Dalit children don’t go to school. They rely on free community tuition
The clock hit 4 PM. The calendar read February 14, Friday. I was at a Dalit settlement in Kehuniya, Bindawasini of Birgunj Metropolitan City ward …
‘Madhesh Library to build conscious Madheshi intelligentsia through knowledge production’
On January 26, I rode to Kirtipur to sit with Anshu Kumar and Aavash Guru. It was a cool windy Sunday inside the Tribhuvan University …
Another wildfire season on horizon which claimed 17 lives last year
On January 21, a wildfire broke out in Mahabharata forests of Kavrepalanchok district. It took authorities a week to secure control. In three mountainous districts …
Two Fridays back, I received a text on my WhatsApp from an international number with code +213. WhatsApp warned at the top of the chatbox, …
Nepals cricket has found a booster after a blockbuster inaugural edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) held from November 30 to December 21, 2024. …
NPL was blockbuster. But racism remains out of discourse
Mayan Yadav made the last strike, running two between the wickets, at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium, aka TU Ground, in Kirtipur on December …
Government must move with incremental growth targets, presses think tank IIDS
The Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS) on December 27 held a policy conclave themed Nepal Vision 2100 in Kathmandu. Second of its edition, the …
Your Excellency! We want your aid once again
Ah, the bird must leave the nest eventually. But the bird [read Nepal government] barely leaves the nest. Instead of spreading its wings, it rather …
Almost 70% of the Nepali diaspora in the US migrated post-2010: a report
The Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS) on Tuesday launched a report, curating triumphs and setbacks of Nepali diaspora in the United States of America. …
Neglected flames: Nepal’s wildfire crisis
Shortly before noon on April 30, residents Ramesh Pahari and Shankar Pahari with a dozen people entered the Kumariban Community Forest to protect the Tapeshwardham …
Purna Bahadur misses out to sing on caste, hums mere class struggle
In South Asian societies, including Nepal, communities were historically identified through their professions, with corresponding caste positions and the economic value of these professions determining …
What do we know about Nepal’s latest torrential rainfall-induced crisis so far?
Nepal witnessed unprecedented rainfall last week spanning three days (Thursday to Saturday evening) triggering floods, landslides (mudslides) and flash floods across different parts of the …
