Dear Community Members and Friends, Jwajalapa/Namaste!

Nepa Pasa Pucha Amerikaye (NPPA) will publish its Silver Jubilee special edition of annual souvenir magazine Daboo in November 2016, coinciding with the celebration of new Nepal Sambat 1137 and NPPA’s 25th anniversary.

The theme of this year’s Daboo will be “Pioneering the Preservation of Newah Culture”. It will also feature Newah culture and literature, and carry other regular subject matters. Your articles, poems, stories, memories, and suggestions are the integral part of Daboo and we thank you for your active participation/contribution. We request you to submit articles, preferably, pertinent to the following topics:

Newah and Nepali literature.

Achievements of Newahs (kids and adults) in past 4 years.

Autobiography of Newah and Nepali famous person from all areas.

Poems, stories, dramas, reporting, interesting collections, and drawings.

Newah and Nepali food Recipe.

Newah music collection with notations

Historic facts about Newah culture and heritage.

Activities of Newah organizations outside Nepal.

Feedback, comments, and suggestions on NPPA activities and Daboo magazine.

Personal greetings and business advertisements for new Nepal Sambat celebration.

Please encourage your children to write about their perception of Newah culture. This is indeed a good opportunity for them to express their thoughts, views, and ideas of Newah culture and promotion.  Please visit NPPA website at www.nppa-usa.org to get an idea on Daboo souvenir magazine and articles.

Writing should be submitted in electronic form using Microsoft Word. Times New Roman Font is recommended for Roman script and Kantipur for Devnagari script. If your script is different than the Roman and Devnagari, please attach a copy of the script with your article. Writing should not exceed more than four pages with a font size of twelve.

Community members are requested to publish their New Nepal Sambat wishes and businesses are requested to advertise in the upcoming Daboo. With your kind and continued support, Daboo has been able to consistently grow and improve year after year. The greetings and advertisement fees break-down is:

Quarter Page…………….. $35.00

Half Page (Personal)….. $85.00

Half Page (Business)… $125.00

Full Page…………………. $200.00

Inside Back Cover……. $350.00

Inside Front Cover……. $450.00

Back Cover……………… $750.00

Check should be payable to NPPA and should be sent to the following postal address:

Mr. Allan Maharjan

Treasurer – NPPA

1131 University Blvd W, Apt #1606

Silver Spring, MD 20902

If you have any questions and concerns regarding the Silver Jubilee edition of Daboo souvenir magazine, please feel free to contact Mr. Prabin Tamrakar at (301) 346-1525. You can e-mail your articles or advertisements at [email protected] or [email protected].

We appreciate your participation in NPPA’s activities and look forward to seeing you during the Seventh IHI Ceremony at Washington Kali Temple, Maryland, on Saturday, April 16, 2016.

Subhay/Regards,

NPPA Executive Committee

Please mark your calendar for NPPA’s upcoming events:

  » Saturday, April 16, 2016

Eighth IHI at Washington Kali Temple, Maryland

  » Saturday, August 2016

Picnic at Wheaton Regional Park, Shelter-A (FREE admission)

  » Saturday, November 2016

            Celebration of Nepal Sambat 1137 and NPPA’s 25th Anniversary

Nepa Pasa Pucha Amerikaye (NPPA), established in 1991, is a Newah organization based in the metropolitan Washington, DC.  The Nepa Pasa Pucha Corporation is a registered legal name of NPPA which is a nonprofit tax-exempt organization under the IRC Section 501(c)(3). Its primary mission is the preservation and promotion of Newah cultural heritage, traditions, and customs in the USA.