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Open spaces and open society

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Nepal’s politicians are engaged in political one-upmanship as they pack people into public spaces, particularly the...

Food of the royals

Nepal’s Rana dynasty ruled for just over 100 years, building ornate neo-classical palaces with vast manicured gardens copied from Victorian England, while...

Jung Bahadur’s destitute descendants

"If it pleases your highness, please partake of your repast,” says a woman dressed in a frayed kurta, using the courtly language...

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