Peter Gill
Peter Gill writes about the environment, politics, and human rights issues in Nepal.
Shivaratri in Gobardiha
Shivaratri melaa (fair) in Gobardiha is a marketplace for traders, a venue for theater and dance, a gamblers’ den, even a place to search for love.
The Nepalis in America’s wars
Today is Veteran’s Day in the US, but Nepali contractors who work for the US war effort remain under-appreciated and underpaid.
Why Nepal loves Rabi Lamichhane – and why some revile him
Sidha Kura Janta Sanga has propelled Rabi Lamichhane to fame as a figure of integrity who makes good on his commitments to seek justice for the common man
Freed from bondage, ready to vote
Seventeen years after emancipation, many ex-kamaiyas prepare to vote in local elections for the first time
Koilabas: a town left behind
Along the Nepal-India border lies a place where history runs deep, but the future is uncertain
The water bringers
On Nepal’s largest island, Tharu local governance has allowed traditional irrigation practices to survive
From Nepalgunj to Chiang Mai and back
Srita Diswa Magar is one of Nepal’s best women cricket players. As wicket-keeper, she helped bring home the Asian Cricket Council’s U-19 Women’s Championship title from Thailand in 2008.
