Earthquake
The Nepal earthquake, one year later
The 25 April Earthquake that shook the central hills of Nepal in 2015 will be forever be embedded in the memory of those who lived through it.
The Editors | Apr 22, 2016
Uncertain times
Lessons from uneven and unequal access to information during times of crisis.
Catherine Warner and Pradeep Singh | Sep 05, 2015
Conserving continuity
Reconstructing monuments of cultural heritage in Nepal will need community involvement.
Kai Weise | Sep 02, 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.
Weena Pun | Aug 28, 2015
An art experiment in Gorkha
Prioritising arts education in times of disaster can help people heal.
Niranjan Kunwar | Aug 14, 2015
State of emergency
An inside account of the Nepali state’s emergency response to the April earthquake.
Deepak Adhikari | Jul 29, 2015
The neoliberal aftershock
How the 2001 Gujarat earthquake gave a fillip to Narendra Modi’s ‘Gujarat Model’.
Edward Simpson and Michele Serafini | Jul 28, 2015
Everybody loves a good earthquake
Or how a natural disaster in the neighbourhood is just what belligerent foreign policy needs.
Pamela Philipose | Jul 12, 2015
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