As men migrate for work, Nepal’s women are increasingly taking up agriculture – but society, policies and support systems are slow to catch up
An introduction of Himal Fiction Fest's 2026 selections and a dialogue between translators
Thant Myint-U’s new book on his grandfather, the first non-white secretary-general of the UN, revisits an era when the institution inspired expectations of internationalist diplomatic leadership that have since faded away
Fearless journalism by Southasians, for Southasians – fully independent and with no strings attached.
Nepal’s civil war ended two decades ago, but the reckoning with the Maoists’ destruction of heritage and culture has barely begun
‘India: 5,000 Years of History in the Subcontinent’ revisits millennia of Southasia’s past beyond dynasties and nationalist mythmaking, while raising larger questions about the intellectual traditions that shape historiography.
