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Sam Cowan returns with fresh insights on the drafting of the Nepal’s 1959 constitution, the subsequent general election, and a new witness to King Mahendra’s coup d’état.
Traditional flush toilets aren’t an option in many parts of the world, but neither is leaving people with unsafe and unhygenic choices. Now, one company is piloting a new loo that’s waterless, off-grid and able to charge your phone. Lina Zeldovich travels to Madagascar to witness the start of a lavatorial revolution.
Immanuel Wallerstien was an influential sociologist best known for his analysis of capitalism as an integrated “world-system.” He argued that the capitalist system relied on the exploitation of countries in the global south by countries in the global north, and his unique body of work linking nations, political economies, markets, households, and identity groups had […]
Psychological tools developed with Aboriginal people can also support Australian farmers whose land is suffering the effects of climate change.
Jumla’s apple future arose from the convergence of three historical changes in the 50s: the Green Revolution, Nepal’s national development project, and the new era of development aid.
Nijgadh is not about environment vs. development, it’s the economics that makes no sense at all.
Food poverty is on the rise in rich countries. And evidence suggests the impact can last for years afterwards.
Non-Resident Nepali Association wasted NPR 350 million on houses no one wants to live in
Even in a supposedly secular era, the Nepali state continues to uphold upper-caste Hindu values
14 year old Pramila Tharu’s death remains shrouded in mystery
An Interview with Former Army chief Gaurav Rana about Nepal’s Challenges in Diplomacy
11 have been sentenced to life in prison while the Tharu community in Tikapur continues to pay the price for the horrors of 2015
The wounds of impunity remain fresh
Society acknowledges but does not accept
Throughout Nepali history, the brutality of the caste system has stunted social transformation
Changing the culture of silence surrounding mental illness could save lives
An interview from 1962 reveals the inner workings of the celebrated writer’s mind
In 1996 Padma Ratna Tuladhar spoke about his background, on the need for linguistic inclusion, the prevalent political culture and foreign aid in Nepal
Tsewang Lama discusses life and governance in Humla.
Parijat on literature, marriage and faith
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A trial in Dailekh and its lessons for transitional justice in Nepal
The rape and murder of a young girl stuns Nepal
An interview with China expert Andrew Nathan on China and its neighborhood
Remembering the Royal Nepal Army’s actions in wartime
The Maoists grapple with demands to hold them accountable for the violence of the conflict
They appear weak, but the Maoists aligned with ‘Biplab’ haven’t given up
The history of sexual exploitation of Dalit women
As the Army sets up camp, locals are tense about what costs they will have to bear
Why Devkota’s English essays are still relevant
Navigating Nepali citizenship, Tibetan heritage, and a dependence on China
What happens to the Nepali youth who try to get into the British Gurkha, and fail
In a Newa village south of Lalitpur Municipality, a community grapples with the prospect of monumental change.
Remembering Fr. Stiller, who chose to dedicate his life to Nepal and to the study of Nepali history
Even though hosting the refugees is estimated to cost Bangladesh $2 billion every year
One of the key questions regarding the historical development of the Nepali state pertains to its independence
Filling a gap in the diplomatic history of Nepal from the Cold War days.
The judgment of events past—the conquest of Gorkhali empire two centuries ago for example—still divides Nepalis. For the critics, the legacy of the conquests are far more indicting than just the brutalities of the battles, evident in the two centuries of state formation, from an extractive agrarian bureaucracy to a communal legal code. Social forces […]
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Lessons on living fearlessly from the writer Sulochana Manandhar Dhital
The stage has been set for Nepal’s second phase of local elections in three provinces on June 28, with polling in Province 2 deferred to September 18 amid protests by Madhes-based parties demanding an amendment to the new constitution. That the elections are happening at all after two decades suggests there is overwhelming public desire […]
In the modern scheme, nothing quite compares to the way villages in Nepal grow food. In contrast to the world’s present agricultural landscape of mass monoculture—GPS-directed tractors on thousand-hectare swaths of GMO corn, soybeans, canola, rice—Nepal can feel like a saving grace. Steep, complex geography and the late acceptance of Western influences have kept much […]
Memorialization and politics in Germany seventy-two years after the Second World War.
As the elites profit from natural resources, the poor and marginalized pay the price of conservation with evictions, fines, and jail sentences
The Maoist war molded Kapileshwar Sardar, a leader unthinkable a generation ago. But he is still denied the national stage.
Amid poverty and unemployment, the village reels after police forces killed five Madhesi protesters earlier this month.
Life, politics, and identity in an underappreciated border city
A chronicle of how corruption sabotaged football in Nepal.
In his plan for a National Innovation Center, Mahabir Pun seems to have overlooked something crucial: what it takes to innovate
Local agents, governments, and major multinational corporations are all complicit in the exploitation of migrant workers
A decade has passed since the end of the civil war, but Nepal’s truth and reconciliation program is still suffering from a lack of political will
Violence sparked by the “fast track” constitution still divides the Tharus and Pahadis
Yug Pathak’s play Yuma makes a radical case for women’s liberation
On Nepal’s largest island, Tharu local governance has allowed traditional irrigation practices to survive
In addition to widespread smuggling, there were significant official imports of petrol during the blockade, but officials aren’t saying where it went
America and Nepal seen through each others’ eyes
In 1960 a Nepali officer was shot by Chinese soldiers along the border, causing a heated diplomatic dispute. Decades later, the details of the case are still contentious
A resolution to the disputed territory along Nepal’s northern boundary will come only when India and China agree to demarcate their border
Introduced and translated by Theodore Riccardi, Jr.
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Why I burned my country’s new constitution
The effects of two centuries of exploitation in the Tamang heartland are inhibiting its recovery from the earthquake
News from 1953 about the turmoil in Nepal’s Terai still resonates today
In the inner chambers of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, “upper caste” lawmakers chop off and distort previously agreed provisions for Dalits
What the earthquake revealed about the state of civil-military relations in Nepal
Laprak was heavily damaged during the earthquake; its fate now hangs in the balance
Personal reflections on the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and possible lessons for Nepal
Two visits to the United Kingdom in different eras
Two visits to the United Kingdom in different eras
Thomas Bell kicks off our new Classics series with an introduction to Kamal P. Malla’s timeless essay
In secular Nepal, non-Hindus regularly face police harassment
The human brain is special, just not that special
Five Nepali novels where readers will find articulations of minority, gendered and regional perspectives that have only rarely been found in this genre of Nepali literature before
New research looks into Chinese treatment of Indian Army Gorkha prisoners during the 1962 Sino-Indian War
An afternoon with writer-activist CK Raut during his trial at the Special Court
In a cautionary letter to Baburam Bhattarai, Mary Des Chene urges the self-declared Marxist to abandon the neoliberal path that will turn Nepal into wasteland
Nepal’s labor migration defies easy analysis. Migrant men and women are profoundly changing society, but at what cost?
New research reveals high-level tensions in Kathmandu after the 1964 Khampa raid against the Chinese