thanks padey queen. about newari when i used to live in Oregon, I knew Daya Uncle. (Daya Shakya). He has dedicated his carrer promoting newari culture Overseas. I think his adress is drasha@aol.com. he has been pulishing a newari magazine called "Newah Vijnana" solely to promote newari culture. You can subscribe the copy. Address is-- Newah Vijnana P.O. Box No. 90581 Portland, Oregon 97290 USA you can also google it. i think sajha has the link to his website too. try it out. its a pretty good magazine has good articles. again, thanks for listening. i hope the info is helpful. Cool_keta