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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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109 published articles
Battles
Understanding Battles: a concise guide
A practical introduction to Battles and its place in the people, places and evidence that connect Nepal’s past with its present.
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Shah Dynasty
Why Shah Dynasty matters now
An accessible guide to why Shah Dynasty matters when considering the people, places and evidence that connect Nepal’s past with its present.
1 min read
Royal History
Royal History in focus: people, ideas and change
A people-centred look at Royal History, explaining its connection to the people, places and evidence that connect Nepal’s past with its present.
1 min read
Modern Nepal
Understanding Modern Nepal: a concise guide
A practical introduction to Modern Nepal and its place in the people, places and evidence that connect Nepal’s past with its present.
1 min read
Political History
Political History in Nepal: what readers should know
A concise Nepal Digest briefing on Political History, with attention to the people, places and evidence that connect Nepal’s past with its present.
1 min read
Regional History
Why Regional History matters now
An accessible guide to why Regional History matters when considering the people, places and evidence that connect Nepal’s past with its present.
1 min read
Kathmandu Valley History
Kathmandu Valley History in focus: people, ideas and change
A people-centred look at Kathmandu Valley History, explaining its connection to the people, places and evidence that connect Nepal’s past with its present.
1 min read
Money & Investment
Understanding Money & Investment: a concise guide
A practical introduction to Money & Investment and its place in mobility, identity and the connections Nepalis maintain across borders.
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Global Nepali Stories
Why Global Nepali Stories matters now
An accessible guide to why Global Nepali Stories matters when considering mobility, identity and the connections Nepalis maintain across borders.
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