Diaspora Diaries

Nepalis meet family needs through migration

Four migrant workers share the story of their lives, and what made them seek work overseas

Nepali Times

Back temporarily in a new Nepal

Being home after two years erases the struggle, pain and separation of the past

Hari Prakash Chandara

Yatri, the Traveller

A Nepali limousine driver in Dubai looks at life and fortune through literature and poetry

Raj Lamsal Yatri

The nation’s daughter

Father of Deputy Speaker of Nepal’s Parliament Ruby Thakur on raising a family as a lifetime migrant worker

Sogarath Thakur

From Mahottari to Malaysia

Two friends from the Musahar community share their experiences growing up and migrating together

Nepali Times

From desert to sea

A Nepali migrant’s journey from working in a Doha garment factory to a US cruise ship

Jiwan Gurung

The diaspora and Nepal's Blue Sweep

Many migrants returning to vote were stuck, but are hopeful about the new government

Mixed feelings about missing the election

Four Nepali women migrant workers speak about their hopes and aspirations

Nepali Times

Homecoming at election time

Many disenfranchised Nepali workers overseas have returned home to make their voices heard

Nepali Times

Migrant>returnee>entrepreneur>politician

She returned from Korea, bought a cafe, and is now standing for election

Bimala Lama

Nepal’s voters are migrating

Weeks before elections, Nepalis are voting with their feet to migrate and remigrate

Dreaming in phases

As Spain moves to regularise 500,000 undocumented workers in 2026, Nepali migrant who left over 20 years ago shares his experience

Rajesh Thapa

Overseas Nepali vote bank

Nepalis overseas may be disenfranchised, but they are engaged

Nepali Times

Sky is the limit

From dishwashing to Michelin star, one Nepali’s spirited journey from Australia to Doha

Raj Silwal

Homecoming after nine years

A domestic worker from Jajarkot from her early years of migration to Kuwait to attachments and freedom as she returns to Nepal

Our migrant sons

What elderly parents of Nepal's overseas migrant workers say about the sacrifices their sons have had to make

Nepali Times

Father’s migration, son’s education

Against all odds, a Nepali migrant provides education for his son to become a doctor

Pawan Dev Majhi, Shiv Narayan Majhi

From ‘American-O’ to Jumli

A Korean returnee dreams of exporting Nepali speciality coffee to the international market

Santosh Timalsina

My father’s son

A son follows in the father's footsteps to become a migrant worker, goes viral with a poem dedicated to the sacrifices of the father

Anil Gole

Things eventually work out

A Nepali migrant in Australia who fundraised for the victims of the GenZ protests finally able to release money to families amidst personal crisis

Hiroshi Khanal

“I felt like I was born to be a nurse”

A Nepali nurse immigrates to the UK for the better future of her son diagnosed with Williams Syndrome

Alpana Adhikari

Nepali migrant workers rebuild lives

How survivors of the earthquake on 3 November 2023 have found new hope for the future in Malaysia

The flower guy

A Nepali returns from Korea to expand family’s horticulture business

Ishwar Banamala

The power of one

A Nepali helping fellow Nepalis get better overseas jobs is awarded in Qatar

Yasmeen Naaz

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