The Sita-Ram corridor
Ayodhya in India and Janakpur in Nepal have a connection that predates the national boundary
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Decoding diversity
Nepal's national census reaffirms diversity, but stokes controversy and intolerance
Religiously following politics
Nepal’s traditional communal harmony could be disturbed by imported intolerance
Volatile Mix of Politics and Religion
The Election Commission has set local elections for May, with federal elections following early next year. Given the heated debate about federalism...
Where Siddhartha Gautam walked
Kapilvastu-Tilaurakot is 2,700 years old, and is the most well preserved archaeological site in South Asia
Nepal to conduct census amidst Covid-19 surge
Nepal is being engulfed by a second Covid-19 wave, but that has not deterred the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) as it...
Hindu gods in Bangkok’s malls
At the corner of Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok’s noisy and traffic-clogged commercial centre, the Erawan Shrine offers a peaceful refuge for busy...
The Hindu gods of Buddhist Thailand
Visitors from Nepal and India at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport are surprised to see a 15m long depiction of Hindu gods and demons...
With temples locked up, Nepalis improvise
For decades, Dhanamaya Singh concluded each day at Aakash Bhairab Temple in Indrachok in Kathmandu’s historic heart, to sing bhajan hymns.As an unmarried elder,...
Tengboche abbott’s last wish
Anxiety caused by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the collapse of a tourism-dependent economy appears to have deeply worried the...
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