Hello listeners!! Namaste Nepal is a pre-recorded 25min weekly show supported by the local Nepal New Zealand Friendship Society Christchurch. It started in April 2007. It’s in Nepalese language and contains mostly a mix of fantastic Nepali genre music and the show is also about the news, information and events of interest to the Nepalese community living, studying and working in Canterbury. Binod Parajuli has been doing the show for quite awhile and is now joined by You Kumari. Nepal is the birth place of Lord Buddha and is situated between China in the north and India in the south, east and west. Nepal, the country of high Himalayas, majestic mountains, strange wildlife and diverse cultures is a world in itself. Nepal has a unique landscape that stretches from the pinnacle of Mt. Everest (8,848m.) to the Terai low lands( 60 meters above sea level ) where diverse human cultures and natural habitats can be found. Nepal is rich in terms of bio-diversity due to its unique geographical location variation in altitude. The climate is also diverse in nature ranging from Sub-tropical to Arctic due to the country's altitudinal variation. Nepal has occupied only 1% of the earth but it is a home to 2% of all the flowering plants in the world, 8% of the world's population of birds, 4% of mammals on earth, 11 of the world's 15 families of butterflies, 600 indigenous plant families and 319 species of exotic orchids. The national language of Nepal is Nepali, Nepal has more than 105 ethnic groups and 92 spoken languages and has a Nepali, common national language. Nepali music, language and culture for the difference.