Back in Nepal for a Holiday? Fix These 10 Things Before You Leave Again
A practical admin checklist for Nepalis abroad: fix your SIM ownership, NID, Nagarik App, bank KYC, DEMAT, roaming, PAN and account recovery before leaving Nepal again.
Nepal Digest
Weekly edition
Cover story
Finding Home in Nepal: Mannsi Agrawal’s Story
Mannsi Agrawal moved from Kolkata to Kathmandu in 2006 and built a career across communication training, photography, tourism storytelling and education, turning migration into a professional life of her own.
Profiles
Expats & Diaspora
Can You Still Call Nepal Home After Twenty Years Abroad?
After decades abroad, Nepal can remain home even when work, children and everyday life belong somewhere else. What does migration do to belonging?
Should You Return to Nepal After Living Abroad? The Financial Mathematics
Returning to Nepal is not simply a salary comparison. Housing, savings, schooling, career opportunity and family assets can completely change the mathematics.
Business
The Businesses Nepal Doesn’t Count: What 1.5 Million Microenterprise Workers Reveal About the Economy
New evidence on Nepal’s smallest businesses shows why many are survival strategies, why formalization alone is not enough, and which firms may actually be ready to grow.
Nepal Has More Money Than Ever. So Why Doesn’t the Economy Feel Rich?
Nepal’s external buffers are strong, remittances are surging and banks have ample deposits. Yet investment and job creation remain constrained. The real problem is how money moves through…
People
A Voice Across the Border: Udit Narayan’s Journey From Radio Nepal to Bollywood
Udit Narayan’s journey ran from Maithili folk music and Radio Nepal to a decade of struggle in Mumbai and a place among Hindi cinema’s defining playback voices.
From Upper Dolpa to a National Voice: The Journey of Sonam Bhuti Gurung
Sonam Bhuti Gurung is using education, teaching and digital storytelling to bring Upper Dolpa into Nepal’s wider conversation while arguing for opportunity, local voices and practical independence.