Issue #1032

In this issue:

Upended Dasain | Editorial:PKD runs to remain in place | The elephant dilemma | Nepal’s data-centric future beyond Covid-19 | The human face of a Himalayan climate crisis | Caste aside, Dalits battle stigma | Nepal, China re-measure height of Mt Everest | Kite fight over Kathmandu | Nepal’s women envoys make a mark | Nepal’s acid attack survivors fi nd a saviour | Take to pottery during the pandemic | Covid-19 changes students’ career paths | Saving Nepal’s flyway for migrating cranes | Eurasian Curlew visits Kathmandu after 50 years | Preserving King Birendra’s family home | Building back Rani Pokhari even better Building back Rani Pokhari even better | Uma Bhujel in and out of prison | Masks unmasked | Kathmandu homes and hotels turn into hospitals | Backside: Dasain Postponed