karna Sakya

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Editorial 

Where is going tourism of Nepal? 

Tourism is the great high way to connect Nepal in Global 

world and this is the second best (first – Agriculture) high way 

to produce direct mass opportunity for any generation of the 

Nation. The world is running and dreaming with tourism to 

change their development with global connectivity. Some of 

the countries are Introducing (Producing) Manmade Charismatic 

Constructions as New Destination in Trillions’ investment 

with Global standard marketing for long term benefits. 

And Tourism is the way to connecting the world within world! 

The Nepal is only one country in the planet where are more 

than 100 Iconic destinations are gifted by God / Nature what 

could leading by Adventure’s to the Planet but no anyone 

destination taking place in 50 rank of world tourism? Nepal 

is receiving very warmly supports by Global media timely and 

different International tourism organizations but the country 

is highly bargained by responsible heads and stakeholders of 

the Nation? Nepal is blessed by Nature, Adventure, Culture, 

Eco, Agro, Religious and Historic heights monuments spread 

thousand and thousand whole Country, just lacking of EYE to 

understand these Gems and Diamond Jewel. 

The Sense of Business and Marketing totally absent of 

TOURISM TRADE in Global world or Intension? Annually Nepal 

is receiving huge incomes by own source through Tourism 

but FUNDS are not reaching on proper point in global 

promotional activities with long term thoughts? And this is 

the curse for whole tourism sectors of the Nation! Whatever 

business are going by tourism because of the self power of 

the products not because of promotional activities of any part 

s of the Nation’s stakeholders. Pokhara, Mustang, Chitwan , 

Lumbini, Ilam, Janakpur, Dolkha, Nagarkot, Dhulikel, Helabu, 

Makawanpur and Kathmandu are highly potential to connect 

and catch more than 10 million tourists each Year. Pokhar and 

Chitwan have great potential for Nature and Eco lovers and 

future/ potential to touch more than million tourists each 

year. East, Mid West and Far west are highly ignored to connect 

with capital and other parts of the tourism pocket of the 

Nation and World ? RARA, KHAPTAD, KANJIROWA, RUKUM, 

DANG (Largest valley of the ASIA) are totally out of EYE of the 

International World because of Interest to explore? Need an 

Imaginer as altruistic to promote the products we have. 

Expand to Air connectivity not like TIA dirty management? 

Use the fund with AWARENESS in people with Transparency of 

whole Operation of funds though media. The future of Tourism 

is indicating very positive because investor interests are 

great signal but activities of Major Stakeholders are not assuring 

to any investor or new comers of the business? HOPE 

TOMORROW’S DOORS WILL BE CLEANED and CLEAR FOR EV- 

ERY ONE! TOURISM FOR ALL!

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Looking forward of next 

article of Ang Tsherin Sherpa 

Article of Ang Tsherin Sherpa was 

much informative on impact of 

climate 

Change and earthquake in mountain 

tourism of Nepal. 

I look forward similar article in next 

edition as well. 

Nita Khadka 

Machhapuchhere 

model Trek 

After reading article of Alex Nepal, 

me and my team decided to explore 

model trek. 

We the team couldn't wait for 

Machhapuchhre model trek. 

Badri Maka 

Local employment 

for youth 

Article on keeping youth in the 

country by Santosh Bogati was much 

more motivating on keeping young 

generation in the country. 

I believe that if youth use their 

potential in the country then much 

better opportunities can be created 

in the country. 

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The Article is creating 

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Pokhara means a 

complete Tourism ... 

Alex Nepal 

Pokhara is one of the 

most popular tourist 

destinations in Nepal. 

Many tourists visit 

Pokhara Valley to see the 

Himalayan range , Adventure 

Trekking to Himalayas and 

enjoy with lakes. 

Pokhara Valley is the secondlargest 

valley in the hilly region 

of Nepal .It lies in the western part of 

the Nepal. The cities of Pokhara and 

Lekhnath are in the valley. It is located 

in the Gandaki Zone . 200 kilometres 

west of Kathmandu Valley. The city 

of Pokhara is one of the major cities 

of Nepal, and like Kathmandu Valley. 

Despite being a 

comparatively smaller valley than 

Kathmandu, its geography varies 

dramatically within just few kilometres 

from north to south. The altitude 

varies from 827 metres (2,713 feet) 

in the southern part to 1,740 metres 

(5,710 feet) in the north. Additionally, 

the Annapurna Range with three out 

of the ten highest mountains in the 

world — Dhaulagiri, Annapurna I and 

Manaslu are within approximately 

15 – 35 miles of the valley.Due to its 

proximity to the Annapurna mountain 

range, the city is also a base for 

trekkers undertaking the Annapurna 

Circuit through the ACAP region of 

the Annapurna ranges 

in 

the Himalayas. 

Pokhara is also famous for 

boating, trekking to the Himalaya, 

Hiking, White Water rafting, 

Sightseeing tours, Sunrise tours, 

Culture tours, Adventure Sports, 

Paragliding, Bungee Jumping , like 

rafting, canoeing and bungee 

jumping. 

Every tourist who comes 

to Nepal, definitely visits Pokhara 

too. There are a lot of things to do in 

Pokhara .It is also called city of Lakes 

or sometime wit h love we say city of 

natural beauty.Pokhara valley is the 

‘Jewel of the mid-west’, second major 

tourist sport in Nepal but the favorite 

of tourists from around the globe. 

Places to See in Pokhara Nepal 

• Parks 

• Tibetan Settlements 

• Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave 

• Mahendra Cave 

• Gurkha Museum 

• International Mountain 

Museum 

• Regional Museum 

• Seti River Gorge 

• Devi’s Fall 

• Bat Cave 

• World Peace Pagoda 

• Old Pokhara 

• Sarangkot Sunrise Point 

• Fewa lake / Begnas Lake 

• Bindhaya Bashini Temple 

• Tibetain Refugee Settlement 

• Bhimsen Temple 

• Barahi Temple 

How to Get POKHARA 

Flight : 

The easier and quicker means 

of reaching Pokhara is to fly out from 

Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) 

in Kathmandu. Flying on a clear 

day gives one the thrill of catching 

an incredible panoramic views 

of the snow-capped beautiful 

mountains that stretch from east

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to west of Nepal’s boundary with 

Tibet. The changing landscape from 

the icy Himalaya in the north to 

the rich green Mountain range to 

the south and the sweltering subtropical 

jungles in the plains make 

this flight fascinating. Pokhara lies 

200 kilometers west of Kathmandu. It 

is the starting point for most of the 

treks in the Annapurna range area. 

If you want to go Pokhara from 

Kathmandu by air then it takes only 

25 to 30 minutes by flight from 

Tribhuwan International Airport. 

It’s your decision that how to go 

Pokhara from Kathmandu. Getting to 

your destination is the objective but 

even the journey between these two 

famed cities is part of the Pokhara 

experience. 

Transport Bus / Car / Van 

If you think about going 

Pokhara by road then it will better to 

enjoy the road trip from Kathmandu to 

Pokhara either on regular deluxe Bus 

drive which will get on Buspark of 

Kathmandu or can hire a private car 

/ Jeep / Van . Regular deluxe Bus 

or private hired car driver will fulfil 

your destination from Kathmandu 

to Pokhara ,Chitwan to Pokhara or 

Lumbini to Pokhara . Pokhara is linked 

by Air and by road from Kathmandu 

and the Indian some border like 

Sunauli. If you want to go Pokhara 

from Kathmandu by road then it 

takes six to seven hours by car. 

Popular Trekking Destination From 

Pokhara : 

• Ghachok –Dhiprang Trek 

• Machhapuchhure Model trek 

• Mardi Himal trek 

• Annapurna Base Camp 

• Ghorepani –Poonhill 

• Round Annapurna 

• Jomsom-Muktinath 

• Upper Mustang 

• Khopra lake Trek 

• Hidden Lake Trek 

• Sikless Trek 

• Royal Trek 

• Millinium Trek 

• Dhaulagi round Trek 

• Manaslu Round Trek 

• Tilicho Lake Trek 

• Panchase Trek 

• Nar-Phu valley Trek 

• Gurja Himal Trek 

• Ghalegaun- Ghanpokhara 

Trek 

• Nadi-Mohare Danda Trek 

• Khayar –Baraha Trek 

• Rara Lake Trek 

• Dolpo Trek 

• Dhampus village- Australian 

Camp Trek 

Close Tours from Pokhara : 

• Buddha Birth Place Lumbini 

• Bandipur 

• Chitwan National Park 

• Bardiya National Park 

• Gorkha –Manakamana 

Temple 

• Baglung –Kalika Temple 

• Palpa –Tansen 

Popular Adventure Activities at 

POKHARA 

• Hiking 

• Trekking 

• Bungee Jump 

• Zip flyer 

• Canoeing 

• Rafting 

• Ultra light Flight 

• Parahwaking 

• Paramoters 

• Mountain Biking 

• Motor Bike Ridding 

• Heli tours to Himalaya 

• Swimming 

• Boating 

• Horse Riding

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Lumbini is a peerless landmark 

of the Buddhist world. This is 

the only active religious place 

that has been listed in the 

World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. 

Lumbini symbolized ultimate peace 

and harmony. The eyes of Buddha 

are the emblem of love and worship 

and kindness and compassion are 

the synonym of Buddhism. While the 

world is getting restless and tensed 

because of various conflicts, the 

desire for peace in Nepal also has 

become almost like an obsession. At 

this critical juncture, declaration of 

Lumbini as a World Peace City is very 

appropriate and perhaps this is the 

only suitable place in this region for 

it. Establishment of a World Peace 

City in Lumbini is a important and 

timely task to be performed; not that 

we would, but we should, and we 

could. 

The purpose of the Lumbini 

World Peace City is not to create a 

mega-city of the world or does it have 

any intention to deface the existing 

villages into a shanty town. Its aim 

is to set-up a quintessential selfcontained 

town of the Buddha’s era 

in a 21 century format. Think globally 

and act locally is the strategy of 

Lumbini World Peace City. The vision 

is to build a small, traditional and low 

cost but conventional, comprehensive 

and innovative city system that carry 

a nostalgic ambiance of Kapilbastu 

revisited. 

Some Beginners of 

Lumbini-2004 

Karna Sakya 

Declaring Lumbini as a World 

Peace City contributes significantly in 

strengthening national peace process 

in the country. 

Lumbini may be an intellectual 

playground for few, a religious site 

for some and a birthplace for many. 

But a place like Lumbini cannot be a 

prerogative to any casts, creeds and 

intellectuals. Peace doesn’t prevail 

in the island of the sea of poor. 

While developing infrastructure 

and undertaking poverty alleviation 

program in Lumbini, the World Peace 

City should initiates peace education 

simultaneously. Peace education 

prepares local communities to 

voice their realities, experiences, 

understandings biases, commitments, 

hopes, despair, and at the same time 

to fulfill the rights and duties.. The 

synergism of religion, wisdom and 

action is the formula to make the 

peace equation work. Lumbini World 

Peace City will be a ‘gift to the Earth’ 

from Nepal and from the Nepalese 

people. 

This paper is presented in the 

second World Buddhist Summit held in 

the holiest land of Buddha’s birthplace 

on 30th November 2004. I am grateful 

to the organization committee of the 

Lumbini Development Trust for giving 

me an honor to present a challenging 

paper on developing Lumbini as a 

World Peace City. It is 

indeed a complex 

issue to 

dwell on

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especially in the present turmoil 

political situation. 

In 1982, some twenty-two years 

ago, I had an opportunity to present 

a paper on heritage conservation and 

sustainable tourism in a colloquium of 

the Heritage of Asia and Pacific Island 

HAPI in Hawaii organized by East West 

Center. As a Nepalese, I was so proud 

to mention that the future of tourism 

is secured in the peaceful country 

like Nepal where the most beautiful 

woman can walk in middle of night 

without being hassled. Honestly, I had 

never anticipated that the situation 

of this country would get so worst in 

such a short time. How an unstable 

politics can turn a heaven into a hell, 

this is a classic example to witness. 

Peace has become a most 

sought-after issue in Nepal. It is now 

easier said than done phenomenon. 

At this critical juncture, when 

Lumbini Development Trust asked 

me to present a paper on developing 

Lumbini as World Peace City, I was 

little perturbed. First I thought the 

subject was too challenging, and 

secondly and more importantly, I 

could not just conceive the idea of 

making a tranquil sacred garden of 

Lumbini a metropolis. How could it 

be possible to transform primitive 

surrounding villages of Lumbini 

into a sophisticated urban area? 

When I read the report by Dr. 

Young Hoon Kwaak and Dr. Abelardo 

Brenes, commissioned by UNDP, it 

was like an eye opening. The vision 

of the World Peace City mentioned 

in the UNDP report was absolutely 

fascinating. After reading the 

report, I am not hesitating to say 

that if Kenjo Tange’s master plan is 

an architectural masterpiece, the 

report of Dr.Kwaak and Dr.Brenes 

is a philosophical masterpiece of 

planning and development for the 

future of Lumbini. Actually today in 

this conference, I could have simply 

reread the report of Dr. Kwaak and 

Dr. Brenes as it so relevant to this 

occasion. However, with a note of 

high appreciation for it, I would like 

to express my view and vision in a 

Nepalese perceptive and from the 

Nepalese Eyes. 

On this occasion, I don’t want 

to deal on development and 

management aspect of Lumbini 

project. I shall briefly touch upon 

the organization issue only to the 

extent that is necessary for my paper 

especially in focusing Lumbini as a 

World Peace City. Before I present my 

paper, let me honestly confess that I 

am not a Buddhist scholar nor am I 

a political or religious leader, nor am 

I a conflict manager, nor a qualified 

urban architect. I am just a student of 

heritage conservation. 

Fourteen years ago after the 

dawn of multi party democracy 

when the then Vice-chairman of 

the Lumbini Development Trust late 

Mr. Surya Bahadur Shakya and the 

member secretary Prof. Asha Ram 

Shakya nominated me as one of the 

trustee of the Trust, I humbly asked 

them whether he had chosen me 

because I was also a Sakya, When 

they explained to me that my name 

was proposed because I was the 

Chairman of Nepal Heritage Society, 

and on that rationale I accepted the 

offer. This is how I got involved in 

Lumbini. My interests in Lumbini are 

related to its history, archeology and 

heritage conservation. And to my 

mind, these are the finest dimensions 

of heritages that are the facts of 

Lumbini. 

Peace movement – 

Peace has become a rare 

commodity in the present world. The 

whole world is craving for turning 

their beloved homeland and habitat 

into a Peace Zone. The Zone of Peace 

provides models to put peace into 

practice. The modern concept of 

peace zone dates back to 1971 when 

the United Nation began declaring 

the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean 

and other regions as zones of peace. 

These efforts generally went in vain 

due to cold war politics. In 1987, as 

civil wars in several Central American 

countries were winding down, the 

Central America declared a Zone of 

Peace. 

In the present world, various 

countries are being torn apart by all 

kinds of internal, external and crossboarder 

conflicts. To address the 

catch 22 situation of conflicts, the 

whole humanitarian society is fighting 

its tooth and nail. In early nineties, 

a non-governmental organization 

called Zone of Peace International 

Foundation ZOPIF was established 

in Washington DC in America with 

an objective of promoting Zone of 

Peace in a local and regional level. 

This organization has approached 

the United Nation to create a new 

International Convention on the basis 

of which every nation and country 

that wishes could and may declare 

its own sacred sites, special places 

of worship and pilgrimages as well as 

historic and cultural importance as 

International Zones of Peace. 

In 1991, UNESCO instituted 

a Culture of Peace Program and 

launched pilot peace programs 

in various countries including El 

Salvador. With the same sprit, six 

hundred three Mayors from 108 

countries have formed a Mayor for 

Peace Association. It has played 

a vital role in leading Peace City 

movement. In 2002 Christchurch City 

Councilors voted in favor of declaring 

Christchurch a Peace City. In Papua, 

the zone of peace movement went 

so strong that despite the central 

government approval, the local 

community declared a Zone of Peace 

on December 2002. The Papuans 

made two fundamental decisions 

namely to declare Papua as a zone 

of peace and to claim December 1st. 

as the Papuan Day of Peace. The last 

straw of the modern conflict-torn 

society lies in hope that rest in the 

zone of peace movement. 

In mid seventies, a proposal of 

declaring Nepal as a Zone of Peace 

was presented in the United Nation by 

the late His Majesty the King Birendra. 

In the context of Nepal and South 

Asia, it was an extremely far-sighting 

approach, More than 120 countries 

endorsed it but unfortunately because 

of some geo-political hegemony, the 

Nepalese effort declaring Nepal as 

Zone of Peace could not materialize. 

Now at this crossroad of national and 

international conflict, the endeavor 

of developing Lumbini a World Peace 

City has become once again a fresh 

and perfect beginning. 

Historical background- 

More than twenty five hundred 

years ago, Goutam Buddha was born

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in Lumbini. Emperor Ashoka erected 

a stone pillar in Lumbini in 2049 BC 

to mark the auspicious birthplace 

of Lord Buddha. Fahim from China 

visited and described about Lumbini 

in 399-414 AD. Another Chinese 

traveler Huan Tsang visited here in 

606 AD. Ripu Malla paid homage 

in 1312. Khadga Shumshere Rana 

and Dr. A Fuhrer discovered Asokan 

pillar in 1886. Mukherjee carried 

out archeological exploration and 

excavation in 1932-39. 

King Mahendra presented a 

proposal to develop Lumbini as a 

Buddhist Pilgrimage at the assembly 

of World Fellowship of Buddhists in 

1956. UN Secretary General U Thant 

formed a UN International Committee 

for the development of Lumbini in 

1967. In 1975, Lumbini Development 

Committee was formed. Kenjo Tange 

prepared a Master plan in 1978. 

UNESCO enlisted Lumbini as a World 

Heritage Site in the culture category 

in 1997. In the following year, the 

World Buddhist Summit passed a 

resolution to declare Lumbini as 

“the Fountain of the World Peace 

and Holiest Pilgrim Center for the 

Buddhist and Peace Loving People 

of the World”. The 20th General 

Conference of the World Buddhist 

Fellowship unanimously endorsed it. 

Later in December 1999, UNDP has 

commissioned Dr. Kwaak Young Hoon 

and Dr. Abelardo Brenes to carry out 

a vision and scooping evaluation of 

the Lumbini Master Plan. All above 

historical documents indicate that 

there are no other religious or cultural 

sites in Nepal which has drawn so 

much of international attention. 

These concerns are substantial 

enough to explore a vision of how 

Lumbini could be positioned as a 

World Peace City. 

Pride and Prejudice – 

Lumbini is a peerless landmark 

of the Buddhist world. Every Nepali 

loves to be proud of Lumbini. But 

the sad paradox is Lumbini remained 

always neglected. Nepalese Buddhist 

is a highly dedicated community. 

Somehow the government could 

not win their heart and mind. The 

government seem sympathetic 

towards Buddhism but with prejudice. 

We claim Buddha as a son of Nepal 

but we have failed to implement his 

teachings. For hundreds of years, 

Lumbini lay hidden beneath the 

earth. Even after its discovery, it 

remained in the state of hibernation 

and oblivion until U Thant resurrected 

its importance. 

Finally, with the help from 

United Nation, Kenzo Tange drew a 

master plan. At that time, there was 

a tremendous euphoria for Lumbini. 

Actually a remarkable progress was 

made in getting land, rehabilitating 

people, demarcating boundaries, 

afforestation, building road to 

Lumbini including avenue plantation. 

Obviously the credit goes to Lok 

Darshan Bajracharya. Tange did draw 

a vision in the paper, but Darsan 

carved the mission on the ground. 

Tange had forgotten Lumbini long 

ago, but Lumbini remembers Tange 

all the times, contrarily, Darshan 

consistently involves in Lumbini 

from the very beginning but Lumbini 

sometimes tries to forget Darshan. 

I am sorry to say that lack of sense 

of judgments has often created lots 

of misunderstanding in Lumbini. 

Critical appreciations may reform 

the quality of work, but elements 

of ungratefulness deform the whole 

project. Certainly World Peace City 

cannot run with pains in the neck. 

Despite UN support, Lumbini 

master plan could not kick-off in 

a full scale. For just face saving 

reasons, the government provided 

a meager sum of money for basic 

administration, but had always failed 

to provide enough financial resources 

available for Lumbini development. 

The Lumbini master plan schedules 

were always procrastinated failing 

to implement it for more than 30 

long years. However, in mid nineties, 

Lumbini began to metamorphose into 

a vibrant Buddhist pilgrim site, thanks 

to various international Buddhist 

cooperation agencies. Surprisingly 

enough, the Nepalese Government 

put holy pictures of Lumbini in 

denomination and currency notes, 

but failed to fulfill promises to provide 

infrastructure in Lumbini. 

In 1998, the World Buddhist 

Fellowship unanimously passed the 

resolution to declare Lumbini as “the 

Fountain of the World Peace”. But 

even after an official endorsement, 

the Nepalese government has not yet 

even gazetted this declaration. The 

government argues that Fountain 

of the World Peace is just a slogan. 

I don’t understand why the World 

Buddhist Conference has to declare 

the congress “a mere slogan”. Who is 

fooling around whom? 

Pride alone is not enough to 

make Lumbini a World Peace City; the 

most important commitment for this 

venture is a dire need of performance 

that is unprejudiced. It is high time 

that we realize the importance of this 

place and start from here a cooling 

process in the politically boiling 

condition of our country and provide 

relief to the tormented minds of our 

people. If we don’t do this now, then 

don’t blame others, blame us. 

Cultural landscape – 

Most of the office bearers in 

Lumbini Development Trust are 

committed and dedicated. Despite 

good intention, the project could not 

achieve good results due to obstacles 

arising in the process of development 

from myopic but unpredictable 

political biases. Sometimes 

unnecessarily pocking nose in project 

affairs by outsiders and so-called 

well-wishers have also disturbed a 

lot. A World Peace City cannot be 

built on the hot bed of criticisms 

and arguments. In many cases, witch 

hunting and destructive criticism 

have marred the sprit of euphoria 

in Lumbini. A World Peace City 

needs harmony. There should be an 

element of trust, sense of judgment 

and most importantly unanimous 

consensus followed by coordination 

and cooperation between Lumbini 

Development Trust, monasteries, 

local communities, religious leaders, 

archeologists, historian and common 

devotees. 

Once, there was a criticism 

leveled against LDT of turning 

pilgrimage site into Disneyland. The 

comment is harsh and hurting, but the 

criticism is valid to some extent. The 

lack of vision, scrutiny, and regular 

supervision and most importantly 

the administrative acumen on the 

part of LDT have encouraged some 

concessionaries to build few irregular, 

illegal and a bit iconoclastic physical


structures that are unpalatable in the 

beautiful landscape of serene Lumbini 

sanctuary. This is not acceptable 

in the World Heritage Site or the 

proposed World Peace City. Refined 

perception, positive thinking and 

understanding other’s point of view 

are very necessary to build a World 

Peace City. 

I have a great respect for the 

devotion and dedication of the 

religious leaders who actually have 

made Lumbini a great place of 

worship. Nevertheless, we cannot 

overlook the obsession of recreating 

monasteries their own niches. 

That may unknowingly hamper 

the overall cultural landscape of 

Lumbini. The significance of Lumbini 

is not restricted to the four walls of 

individual monasteries. What one 

may think right is not enough to 

make a rule of thumb? One has to 

see things from other side of fence. 

Living in, practicing on and creating 

things inside Lumbini is sensitive. 

If we are determined to develop 

Lumbini as World Peace City, then no 

one can do what they want simply 

because they think they are right, 

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pious, virtuous and acceptable. 

The Future of the Asia’s Past- 

Lumbini is perhaps the first and 

only active religious place that is 

listed in the UNESCO World Heritage 

Site. The reason that the world’s most 

prestigious secular organization listed 

Lumbini in the world heritage site is 

not because of religious importance 

but because of its immense historical 

and archeological significance. 

The United Nation Education and 

Cultural Organization UNESCO seek 

to encourage the identification, 

protection, and preservation of 

cultural and natural heritage around 

the world considered to be of 

outstanding value. This is embodied 

in an international treaty called 

the Convention concerning the 

protection of the World Cultural 

and Natural Heritage, adopted by 

UNESCO in 1972. Lumbini falls in 

cultural category. Cultural heritage 

refers to monuments, group of 

buildings and properties with 

historical, aesthetic, archeological, 

ethological, or anthropological value. 

In this classification, religion is not 

mentioned. For us Lumbini may be 

a holy sacred religious place, but for 

rest of the world, it is an outstanding 

place of peace, harmony, archeology 

and history. 

The raison d’etre of Buddhism is 

not based on folklore or legend, it is 

a history nothing less than history. 

Lumbini is not a ‘never-never-land’; it 

is the terra firma where the time has 

signatured loud and clear. If we ever 

try to confine Lumbini in a small pocket 

of religious and communal boundary, 

we are doing a great mistake and we 

are the big looser. We cannot hold a 

sun in our palm. Lumbini is a sun that 

belongs to the world. Developing 

Lumbini as a World Peace City is an 

attempt of showcasing the Future of 

the Asia’s Past. 

Whether we develop Lumbini as 

a World Peace City or the Fountain 

of the World Peace or Zone of 

Peace or the Sanctuary of Serenity 

or whatever, we have, first, to learn 

many things from our mistakes that 

we have had committed in the past. 

If someone asked me what are the 

main problems of Lumbini, I instantly 

give three most important causes of

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deteriorating Lumbini, they are firstly 

POLITICS, secondly POLITICS and 

thirdly POLITICS. Lumbini indeed had 

suffered a lot from the myopic politics 

and its dirty manipulations. 

Apart from redressing pollution 

of politics, we also have to change 

our mindset if we really want to talk 

about Lumbini in a global context. 

Aspiration alone does not bring result. 

We have to be liberal, broad-minded, 

and most importantly sophisticated 

enough to understand the universal 

values of democratic norms and 

consideration. Although Buddhism is 

secular and liberal, some of us have 

not been able to forsake the emotional 

attachment and possessiveness of 

Lumbini as a religious site. Lumbini 

may be an intellectual playground for 

few, a religious place for some and 

birthplace of many, but a Paradise 

of Peace like Lumbini cannot be a 

prerogative of any class, creed and 

intellectuals. There is no place for 

ethno-centrism in a World Heritage 

Site. Feelings are appreciable, so 

are faith, sentiments and wisdom 

but they alone are not enough to 

develop Lumbini. Only the combined 

effort of religion, wisdom, and action; 

‘Dharma, Marma, & Karma’ can bring 

a logical balanced, and sustainable 

development in order to create 

Lumbini a true World Peace City. 

Conflict management – 

Nepal was a peaceful country. Ten 

years of unstable politics has made all 

Nepalese restless and tensed. In view 

of current conflict situation in Nepal, 

peace is of paramount importance to 

the people. The desire for peace has 

become almost like an obsessions 

for them. In this regard, they would 

welcome any effort- small or big – from 

any country or institution that would 

contribute to establishing peace in 

Nepal. The initiative to establish a 

world peace city in Lumbini will be 

highly appreciated in this context. 

However, Nepal like the rest of 

the world, we will have to learn to 

adjust to the fast changing order. In 

the contemporary world, one has to 

live in the modern world with modern 

problems, which are the direct and 

indirect results of all kinds of conflicts 

– political, social, racial, religious and 

economic. 

It is an irony that the conflict 

management now has become a 

profitable profession all over the 

world. The institutions that manage 

conflicts are mushrooming very 

fast. The developed countries are 

responsible for apple of discords in 

the developing societies, and they are 

the ones who benefit from producing 

and selling arms and ammunition to 

conflict affected nations. But what a 

paradox! The conflict management 

institutions are flourishing in the 

same developed countries. 

The so–called the champions of 

the conflict management countries 

regard conflict a normal, unavoidable 

and necessary. They work to create 

a world and communities where 

conflict’s position function is 

maintained and negative tendency 

are managed in effective way. They 

prescribe to transform the existing 

conflicts into positive direction 

rather than to suppress them. They 

believe that conflict is best managed 

in democratic way. Actually, this 

approach is not very far from truth. 

However, conflict is the beginning of 

a procession of resolution that finally 

lands in amicable solution. But if we 

are obsessed by self-interest and 

power politics, and if we become 

oblivious of other’s wish and choice 

we can never make progress in 

conflict resolution. This is the key 

to the conflict in every sphere of 

our lives. Therefore conflict is never 

ending; rather it is ever changing and 

always growing phenomena. 

Cultural Harmony and Religious 

Tolerance- 

In the context of Lumbini, we are 

very fortunate that we do not have 

any serious conflict inside the sacred 

garden of Lumbini, thanks to the 

Buddha’s teachings, cultural harmony 

and religious tolerance. However, 

some conflicts are noticed to some 

extent at management level among 

the trust members, concessionaries 

and some stakeholders, because 

conflict is directly proportionate to 

delivery of services. 

I also see some indirect 

intellectual conflicts between 

the hard-line conservationist and 

development faddists in Lumbini. 

It is not yet prominent, but it can 

create undesirable impacts in future. 

As usual, when the developers see 

the cost of everything and values of 

nothing and similarly when scholars 

see only value not cost, such attitude 

and syndrome of not realizing value 

but cost or vice versa eventually land 

up in a quagmire where we will be 

fighting a loosing battle and ultimately 

leads us to nowhere. 

Taking into consideration of past 

political exploitation that took place 

in Lumbini projects, we still foresee 

anticipation of such malpractices. 

I have no intention to blame 

democracy. I comprehend democracy 

as a Pandora’s Box that may releases 

stings and surprises but also spring 

eternal hope and anticipation. I have 

faith in democracy, which is a dynamic 

process of filtering positive results 

in action. However the problem is 

anti-establishment syndrome that 

has confused and frustrated us. 

Skepticism and anxiety when spread 

beyond the boundary bring conflict 

and cause profound impact on 

society and eventually it affects the 

country’s future. The disillusioned 

society needs to be resuscitated with 

trust, faith, morale and confidence. 

As truth has many faces, we need to 

understand its all aspects. When we 

look at thing from both side of fence, 

it gives us a sense of judgment and a 

power of positive thinking. Once we 

cherish our self-esteem, optimism, 

confidence and hope, peace prevails. 

With this hope, I am confident that 

establishing World Peace City in 

Lumbini is not an impossible dream. 

If we are committed and dedicated, 

we can translate this dream into an 

action. 

Think globally, act locally – 

The objective of the Lumbini 

World Peace City is not to create 

mega-city of the world or does it have 

any intention to deface the existing 

villages into shantytowns. A world 

peace city does not carry any feature 

of cosmopolitan metropolis of the 

consumer’s world. Precisely speaking, 

the aim of the Lumbini World Peace 

City is to recreate a quintessential 

city system of the Buddha’s era in 

21st century format. World Peace 

City is not at all the vulgar exhibition 

of modernism.

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Conventional wisdom says ‘think 

globally, act locally’. The strategy of 

developing Lumbini World Peace 

City is to build up a small selfcontained, 

traditional and low cost 

but conventional, comprehensive and 

innovative city system with lots and 

lots of greeneries. In other words, 

the city carries a flavor of revisited 

nostalgia of Kapilbastu. This is a 

modest attempt to recreate a town 

planning system like Bhaktapur. 

The cultural landscape of 

the whole city system should be 

predominantly inspired by the timehonored 

tradition, which will be a 

vernacular architectural renaissance 

in a true sense. There should not 

be any hanging wires, no chemical, 

biological, and visible and sound 

pollution. Charming roads adorned 

with avenue plantation connect 

adorable inexpensive household, 

which are not taller than the height 

of the tree or monuments. Basic 

facilities such as water, electricity, 

sanitation and drainage facilities, 

school, community college and 

hospital will be provided to the 

denizens of the Lumbini World Peace 

City. The economic activities should 

be supplemented with cooperative 

farming, dairies, cottage industries, 

soft tourism, micro financing, and 

other value-based entrepreneurship 

but not polluting industries. In a 

nutshell, Lumbini World Peace City 

should be a cultural, natural, social, 

religious, archeological and most 

importantly an eco-friendly city with 

a sublime landscape that enhance an 

ambiance of unified symbol of peace 

and harmony. 

Dr Kwaak and Dr. Brenes have 

recommended four books of agenda 

to develop Lumbini and serve as a 

road map comprising short, medium 

and long–term plans. I fully agree with 

their most visionary and innovative 

agenda. They are 

1. Metaphysical Templates for 

the Urban Designers and Regional 

Planner. The designing and planning 

of the World Peace City is not to create 

and develop a city of ‘consumerism, 

competition and greed’. The urban 

design of the Lumbini World Peace 

City should ‘depart from the statusquo 

of the metropolitan character 

rather it serves to help us enter into 

a more harmonious, sustainable, 

and equal global village civilization 

signifying especially the teaching 

of Buddha and the UN’s vision of 

peace.’ Dr. Kwaak and Dr. Brenes 

further draws attention on designing 

and planning the World Peace City 

that the governance and system 

of management based on social 

and economic justice; creation of 

environmentally sound and culturally 

conserving development alternatives; 

education for the promotion of 

global community values; the vision 

for the future and its sustenance of 

a credible multi-religious vibrant faith 

community. 

2. Urban Design Master Plan- This 

is intended to embody the shape of the 

World Peace City The key attributes 

should resonate in the urban design 

of the World Peace City as a 21st 

century city; educational city; world 

citizen city; peace city; environmental 

city; cultural city. They further 

suggest seven planning components 

for the development of the Lumbini 

World Peace City. 1- Overall vision 

concept; 2- Land use and built 

form; 3- movement and circulation; 

4- landscape water, and ecological 

preservation; 5- public facilities 

allocation; 6- telecommunication and 

infrastructure; 7- and implementation 

and phasing program. 

Why World Peace City- 

Lumbini is the place where mind 

and heart cherish for peace. This 

is the land when eyes are closed, 

heart opens. Kindness, compassion 

and empathy are the synonym of 

Buddhism. The eyes of Buddha are 

the emblem of love. And Lumbini 

symbolized ultimate peace and 

harmony. If there is any appropriate 

place in this region to be declared a 

World Peace City, it is the Lumbini. 

This is the important task to 

be performed; not that we would 

but we should and we could. There 

are more than enough reasons to 

make Lumbini a World Peace City. 

• Lumbini is the birthplace of 

Lord Buddha, apostle of peace 

• Lumbini is a sacred place of 

worship for million of Buddhists 

from all over the world. 

• Lumbini is a World Heritage 

Site listed by UNESCO. 

• Lumbini is the Fountain of 

the World Peace endorsed by 

the World Buddhist Summit. 

• Lumbini provides ultimate 

ambiance of peace and harmony. 

• Lumbini has fascinating 

monasteries run by various countries. 

• Lumbini is full of monks, clergies, 

religious and spiritual leaders. When 

the mere presence of a person of 

peace can be an inspiration to others 

and even affect the surrounding, just 

imagine with so many monasteries, 

monks and religious person in Lumbini, 

how much they could play roles 

in disseminating peace. This is the 

biggest inspirational source of peace 

to make Lumbini a World Peace City. 

• Lumbini has a potential to develop 

as a world class Pilgrimage Site. 

• Goutam Buddha airport near 

Lumbini is eventually going to 

be an international airport. 

• World Buddhist University is 

going to be established here. 

• Lumbini lies in the religious triangle 

of the World’s Buddhist circuit. 

• Mobilization of economic and 

technical grants, fund and resources 

are easier, because of its historic, 

architectural and natural importance. 

International organizations like 

UNDP, UNESCO, IUCN, International 

Crane Foundation, Bilateral and 

multi-lateral government agencies, 

leading world Buddhist organizations 

and foundations have already shown 

lots of interest in developing Lumbini 

as natural and cultural heritage site. 

• Lumbini is a fastest growing 

tourism destination, which is now 

conspicuously visible in the World 

map of tourism. With so much of 

tourism potential, Lumbini cannot 

stay in an unprivileged rural state. 

• The present village level 

administration cannot cope with 

growing demand and needs. It 

is incapable to address the evergrowing 

challenges of cosmopolitan 

nature. No one can stop the 

inevitable growth of urbanizing in 

Lumbini. Before any unplanned and 

uncontrolled urban growth takes 

an ugly grip, Lumbini has to be 

planned, designed and developed as 

World Peace City before it’s too late. 

• And finally and most importantly 

peace still prevails in Lumbini. In 

the recent history of Lumbini, not

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even a drop of blood has ever shed 

in the name of ethnic or political 

riot. Religious harmony and cultural 

tolerance still profoundly exist in this 

region. And there are consensuses 

from all walks of life to make Lumbini 

a Zone of Peace. 

World Peace City Initiative- 

The establishment of the World 

Peace City in Lumbini strengthens 

the sprit of Panchashil, the teachings 

of Lord Buddha, fulfill the norms 

and condition of World Heritage 

Site and satisfy the aspiration the 

Foundation of the World Peace. 

Declaration of World Peace City 

would also contribute significantly 

to the strengthening national peace 

process in Nepal. Once Lumbini is 

declared World Peace City, it will 

be incumbent upon all government 

machineries of Nepal, the authorities 

of the contiguous territories of the 

neighboring country, and all other 

government and non-governmental 

agencies of the world to help 

promote it and extend cooperation 

for social and economic development, 

protection of the environment, 

conservation of resources and peace 

and security of this region. 

Even the rebels of Nepal will have 

to adhere to this universal appeal for 

peace and will not be able to disown 

their responsibility to respect this 

international declaration. 

It will also make it obligatory 

for all political parties to recognize 

Lumbini as Zone of Peace. This will 

pave the way for the elimination of 

the presence of military, police, and 

security forces and rebels militia in 

the declared World Peace City. 

It will thus reduce tension in 

this zone by creating a congenial 

atmosphere for abandonment of 

use of arms and resolve all problems 

in non-violence conflict resolution. 

Even a small pocket of zone of peace 

in Lumbini can and will inspire the 

people of Nepal to strive peace and 

security in the rest of the country. 

World Peace City will help, 

among many other things, achieve 

communal harmony in the multiracial 

society of Nepal especially 

in this region inhabited by people 

of different religious faiths. It 

also bring an understanding and 

mutual respect among people of all 

nationalities in this newly developed 

internationalized domain of Lumbini 

as well as cessation of all acts of 

aggression including neo colonial 

dominance. It paves the way to create 

an atmosphere for the development 

of culture of peace as promoted by 

UNESCO and will encourage other 

cities in Nepal to follow suit. 

It shows our commitment to 

actively contribute to a more peaceful 

future, through a range of initiatives, 

starting with new strategies for a more 

peaceful community, development of 

education program and promotion of 

peace, non-violence and respect for 

all communities. 

How to proceed ahead – 

When there is a wish, there is 

a way. Declaration of World Peace 

City in Lumbini may seem ambitious, 

costly and administratively 

cumbersome, but there are many 

cases in the world that even local 

communities and administration have 

established a Zone of Peace in a local 

level. To make the approach more 

comprehensive, we follow certain 

pattern of execution. This will be a 

pragmatic strategy to start immediate 

ground works and at the same 

time convince local communities 

to campaign establishing a World 

Peace City in Lumbini. The Nepalese 

government has already committed 

to declare Lumbini a World Peace 

City, but the zone of peace program 

becomes operational when the 

population is knowledgeable of how 

to lead a life peacefully. We have 

to understand that peace is not the 

result of removing political conflicts 

alone. Actually peace flows from 

the protection of human rights, and 

elimination of poverty. 

While planning, designing, 

developing World Peace City, the 

Lumbini Development Trust should 

act as a custodian and mobilize local 

communities and other organizations 

to coordinate and cooperate in the 

peace movement and mobilize them 

to participate in the sustainable 

development in the proposed 

World Peace City. It is also urgent 

that Lumbini World Peace City be 

administered under the norms of 

Zone of Peace criteria and at the 

same time protects and restores the 

spectacular landscape of history, 

culture, religion, archeology and 

nature in and around Lumbini. 

Bottom-up approach – 

The government decision and 

authorities’ mechanism from the 

top do not successfully established 

a Zone of peace. Many peace zone 

models failed because of top-down 

mechanism. The top down concept is 

nice but those at the bottom may not 

trust it. Unless the people are vested 

in the peace-building process, or 

better said, unless there is a bottomup 

approach complementing the topdown 

approach, it is quite likely that 

there will be little substantive progress. 

Without the participation from the 

grassroots level, the instrumentalities 

will be perceived more as rhetoric 

than engines for building peace. To 

carry out the bottomup approach, 

after raising consciousness and 

developing skills, local communities 

have to sign an agreement to 

commit themselves to establishing 

a zone of peace. This agreement 

outlines the responsibilities that 

communities would undertake as 

part of their commitment to create 

a zone of peace in designated Area. 

Smooth transformation of Lumbini 

Development Trust into a Lumbini 

World Peace City depends on the 

ability of the top-down and bottomup 

approach to coordinate with each 

other. 

Initial steps include. 

1- The custodians of the World 

Peace City create a cell for contacting, 

informing communicating people 

about peace project 

2- Conducting workshops on 

peace projects, HRD for peace 

educator, conflict managers, and 

non-violent resolution of conflicts 

3- Forming community 

organizations to see peace progress, 

community development, and 

protection of environment. 

4- Training and skill development 

on awareness of human right and 

civic sense and performance of one’s 

duty in community

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Community Response- 

Some of the demographic 

and infrastructural data from the 

surrounding village of Lumbini, 

studied undertaken by Deep Kumar 

Upadhya are very interesting. It shows 

that Lumbini harbors 53 % Hindus, 

42% Muslims and 5% Buddhists. In 

this situation, a peace city cannot be 

developed without the consensus, 

understanding and sympathy from 

other religious and ethnic group. 

Without winning the heart of the 

local people, a World Peace City is a 

distant dream. 

In this connection, I have great 

admiration for Vikkchu Maitriya, a 

modest young and dynamic Buddhist 

monk who has been working tirelessly 

for last eight years in the different 

villages of Lumbini. He provided health 

services, and promoted Buddha’s 

teachings to indigenous communities 

in the surrounding villages. He has 

provided drinking water supply and 

other essential services. I think he 

is following the exact teaching of 

Buddha. No institution and system 

work in isolation. 

The other data of the field 

survey says 59% local people had 

fair knowledge and 15% had good 

knowledge about Lumbini project. 

That shows a positive trend. Regarding 

Lumbini project, 37% of respondent 

expected to involve them in income 

generating activities, 35% looked 

forward to receiving, 17% expect 

education program for their children. 

Expectation of the people always 

indicates the sign of potentiality. 

The most encouraging note in the 

survey are 14 % people are interested 

to contribute even financial resources 

to Lumbini project, 25% would 

contribute labor, 60% love to involve 

in programs. And all one hundred 

percent of respondents agreed on the 

incorporation of tourism promotion 

activities in the development of 

Lumbini. 

Every data of Deep Kumar 

Upadhya indicates positive trend 

to develop Lumbini as a fascinating 

biosphere of human civilization. Even 

51% of the unprivileged respondents 

revealed that they are interested in 

conservation and restoration works. 

This is a wonderful symptom to 

proceed ahead to develop Lumbini 

as a World Peace City. In spite of 

less than desired knowledge about 

Lumbini, 99% of people wanted 

Lumbini project to become an 

autonomous body. 

Voice of the People is the Voice of 

God – 

Nepal enjoyed a peaceful life for 

many years. But now the situation has 

changed. As the country approaches 

the beginning of a new millennium, 

people’s sprit remains undiminished 

in the face of multiple conflicts. All 

kinds of challenges are steeped in all 

forms of violence and peacelessness. 

Even at the Buddha’s birthplace, 

recently we have some records of 

insurgency problem. In these crucial 

circumstances, just by the wish of 

the government cannot turn Lumbini 

a World Peace City. The declaration 

the government has to be endorsed 

by the people whole-heartedly. The

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voice of the people is the voice of 

god. No conflict, no violence and no 

war can be won by the barrel of gun. 

Only one can fight against it and they 

are the PEOPLE, the PUBLIC and the 

PEN. Even Napoleon the great was 

said to be afraid of ‘Armless People 

and the Pen’. 

Abraham Lincoln said “Darkness 

can never be dispelled by the 

darkness, only by light. The role of 

power is darkness. The rule of law is 

light.” And the light is the education. 

There is no administrative, 

institutional and mechanical model 

in the world that can assure to give 

us any guarantee of providing peace. 

Peace prevails only when man is 

contented and contentment avail 

only when mind is tamed. The Mind 

is tamed only though education. 

World Peace City through Peace 

Education- 

Lumbini cannot be developed 

as an island of Peace. Without the 

goodwill of the community, no 

institution can prosper. A basic need 

of the community has to be provided 

and a basic dream of a man has to 

be fulfilled. Immediate goal of the 

World Peace City is not only to draw a 

realistic master plan, but the program 

has to be immediately followed 

by poverty alleviation through 

infrastructure development, forestry, 

agriculture, tourism, and cottage 

industries. While undertaking poverty 

alleviation program, another most 

important task is carrying out the 

peace education. It should be done 

simultaneously. Peace education 

helps to address rights and duties of 

diverse culture and religion and at the 

same time pacify the unreasonable 

grievances of the local population 

and communities. Peace education 

prepares them to voice their realities, 

experiences, understandings, biases, 

commitments, hopes, despair, and 

dreams. 

Multi-faceted Education- 

Effective peace education 

is a wonder medicine. It raises 

basic questions of over materialist 

lifestyle and consumerist ideology 

propaganda by the dominant 

modernization paradigm. In 

promoting respect among culture, 

mutual learning, and adaptation of 

indigenous values, the education 

strategies can be constructive to 

building culture of peace. While we 

proceed ahead in the process of 

developing Lumbini as a World Peace 

City, it is extremely necessary that 

we change the mindset of the people 

and community through effective 

education. The local community 

group, living and coping with the 

crisis situation are the major player 

in transforming violence into peace. 

Education movement, dedicated to 

building more peaceful futures for 

humanity, inevitably have their own 

dynamics in terms of theory and 

practice. 

The educational dimension includes 

* disarmament education, 

* education for nonviolence, 

* human right education, 

* development education, 

* social justice education, 

* education for international 

understanding, 

* intercultural education, 

* nonracial education, 

* environmental education, 

* education for sustainable 

development etc. 

Non-formal education models- 

Education for peace is as 

relevant and essential in educational 

institutions as in nonformal or 

community context. There is also 

growing consensus that rather 

than continuing peace education 

to separate subject, the infusion or 

integration of peace perspective 

across the whole curriculum including 

extracurricular activities. Apart from 

formal peace education in school and 

college curriculum, the participatory 

teaching and learning strategic nonformal 

education also needs to be 

well and wide spread among all 

sectors and level of society. 

Participatory learning strategy 

include 

• popular street theatre, 

• Song and dance 

compositions, 

• poetry and story writing, 

imaging and other futures 

exercises, 

• poster drawing, 

• mural painting, 

• participatory action 

research projects, 

• dialogical lectures, media 

and textual content analysis, 

• cooperative, 

• games, 

• political and social advocacy 

projects 

• peace rally, 

• field exposures, 

• peace museums, 

• peace fairs and exhibits, 

• peace conferences and 

forums, 

Such participatory strategies 

in peace education need to be 

relevant to specific social and cultural 

conditions. Peace education is the 

first and foremost strategic step to 

be taken seriously in the process of 

establishing a World Peace City. In 

other word, peace education is the 

foundation of Lumbini World Peace 

City. 

World Peace City through political 

commitment – 

Politics is based on people. And 

every politician raise rhetoric slogan 

for the sake of people. Hence, a Peace 

Proposal wished by the local people 

has to be accepted by the ruling 

political party, opposition party, rebel 

political party. There should not be 

any bone of contention. A declaration 

proclaimed in this fashion should be 

accepted and treated as the country’s 

testament of Peace. 

The comprehensive scope of 

democratic security may appear 

utopian, especially in the context of 

political restlessness but in reality it 

is an objective that can be reached. If 

we remain cautious of our rights and 

duties, the judiciary, military, police, 

rebels, custodian and communities 

can follow the code of conduct 

prepared by the World Peace City. 

However, no zone of peace can exist 

unless the police and rebels respect 

it. Nepal deserves achieving the zone 

of peace after many years of being 

tormented by the political conflicts. 

Nepal will be on the correct path if 

the government as well as rebels get 

obliged and committed themselves 

to support the establishment of 

World Peace City in Lumbini as 

wished and aspired by the people. 

And this is the perfect beginning. 

Zoning of World Peace City –


Declaration and demarcation of 

any zones and sites for conservation, 

preservation or peace generally draw 

debates and arguments. Lots school 

of thoughts, ideas and suggestions in 

selecting and demarcating Lumbini 

World Peace City can be entertained. 

However, just giving romantic 

proposal and suggestion cannot be 

materialized but may hamper the 

process of endeavor. If the proposal 

is not practical, it may gather dust 

in the table. The proposal has to be 

suitable to adopt under the giving 

political, financial, social as well as 

geographical circumstances. And 

most importantly, its implementation 

has to be administratively 

comprehensive. There are four 

options for demarcation of Lumbini 

World Peace City. 

A. Include whole Lumbini Anchal 

to be declared as a Zone of Peace. 

B. Declare Kapilabastu District 

including Goutam Buddha airport as 

Peace District. 

C. Select Tilaurakot, 

Niglihawa, Gotihawa, Kudan, 

Sagarhawa, 

Devdaha, 

Ramgram and all other Buddhist 

Sites to be declared as Heritage Sites 

of 

Peace 

D. And declare the sacred garden 

of Lumbini, its buffers zone and 

Adjoining villages as a World Peace 

City. 

A peace proposal is always 

appealing. We all wish to 

accommodate as much as we can 

and as many places as possible in 

the peace proposal. But taking into 

consideration of the current socioeconomic, 

political and administrative 

constraints, the fourth option seems 

to be more realistic. I fully agree 

with Dr. Kwaak and Dr. Berenes’s 

suggestion to extend the scale of city 

from 1 x 3 sq. miles to ten square 

miles area. I insist that the Lumbini 

World City system incorporates all 

adjoining surrounding villages and 

keep the sacred Lumbini garden as 

‘the Sanctum of the Sanctuary’ of the 

Lumbini World Peace City. 

Ten square mile is a perfect size to 

be declared as world Peace City. It is 

very sensible and convenient to have 

one single and sizable urban unit. It 

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will easier and extremely practical 

to plan, design, develop, implement, 

administer, institutionalize and 

sustain the World Peace City system 

in Lumbini 

When I first joined Lumbini 

Development Trust ten years ago, I 

refused to visualize Lumbini within 

the parameter of 3 square mile. 

Apart from scanty nature in sacred 

garden, the faceless fallow land and 

apathetic dwellings outside the park 

in the surrounding villages made 

Lumbini an indifferent pilgrimage. 

Therefore, I always had my concern 

that the Lumbini Trust could not be 

operated in isolation. Aesthetically 

and philosophically, Lumbini had 

to be stretched beyond the sacred 

garden and it could not be confined 

only within 3 square mile of area. 

I gave a long proposal to carry out 

two specific projects; 1. Community 

education and awareness campaign 

2. Greening campaign in Lumbini and 

beyond. 

As a forester by academic 

qualification, I always wished to grow 

a mixed-luxuriant forest in Lumbini 

rather than an orchard-like uniform 

Dalbergia sisso forest. I was also 

very keen to popularize community 

forestry around Lumbini. To carry out 

a greening campaign outside Lumbini, 

we managed to get the technical 

support from the IUCN to reestablish 

the old forest nurseries and set up a 

new one in Parsa for raising enough 

plants for free distribution. The sight 

of uncultivated land around Lumbini 

garden looked so barren and ugly that 

I personally visited and insisted many 

landowners from Kathmandu to plant 

trees rather than keeping useless and 

fallow. We explored the possibilities 

raising seedlings of trees of Buddha’s 

era. I don’t know how the conditions 

of those forest nurseries are now. 

But I am very glad to hear that one 

Tibetan Monastery is distributing 

seedlings to villagers. 

We had also initiated body of 

teachers for familiarization trip to 

Lumbini. The objective was to bring 

community awareness on Lumbini 

project and greening campaign. We 

extended peace education program 

to various local schools through 

them. We made teachers as our 

target group to bring multiplier 

effects in the communities. I always 

believe in the strength of education 

to bring unity in diversity. 

Organizational set up- 

1. The structural organization, 

professional and scientific 

institutionalization are very 

important feature to operate 

World Peace City system. Here 

are some few suggestions. 

2. Lumbini World Peace City 

Development Trust LWPCDT 

should be administered as an 

autonomous body with the 

patronage of His Majesty the 

King. 

3. A full-time working chairman 

appointed by the His Majesty 

Government of Nepal should run 

LWPCDT. 

4. The official status of the chairman 

remains as of an assistant 

minister of HMG. 

5. The Chairman is based in 

Lumbini. 

6. An autonomous institutional 

set-up of the LWPCDT should 

be created under the especial 

Act passed by HMG as King 

Mahendra Nature Conservation 

Trust KMTNC. 

7. LWPCDT will have three wings 

A. Zone of Peace Office to deal with 

education, awareness campaign, 

training, conflict management. 

B. Lumbini Infrastructure 

Development and Administration 

Office to handle all infrastructure 

work road, transport, drinking 

water, drainage, electricity, 

biodiversity conservation, urban 

planning and development. 

C. International Relation and PR to 

deal with bilateral, international 

agencies, UNDP, Fund Raising, 

and inter-monasteries affair. 

8. All the three offices will be 

chaired by the chairman. All 

three offices will head by full time 

Peace Manager, Project Director, 

and Director International Affair 

respectively. 

9. LWPC DT should be run by the

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board of trustee. 

10. The chairman will be appointed 

by the council of ministers and 

approved by the patron of the 

Trust 

11. LWPC DT trustee should not 

exceed more than 15 members. 

Its composition should consist of 

One parliament member 

from the same constituency, 

One village development chairman, 

Community representative, 

One 

Representative 

from existing monastery, 

Chairman of Dharmodaya Sahha, 

One leading archeologist 

Representative from U.N.P.D (Nepal) 

Ministry of Culture member 

Ministry of Tourism 

Ministry of Foreign Affair 

Ministry of Finance 

Member, 

National 

Planning 

Commission 

Two leading Buddhist scholars 

nominated by the chairman 

11. Peace Committee include 7 

members. 

1. Chairman Ex-officio LDT 

2. Secretary (Project Director LDT). 

3. Two local community representative 

4. One monk representing monasteries 

5. And three well-trained conflict 

managers. 

12. Infrastructure development 

committee is composed of 

archeologist, historian, tourism 

expert, professional managers, 

and urban landscape engineer. 

13. International Relations Committee 

includes office bearer and 2 

representatives from the various 

monasteries. 

14. Institutional set-ups- 

Three different possible 

models could be envisaged. 

1. Government institution 

with political appointments 

2. Autonomous body with 

maximum political appointments 

3. Autonomous institution with 

balanced political and institutional 

appointments. 

The first model has have already 

been tested in a form of Lumbini 

development Trust. Second one could 

go haywire with no bureaucratic 

and institutional control. The third 

model seems more practical as, 

while we harness the dedication 

and commitment of political 

appointments, the institution run 

in a system through bureaucratic 

channel. 

At this stage, it is a very prematured 

agenda to be discussed. 

However it gives some bottomline 

information for a structural 

formation of the institution. Political 

appointments, nomination and 

selection of the chairman and members 

of the steering committee are always 

a matter of debate. Whatever model 

we select, there is always a room 

for discussion. And there is no full 

proof system or device that can give 

100% guarantees to fulfill the mission 

statement. The biggest challenge is 

get a best and competent chairman 

or CEO. At no circumstances, he/she 

should be appointed by the influence 

of political parties or religious or 

ethnic group. The selection of the 

boss of the organization should be 

professional and business like. But 

once appointment is done, he should


be fully trusted- no back-biting and 

no leg- pulling. 

There is one flaw in democratic 

way of functioning organization. 

We are always dissatisfied with 

the system and authorities. Anti 

establishment syndrome is very 

detrimental. Ironically, we are happy 

only when we are there in the system. 

But unfortunately there is no room 

for everybody. Sometime we are 

also happy when there is someone 

who listens to us. But this is not also 

possible; because when you make 

everybody happy we make nobody 

happy. 

That is why I personally believe 

in an autonomous business-like 

institution with reasonable degree of 

bureaucracy rather than a politically 

predominant ad-hoc organization. 

Although ex-officio members from 

the government office may create 

some bureaucratic problems, there 

is little chances that the institution 

become more disorder and political. 

The performance of an institution 

like World Peace City will be 

satisfactory when we get tremendous 

support from the community. So 

we need to select the best possible 

candidates for full participation. In 

this matter, the chairman should be 

trusted for selecting representative 

from the community and grassroots 

level. Give him the challenge and 

give him the credit. Nevertheless 

someone has to do a dirty work of 

selecting, nominating and appointing 

members best of his knowledge. 

Recommendation on institutional 

structures, composition of member 

and selection method may raise lots 

of arguments and disagreements. 

Some may say bureaucratic structure 

would turn LWPCDT into other 

administrative Byzantine red tapes. 

Yes, it could happen. Nothing is 

possible if leadership is not efficient. 

How democratic it may be, no 

system in the world will work better 

if leader is incapable. But the fact of 

the matter is, at one end, we have to 

trust somebody. 

Cover News 

Conclusion – 

The concept of the Zone of 

Peace is a human aspiration in the 

contemporary world. Universal 

admiration lies in Buddhism 

because it is the religion based on 

the philosophy of secularism. The 

omnipresence of Buddha’ teachings 

on peace and harmony are the 

hallmarks of Lumbini. We all agree 

in peace. Actually, we cry our heart 

out for peace, but peace does not 

come from talk or by wishing, it 

comes from action. Someone said 

“a vision without task is a dream; a 

task without vision is drudgery; but 

a vision with task can change the 

world”. Lumbini World Peace City is 

a vision with purpose to be followed 

by task. If we can translate this vision 

into a mission, this will be a great 

achievement for our country. 

Lumbini World Peace City needs 

visions, dedications and actions. 

Skepticism suspicion and cynicism 

cannot implement an institution like 

World Peace City; we need a lion’s 

heart not the mind of restless mice. 

Lumbini is a common heritage for all 

mankind. The synergism of religion, 

wisdom and action “Dharma, Marma 

and Karma” is the only appropriate 

formula to make the equation of 

Lumbini World Peace City work. If 

we can create a World Peace City in 

Lumbini, this will be a great ‘Gift to 

the Earth’ from Nepal and from the 

Nepalese people. 

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Project of organic Agro- tourism in Nepal 

Sangam Sherpa 

1. Introduction 

Tourism industry is one of the 

largest industries in the world. 

Many countries have renovated 

their economies by developing 

country’s tourism potential. In 

recent years, the concept of 

the tradition tourism has been 

changingand some new areas of 

the tourism have developed. 

Agro Tourism 

venture of organic agro tourism 

is very important and attractive. 

Development of organic agro 

tourism will not only create 

employment opportunities 

but will prove invaluable in 

improving the depressing 

situation of Nepalese tourism. 

The idea of organic agro tourism 

viable because of the following 

reasons: 

• Minimum investments: 

Many of the startups today 

require a lot of capital 

injection. However if we 

choose organic agro tourism 

sector, it does not require 

destination. 

• Possibilities: 

This is the right time to 

show to farmers that they 

have got the most enormous 

opportunities at their own 

villages instead of seeking in 

various parts of our country 

and to other destinations. We 

have beautiful landscapes 

everywhere in our country 

which can become attractive 

tourist destinations. 

Agriculture is another 

opportunity for us and if 

we can combine organic 

agriculture with tourism 

The term organic agro tourism 

is also a kind of rural tourism. 

The concept of agro tourism is a 

direct expansion of ecotourism, 

which encourages visitors to 

experience agricultural life at 

first hand. It is closely related 

with the country side of rural 

areas and nature and has direct 

relationship with the agriculture 

activities. Organic agro tourism 

is the combination of agriculture 

activities and tourism for 

eradicating poverty of whole 

rural areas. 

2. Project Justification 

Nepal has a very high 

unemployment rate. Government 

has not been able to create 

enough employment in the 

county due to which youths are 

forced to go abroad as immigrant 

workers. After devastating 

earthquake the subsequent 

problems have made our 

country’s economy weaker and 

weaker. However, the earthquake 

has also provided us with an 

opportunity. It is the right time 

to start, if we want to involve 

in exploring new are of tourism 

and develop infrastructures of 

tourism sector. That is why the 

much money to start besides 

contribution ofconsistent 

daily work. 

• No need of pre requisite 

skill: This workdoes not 

require skill as a prerequisite 

for starting the 

venture. Anybody willing 

to start organic agro tourism 

can be associated with the 

project and the training and 

facilitation by the project 

will be sufficient for starting 

organic farm and an organic 

we could become a brand 

and compete with worldin 

tourism industry. 

3. Goal and Mission: Eradicate 

poverty by educating farmers. 

Organic Agro- tourism will be 

the best solutions for nation's 

developments. Our ultimate 

goal of the all project is to help 

to bring peace, happiness and 

prosperity in those communities 

of our target areas. We are

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not working for a single sector 

but trying to cover all related 

components with community's 

basic needs like ways agriculture, 

tourism, schools health and local 

economy etc. That's why we 

are not going to cover big areas 

but select just few areas where 

nobody hasintervened yet and 

then develop a model to set an 

example. 

4. Project Description 

The organic agro tourism 

promotion project is designed to 

promote the organic agro tourism 

in Nepal. Organic agro tourism 

is a specialized tourism sector 

where tourists go to an organic 

farm and enjoy organic foods 

along with pleasant stay at the 

farm. This type of tourism will be 

able to attract both domestic and 

international tourists. The project 

has been conceptualized with a 

superior motive of putting in a 

new life to Nepalese tourism and 

TAAN has an special opportunity 

in leading this venture. 

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trail, 

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The key activities that we plan to 

do in the project are to promote 

organic destinations for which we 

will visit various selected areas 

and train local lodge owners, 

farmers and guides. When we go 

to a particular sector, we will go 

with a chef to teach local lodge 

owners, how to cook delicious 

foods with local recipes. A 

farming expert will teach to local 

farmers how to grow sufficient 

organic grains and vegetables for 

the lodges of the region. 

We will select few destinations 

to start working. The tentative 

destinations that we can work in 

are: 

Jiri to Everest base camp organic 

Langtang Helambu organic trail. 

Kanchanjangha organic trail 

Jaljala Makalu organic trail 

Upper Mustang organic trail 

Manang organic trail 

Dolpo trekorganic trail 

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trail 

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o 

trail 

Annapurna base camporganic 

Ilam tourorganic trail 

Annapurna Base camp organic 

• New destinations 

Although we will start from 

existing destinations, we want 

to explore other many pristine 

destinations to give new choices 

to our guests. 

Our main goal is to explore and 

develop new destinations. We 

have got plenty of pristine areas 

still waiting for explorations, 

development and marketing 

to domestics and international 

tourism industry. 

Concept developer 

Pemba Sherpa Sangam 

Executive member of TAAN 

CEO of Himalayan Legend trek 

(P) ltd/Organic Farm House 

Resort Kapan.


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National Upliftment Monthly Cuisine 


Receipe 

Nanaimo bars 

Sr.No. Ingredient Unit Qty. Cost 

Base: 

Portions : 

Butter Gms. 750 

Dark chocolate Gms. 125 

Digestive biscuits Gms. 75 

Desiccated coconut Gms. 75 

Chopped mixed nuts. Gms. 50 

Filling: 

Yolk Gms. 30 

Milk Condensed Gms. 100 

Butter Gms. 75 

Vanilla Gms. 2 

White chocolate Gms. 50 

Topping: 

INSTRUCTION: 

Dark chocolate Gms. 125 

Oil Gms. 30 

Base: 

• Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and lay it over baking frame lined with aluminum. 

• Bake it at 200 C for about 10 mins. 

Filling: 

• Mix all the ingredients and pour over the baked base, bake again at 200C for about 27 

minutes. 

• Chill a top with the chocolate.

Year : 1, Issue : 4 Cuisine National Upliftment Monthly 25 

Indra Pd. Upreti 

Mexican Flan 

Portions : 

Sr.No. Ingredient Unit Qty. Cost 

Sugar Gms 120 

Water 130 

Butter Gms 405 

Chocolate Gms 150 

Cocoa powder Ml 15 

Flour Gms 304 

Baking powder Gms 3 

Baking powder Nos. 2 

Egg Nos. 1 

strawberry Gms 50 

INSTRUCTION: 

• Line the rings with sugar paste rolled at 2.5 mm. 

• Beat up the eegs with the sugar on a double boiler. 

• Add rest of the ingredients and pour into the lines tart mould. 

• Bake at 180 C

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Najir Husain 

Airlines Business is the business 

of freedom. The safe and efficient 

global movement of goods and people 

is a positive force in the aviation 

world. Aviation’s success betters 

people's lives by creating economic 

opportunity and supporting global 

understanding. It must stand firm in 

the face of any rhetoric that would put 

limits on aviation’s future success. 

Record profits for airlines means 

earning more than the cost of capital. 

For most other businesses that would 

be considered a normal level of 

return to investors. But three years 

of sustainable profits is a first for the 

airline industry. And after many years 

of hard work in restructuring and reengineering 

the business the industry 

is also more resilient. 

The International Air Transport 

Association (IATA) announced that 

it expects the global airline industry 

to make a net profit in 2017 of $29.8 

billion. On forecast total revenues 

of $736 billion, that represents a 

4.1% net profit margin. This will be 

the third consecutive year (and the 

third year in the industry’s history) 

in which airlines will make a return 

on invested capital (7.9%) which is 

above the weighted average cost of 

capital (6.9%). 

According to IATA’s Director 

General and CEO, Alexandre 

de Juniac, Airlines continue to 

deliver strong results. This year it's 

expected a record net profit of $35.6 

billion. Even though conditions 

in 2017 will be more difficult with 

Airlines 

AIRLINES INDUSTRY IN 2017 

rising oil prices, it see the industry 

earning $29.8 billion. That’s a very 

soft landing and safely in profitable 

territory. These three years are the 

best performance in the industry’s 

history—irrespective of the many 

uncertainties it face. Indeed, risks are 

abundant— political, economic and 

security among them. And controlling 

costs is still a constant battle in our 

hyper-competitive industry. 

Despite facing several 

constraints, Nepal’s aviation sector, 

particularly the international sector, 

has been growing at a healthy rate. 

Increased movement of migrant 

workers in search of job overseas, 

tourist inflow as well as large number 

of Nepalese students heading abroad 

for studies has helped generate the 

robust passenger traffic growth over 

a decade. The travel demand to Nepal 

is likely to continue over the next 20 

years, according to a study conducted 

by Airbus. In its latest report on Nepal 

Air Traffic Analysis, Airbus has said 

international passenger traffic in 

Nepal is expected to grow at the rate 

of 6.4 percent annually over 20 years 

(2014-34) due to increased travel 

demand in the Middle East, Europe, 

Australia, Japan and the US markets. 

The Airbus forecast that 50 new 

passenger aircraft will be required 

to serve the Nepal market by 2024. 

The report said that international 

passenger traffic had tripled over the 

last 10 years. 

Foreign carriers connecting Nepal 

recorded a double-digit growth. This 

marks the 14th consecutive years 

of growth for international airlines 

since 2003. Currently, more than 25 

international airlines connect the 

TIA to international destinations. 

A majority of these international 

airlines operate double daily flights 

from Nepal. 

As unemployment is a growing 

problem in Nepal, the number of 

Nepali migrants has been steadily 

increasing over the past two decades, 

with the largest spike in out migration. 

The number has more than doubled in 

2016. More than 500,000 youths have 

been entering Nepal’s labour market 

every year. The growth in migrant 

workers movement in fact has 

attracted a large number of foreign 

carriers to Nepal from the Middle 

East. Although, the country is likely 

to see less tourist arrivals for at least 

two years, migrant workers movement 

is likely to jump significantly due to 

slower economic growth and less job 

opportunities in the country in the 

aftermath of the April 25 earthquake. 

(The author is executive 

Director of Flytech International, 

najir786@hotmail.com)

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National Upliftment Monthly Others 


A Model of Kathmandu Eco Hostel 

Kathmandu Eco hostel is just a 

7km away from thamel and 3km far 

away from Monkey temple located 

at west side of Kathmandu valley 

ramkot which recently converted 

into metropolitian. The hostel is 

beautifully furnished and decorated 

by Bamboos. The hostel is build with 

earth bag and bamboos with nighclub, 

mudbath, hammock in a jungle, own 

organic veggie garden. 

With the totally relaxing and sound 

environment which is absolutely far 

away from crowded city Kathmandu 

but not so far from capital city. 

Just imagine how you feel 

sleeping in hanging bamboo and take 

sun bath in this winter season with a 

hot cup of coffee serve by hospitable 

server with big smile and humble. 

The hostel serves the local dishes 

such as including daal bhat and other 

Nepalese menu with organically and 

locally grown fresh vegetables. The 

hostel provides best accommodation 

with attached bathroom in every room 

and 24 hour wifi services with local 

organic menu. 

The cottage is equally targeted 

for foreigner as well as local in the 

lap of nature with so close the local 

culture. You can also come out and 

listen to the silence out in the jungle, 

meditate and practicing yoga with a 

local teacher or by yourselves. The 

hostel is initiated by local community 

after the earthquake 2015. Through 

the project, they will become 

more socially, economically and 

ecologically sustainable. The project 

is best example for the community 

initiate. 

However the hostel is just 

beginning with capacity of 30-35 

people, they plan to extend their 

project in personal home so that local 

can be benefited economically. 

From the hostel, during the day 

time you can hike to white monastery 

for half an hour and one hour for 

Switzerland Park. Once you walk to 

uphill then you can view the beautiful 

mountains. 

This hiking route is one of the 

most popular hiking routes around 

the Kathmandu valley. It is a very 

beautiful hike to see both culture 

natures. The first part of the trail 

passes through the traditional 

mountain villages, terraced farmlands 

with local settlements and another 

half way passes through the pine 

forests with occasional valley views 

on the north Himalayas. Currently 

Switzerland Park has been the most 

popular picnic destination which is 

just an hour walking distance from 

the cottage. It is believed that hiking 

is one of the best ways to reboot our 

brain and ignite inspiration from the 

nature with the busy and hectic work 

life. It clears all tensions and refreshes 

the brain and having creative juices 

flowing in Nature. Nepal is a rocking, 

hiking and trekking destination. The 

place will take to greater heights to 

the loving adventure of nature with 

hills, mountains, jungle and great 

smile which is the representative of 

Nepalese hospitality. Blaze through 

the trails to Switzerland going uphill, 

downhill with the village, terraced 

farmlands and forests on the way 

before reaching Switzerland Park. 

After the long and tiring hike to 

the village, you can chill out with 

local wine and camp fired serving 

with barbeque with background of 

traditional Nepali folk songs. 

Anyone who wants to lost in the 

nature and recharge the inner soul 

can make a reservation in advance on 

booking.com, hostelworld.com, Trip 

advisor or directly make a reservation 

by calling 9860413569.


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Hotel Raniban Arcade 

inaugurated in Pokhara 

Hotel Chairman and owner Bhimsen 

Bhujel and Actress Nisha Adhikari 

inaugurate the Raniban Arcade in Pokhara. 

Pictrue: Raniban Arcade 

Recentfusion.com—Pokhara: Hotel 

Raniban Arcade has officially been 

inaugurated in lake city Pokhara on 

December 23. Situated in the bank of 

tranquil Phewa Lake, Raniban Arcade was 

inaugurated by hotel president Bhimsen 

Bhuel in Gaurighat. 

Nepal Tourism Board former executive 

member Basudev Tripathi, senior tourism 

entrepreneur Ganesh Bahadur Bhattarai, 

Nepali actress Nisha Adhikari expressed

Others 


their greetings for the quality and 

effective services of the hotel, during 

a formal ceremony organized in hotel 

premises. 

According to hotel owner and 

Managing Director Hari Bhujel, 

the hotel with 60 rooms including 

super and super deluxe has been 

established with an investment of 

200 million rupees offers comfort 

and modern accommodation services 

and amenities. The hotel rooftop 

offers the beautiful views of green 

Raniban(queen forest), Phewa 

lake, World Peace Pagoda and the 

panoramic Annapurna Range. 

Hotel Chairman Bhimsen Bhujel 

and Actress Nisha Adhikari in a 

program organized in the premises of 

Raniban Arcade. 

Most of the hotels rooms 

are attached with a mini bar. The 

services of hot and cold water, WiFi 

service, elevator, rooftop garden 

restaurant, Maya Bar, Queen Forest 

Restro, Jamuna Hall, a meeting 

hall of 100 persons’ capacity, travel 

desk and money changer corner are 

some of the specialties of that hotel. 

The hotel menu offers continental, 

Chinese, Indian and Italian cuisines 

and dishes. 

An user as Mulpanir commented 

about the hospitality of Raniban 

Archade in Tripadvisor as an 

amazing place with beautiful view 

and personalize service. He further 

writes the Hospitality I learned 

from Raniban Arcade staff team. 

Mr. Manager impressed us when he 

came to pick me up at airport; he 

welcomed me by warm greetings. 

Then in reception, I have been 

welcomed by beautiful room without 

standing view. Comfortable bed, 

hot water and 360 degree view. I am 

impressed with beautiful restaurant, 

Queen Forest where they play 

exceptional music and instruments. 

Tasty food I ever had in my travel. 

Special impression I have got from 

Executive Chef who came to my 

table and asking me about food 

which I had. One of best hotels! 

Thanks… Really appreciated! Will 

be back soon.

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Tourism 

National Upliftment Monthly Year : 1, Issue : 4 

Exploring Tourism in Support of 

Sustainable Development through Model Village Program 

with 

Buddha Economics for Stability and Peace in the world 

Shiva Adhikari 

1. Disturbance 

Chaos of the time now everywhere 

need to be resolve immediately 

with better environment in living 

everywhere in the entire world. 

Because the society in the world 

looking habitually experiencing 

very bad in the circumstances and 

they seem stay blaming others 

instead looking towards themselves 

what they had to be doing for all 

the improvement. With the same 

circumstances agony of the people in 

the time running is also along with the 

various difficulties that happen due to 

the government representing from the 

group of the people grown with all 

the dishonesties how the same could 

manage the better living in the world 

could be expected. 

Everywhere experiencing the 

disturbance in the society are the 

outcome of cruelty rising all over 

resulting the human world falling in 

darkness raising the level of poverty 

due to what fighting and killing 

happening, competition of the people 

had to be gone for betterment but 

all the efforts of the people and the 

government looking engaged on 

arm production and using arm for 

competition. So, now the need of 

the time for carefulness of the wise 

and well intellectual to make the 

people disciplined all over the world. 

Disturbance in the society through 

the way of poverty, inequality of 

the distribution of outcome, disease, 

aging, gender, cast and racial issues 

must be resolved wisely through 

the way of advancing the traditional 

values of the society with careful 

managerial skill. 

2. Need of the time. 

Time has been running but the 

society is missing the values; why so 

happening is the question now to be 

answered. If it could answer; we can 

have better way to solve the problem 

arising in the world community. This 

time named modern one can't really 

be resolve the problem creating 

or making one part rich, instead 

spreading holistic approach to make 

all happy in the entire world. However 

influence could be extending through 

the way somewhere creating a Model 

of Disciplined Society that may be 

replicated all over for sustainable 

development that leads to maintain 

peace in the world which is now

Tourism 


urgently needed. 

Argumentatively then the 

influence to the people could even be 

extending from one place or part of 

the world creating a disciplined way 

running the community working for 

their own benefit becomes the right 

way to start instances for sustainable 

development. Blanketing the process 

3. Movement for Development 

through Tourism 

Tourism becomes one that makes 

change the society rightly to the 

positive direction by exchanging the 

ideas and value transferring from 

one place to another. In ancient time 

travelling to the places could be the 

means of exploration that may rightly 

for bringing change into the society 

through the Model Village program 

even it has been started in one parts 

of the world. 

Model Village must be the lab 

of the academic institutions where 

students go and learn how to manage 

the resources that are mentioned in 

Asta Ja Movement they are as: 1. Jal 

what the UN used to be doing could 

not be reaching to its successful end 

that we have been experiencing in 

various programs in the past several 

circumstances. Need of the time is 

to extend every possible activities 

for sustainable development that 

keeps every people engaged in their 

profession generating income which 

may satisfy their requirements would 

only become the right way maintain 

peace in the entire world. Because 

peace does the urgent requirement of 

time that must standing to be leading 

through creating the well disciplined 

people love each other wherever they 

are living with clear understanding is 

the need of the time today. 

be noted the instances of Columbus 

found America, Vasco da Gama also 

directed the course how to connect 

India to Europe, and also Phahiyan 

and other Chinese explorer visited 

India and Nepal found new way of 

living by exchanging their cultural 

values and development activities 

where they have been visiting to share 

with. Similarly people travelling 

around the world, keeping themselves 

aware about the situation how the 

people live maintaining their socio 

cultural values in different parts. Now 

a day, all are having the technological 

advantage from abroad even in the 

rural parts that's all are the benefits 

of the tourism. Therefore tourism 

may keep every sentimental motion 

-water, 2.Jamin-land, 3.Jungle-forest, 

4.Jadibuti-medicinal and aromatic 

herbs, 5.Jarajuri-plants, 6.Jalabayuclimate, 

7.Janawar-animal, and 

8.Janashakti-human resource. All these 

must be utilized carefully through the 

way how they are to be preserved for 

making always available forever that 

might be used forever by the coming 

generation. Renewable energy so E.F. 

Schumacher give an opinion instead 

heavily use of the fossil fuel extracting 

from the mine that become the right 

way to manage environment keeping 

it safe for ever. Again a view on the 

matter of the renowned Prof. Jeffrey 

says Sustainability in development 

activities must be relating to economy, 

ecology and society balancing how to

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manage them for social benefit. As in 

the views of Schumacher all must be 

concentrated in renewable energies to 

use all over the world which may keep 

the environment safe maintaining 

ecosystem that become favorable to 

the living being in the earth. Water, 

forest, and all the natural resources 

where the people from other parts 

visit become impressed by observing 

through that they intent to replicate 

the same everywhere . Therefore 

the management of Model Village 

Program must be going on through 

the way of participants of all the 

sectors of the socio economic life of 

set to bring it functioning as in the 

following set: 

After forming the coordination 

committee there comes to find the 

way how it could be responsible 

in working in the field level. Here 

the formation of community center 

become well available matter that 

could be used, reused and further used 

repeatedly benefiting for sustainable 

development only become the right 

way forward for sustainability. 

4. Model Village Development 

Program 

Development activities always 

relate to the people living in the 

places where they do obediently 

loving their homeland. Then they 

used to make the community a model 

the people at large. 

a. Management set of Model 

Village Program 

It becomes difficult how to 

manage Model Village everywhere. 

Even a set then mentioned bellow 

from the side of the government and 

the people down just been given to 

acknowledge to all about. If we do like 

to go realizing the fact about we have 

to have the better choice which the 

components from the general people 

and the other from the government 

could then be refined to make a better 

becomes responsible in implementing 

the program all over. 

b. Formation of Local Level 

Functional Committee 

Model Village development 

program must be trapped to the set 

of association that may keep working 

together with full cooperation. 

Otherwise this mission can't get 

reach to its successful end. Then the 

following model of development 

coordination committee has suggested 

making all join to work together 

making responsible them to each to

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the production activities as in the 

figure given below: 

Figur-2 

If we perfectly set the model 

committee everywhere in the world 

Sustainable Development program 

could be achieved in stipulated time. 

5. Buddha Economics 

Most of the people in the world 

are looking the room for stability and 

peace in the entire world could only 

be lead through the way of learning 

the lesson of Buddhism. Buddhism 

could be passage through different 

learning the major one mentioned here 

in Eightfold Path that keeps all alert 

to be disciplined to use the resources 

working honestly may lead the entire 

world for prosperity and peace. 

Prof. Jeffrey the veteran 

economist of the time then telling all 

about the arm production and using 

in the world yearly spending about 2 

trillion dollar becoming the terrible 

scene to hamper the sustainable 

development. If that's all could be 

used in poverty alleviation we can 

have better or heavenly world in our 

time. So, we are talking all about to 

use of the resources by identifying 

properly, using systematically, and 

conserving them with well managed 

that might be used for future 

With all the analytical views we 

have to create better environment 

extending message for human well 

being in the entire world, only 

becomes the possible outcome 

through the developed tourism in this 

modern times. Because people may 

get knowledge about how they could 

be developed through travelling and 

observing their visiting places, learn 

the noble lesson from the cultural 

setting living with the families, learn 

skill to develop different equipments 

to make their comfortable living and 

so on obviously become the benefit 

of tourism. Therefore, government 

available mentioned in Asta Ja. The 

eightfold path then is 1.right view, 

2. Right intention, 3. Right speech, 

4.Right action, 5. Right livelihood, 6. 

Right effort, 7. Right mindfulness and 

8. Right concentration. If all these 

taught to the people they would be 

standing with purified mind to go on 

generation become only the way to 

make safe the environment in the 

earth. So, identification, utilization 

and conservation become the cycle 

that must be considered everywhere 

while managing the resources 

becomes rightly supportive to the 

sustainable development. 

and the people must work together 

for its development that may assure 

Sustainable Development through the 

program of Model Village setting in 

the entire world. 

*Paper based on previous several 

presentations on the international 

conference

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