Bhaktapur edition

Coming Home as a Tourist: Rediscovering Nepal From Abroad

For Nepalis abroad, a holiday home can become a negotiation between the country remembered and the country that exists.

Powaqqatsi: The 1988 Film That Captured Nepal Before the Digital Age

How Godfrey Reggio filmed Bhaktapur, Dhulikhel, Kathmandu and Patan while questioning progress, labour and cultural transformation.

Little Buddha: When Bernardo Bertolucci Turned Kathmandu Into a Buddhist Epic

How Bernardo Bertolucci transformed Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and the Kathmandu Valley into the visual world of Buddhism for Little Buddha.

From Dolpo to the Oscars: The Extraordinary Journey of Caravan

How Eric Valli’s 1999 Himalayan epic transformed Dolpo’s salt-trading culture, yak caravans and generational conflict into Nepal’s most internationally celebrated film.

Baraka: The Film That Preserved Nepal’s Sacred Landscapes Before the Digital Age

Ron Fricke’s 1992 nonverbal film preserved Boudhanath, Pashupatinath, Bhaktapur, Swayambhunath and the Himalayas in large-format cinema before the digital age.

Witch From Nepal: The Strange Hong Kong Fantasy That Found Magic in Kathmandu

A 1986 Hong Kong fantasy starring Chow Yun-fat transformed Chitwan, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu into a world of magic, demons and superhuman power.

The Legend of Wisely: When Hong Kong Cinema Turned Nepal Into a Himalayan Mystery

A 1987 Hong Kong adventure transformed Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Jomsom into a world of sacred relics, alien technology and Himalayan mystery.

The Night Train to Kathmandu: Disney’s 1988 Dream of a Mystical Nepal

A forgotten 1988 Disney adventure starring a young Milla Jovovich turned Kathmandu and the Himalayas into a world of hidden kingdoms, mystery and romance.

Simpal Kharel moved from TikTok, modelling and Nepali pop into Hindi devotional music, building a major audience across Nepal and India.

From Bedroom Songs to Global Stages: Sushant KC and Nepal’s Streaming Generation

Sushant KC turned self-written songs, YouTube and streaming royalties into one of Nepal’s biggest independent music careers, connecting Kathmandu with a global diaspora audience.

The Living Kumari: Understanding Nepal’s Child Goddess Tradition

The Kumari tradition brings Buddhist and Hindu practice together around a young living goddess. Understanding it requires history, Newa ritual context, child welfare and…