By MICHAEL GILL (ECS Nepal, March 2018) Barbara Adams and I were friends for more than 30 years until her death in Kathmandu in April 2016, two days shy of her 85th birthday. She was 13 years my senior; I called her Barbara Didi. Wags called her the Kanchi Maharani (the Junior Princess) and much later, in […]
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Noted opthalmologist Dr. Sanduk Ruit was presented Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday. Dr. Ruit, who is the medical director of Tilganga Institute of Opthalmology, is the chairperson of the Barbara Foundation. President of India tweeted on Monday evening “#PresidentKovind presents Padma Shri to Dr
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Dilip Paudel picked winner of Barbara Adams Investigative Journalism Award; Kalpana Bhattarai awarded ‘Honourable Mention’ Journalist Dilip Paudel of Nagarik Daily has been named the recipient of the Barbara Adams Investigative Journalism Award 2017. The meeting of the Judge Committee, Barbara Adams Investigative Journalism Award, held on April 16, 2018 picked Paudel as the winner. The
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Journalist Dilip Paudel of Nagarik Daily was awarded the Barbara Adams Investigative Journalism Award 2017 on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Former President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav handed over the award amid a function organised by the Barbara Foundation at Nepal Tourism Board Hall in Kathmandu on the occasion of Loktantra Divas and the birth anniversary
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On Jestha 30, 2075, Barbara Foundation provided scholarship to support a class five student, 10-year-old Rupesh Timalsina, whose parents are differently abled. The Foundation’s Director Mr. Sharad Adhikary handed over the scholarship amount to Rupesh’s father Mr. Khila Prasad Timalsina and Mr. Ramesh Shrestha, principal of Madan Valley Academy in the presence of Ms. Radhika
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We would like to notify eyeryone about the change in our office location from Anamnagar (old location) to Baluwatar (Near Shivapuri School)(new location)
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On September 20, 2018, Barbara Foundation in collaboration with the Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), Kathmandu University organized a public lecture titled ‘Nepal, India and the Neighborhood: The Promise of Economic Reforms, Innovation and Connectivity’ by Honorable Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chair of NITI Aayog, Government of India. The program was chaired by Dr. Swarnim
Barbara Foundation organized the Barbara Adams Investigative Journalism Award 2018 and the Barbara Adams Talk Series V on 26th April, 2019 at Nepal Tourism Board, Bhrikuti Mandap. The Chief Guest for the program was the Hon. Anuradha Koirala, Chief of Province No. 3. The 2018 award was given to the journalist duo Mr. Rudra Khadka
Barbara Foundation organized a dinner program for stakeholders of Barbara Foundation and friends of late Ms. Barbara Adams. The event was held on 28th June, 2019 at Barbara Foundation, Baluwatar. Mr. Akhilesh Upadhyay, General Secretary of Barbara Foundation started the program by welcoming the guests. He also gave an overview of events and activities the
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Barbara Foundation has received two laptops donated by Dr. Damodar Poudel, Medical Director, Hopewell Family Hospital, Chillicothe, Ohio. In a dinner event organized for Friends of Barbara on 28th June, 2019, Mr. Akhilesh Upadhyay, General Secretary of Barbara Foundation, officially handed over the laptops to Mr. Sharad Adhikari, Executive Director, Barbara Foundation.
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