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Historic courtyard architecture in the Kathmandu Valley, echoing Nepal locations filmed in Powaqqatsi

Cultural History

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

Sep 28, 20267 min read

Mountaineers in the Nepal Himalaya with a snow-covered mountain, representing the 1953 Everest ascent

Cultural History

Beyond the Edge: Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary and the Everest Story the World Remembered

Sep 28, 20268 min read

A mountain porter carrying a basket on a Himalayan trail in Nepal

Cultural History

Sherpa: The Film That Turned the Everest Story Around

Sep 28, 202612 min read

Dhampus village in Nepal with the Annapurna Himalaya in the background

Cultural History

Highway to Dhampus: The American Film That Looked Beyond Nepal’s Mountains

Sep 28, 202610 min read

Patan Durbar Square in Nepal, one of the Kathmandu Valley locations used in Doctor Strange

Cultural History

Doctor Strange: How Marvel Turned Kathmandu Into the Gateway to the Mystic Arts

Sep 28, 202611 min read

Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, evoking the Buddhist imagery associated with The Golden Child

Cultural History

The Golden Child: When Eddie Murphy Brought Hollywood Fantasy to Kathmandu

Sep 28, 202610 min read

Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Nepal, a major filming location for Little Buddha

Cultural History

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

Sep 28, 20269 min read

Everest Base Camp in Nepal with expedition tents and Himalayan peaks

Cultural History

Everest: When Hollywood Brought the 1996 Mountain Disaster Back to Nepal

Sep 28, 202617 min read

Yak caravan near Saldang in Upper Dolpo, Nepal, reflecting the caravan tradition portrayed in Himalaya (Caravan)

Cultural History

From Dolpo to the Oscars: The Extraordinary Journey of Caravan

Sep 28, 202616 min read

Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu, one of the Nepal locations featured in Baraka

Cultural History

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

Sep 28, 202616 min read

Patan Durbar Square in Nepal, one of the Kathmandu Valley locations used in Up to His Ears

Cultural History

Up to His Ears: When Jean-Paul Belmondo Brought French Adventure Cinema to Nepal

Sep 28, 202614 min read

Bhaktapur Durbar Square, one of the Nepal locations used in Witch From Nepal

Cultural History

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

Sep 28, 202614 min read

Village life in Jomsom, Mustang, one of the Nepal locations used in The Legend of Wisely

Cultural History

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

Sep 28, 202614 min read

Swayambhunath in Kathmandu, one of the Nepal locations associated with Hare Rama Hare Krishna

Cultural History

Hare Rama Hare Krishna: The Film That Captured Kathmandu’s Hippie Generation

Sep 28, 202615 min read

Thamel neighbourhood in Kathmandu in 1988, the year The Night Train to Kathmandu premiered

Cultural History

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

Sep 28, 202616 min read

A legal hashish shop in Kathmandu in 1973 during the hippie trail era

Culture

The Kathmandu Dream: Drugs, Freedom, Love and Disillusionment in Les Chemins de Katmandou

Sep 28, 202615 min read

Swarnim Wagle standing in a modern office

Economic Analysis

From Policy Rooms to the Finance Ministry: Swarnim Wagle and Nepal’s Search for Economic Reform

Sep 26, 202617 min read

Sudan Gurung seated in a Hami Nepal vest

People

From the Dance Floor to Singha Durbar: Sudan Gurung and Nepal’s Politics of Action

Sep 26, 202616 min read

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

Beyond the Edge: Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary and the Everest Story the World Remembered

Sherpa: The Film That Turned the Everest Story Around

Highway to Dhampus: The American Film That Looked Beyond Nepal’s Mountains

Doctor Strange: How Marvel Turned Kathmandu Into the Gateway to the Mystic Arts

The Golden Child: When Eddie Murphy Brought Hollywood Fantasy to Kathmandu

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

Everest: When Hollywood Brought the 1996 Mountain Disaster Back to Nepal

From Dolpo to the Oscars: The Extraordinary Journey of Caravan

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

Up to His Ears: When Jean-Paul Belmondo Brought French Adventure Cinema to Nepal

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

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

Hare Rama Hare Krishna: The Film That Captured Kathmandu’s Hippie Generation

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

The Kathmandu Dream: Drugs, Freedom, Love and Disillusionment in Les Chemins de Katmandou

From Policy Rooms to the Finance Ministry: Swarnim Wagle and Nepal’s Search for Economic Reform

From the Dance Floor to Singha Durbar: Sudan Gurung and Nepal’s Politics of Action

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