HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2007/2008: ICELAND IN TOP MOST POSITION

The Human Development Index report published by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on 27th November 2007 ranked Iceland in topmost position. Norway which was in top position since 2001 to 2006, now stand at second position. Iceland had never been in topmost position before where was norway have been in six times (2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006). Similarly Canada is the highest ranking country staying at the top position for ten times (1985, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) followed by Japan twice at top position (1991,1993) and Switzerland only once (1985). The slogan for this year is "Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world".
Out of 177 countries, Nepal which was in 138th position last year, is now at 4 positions down i.e. in 142th position. This is the lowest position in south asia. Sierra Leone is at the bottom of the rank.
Wold Atlas with Human Development Index (HDI)
The Human Development Index (HDI) is the measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standard of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare. It is used to determine and indicate whether a country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life.
This index was officially started since 1990. It was developed by Indian Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen, Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq, with help from Gustav Ranis of Yale University and Lord Meghnad Desai of the London School of Economics and has been used since then by the United Nations Development Programme in its annual Human Development Report.

THE LIVING GODDESS AND KING OF NEPAL

Nepal, is a landlocked country between two asian tigers India and China. According to its interim constitution, it is known as the state of Nepal (perviously it was known as Kingdom of Nepal). Nepal previously had the distinction of being the world's only Hindu state, with over eighty percent of the people following this faith. However, on 18 May 2006, Nepal was declared a secular state.

The docuemntary below is prepared recently by BBC World which covers the life styles of living goddess Kumari, political situation of Nepal and life of Gynendra without the status of King.

BHANGRA @ KLUB FANTOFT

Friday, 16.11.2007 Klub Fantoft organized Bhangra special event. Bhangra is a traditional folk dance of indian origin. It is the fusion of music, singing and the beat of the dhol drum, a single stringed instrument called the iktar (ektara), the tumbi and an instrument reminiscent of an enlarged pair of tongs called chimta. Watch below the clips captured during that event where you can see rocking performances of some nepalese with indians and others.
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BHAITIKA @ BERGEN WITH MY SISTER

This time i received TIKA from my sister. My sister came from UK for TIKA. This was so exciting and unforgettable event that even being at foreign land we managed to put TIKAS. This all events reminded me like i am in Nepal with family. You can watch short clip of the TIKA programme is below:

At the mean time two nepali sisters Junu and Jyoti organized TIKA programme for all nepalese living in Bergen. The programme held at Junu's residence and almost all nepalese have participated. All received TIKAS from them. TIKA was followed by funny deusi songs and interesting dances. Many many thanks to Jyoti and Junu. You can watch short clips of that programme. Click on the play button below:
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