Photo Essays
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Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights
International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated worldwide on March 8.The annual calendar event, according to United Nations, “is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities”.
This year International Women’s Day is being celebrated with the special 2020 theme, I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights. Like many other countries, Nepal has announced a public holiday and has organized various events to mark the day.
Brickklin worker in outskrits of Kathmandu valley.
Women workers carry sand in a doko- kind of basket made from bamboo at a construction site in Pokhara.
Women walking down trial with their dokos in Pokhara
Children play along with their grand mother at a front yard in Sarangkot, Pokhara.
Perspectives
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Tim Gurung reflects on his time as a businessman in Hong Kong and China and how the world of business taught him lessons about how the world works.
The Wire
Features
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In Saptari, four Madhesi protesters are killed by the police within 24 hours
Features
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Even those within Deuba’s own party think he is building an alliance with the PM
Features
8 min read
The way Nepalis approach love and courtship has changed a great deal over time, and the emergence of digital platforms has had a significant impact on how dating dynamics have evolved in Nepal.
COVID19
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A daily summary of Covid19 related developments that matter
Opinions
3 min read
The Nepalization of our diverse languages is erasing our memory and links to our landscape, and disrupting the continuity between our past and the present.
Features
10 min read
Changing the culture of silence surrounding mental illness could save lives
Opinions
6 min read
We don’t understand how China actually views Nepal-India relations
