Nepal
A death in the family
A family’s loss, Nepal's weak public healthcare, and the stigma of COVID-19.
Tsering D Gurung | May 20, 2020
Silent squares
Kathmandu’s streets lie empty as Nepal goes into lockdown.
Giacomo d’Orlando | Apr 07, 2020
‘A picture of malicious intention’
On the Chinese embassy’s undiplomatic letter to a Nepali newspaper.
Chhetria Patrakar | Feb 19, 2020
Nepal’s public-school wars
Political dissonance is threatening the vitality of public schools in Nepal’s new federal arrangement.
Niranjan Kunwar | Oct 01, 2019
Reframing the Dalit experience
A new photobook on Dalits in Nepal brings out previously unheard voices and unseen visions.
Laxmi Murthy | Aug 22, 2019
And then they came for my Instagram filter
Nepal’s proposed regulations on social media have troubling implications for journalism and free speech.
Chhetria Patrakar | Feb 20, 2019
Himal Interviews: The Wayward Daughter
Podcast interview with Kathmandu-based author Shradha Ghale on her debut novel.
The Editors | Dec 27, 2018
Displaying defiance
Photo Kathmandu 2018 provided a much-needed snapshot of the history of feminist movement in Nepal.
Sewa Bhattarai | Dec 21, 2018
Bahunvada: Myth or reality?
ARCHIVE: The Kathmandu essayist on the history of ethnic hierarchy in modern Nepal (1992).
Kamal P Malla | Nov 19, 2018
Killed by contract
American wars, Nepali bodies and the price of the war economy.
Noah Coburn | Oct 08, 2018
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