Tag: #youth
Articles tagged with #youth
The Man Who Shook Our Minds
New documentary on Ujwal Thapa is an essential viewing for anyone who cares about Nepal’s future and wants to make a difference
“Everything is political”
Bidi Yolkey Rai mapping the sate of deliberative decision-making in her Palika.Bidi Yolkey Rai, 28, struggles to conduct an online session on…
The interface of politics and science
Nepal’s politicians study neither biology nor political science, and we are paying the price during this pandemic
Nepal’s new Davos man
The World Economic Forum’s annual list of Young Global Leaders (YGL) has featured very few Nepalis so far. The 2015 batch included Nepali…
Returning to Nepal has its rewards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDzDf8n-eSYKarvika Thapa was living the American dream in Boston with a promising career in the Information…
Back to the future in Nepal
For Nepalis who migrated to New South Wales, it must feel like going from the frying pan into the fire
Smarter Nepalis with smarter devices
Let’s place smart citizens at the centre of planning for new homes, cities, energy and infrastructure
Digital detox
The surest sign that Nepal has already become an online society is the spreading practice of ‘digital detox’, where addicted users completely…
Nepal’s new digital landscape
Nepalis are now increasingly in control of the media content they consume thanks to the proliferation of mobile devices, better internet…
Can Nepal invest in the cloud?
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAIAgroup of young overseas Nepalis based in the UK wanted to invest in cloud computing in Nepal. They were already…
Let’s listen to Nepal’s young changemakers
There has been a dramatic shift in the way young Nepalis think and generate ideas to bring about social change. Some have built robots that can…
Rs40 billion outflow by Nepali students
Naya Patrika, 23 JulyNepali students going abroad for higher studies spent 19.7% more in the past year than during the previous one, reaching…
Nepal is becoming a nation of net addicts
PIc: MONIKA DEUPALAA couple in Kathmandu, tired of their daughter playing with her mobile all the time, cut off the home internet and hid her…
Removing poverty with jobs
Prime Minister Oli said last week that his government laid the foundation for prosperity in Nepal during its first year in power. This claim has…
After quantity, Nepal's education needs quality
Bikram RaiNepal has made dramatic improvements in literacy rates and school enrollment over the past 20 years. The same cannot be said for the…
Let's talk about it
A Nepali Times survey shows adolescents want to know more about reproductive health, but don’t have anyone to turn…