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Painting walls to bring down walls
Women artists paint Kathmandu red with vibrant murals as expressions of collective identity and solidarity

Redefining the criteria for beauty
Nepal’s women entrepreneurs are busy creating a slew of new cosmetic brands

Rukum in the eyes of its children
How the post-GenZ generation in one of Nepal’s remotest districts sees everyday life

Hotter Himalaya melts glaciers
Villages in Manang live directly below a glacial lake that is in danger of bursting

Which way GenZ voters?
With 49 days to go for polls, we asked eight of the 800,000 first time voters about their voting preferences. The GenZ movement has impacted on…

Looking good by doing good
Nepali scientist takes her skincare brand global by blending Ayurveda and modern scientific knowhow

Nepali Diaspora in Thailand
Nepali Diaspora 1: Cotton road Nepali Diaspora 2: Pilok, the roof of immigrants Nepali Diaspora 3: Bangkok become the heart of Nepali immigrants…

Religious harmony
A three-part video series looks into religious harmony in Thailand

Sacred seed feeds boom
Used in prayer beads, Buddhachitta seeds found only in Nepal are in high demand in China

The saga of Nepal Jaynagar-Janakpur Railway
Travelling at 15km per hour in the eastern Tarai for 76 years, the NJJR was a part of Nepal’s history

Dark Tihar
No Bhai Tika for families of youth killed in the GenZ protests

The healing power of music
The sound of jazz rose over Kathmandu, still shocked by September’s death and destruction

Life and times of Nepal Government Railway
A vital link to India that was allowed to fail, but its legacy carries to this day as Nepal plans new railways

Remember their names
The names of some of the 72 killed in protests projected across Kathmandu Valley as Nepal marked a day of national mourning

Nepal’s five little railways
Early and obscure train tracks that you probably have never heard of

From one disaster to the next
Nepal’s district bordering China was recovering from the 2015 earthquake when it was hit last month by climate calamities

Kiran Manandhar in the abstract
Exhibitions in galleries celebrate the creative explorations of one of Nepal’s best-known artists

25 years of journalism

Dying to work overseas
Another migrant worker returns with kidney failure, but hopes of a future after a transplant

MOMO LOCO
If dal bhat is the national dish of Nepal, then momo is the national snack

Towering monument to 2015
Ten years later, survivors of the earthquake recall the destruction of Kathmandu’s iconic Dharara

Bungamati builds back
A decade after the 2015 earthquake, ancient town balances reconstruction with restoration

Bhaktapur 2.0
The ancient town rebuilt its own monuments while much of Kathmandu Valley relied on outside help

Happy to just potter around Bhaktapur
Pottery is a transformative craft that now goes beyond commerce to creativity and therapeutic healing
