Seira Tamang

Fit and worthy

A recent documentary film explores the recruitment of Nepali men into the British Brigade of Gurkhas.

Aug 19, 2013

Civilising civil society

Donors and democratic space in Nepal

Jul 01, 2003

The Sweet Perfume of Numafung

A feature film from Nepal remains ethnographically sensitive and provides a window to the specificities of the patriarchy that controls rural life in one corner of the country.

Nov 01, 2002

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