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Film
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Bunu Dhungana presents a vignette into the life and times of Khagendra Sangraula, one of Nepal's most prolific writers and commentators.
Khagendra Sangraula is one of Nepal's foremost public intellectuals. A writer, translator, activist, and newspaper columnist, Khagen dai, as he's affectionately known, has been a thorn in the complacent backsides of the establishment for nearly five decades now. Famed for his acerbic wit, Khagen dai is a prolific commentator on all things political and social.
This short documentary is a glimpse into his everyday.
Books
5 min read
Niranjan Kunwar’s memoir of life as a gay man is the honest account that Nepal’s literary sphere and LGBTIQ community have long needed
The Wire
Features
4 min read
The story of a landless farmer living on the banks of Mechi
Writing journeys
10 min read
This week in Writing Journeys, filmmaker Kesang Tseten speaks about his dramaturgical approach to making films.
Culture
Film
5 min read
In Suntali, director Bhaskar Dhungana chooses simplicity as his artistic vehicle for exploring the profound subtleties of life.
Writing journeys
6 min read
Introducing ‘Writing journeys’, a new series curated and edited by Tom Robertson where Nepali writers reflect on their non-fiction writing.
Writing journeys
13 min read
This week, reporter and writer Janak Raj Sapkota writes about how his experimentation with colors and his habit of keeping a journal have helped his writing.
Features
4 min read
For a quarter of a century, Film South Asia has been presenting the best documentaries the region has to offer, all while bringing the region and its peoples together.
Culture
Film
4 min read
An ingenious, must-see documentary about the trauma of Indonesia’s bloody campaign against the communists
