An instrument of liberation
Short film Sanai explores forbidden friendships and youth defiance to customs
caste-based-discrimination
For children, about children
Rajib does not like school. His dreams are filled with snakes, pulling him into dark wells. He stares at his own reflection...
How the climate crisis adds to child marriage in Nepal
As harvests fail due to drought and floods, girls from marginalised families are forced to marry earlier to escape poverty
History in a house of worship
One evening 20 years ago, Laxman Ramtel headed to Bhaktapur from Godavari to meet up with his friends. When he arrived, Ramtel...
COVID-19 sharpens caste discrimination in Nepal
Across Nepal, it is the already under-served and vulnerable who have been affected by the prolonged lockdowns. But it is the Dalit...
Caste aside
On 26 May, six young men were killed in a mob attack and their bodies dumped into the river in the village...
“I never thought I would be alone this early in life”
Much of the attention after the murder of six young men in Jajarkot on 24 May centred on Nabaraj BK and his relationship with a teenage...
Love's victory over racial hatred
On 23 May, Nabaraj BK of Jajarkot and five friends were reportedly killed because he had fallen in love with a young...
Pancha Kumari Pariyar: Still She Rises
“When the stalks of rice grow taller, you must come back here again,” she says. “They move in the wind like waves...
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