Weena Pun

Weena Pun is a writer and journalist based in Ithaca.

Domestic flights

Risks and opportunities for women migrant labourers from Nepal.

Mar 23, 2017

Lahure laments

What songs say of the migrant culture.

Jun 23, 2016

Far from truth

On the policing of sexuality of migrant workers’ wives in Nepal.

Dec 23, 2015

‘Them greedy victims’

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: As the memory of the devastation of April-May earthquakes recedes, some have resorted to victim blaming.

Aug 28, 2015

Changing literature, changing country

Himal speaks to noted Nepali literary critic Khagendra Sangroula.

Oct 15, 2012

Departure lounge

Hanging out in Kathmandu's international airport with soon-to-be migrants.

Oct 01, 2011

Latest Articles

Podcast: Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban, Myanmar’s armed groups expose military junta’s weakness, and more

Your Southasia news roundup from 20 Nov - 1 Dec 2023, plus an interview with Aung Kaung Myat on Operation 1027 in Myanmar

India’s slow-burn affair with Israel heats up

Azad Essa’s 'Hostile Homelands' explores the ideological convergence of Hindutva and Zionism, and the consequences for Kashmir and Palestine – but there is much more driving India and Israel’s deepening ties

Disillusioned with the Taliban, Pakistan reverses its four-decade Afghan policy

As Kabul refuses to act against the TTP and Baloch militant groups, Pakistan is ending the support it has extended to the Taliban since 1994 and its welcome to refugees from Afghanistan since the 1980s

The limited genius of Geoffrey Bawa

‘Geoffrey Bawa: Drawing from the Archives’ allows an exploration of the rift between the celebrated architect’s vision for nation-building in Sri Lanka and the country’s present reality