Traditional dress

The Chupa (Chuba) is the traditional dress of the people of the Himalayan culture or Tibet.The material is mostly of silk from India or China and is only worn on special occasions like the Wedding or New years. These days the clothing has revolved and has some alterations in designs influenced. Heavily by neighboring countries.

Khapsey !!

Khapsey
Or Khora ( Tibetan pastry or cookie )
Made with flour , eggs , sugar and butter .This delicacy is prepared mostly in New years , wedding parties or special occasions .

Momos

Momo , the dumplings of the himalaya served with salad.

Wedding ceremony in the culture .

Marriage ceremony in tibetan buddhist culture . The stage is adorned with colorful banners . Red ,white ,blue , green and yellow is the color symbolizing the buddhist culture. The portrait of HH the Dalai Lama is centralized in the center . The bride and groom is wearing Bakkhu an attire very adamant to the culture .

Buddhist praying in chokhang

Losar 2013 Tibetan New Year
Early in the morning , prayers are offered , incense are burned and tea lights are lighted.

Teenage Wastelands

'Teenage Wasteland 'was a very good article to read, it reminded me of the days when I was back in Nepal, a rebellious teenager.The psychology of teenagers in those times had a not so different aura from today's teenagers. Growing up and becoming a teenager is the most confusing age o all. The sense of belonging to a particular age group is vague and very befitting. Neither a child nor an adult teenage life is indeed a misplaced age category  very often misunderstood.The article talks about how teenager in the late 80's were mostly recognized . Dressing up to what bands they idolized , teenagers back then were labeled accordingly.Dropouts and druggie the paper called them in accordance to their appearance . They were emotionally unstable and had the highest suicide rate .WE can all trace this social problem back to social stigma, labeling them .The role media plays in disclosing the suicide rates has an adverse affect , instead of marginalizing the death rate , there seems to be more of a teenage suicide epidemic.
Teenage wasteland in America basically depicts how life of teenagers are wasted because of violence , loose gun law, lack of authority and guidance. The sociologists in the article studied  about the   multiple occurrence of teenage suicides within a close community using empirical evidence and collecting data how the death rate was a close call to the factors that were affecting teenage psychology.
It was more of a cult phenomena. The suicide pact showed how society has a big influence over one another .The mindset of how the situation churned and how it upheaved was actually mind bogging.
The labeling of teenage wasteland , their psychological thought , their loyalty towards their age peers
It is a roll on roll situation where cults come and go . Phrases and labeling change in accordance to time and generation. How common interest could have a high impact on division of societal groups. Similarly to that of high schools and various other institutions, division of friend circle accordingly to common interests .We as a society should be more of a one group family where equal importance is a necessity.