Gondarika

Štěpán Kotouč is a documentary filmmaker from the Czech Republic and during 2011 he traveled to Nepal twice to participate as a cinematographer in the filming of a documentary about Ram Bahadur Bomjon (Dharma Shanga / "Buddha Boy"). Ram was a young man at the time who meditated in the jungle of Bara for six years without water or food (bretharian). 

Finally, Štěpán lived in Nepal for half a year. He lived in the families of movie director Uman (https://www.facebook.com/uwaiba) and photographer Panit (https://www.facebook.com/panit.maharjan.3), who participated in the documentary as a production managers. In this travelogue, he describes his experiences from point of view as inhabitant of the "western" country. E.g. with the life in the jungle and the impressions of meeting Dharma Shanga and the people around him. 

From the book, you will also learn about the culture and traditions of Nepal: transport, weather, food, speech and customs of the people there. The book is therefore also a source of information for those who are interested in or preparing for travel to Nepal. 

After the devastating earthquake in Nepal in 2015 (9,000 dead), Štěpán organized a charity collection in the Czech Republic, which raised around $1900. In addition to contributions to several members of the film crew, this amount helped with the construction of a new house instead of demolished one by an earthquake to the family of his friend Panit. 

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Russian: PDF (may not always be formatted correctly) 

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Production costs (2011 prices): 
czech-english translation 8000 CZK = 35300 NRS = $470 
Layout 6000 CZK = 24000 NRS = $320 
mobile/ipad/kindle versions 1500 CZK = 6000 NRS = $80 
5x demo print 2500 CZK = 11000 NRS = $147 
total 18000 CZK = 72000 NRS = $960