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“Yes, our son is gay”: A Nepali father’s awakening

A path-breaking personal essay calling for social acceptance and full rights for Nepal’s LGBTIQ+ community

Bhojraj Pokharel (translated by Niranjan Kunwar) | May 10, 2023

Whose Himalaya is it?

John Keay, Erika Fatland and Ed Douglas’ books on the Himalaya exhibit ways of seeing, or failing to see, the mountains and their people

Amish Raj Mulmi | Mar 01, 2023

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 citizenship battles

On the systemic discrimination against women in Nepal’s citizenship laws.

Abha Lal | Nov 17, 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

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