Cultural History
Why Hippies Came to Nepal—and What They Left Behind
The overland journey, spiritual curiosity, cannabis and Nepali enterprise behind Kathmandu’s hippie era—and the legacy beyond the familiar myths.
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Old Kathmandu
Old Kathmandu through its streets, neighbourhoods, public spaces, films, photographs and memories, showing how the capital has changed across generations.
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Baraka: The Film That Preserved Nepal’s Sacred Landscapes Before the Digital Age
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Up to His Ears: When Jean-Paul Belmondo Brought French Adventure Cinema to Nepal
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Witch From Nepal: The Strange Hong Kong Fantasy That Found Magic in Kathmandu
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The Legend of Wisely: When Hong Kong Cinema Turned Nepal Into a Himalayan Mystery
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Hare Rama Hare Krishna: The Film That Captured Kathmandu’s Hippie Generation
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The Night Train to Kathmandu: Disney’s 1988 Dream of a Mystical Nepal
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The Kathmandu Dream: Drugs, Freedom, Love and Disillusionment in Les Chemins de Katmandou
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