Perspectives
5 min read
Despite constitutional provisions, inaction on supporting laws has meant that individuals are routinely denied citizenship through their mothers.
COVID19
5 min read
While all vaccinations so far have been the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, Nepal will now be rolling out the vaccines from Sinopharm
COVID19
4 min read
Here’s a compilation of 10 of the many stories we at The Record published during the past year, especially during the four-month-long lockdown.
COVID19
7 min read
Women migrant workers fled abusive conditions to come home, but with no jobs and no savings, many of them are preparing to leave again.
COVID19
9 min read
While journalists suffered through pay cuts and layoffs, media houses lost billions in revenue, financially squeezing the media industry.
POPULAR
13 min read
At one of Nepal’s oldest Catholic schools, a new rule about hair length sparks a conversation among students about the kinds of behavior the institution tolerates.
POPULAR
10 min read
Despite the several women-friendly provisions in the law and the token representatives in government, women are still the second sex in Nepal
POPULAR
4 min read
Language used by Nepali men to refer to professional women and female counterparts is often infantilizing and show lack of respect.
Explainers
4 min read
Young children with developing bodies are at particular risk of long-term health complications from particulate matter in Kathmandu’s air.
Explainers
7 min read
Four Nepalis were recently arrested in possession of uranium. The Record explains what they were planning to do with it and how much it’s worth.
Explainers
16 min read
What does peace mean to the Nepali people, especially the country’s many minority groups? The Record explores, and answers.
Explainers
10 min read
Comrade Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’ and Prime Minister Oli are both in difficult positions and they are both looking for a way out.
LONGREADS
44 min read
As the crisis unfolds in Myanmar, two Burmese youths talk about their experiences and what life is currently like on the ground there.
LONGREADS
16 min read
What does peace mean to the Nepali people, especially the country’s many minority groups? The Record explores, and answers.
LONGREADS
10 min read
Comrade Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’ and Prime Minister Oli are both in difficult positions and they are both looking for a way out.
LONGREADS
13 min read
A series of clandestine, if legal, deals between numerous offshore companies has netted millions in profits to a handful of Nepali investors
FEATURES
11 min read
Covid-19 managed to break all geographical boundaries to reach the remote village of Lalu – and the couple who operate its only private school.
FEATURES
7 min read
Wildfires are not just causing air pollution levels across the country to skyrocket but could also lead to more ecological consequences during the monsoon.
FEATURES
7 min read
Schools in Nepal continue to police gender, reinforcing the gender binary while promoting victim blaming and rape culture.
FEATURES
9 min read
Nepali women are increasingly turning to podcasts to carve out a space to look at socio-political issues through an intersectional feminist lens.
