Aakriti Maya Aryal

is a former Communications Lead/Desk Editor at the_farsight.

8 posts

Women candidates win voters’ confidence despite political parties mistrust

49.2% female voters out of a total of 17.9 million voters. A share of 51.04% female in 29.1 million population. Yet Nepals mainstream political parties …

Politics  Aakriti Maya Aryal

Women candidates win voters’ confidence despite political parties mistrust

49.2% female voters out of a total of 17.9 million voters. A share of 51.04% female in 29.1 million population. Yet Nepals mainstream political parties …

Politics  Aakriti Maya Aryal

An ode to the haat bazaar

A little ways past the central Bank Road and the Lumbini Eye Hospital and the Bhairahawa Cricket Stadium, lies Haat Bazaar Road named after the …

Photo Stories  Aakriti Maya Aryal

How 'Saarang' is curating stories hidden behind Nepal’s unique heritages

Atravel tech startup Saarang brings latent stories and folktales secretly etched behind Nepals unique heritages to your phone through their QR system. Foundedby threeundergrad students …

Tech  Aakriti Maya Aryal

“We see cities as the arena to build the next era of civilization”

Arriving at a large commercial building in Teku, I climbed four long flights of stairs plastered with posters of Goddess Lakshmi to the workspace of …

Interview  Aakriti Maya Aryal

Exploring the water, energy, food, and ecosystems nexus in the Ganges Basin

On April 6,the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) along with several other CGIAR (Consultative Group on International …

Environment  Aakriti Maya Aryal

The promise and pitfalls of the nexus approach in Nepal

DEMAND FOR RESOURCES, such as agricultural land and energy, has increased substantially over the last decades. And this has catapulted increasing competition, often leading to …

Environment  Aakriti Maya Aryal

Battle for mayorship: Who should win?

IN SEPTEMBER 2021,A10 YEAR BOY DIED after falling into an open sewer at Kapan, Budhanilkantha. Nobody was held accountable. With the pandemic, businesses had to …

Politics  Aakriti Maya Aryal

Telling the stories of climate change with Neelima Vallangi

FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE, Neelima began working as a software engineer but her sense of adventure was left unsatisfied in the corporate world. I got …

Environment  Aakriti Maya Aryal

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