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Nepal Digest writer
Riya Gurung
Culture and diaspora writer
Riya writes about culture, migration and the connections Nepalis maintain across borders.
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About Riya Gurung
Riya Gurung writes about culture and the Nepali diaspora. She covers books, music, language, heritage and the personal negotiations that come with living between places and generations.
Her reporting pays close attention to creative work and everyday memory rather than treating culture as something fixed. Riya has interviewed artists and community organisers in Nepal, the Gulf, Europe and North America, tracing how ideas travel and return home.
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Spirituality in focus: people, ideas and change
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Understanding Mindfulness: a concise guide
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Articles by Riya Gurung
109 published articles
Lifestyle
Why Lifestyle matters now
An accessible guide to why Lifestyle matters when considering everyday decisions, household life and personal wellbeing.
1 min read
Spirituality
Spirituality in focus: people, ideas and change
A people-centred look at Spirituality, explaining its connection to everyday decisions, household life and personal wellbeing.
1 min read
Mindfulness
Understanding Mindfulness: a concise guide
A practical introduction to Mindfulness and its place in everyday decisions, household life and personal wellbeing.
1 min read
Personal Growth
Why Personal Growth matters now
An accessible guide to why Personal Growth matters when considering everyday decisions, household life and personal wellbeing.
1 min read
Productivity
Productivity in focus: people, ideas and change
A people-centred look at Productivity, explaining its connection to everyday decisions, household life and personal wellbeing.
1 min read
Family
Understanding Family: a concise guide
A practical introduction to Family and its place in everyday decisions, household life and personal wellbeing.
1 min read
Nepali Culture
Nepali Culture in Nepal: what readers should know
A concise Nepal Digest briefing on Nepali Culture, with attention to heritage, creative expression and the ways traditions continue to evolve.
1 min read
Music
Why Music matters now
An accessible guide to why Music matters when considering heritage, creative expression and the ways traditions continue to evolve.
1 min read
Crafts
Crafts in focus: people, ideas and change
A people-centred look at Crafts, explaining its connection to heritage, creative expression and the ways traditions continue to evolve.
1 min read
Photography
Understanding Photography: a concise guide
A practical introduction to Photography and its place in heritage, creative expression and the ways traditions continue to evolve.
1 min read