Ashish Dhakal

Amrit Gurung, unplugged

For the lead vocalist of Nepathya, love for country means coming home

Ashish Dhakal

Lights, Camera, Action in Nepal

Nepal as a prime location for international movies

Ashish Dhakal

Giving prayer wheels an arty spin

Taragaon Next exhibition features Bidhata KC’s vision of healing in modern times

Ashish Dhakal

Between sand and a hard place

New play addresses Nepal’s labour out-migration and a vanishing traditional way of life

Ashish Dhakal

The delta of kāma

In 1294 the crown princess of Banepa donated a shiva linga to the nearby principality of Panauti. A temple was built to enshrine...

Ashish Dhakal

Stories of Nepal’s summiteers

Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest begins in Spring 2019. Nepal’s mountaineering has just rebounded from the deadly avalanches...

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Painted walls and pieces of history

The noise and dust from busy traffic at the Mangal Bazar intersection filters in through the lattice window at a corner of...

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An anchor to Cambodia’s past

The National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh is a vast complex. The red buildings with oblique roofs curve upwards at the...

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The history of heritage

Seven years ago, on a particularly gloomy Saturday, the ground groaned as an earthquake shook Central Nepal, flattening villages and killing thousands.Many...

Ashish Dhakal

Who looted Nepal's gods?

Narayan Putuwar was awakened by the sound of stones hitting the tin roof over his head. He turned, half-asleep, and checked the...

Ashish Dhakal

Ashish Dhakal

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