Niranjan Kunwar

Niranjan Kunwar has an M.S.Ed from CUNY and teaching experiences in the New York City public-school system. Based in Kathmandu, he writes about arts and education. He can be reached at metronir@gmail.com.

Nepal’s public-school wars

Political dissonance is threatening the vitality of public schools in Nepal’s new federal arrangement.

Oct 01, 2019

Silence and shame

A Nepali man’s struggle to get the incidence of sexual abuse as a child acknowledged in a society that does not want to talk.

Apr 10, 2016

An art experiment in Gorkha

Prioritising arts education in times of disaster can help people heal.

Aug 14, 2015

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