As I have mentioned in my profile that I have been able to strike a balance between tradition and modernity, however we all know that necessity is the mother of all inventions (ok.. balance in my case). In our contemporary Indian life, its important for us to realize and attain the balance. Even though our society is progressing (not essentially westernizing but to some extent), both socially & economically , however it is not possible to override the values and traditions as well, specially those which are as relevant as they were before OR with the advent of Western culture have become more relevant then ever.
Now the reason I have written the above paragraph is to justify my Visit to Kathmandu. Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal, which has an open border policy with India. Nepalese people can easily come and go from India and the same is with Indians, so we no not need any passport or permit or currency exchange to visit Nepal.
Nepal is a Mountain Kingdom and almost the entire country is based in Himalayas, leaving it landlocked. Manufacturing is not very common in Nepal, maybe due to high transportation costs, lack of local demand OR non-supportive government policies, that is something that has to be thought of by economists.
Now you might be thinking in what direction I am taking you, the reader; I simply wanted to emphasize that since there is not much manufacturing going on, so there main source of income besides agriculture & cottage industry is tourism. And Nepal is particularly famous for its Treks, may that be Annapurna range or Everest. There are hordes of western tourist coming to this place every year, and due to this fact there is a lot more influence of western culture on Nepal.
So In stark contrast to the reason westerners visit Nepal, when people in India want to gamble in casinos, spend nights in discos and enjoy free flowing food & liquor, they head to Nepal.
