Life. Culture. People & Nepal
Before Udit Narayan became one of Hindi cinema’s defining playback voices, he sang in Nepali and Maithili and worked with Radio Nepal. His rise from the Nepal-India borderlands to Mumbai became a South Asian story larger than one country.
Saugat Malla moved from Gurukul theatre to the centre of modern Nepali cinema by studying people closely and disappearing into roles. Haku Kale in Loot made him famous, but the characters that followed made the career.
Before MaHa became Nepal’s most famous comedy partnership, Madan Krishna Shrestha was already a singer and stage performer. His long career shows how music, satire and friendship can become a form of national memory.
Hari Bansha Acharya built a career out of laughter that rarely stayed harmless. From radio and Gaijatra to MaHa Jodi, Hari Bahadur, books and film, his comedy has spent decades holding a mirror to Nepali society.
People
Before Udit Narayan became one of Hindi cinema’s defining playback voices, he sang in Nepali and Maithili and worked with Radio Nepal.…
People
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa grew up in Rolwaling, dreamed of Everest as a child and went…
People
From backstage work at Gurukul to Bhasme Don and a string of sharply observed roles,…
People
Swastima Khadka began in commercial cinema, but roles such as Ranakala in Bulbul changed how…
OPINION & ANALYSIS
CitiesKathmandu in motion: how the city wakesStreet life, transport and the rhythms shaping the capital. ▶ 2:46 
ClimateInside Nepal’s changing monsoonWhat communities are learning from a less predictable season. ▶ 2:13 
PeopleWhy young founders are building at homeA new generation is testing ambitious ideas from Nepal. ▶ 2:40 
FoodThe food stories shaping a new NepalChefs and producers are rediscovering regional ingredients. ▶ 2:19 
TravelWeekend Nepal: beyond the familiar trailShort journeys that reveal a quieter side of the country. ▶ 2:10 
CultureHow an old craft found a new audienceMakers are carrying tradition into contemporary life. ▶ 2:52 
Climate Change
Expats & Diaspora
Weekly edition · AUGUST 22ND 2026
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Travel, food and local businesses are giving Nepalis more reasons to explore close to home.
A practical guide to the smaller places, makers and walks worth discovering.
Chefs are bringing regional ingredients and family recipes to a wider public.
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