Photo Essays
1 MIN READ
A journey to Surma Sarovar.
The Surma Saravor Jatra is a six day-long festival celebrated every even years of the Nepali calendar by the people of Darchula’s Ghajir and Chetti villages. This year, 10-16 August, photographer Kishor Maharjan following the bire, those men making the arduous pilgrimage in the footsteps of the goddess Surma Devi, from their villages to the Surma Sarovar lake in Bajhang.
COMING SOON: Kishor Maharjan’s short essay explaining the pilgrimage!
All photos by Kishor Maharjan
Features
6 min read
A green-lifestyle game that rewards its players and protects the planet
Week in Politics
5 min read
The week in politics: what happened, what does it mean, why does it matter?
COVID19
Features
10 min read
Several inmates have died by suicide while many others have been hobbled by the depression and anxiety resulting from conditions inside Nepal’s ill-managed quarantine facilities
Photo Essays
3 min read
Aging gracefully has little to do with skincare and facelifts; aging with dignity is about honoring your age, your journey, and your being.
Perspectives
6 min read
If local people do not gain any benefits from national parks and buffer zones, whom is this conservation for?
Features
Longreads
History Series
25 min read
Part 1: Recruiting haggles, Chandra, the game-changer, and getting a “K” for Bhim
Interviews
5 min read
“My writing is like a playground where I want readers to interpret their own meanings, find their own understanding in my words."
Interviews
10 min read
Part 1 of the conversation with educator and psychologist Madhav Khatiwada on the need for improved mental health infrastructure in Nepal.
