मेरो साथी

Prayag Koirala

मेरो साथीको नाम त्रिजल हो। ऊ ७ वर्षको भयो। त्रिजलको घर निलो र सेतो रङको छ। त्रिजल पनि दुई कक्षामा पढ्छ। त्रिजल गाडी चढेर स्कुल आउने जाने गर्छ। त्रिजल आफ्ना बाबा, ममी, दिदी र हजुरबुबासँग बस्छ।

पदयात्रा

Praviksha Joshi

मेरो विद्यालयको पदयात्रा कार्यक्रम पुस ११ गते शुक्रबार भएको थियो । हामी विद्यालयको बसमा गोकर्णसम्म गयौँ । त्यहाँबाट हिँडेर तारेभिरसम्म जाने योजना थियो। धेरै टाढा भएर नजिकैको गाउँमा बसेर हामीले खाजा खायौँ । हामीलाई माथि उकालाे चढ्न धेरै गाह्रो भयो । मेरो खुट्टा पनि दुखिरहेको थियो। हिँड्दा हिँड्दै गर्मी पनि हुन थाल्यो । तारेभिर पुगेपछि त्यहाँ धेरै रमाइलो भयो । दुखाइ पनि कम भएको महसुस भयो । एकछिन हामी त्यही बसेर चारैतिरको रमाइलो हेर्‍याैँ । गन्तव्यमा पुगेपछि हामी फेरि फर्कियौँ । हामी बसमा चढेर स्कुलतर्फ लाग्यौँ । स्कुल पुगेर हामीले मःम खायौँ । त्यसपछि हामी घरतर्फ लाग्यौँ ।

My Magical Cat

Kavya Sedhain

I have a magical cat,it shoots out bubbles not dustit's really unique and looks fancyIt forms bubbles from sand and rust.It's mostly black but sometimes a hue of pinkIt eats berries and fruitsIt doesn't like mice or milkAnything that touches the cat; it'll shrink.Sometimes when we're all asleepIt goes tiptoeing through the garden, and into the sky It looks at the gushes of windAnd on its long broomstick, it flies! It soars through the sparkling night skysometimes through the moon and amongst the cloudsIt doesn't stay quiet, oftentimes cries or shrieksAnd makes all kinds of sounds!My mom says it might be a witch's catDad says it might be cursedBut regardless of what they say and assumeI sure hope he doesn't burst!

The Origin of Language

Pasang Doma Sherpa

Language has remained as one of humanity’s most important aspects since its very beginning. It is impossible to imagine how our life would be without languages. All over the world, people communicate with the help of language. There are an estimated 7100 living languages spoken in the world. And there are numerous dead languages, some which we do not even know about. Even amongst the living languages, around 40% of them are considered endangered and have less than 1000 speakers. Language is the method of communication in which humans convey their emotions and thoughts through words, sentences, tones and sounds. Most languages have scripts or writing systems where people convey their words through specific symbols often referred to as their alphabets or lexicons. The world’s largest languages have 3.7 billion native speakers which makes up nearly half of the world’s population using 0.3% of the world’s languages.The origin of languages has remained one of humanity’s greatest mysteries. Historians have estimated the earliest evidence of languages dates back to 200,000 to 100,000 years ago. Though there are many linguistic theories on how we humans are able to communicate through and develop languages no one knows what the actual truth is. Some of the most major theories are:Bow-wow theoryOften referred to as the Cuckoo theory, it states that language originated from the sounds humans made as imitations of animal sounds.Pooh Pooh theoryThis theory states that languages originated from natural emotional sounds produced by humans out of instinct.La La theoryLa La theory states that the first words actually developed from playful, melodic and emotional sounds. It also emphasises that language developed not for rational needs but for fun.Ta Ta theoryThis theory states that languages developed from tongue and mouth movements which were the audible version of gestures.Divine source theoryThis theory is found in various religions and faith throughout the world. This theory states that language is a form of gift granted to humans by God.There have been numerous theories regarding the origin of language in the field of linguistics. However, this causes another question to arise. Which language is the oldest? All languages do not have writing systems which makes it difficult to find solid evidence to prove which the oldest language is. But based on recent studies the oldest language is considered to be Sumerian with evidence going back to 3400 to 3100 BCE. After Sumerian, other languages like Egyptian, Tamil, Chinese and Sanskrit follow. Languages are linked with each other through their origin. One language will be divided into different languages when the group of people using that language divide and separate. A group of people might separate from the bigger group of people using the same language and travel to different climates and environments. Over the course of years, the languages in the two places will change and develop in such a way that the two will become completely indistinguishable. A variety of language often associated with only a particular group of people of a particular region is called dialect. Dialects of the same language may be completely different from each other which causes them to not be able to communicate with each other. However, dialects of different languages might be able to communicate with each other due to the similarities between them.We often see cartoons, movies, books or other forms of entertainment that portray animals communicating with each other. But is this even possible in real life? It is not. Why not? Because they are not humans. Why are humans the only animals in the world to be able to communicate with each other using language? Researchers say that the reason why humans have the ability to use languages is because of the higher biological functions of humans. Human brains are considered to be the most complex yet most intelligent brain in the world. Human brains have developed to become more complex which in turn contributes to intelligence. Similarly, humans are considered as social animals due to their higher understanding and use of language.Humans have been using this wonder called language to communicate with each other so much that it has become an integral part of our own identity. Therefore, the preservation of this language is a must. We, as Nepali people, should preserve our own languages.

सगरमाथा

Anuj Khanal

सगरमाथा संसारको सबैभन्दा अग्लो हिमाल हो। यो नेपाल र चीनको सिमानामा पर्छ। नेपालमा यसलाई सगरमाथा भनिन्छ भने अंग्रेजीमा माउन्ट एभरेस्ट भनिन्छ। सगरमाथा हिउँले ढाकिएको धेरै सुन्दर हिमाल हो। यसलाई नेपालको गौरव मानिन्छ। हरेक वर्ष धेरै मानिसहरू सगरमाथा हेर्न नेपाल आउने गर्छन्।सगरमाथा चढ्न धेरै गाह्रो हुन्छ। त्यहाँ धेरै चिसो हुन्छ र हावा पनि धेरै चल्छ। सगरमाथा चढ्न जाने मानिसहरूले न्यानो कपडा, अक्सिजन सिलिन्डर र अन्य सामान लैजानुपर्छ। सन् १९५३ मा एडमन्ड हिलारी र तेन्जिङ नोर्गे शेर्पाले पहिलो पटक सगरमाथाको टुप्पोमा पुग्न सफल भएका थिए। उनीहरूको कामले धेरै मानिसलाई प्रेरणा दिएको छ।सगरमाथा नेपालको मुख्य पर्यटकीय स्थल पनि हो। सगरमाथा हेर्न आउने पर्यटकहरूले नेपालको प्राकृतिक सौन्दर्य मन पराउँछन्। यसले नेपालको अर्थतन्त्रमा पनि मद्दत गरेको छ। सगरमाथाले हामीलाई मेहनत र साहसको महत्व सिकाउँछ। त्यसैले सगरमाथा नेपालीहरूको गर्व हो।

शैक्षिक भ्रमण

Aadhya Sipkhan

पौष ७ गते सोमबार हामी शैक्षिक भ्रमणका लागि सिफल चौर र जय बागेश्वरी क्षेत्रका सार्वजनिक सम्पत्तिहरू अवलोकन गर्न निस्कियौँ। यात्रा सुरु हुँदा हामीले हाम्रो दैनिक जीवनसँग जोडिएका बहुमूल्य सार्वजनिक सम्पत्तिहरू नजिकबाट चिन्ने अवसर पायौँ।हामीले सर्वप्रथम सडक अवलोकन गर्‍यौँ। सडक केवल यात्रा गर्ने माध्यम मात्र नभई समाजको विकासलाई जोड्ने मेरुदण्ड हो भन्ने कुरा बुझ्यौँ। त्यसपछि मन्दिरहरू हेर्दा हाम्रो धार्मिक, सांस्कृतिक र ऐतिहासिक पहिचान सुरक्षित रहेको अनुभूति भयो। सिफल चौर र जय बागेश्वरी क्षेत्रका चौर तथा चौताराहरू सामुदायिक जमघट र विश्रामका महत्त्वपूर्ण स्थान रहेछन्। यस्ता खुला स्थानहरूले मानिसलाई प्रकृतिसँग जोड्नुका साथै सामाजिक सम्बन्धलाई पनि मजबुत बनाउँछन्। हामीले हुलाक घर पनि अवलोकन गर्‍यौँ। यसले सूचना आदानप्रदान र राष्ट्रलाई जोड्ने ऐतिहासिक महत्त्व बोकेको कुरा थाहा पायौँ। त्यस्तै, पुराना ढुङ्गेधाराहरूले विगतमा पानी आपूर्तिमा खेलेको भूमिकाको सम्झना दिलाए। आज आधुनिक सुविधाहरू आए पनि यस्ता संरचनाहरू हाम्रो इतिहास र संस्कृतिका जीवित उदाहरणका रूपमा प्रयोग हुँदै आएको देखियो। यसले सार्वजनिक सम्पत्तिको विविधता स्पष्ट पार्‍यो। यो भ्रमणले हामीलाई सार्वजनिक सम्पत्ति हाम्रो साझा पहिचान हो भन्ने कुरा सिकायो। यसलाई जोगाउनु हामी सबैको जिम्मेवारी हो।

पोखरा भ्रमण

Aarohi Malakar

हामी छुट्टीमा पोखरा जान बिहान ५ बजे उठ्यौँ । हामीले बस चढ्यौ र पोखराको यात्रातर्फ लाग्यौँ । हामी पोखरा दिउँसो ३ बजे पुग्यौँ । हामी होटलमा सामानहरू राखेर फेवातालमा पुगेर डुङ्गा चढ्यौँ । तालमा हामीले माछा, बकुला र कमलको फूलको पात अनि हिमाल देख्यौँ । डुङ्गा चढ्दा मलाई रमाइलो लाग्यो । डुङ्गाहरू धेरै भएकाले एकआपसमा पानीमा ठोक्किएको मैले देखेँ तर कसैलाई पनि पानीले केही भएन । कोही मानिस पौडी पनि खेलिरहेका मैले देखेँ । दिउँसो गर्मी थियो । मैले बरफ खाएँ । अर्को दिन बिहान उठेर खाजा खायाैँ र शान्ति स्तुपा हामी सबै गयौँ । शान्ति स्तुपा त डाँडामाथि थियो । शान्ति स्तुपा पुग्दा त्यहाँ नबोली लेख्न मिल्ने ठाउँ थियो । मलाई त्यहाँ रमाइलो लाग्यो । त्यसपछि हामी चमेरो गुफा गयौँ । चमेरो गुफाभित्र जाँदा त १ हजार वटा चमेरो देख्न पाइयो । गुफा अलिकति भिजेको थियो । चमेरो गुफा बाहिर निस्कने बाटो धेरै सानो थियो । यसरी मैले पोखरा भ्रमण गरेँ ।