Reverence and traditional practices have helped preserve valuable wetland ecosystems in the Himalaya
Conversations on climate loss and damage must also consider the impact of climate breakdown on intangible assets
Heritage and culture have been shunted from one ministry to another for 40 years, no one quite seems to know where to put them
Photos: LITTLEBIGA painting of Mt Everest could have only been unveiled on Everest Day 29 May at the iconic Hotel Everest View in Syangboche.The…
Photos: AMIT MACHAMASI.Prem Lal Shilpakar of in Bhaktapur was eleven when he first worked on the chariot for the ancient Biska Jatra. The…
How does it shape women who belong to communities where they are not expected to dance?
We are not fooling anyone with humble bragging, fake modesty doesn’t win any friends
The ancient town of Panauti is preparing for its once-in-12-years Makar Mela this month, a festival that dates back 1,000 years. Despite the…
The mustard fields of Chobhar have been turned into an amusement park. All photos: SCOTT FAIIANepal is known the world over for its majestic…
Archaic patriarchal beliefs will persist for years but you can't let negative emotions consume you
A dancer impersonating Goddess Nil Barahi at the festival. All photo: SAURAV THAPA SHRESTHAMore than 500 years after they were first performed,…
All photos: MONIKA DEUPALATraditionally, the average lifespan of a Nepali used to be 40-45. Child mortality rate was high, and very few people…
All photos: SANU RAJA MAHARJANTraditionally celebrated with much vigour and enthusiasm, the Kartik Nach performance in Patan Durbar, revived to…
A girl worships in a locked up Ganesh temple in Kuleshwor in Kathmandu this week. All photos: Rajani MaharjanFor decades, Dhanamaya Singh…
Photos: Hari Bhakta Dangol and Bikram RaiKathmandu Valley celebrated the Gathemuga festival on Sunday by setting fire to effigies of demons,…
The 2015 earthquake forced the twin towns to balance tradition with modernity as they rebuild
Nepalis cannot get enough of this versatile wild fruit
It is difficult to get western museums to return trafficked deities, so Nepalis are making copies of the missing statuary
In this impressively detailed and visually arresting study, Mohan Pant makes a convincing scholarly case for why social and cultural traditions…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGvvnK0tsQ&feature=youtu.beA popular Newari festival observed every year during the December full moon, Yomari…
Girls from the Newa community in Nepal get married at least three times in their lifetime. The first ceremony called Bel Bibaha (‘Ihi’) is where…
Photos: BIKRAM RAI AND MONIKA DEUPALAChhath is an important festival in Nepal’s Tarai plains dedicated to the Sun God and his sister Chhathi…
Photo: KUNDA DIXITThe first thing one notices these days while travelling by road in the Tarai are hundreds of cattle blocking the East-West…
