09MayJuneAlliance Baza{a}r

What, When, Where, Who and How?

JulyAugust 09

2july2009 3 Kathmandu Music for Peace Festival Soprano Singer Lindsay Feldmeth and pianist Ayako Watanabe & many other Nepali bands 6PM | Rastriya Nachghar, Jamal | Free Event | Contact Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory

4 Yale Whiffenpoofs: A Cappella Concert with Kutumba 6.30PM | Gokarna Resort | Rs. 2000 (dinner included) | Kesang Sherpa (9741157424)

14 French National Day * 15 New session starts/ Trekking staff classes

august2009 5 Janai Purnima * Preparation for the September-October events

* AFK will be closed on these days.

Complete your diary with the following events !

Alliance Franaise in KathmanduTripureshwor (beside Avenues TV)P.O. Box 452, Kathmandu, NepalPhone : + 977 (1) 4241163 / 4242832Fax : + 977 (1) 4242621E-mail : general.afk@gmail.comWebsite : www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

InstitutionMonday to Friday : 7 am - 7 pmLibraryMon/Tue/Wed/Fri : 8 am - 6.30 pmSunday : 12 noon - 4 pmClosed on ThursdayCampus France DeskMon/Tue/Wed/Fri : 11.30 am - 6.30 pmSunday : 12 noon - 4 pm or by appointmentTranslation DeskMon/Tue/Fri : 9.30 am - 12.30 pmBistrotMonday to Friday 7 am - 6.30 pm

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Cover: Priscille Geiser Design: bn.com.np

3Dear friends,

Since the beginning of 2009, the Alliance Franaise in Katmandu offered you more than a dozen of social and artistic events of local and international scales. From music to artistic performance, from issues like HIV/AIDS to Environment, via the Celebration of Francophonie, nothing would have been left aside for your pleasure.

However, so far, weve never take part to a children book publication, written and illustrated by two young French women, published by a Nepalese book publisher, and distributed in French in Nepal. From now on, it is done, with the launching of Leela, prophties et patatra, designed by two well-known personalities of our institution: Mireille Hamon-Loirat, our previous Course In charge, and Priscille Geiser, who has been living in Nepal for some time. We present you, with an undisguised pleasure, this masterpiece, for little and big children, and wish this book all the success it deserves. Cheers to the authors for this 100% Nepalese publication with French-speaking dimension!

Nepal always sees its Francophile and French-speaking community growing bigger and as a proof of it the increase of our students and partners. Each day more than 450 persons visit our premises, and new companies, like Buddha Air and its Director Mr. Birendra Bahadur Basnet I greet and thanks, trust us by going into partnership with us.

Next opportunities to join us: from July 15 the new French session (registration from June 15), and year round at Le Bistrot, the Translation desk, the Multi-media Library or Campus France desk.

All these initiatives and nice projects produced by our Alliance wouldnt be possible without the active participation of all: sponsors, artistic and institutional partners, journalists. We thank you and dedicate this issue of Alliance Baza{a}r to all of you, through our important role of platform for local initiatives. Thank you and congratulations to all of you!

See you soon!

Philippe Martin - Director

Board of directors Keshav Raj Jha (President), Sugandha Wagley (Vice President), Mahen Shresta (Treasurer), Rabin K.C. (Secretary & legal advisor), Aymeric Hamon (Vice Treasurer), Christophe Abbou (Vice Secretary), Pratima Pand (Member), NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati (Member), Pramod Khakurel (Member)Direction Philippe Martin, Prabin Rana, Benot Gillet, Krishna Shrestha Library & Campus France Desk Mira Thapa, Niranjan NeupaneTranslation Desk Prabin Rana, Ingrid ChironStaff Laxman Khadka, Suresh K.C., Navraj K.C., Tsering Sherpa, Pradip Biswokarma, Thakur Pyakurel, Madhav Pandey, Mira Dahal, Karna P. ItaniBistrot Ingrid Chiron, Uttam Aryal, Buddhi Ratna, Uma Maya Lama, Mangal TamangTeachers Ashok Shakya, Cindy Bahy, Claire Fmnias, David Baillat, Deepker Shakya,Eva Przyszczikowski, Maya G. Kaur, Maxime Gehringer, Olivier Polychroniadis, Rijendra Shrestha

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Nepal through the lenses of pencils and words How to capture Nepal other than through the lens of a camera? How to render its vibes, the diversity of its people and landscapes without flattening the countrys reality?

Speaking with images as much as words, this illustrated book shares fragments of Nepal through the authors own vision, opening doors to the readers imagination.

A young woman, a saddhu, a prophecy are some of the key ingredients of this hilly story that draws from a local legend, and develops with humorous allusions to Nepalese food, habits, typical characters and even politics! Thereby it offers different levels of reading for the pleasure of both adults and children. A glossary also helps you step further into the story.

As an appetizer, here is what the back cover says:The head in the clouds and strolling around, Leela doesnt

want to hear about a husband.Her father insists more and more and she despairs: what

to do? Trying to change his decision she awakes secrets and a prophecy and triggers a turmoil of consequences.

A way to look at Nepal with different eyes, to remember your stay or to offer an insight of the country, Leelas story invites you to discover or re-discover Nepal with your imagination. So, follow Leela from her neighbourhood to the hills, through events and unexpected encounters, and let her be your guide!

The authors: Mireille Loirat (words), Priscille Geiser (images)Living and working in Nepal for several years, we created

this story almost at the end of our stay, as if we needed some time to digest all we discovered here. The result is this free interpretation and adaptation of Nepalese surroundings and life, which weaves together reality and fantasy.

The book is published by Vajra Books and has been launched in June at the AFK. It is available at Vajra Books shop in Jyatha, Thamel, and in other bookshops in Kathmandu for

more information about selling points contact Vajra Books (4220562) or AFK.

The authors will be pleased to read your comments: prophetie.patatras@gmail.com

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Create. Share. Learn.More than partners, the photo.circle / b&n team, mainly NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati & Bhushan Shilpakar, they are friends! And what a pleasure working together to create cultural or social events.

These young people are very talented and professional and it is always a very big pleasure to collaborate with them.

Just to mention few events organized together: Divinity of the common life on November 08, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Animation Film Festival in April 2009

We would also like to encourage all of you to attend and support the photo.circle sessions and to congratulate all the team involved on the "Traveling Chobi Mela" for their amazing work. They offered us the biggest photo exhibition the country ever had.

Also to let you know than Bhushan Shilpakar is the man behind all the designs of our

events; thanks to him! Feel free to contact him for your own designs.

6Nepali magazines are growing in number however there was a vacuum for a well-rounded youth magazine. Then came Y! in September 2006. The magazine provides dedicated coverage to politics, gender, community, environment and other youth-related issues like music, fashion, career, sports, entertainment etc. Its true that all finds space in this bi-lingual magazine. The concept of two languages English and Nepali works well as it becomes an all-encompassing magazine that helps to bridge the gap between the urban and rural Nepali youth. Another reason why Y! stands out.

Y! gives their readers a balance in content with innovative cover designs making it a magazine that seems to be ever evolving and pro-change. One can sense that the Y! team has made a conscious decision to bring about social change by taking responsibility to do what they can in encouraging the youth of this nation to think, act, react, aspire, inspire, progress, question, believe. The magazine speaks their tongue and is working towards finding a common ground amidst diversity be it ethnic, geographic or economic.

In its second inning, Y! has returned as a quarterly. Alliance Francaise in Kathmandu has always supported initiatives that cater to the youth. Wishing the Y! team good luck we hope this time they are here to stay.

Y! MagazineP O Box: 6532Thapathali, Kathmandu, NepalPhone: +977 1 4254267Email: mail@yzine.com.npURL: www.yzine.com.np

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Y! is back

Supported by Alliance Franaise in Kathmandu

7 {Partner}The Alliance Franaise in Kathmandu and the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory worked in collaboration for the various events below: - International Music Day 2008, with the participation of Dr. Gene Aitken for a Jazz lecture, on June 19, 2008. Dr. Aitken was awarded the 2007 Jazz Educator of the year by DownBeat magazine;- The KJC is involved with the Alliance Franaise Jazz Club in India and Nepal to help promoting cultural exchanges in the Jazz field;- The OZMA concert last March. The KJC hosted the workshop sessions given by OZMA's members and organized the shared-repertoire concert between OZMA and Nepalese musicians.- June 09 International Music Week with several programs organized by the KJC. Stay tuned for the next musical blasts organized by the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory and the Alliance Franaise in Kathmandu!

An event is always more dynamic when it gathers more people and more competencies together.

Thanks to Mariano and all the KJC team!

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Courses for trekking staffProfessional in the field of

tourism ?Don't forget our special

session for trekking staff from July, 15 to August 18

You can start the classes from any point: if you are not a beginner, you will just have to take a test before admission to check which level matches your proficiency.

AFK levels Hours Connexions book

DELF levels

Beginner 1 50 Connexion 12 1003 150 A 1

Elementary 1 2002 2503 300 Connexions

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2 4003 450

Advanced 1 500 Connexions 32 550

3 600 B 14 6505 700

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HOW CAN I BECOME A MEMBER?The library is open to everybody, but to borrow some documents it is compulsory to be a member. To become a member, a proof of identity and a proof of residence must be submitted, along with a membership form and two photographs. Membership forms are available at the borrowing desk, can also be downloaded from our website.

External visitor StudentsDuration (months)

3 6 12 3 6 12

Basic 200 300 400 150 200 300Multimedia 500 700 900 300 400 600Family 800 1000 1200 - - -Institutional 1500 2000 3000 - - -

Basic: Books, periodicals, comicsTotal documents: 6Multimedia: Books, periodicals, comics + CDs, DVDs, CD-ROMsTotal documents: 11Family: A complete membership for the entire familyTotal documents: 22Institutional: Open to institutions, organizations, schools, etc.Total documents: 30

Votre havre de paix ( your haven of peace )Do you need quietness to work, watch TV, listen to music or read various books , revues, comics and magazines ?

Welcome to our library, a very peaceful place with a unique ambiance where you can discover French culture as well as French-speaking culture.

The library provides also free internet access for your researches on higher studies and general information about France, and the librarians are always ready to help.

Looking for a translation ? The translation desk of the Alliance Franaise stands there for you. From Nepali or English to French or, French to Nepali or English ; for any kind of document ; official or non official translations. The desk is open Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9.30 to 12.30.

Visit our website: www.alliancefrancaise.org.np For more information or details, please contact us at 4241163, 4242832 Email: traduction.afk@gmail.com

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12{CampusFrance+First Aid}CampusFrance, the national agency for promoting French higher education abroad CampusFrance Nepal is happy to share with you about the Nepalese students who went to France for their higher studies from 2007 till now.

Year Number Field of study2007 18 Engineering,

Management, Language, Hotel Management

2008 20 Architect, Engineering, Language, Science, Medical Science, Communication

2009 till now

7 Hotel Management, IT, Language, Pharmaceutics, Science

This year again CampusFrance Nepal will be of course present at the Education Fair organized by ECAN in August 13-16, 2009 at Bhrikuti Mandap.

Log on to www.campusfrance.org a major website for your higher study. Dont waste your time & money, this is the right time to observe why France hosts the third highest number of International students in the world.

Do you have the right skill to save your loved ones life when it is necessary by simple acts? If you dont know them, our two certified trainers from France Mr. Rijendra Shrestha and Mr. Prabin Rana will be very happy to teach you in a week end, these techniques.

Training session can be organized upon request. For further details please contact us.

Prabin Bikram RANADirecteur Adjoint / Deputy DirectorAlliance Franaise de KatmandouP. O. Box N 452Ganesh Man Singh PathTripureshwor, Kathmandu, NepalTl.: (977-1) 424 11 63 / 424 28 32

Free counseling atALLIANCE FRANAISE IN KATHMANDUESPACE CampusFrance,Tripureswor, Teku road.(Next to Avenues TV)Tel: 4241163/ Fax: 4242621E-mail: katmandou@campusfrance.org Web: www.campusfrance.org www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

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As all of us at the Alliance Franaise, Le Bistrot is glad to accompany Leela, prophties et patatra to take its first steps.

This masterpiece strikes a special chord for us since we have a lot in common. We share the same audience, grown-ups and children; as you may know, we serve our delicacies not only in our premises but also to the pupils of the French school and to some of the British school.

As the illustrator and the writer, we are artists; just the differences are we use spoons instead of pencils, frying pans instead of crayons and knives instead of pastels.

And last but not the least, we are creating courses and menus as they are imagining stories and characters.

Even in the timing, thanks to the calendar, we just have a gap of one month between our both last events; we unveiled our new menus in May while they launched their book in June. Isnt it amazing?

About pure food, If we do not prepare magic momos (we tried to have Hajuraamaa showing us but of course, she doesnt feel like sharing her secret with simple commoners!), we cook a fine Palla, we prepare some fresh and refreshing salads and we bake a special cheesecake, amidst many.

The summer menus are of fresh inspiration and truly, when the weather burns, thats the best!

Would you want to learn more about it, visit our website www.aliancefranaise.org.np , everything is online.

Doesnt it feel like well get food for our minds and bellies for the next couple of months?

Monday to Friday 7am - 6:30pm

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