ECS Magazine has re-organized its website and my "Provence of Nepal" article has vanished from its "Helping Hand" section, but you can still read it below. NEPAL’S PROVENCE SUSHMA JOSHI Provence, an area in the South of France, is synonymous with lavender. Rows of aromatic, purple lavender are iconic of that part of that land. The French, of course, are masters at branding and making the world think they are consuming the height of luxury by purchasing their products (be it wine or cheese), but lavender has been a particularly insidious French product. This aromatic herbal essence has managed to wiggle its way into millions of bars of soap and bottles of talcum powder and eau de toilette worldwide. In case you’re wondering what this lavender is, I assure you: you’ve smelled lavender. Believe me, you have. Now, it appears, we may soon have our very own Provence in the Southern part of our country. Close to Nepalgunj, we take the bus in the 40 degre...
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