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The extraordinary lives of ordinary Nepalis
All photos: HERNE KATHAThe Euro 2020 matches are live on television, and many are watching the replays the next morning. But what is really…
The social media contagion
Bhabindra Ghimire was admitted to Teku Hospital when his oxygen levels dropped after testing positive for Covid-19 in April. With nothing to do…
The social media contagion
Bhabindra Ghimire was admitted to Teku Hospital when his oxygen levels dropped after testing positive for Covid-19 in April. With nothing to do…
Gaumaya Gurung going places
Gaumaya Gurung at the Rainbow Mountain in Peru.Gaumaya Gurung moved to the UK with her family 15 years ago after completing Grade 10. Realising…
Covid-19 aids Nepal’s net spread
Photo: BIKRAM RAIThe number of Nepalis on the internet has increased dramatically during the pandemic, with high-speed mobile connectivity…
Coronavirus and the World Wide Web
Nepal has seen an explosive growth in YouTube use – up from virtually zero in 2018 to 34% last year, and then almost doubling to 60%. Photo:…
No freedom after expression
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRIPrime Minister K P Oli spent 14 years in jail for opposing the Panchayat absolute monarchy. He was one of the main…
Rule by law
Illustration: SUBHAS RAINepal’s ruling unified Marxist-Leninist-Maoists have in the past year incrementally constricted freedom of expression,…
Digital detox
The surest sign that Nepal has already become an online society is the spreading practice of ‘digital detox’, where addicted users completely…
THE MESSAGE IS THE MEDIUM
Source: SHARECAST INITIATIVE NEPALThere was a time until recently when we wrote editorials in this space about how the global digital divide was…
Facebook nation
Pic: MONIKA DEUPALAWith 91% of individuals now owning at least one mobile device and almost half of them smartphones, the number of Nepalis…
Zip up
Bhanu BhattaraiFreedom of expression is enshrined in Nepal’s 2015 constitution, and the K P Oli government has repeatedly assured the public…
The new reality of Nepal’s virtual celebrities
Four years ago, Lemi Tamang was just another fine arts student in Kathmandu when she started posting her makeup photos and videos on Instagram,…
Gagging the press in installments
UNDERPASS: It looks like you forgot that there is now a new law that forbids disclosure of the private information of public officials.…
Nepal's changing media landscape
Photo: Madhu AcharyaSome 4,145 respondents in 38 sample districts of all seven provinces were surveyed in January and February this year to…