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Reinstatement of Nepal’s Parliament, Al Jazeera’s investigation on corruption in Bangladesh and more.
Southasiasphere podcast episode 05: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Mar 05, 2021
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
Journalists On Trial
A SAMDEN-Himal initiative to track legal attacks on journalists and media groups in Southasia.
SAMDEN and Himal Southasian | May 03, 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
Far from home
A photo essay on Nepali women migrants in India.
Sarita Ramamoorthy and Laxmi Murthy | Jan 21, 2019
Have we failed our democracies?
Critical reflections from a journalist, an activist and a political scientist on the life of democracies in Southasia.
The Editors | Jan 18, 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
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