Kathmandu
CNN in Myanmar, environmental crises, and Tibetan cinema
Southasiasphere podcast episode 06: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Apr 09, 2021
Development sermons
Do political cabals and business cartels explain the woes of Nepali economy?
Sovit Subedi | Feb 22, 2021
Nepal’s Ramayanas
The study of myths and histories in Southasia needs to transcend modern political boundaries.
Amish Raj Mulmi | Aug 10, 2020
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
Death and education at a film festival
Film Southasia 2019 provided a glimpse of what Southasia is thinking, feeling, and creating.
Kurchi Dasgupta | Jan 21, 2020
Documenting Southasia
Film Southasia continues to be a vibrant forum for discussing problems that cut across national borders.
Rashmi Doraiswamy | Jan 21, 2020
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
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Eight years after he vanished, and despite an official report pointing to his abduction and murder, Ahmed Rilwan is yet to be declared dead, and powerful officials allegedly linked to the killers evade justice
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Tehreek-i-Taliban’s resurgence reveals the failure of the Pakistan government’s anti-terror policy and its ambivalent, contradictory relationship with Islamist militant groups
