Sahina Shrestha
Sahina Shrestha is a journalist interested in digital storytelling, product management, and audience development and engagement. She covers culture, heritage, and social justice. She has a Masters in Journalism from New York University.
Articles by Sahina Shrestha
Age no bar to go to school
Meet the Nepali women fulfilling their lifelong dreams to get an education
What lies below Hadigaon
A new book documents the archaeological history buried beneath Kathmandu Valley
The role of rituals in royalty
How rituals were used to legitimise Gyanendra’s reign after the palace massacre and in Nepal’s transition to republic
The occupation of Tundikhel
Residents and activists protest Kathmandu mayor’s decision to further constrict the last of Kathmandu's open space
Ode to old
Two cousins archive the architecture of Kathmandu Valley to catalogue and protect its heritage
To-let
Assaulted daily by news of politicians getting away with larceny, convicted criminals being freed, impunity and then the tragic news of 10…
IT is it
Nepal's digital products have the potential to be even bigger
Itumbaha's living museum
Is the Rubin's involvement cultural restitution or invasion?
Nepali Vegan
New book takes Nepali recipes to the world, and shows that vegan does not have to be boring or bland
Eleganza Extravaganza
Nepalis celebrate their unique identities through powerful performances and art
The heat beneath our feet
How Nepal could benefit from natural geothermal springs along the Himalaya for health and energy
Sherli goes trekking
A four-year-old Nepali goes forth to discover Nepal
The women connecting Nepal
From Mechi to Mahakali (and rivers in between) women engineers overcome hurdles to make Nepal more accessible
A family that works together stays together
The Bhusals have decided to stay in Nepal to establish a thriving dairy venture
Adventures of a little dumpling named Momo (and other books)
Nepali myths and characters are the subject of new international children’s books
Down on Bishnu's farm
A Nepali farmer who changed his mind about migrating to Korea, and feels fulfilled raising goats for a living
Traders barter tradition for modernity
Barter trade has been an integral part of human civilisation, but over time, as people moved to cities, cash replaced kindKathmandu Valley’s…
Giving Tundikhel back to the people
Illegal construction in Khula Manch as seen in this photo from May 2020. All photos: GOPEN RAIOver the centuries, as Kathmandu expanded, the…
Don’t give up on Nepal, it has lots to offer
Dishwasher to hotelier, a migrant worker returns to Nepal and inspires the next generation
Forgetting to remember
Illustration: SUBHASH RAI/NEPALI TIMESEighteen years after the end of Nepal's Maoist conflict, and eight years after the Supreme Court ruled…
Are women not Nepali enough?
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASI / NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVESLast Friday, The House of Representatives, through a majority vote, endorsed the amendment to the…
Life in a pickle
Married at the age of 14, a Nepali woman finds her footing
Money grows on trees here
An enterprising couple has made Palpa the lemon capital of Nepal
Recipe for Nepali culinary diversity
Prashanta Khanal’s new cookbook brings forth the diversity in Nepal’s cuisine