Ashish Dhakal
Articles by Ashish Dhakal
The planet of the apes on Kathmandu stage
Civilisation and instinct take centre stage in Studio 7’s latest adaptation of Kafka's short story
Australian gallery returns stolen strut to Nepal
A 13 th -century wooden strut stolen from a Patan temple finally comes home from Australia after almost 50 years
Deciphering Thangmi
An ethno-linguist’s race against time to document Nepal’s endangered language
Girl, unbothered
A young artist explores absences through stitch, fabric and photographs, with striking results
An archive of Nepali heritage
The Nepal Architecture Archive sets an example on how to preserve the country's cultural history
Dal Bhat Power
What is it about this rice dish that Nepalis just cannot do without?
Amrit Gurung, unplugged
For the lead vocalist of Nepathya, love for country means coming home
Lights, Camera, Action in Nepal
Nepal as a prime location for international movies
Giving prayer wheels an arty spin
Taragaon Next exhibition features Bidhata KC’s vision of healing in modern times
Between sand and a hard place
New play addresses Nepal’s labour out-migration and a vanishing traditional way of life
KIMFF at 20
"Bagh ko Bangara (The Tiger’s Jaw)"From 8-10 December the capital is hosting the 20th iteration of the much-awaited Kathmandu International…
Art as a call to action
All photos: RABIN NGHEMA LAMASameer Gurung, 30, who goes by the alias Green Brain, believes in the uniting power of football, and will be…
Lights, shadows and space
All photos: ASHISH DHAKALDuring the day, beams of sunlight push in obliquely through the glass windows at Galley Mcube in Lalitpur, dividing the…
The delta of kāma
Photos: SUMAN NEPALIIn 1294 the crown princess of Banepa donated a shiva linga to the nearby principality of Panauti. A temple was built to…
Visit Nepal Again
THE CLOUDS PART: A Vistara flight to New Delhi takes off from Kathmandu past Mt Urkinmang on 8 October, as Nepal's tourism revives to near…
Stories of Nepal’s summiteers
Wind-swept Mount Everest. Photo: NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVESSherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest begins in Spring…
Painted walls and pieces of history
King Bhupatindra Malla as Vishwaroop with his queen Vishwa Laxmi in his arms in Bhaktapur’s 55-Window Darbar. On either side the vast mural…
How did a Nepali ritual altar end up in Berlin?
Photo: DEEPAK TOLANGEWhen Kathmandu-based filmmaker Deepak Tolange visited the Museum of Asian Art in Berlin seven years ago, he sought out the…
One small step for Frog, a giant leap for amphibians
All photos: Sudam CKBhaktaprasad Bhyaguto is an odd little frog. Born in Ichangu under the ever-watchful gaze of Swyambhu, he is unlike any…
No time like the past
All photos: SUMAN NEPALIThe past often feels like a foreign country, as British author LP Hartley once famously wrote, because ‘they do things…
Art for art's sake
Photo: ASHISH DHAKAL.Siddhartha Art Gallery is once again alive with a vibrant colour palette, meticulously textured on canvas, depicting…
Echoes of myth and monument
Photos: ROSHAN MISHRAAmong the many legends about the Boudhanath Stupa, one involves a poor poultry keeper Jhazima and the buffalo…
An anchor to Cambodia’s past
The inner courtyard of the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. The statue of Yama – a replica – can be made out under the pavilion at the…
Sketching the chariot of the rain god
For 19 days in May, artist Sushila Singh followed the Rato Machhindranath chariot, its construction from the ground up.She sat, watching the…