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
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
