Rebuilding better than before
Rohit Ranjitkar’s book is a pictorial documentation of the restoration of Kathmandu’s monuments after the 2015 earthquake
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Preserving Patan post-earthquake
Much of Kathmandu’s centuries-old architectural heritage was destroyed in 45 seconds on a Saturday afternoon in 2015. Many of the temples built by the Malla kings in...
Tri-Chandra's run down state is a microcosm of Nepal
The country's oldest college is falling apart, an apt symbol of neglect and apathy
Langtang copes with quake and Covid
Six years after deadly avalanche, survivors endure the Covid-induced collapse of tourism
Patan school built back better
The 2015 earthquake damaged 7,923 schools and 49,681 classrooms in 14 districts in Central Nepal. Of these, 6,085 schools have been rebuilt...
Reviewing lessons of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
The earthquake struck at 11:56 on 25 April 2015, just as 50 young people were donating blood inside Kasthmandap. Eleven of those...
Nepal is being loved to death
Four years after the earthquake, we Nepalis have got really good at playing victim
The baker of Barpak
After a night of rain, the clouds move quickly up the mountains to the village of Barpak. Mingled with the monsoon mist...
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