Indian Nepalis
What really makes a Sikkimese?
India’s Supreme Court set off a storm by describing Sikkimese-Nepalis as people of “foreign origin.” As “Indian” Old Settlers fight for new rights, Sikkim’s Bhutia-Lepcha and Nepali communities face a reckoning over belonging and identity.
Mona Chettri | May 01, 2023
The art of translating Indra Bahadur Rai
Interview with Nepali author and translator Prawin Adhikari.
The Editors | May 10, 2018
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