How does it shape women who belong to communities where they are not expected to dance?
Female friendships lost to patriarchal feuds
On 10 October 2020, the #ajhaikatisahane movement went viral on social media and gained attention like we were hoping it would. In the weeks…
Archaic patriarchal beliefs will persist for years but you can't let negative emotions consume you
Men cheat and get away with it, while women are blamed for shaming the family
A skilful but blunt depiction of Nepali society on canvas
Circa 1941. Standing from left: Yagyamuni Sharma, Tara Devi Sharma, Kusum Kumari Sharma, Hem Kumari ‘Gyanu’ Sharma. Sitting on chair: Basundhara…
On 5 March 2004, a clandestine feminist movement emerged in Kathmandu, and in a 40-point declaration to coincide with International Women’s Day,…
Hupsekot Rural Municipality recently inaugurated a 10-bed coronavirus-dedicated hospital. Municipality chair Laxmi Pandey is at centre. All…
Mohan and Sarita (name changed) studied together in the same school from Grade 6 onwards. They were friends initially, but fell in love and…
Lee and Austin are brothers who don’t seem to have much in common. Austin is a cultured man with an Ivy League degree trying to make it as a…
The lyrics in traditional duets this Tij are about empowerment and social injustice
Increase in inter-ethnic marriages blurs cultural distinctions, complicating job quotas
Pic: DIWARKAR CHETTRIBuying a bouquet for a friend’s wedding the other day, I got really involved in the process of choosing the flowers,…
Oligaun is an hour by foot from the district capital at Mangalsen of Achham. It is less remote than most villages and is made up of mixed…
Nepal’s 2016 Constitution may be seen as the preeminent in the world by its framers, but there are still some design defects in it that need to…
When Deepak Gautam’s wife was pregnant with their second child, his older daughter came to him with a worried look. “I want a sister, but…
It was raining hard that Tuesday night on 11 September in Chandrapur of Rautahat. In the Das family home, teenage sisters Samjhana and Sushmita…
There is an argument that there has not been an abrupt rise in the number of rape cases in Nepal, it is just being reported more now. It is…
Tij has been called a festival of women, and indeed it is a time Nepali women let their hair down, dance their troubles away, visit their…
There is growing public outrage about the recent rise in reported rape cases across the country. The victims of these appalling crimes can be…
Have you raped anyone? If your answer is yes, think: why did you commit a crime deemed to be wrong by society, and illegal by law? Are you a…
