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Illustration of a traveler drinking tea beside a canvas rucksack and guitar in an old Kathmandu setting

Cultural History

Why Hippies Came to Nepal—and What They Left Behind

Oct 15, 20269 min read

People walking along a Kathmandu street lined with shops and parked motorcycles

What Nepal’s Young Voters Want Beyond a Change of Leaders

Oct 15, 20265 min read

Young Nepali woman with luggage at an airport, between memories of family in Nepal and the city life awaiting her abroad

Expats & Diaspora

The Other Side of Going Abroad: 8 Cultural Shocks Nepalis Rarely Talk About

Oct 14, 20268 min read

Nepali women wearing tika and jamara during Dashain celebrations

Dashain Away From Home: Why the Festival Still Brings Nepalis Back to Their Roots

Oct 14, 20268 min read

Ramesh Shrestha speaking into a handheld microphone at a community event, wearing a grey checkered blazer and a red traditional scarf

Ramesh Shrestha: From Worker to GCD and NRNA Leadership

Oct 11, 202612 min read

Munu Adhikari speaking into a microphone at a stage event, wearing a lavender sari

Munu Adhikari: Finding Her Voice, Making Her Mark

Oct 11, 202612 min read

Conceptual illustration of Nepali young adults facing a maze of institutions and a civic building

Gen Z Changed Nepal’s Politics. Can It Change the System?

Oct 10, 20264 min read

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa climbing in the Himalayas

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa: The First Nepali Woman to Summit All 14 Eight-Thousanders

Oct 10, 20266 min read

RP Srijan with Dubai skyline at night

From Migrant Worker to a Voice for Millions: RP Srijan’s Journey from Syangja to Dubai

Oct 8, 202612 min read

Aarohi Sharma presenting Zookti creator gear

From Kathmandu to Australia: Aarohi Sharma’s Journey with Zookti

Oct 8, 202611 min read

Written Devanagari characters on a wall, representing the challenges of digitising Nepal's multiple languages

AI & Technology

Can AI Understand Nepal’s 124 Mother Tongues?

Oct 8, 20268 min read

Young boys in a classroom, illustrating students' opportunities to learn in Nepal

Two Classrooms, Two Futures: Nepal’s Unequal Education

Oct 8, 20267 min read

Terraced green rice fields with distant Himalayan hills illustrating Nepal's mountain farming

From Jumla to the World: Nepal’s Heritage Grains at a Crossroads

Oct 8, 20267 min read

Still water surrounded by leafy trees in Nepal, illustrating Ilam's wetland and forest landscapes

Ilam Beyond the Tea Gardens: The Stories of the Eastern Hills

Oct 8, 20267 min read

Dense Kathmandu city rooftops and buildings, illustrating independent urban living in Nepal

Living Alone in Kathmandu: Freedom, Rent and Loneliness

Oct 8, 20267 min read

A hydropower dam with river flow, illustrating Nepal's electricity infrastructure and the need for resilience

Nepal’s Hydropower Future After the Rasuwa Flood

Oct 8, 20265 min read

Women selling colourful flowers at a local street market in Nepal, illustrating small-scale entrepreneurship

The New Nepali Entrepreneurs Building Beyond Kathmandu

Oct 8, 20266 min read

A smartphone beside banknotes, symbolising digital money transfers and remittances

Economic Analysis

The Remittance Paradox: Prosperity Built on Departure

Oct 8, 20266 min read

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