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Sahina Shrestha

Sahina Shrestha is a journalist interested in digital storytelling, product management, and audience development and engagement. She covers culture, heritage, and social justice. She has a Masters in Journalism from New York University.

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Articles by Sahina Shrestha

Age no bar to go to school

Age no bar to go to school

Meet the Nepali women fulfilling their lifelong dreams to get an education

What lies below Hadigaon

What lies below Hadigaon

A new book documents the archaeological history buried beneath Kathmandu Valley

The role of rituals in royalty

The role of rituals in royalty

How rituals were used to legitimise Gyanendra’s reign after the palace massacre and in Nepal’s transition to republic

The occupation of Tundikhel

The occupation of Tundikhel

Residents and activists protest Kathmandu mayor’s decision to further constrict the last of Kathmandu's open space

Ode to old

Ode to old

Two cousins archive the architecture of Kathmandu Valley to catalogue and protect its heritage

To-let

To-let

Assaulted daily by news of politicians getting away with larceny, convicted criminals being freed, impunity and then the tragic news of 10…

IT is it

IT is it

Nepal's digital products have the potential to be even bigger

Itumbaha's living museum

Itumbaha's living museum

Is the Rubin's involvement cultural restitution or invasion?

Nepali Vegan

Nepali Vegan

New book takes Nepali recipes to the world, and shows that vegan does not have to be boring or bland

Eleganza Extravaganza

Eleganza Extravaganza

Nepalis celebrate their unique identities through powerful performances and art

The heat beneath our feet

The heat beneath our feet

How Nepal could benefit from natural geothermal springs along the Himalaya for health and energy

Sherli goes trekking

Sherli goes trekking

A four-year-old Nepali goes forth to discover Nepal

The women connecting Nepal

The women connecting Nepal

From Mechi to Mahakali (and rivers in between) women engineers overcome hurdles to make Nepal more accessible

A family that works together stays together

A family that works together stays together

The Bhusals have decided to stay in Nepal to establish a thriving dairy venture

Adventures of a little dumpling named Momo (and other books)

Adventures of a little dumpling named Momo (and other books)

Nepali myths and characters are the subject of new international children’s books

Down on Bishnu's farm

Down on Bishnu's farm

A Nepali farmer who changed his mind about migrating to Korea, and feels fulfilled raising goats for a living

Traders barter tradition for modernity

Traders barter tradition for modernity

Barter trade has been an integral part of human civilisation, but over time, as people moved to cities, cash replaced kindKathmandu Valley’s…

Giving Tundikhel back to the people

Giving Tundikhel back to the people

Illegal construction in Khula Manch as seen in this photo from May 2020. All photos: GOPEN RAIOver the centuries, as Kathmandu expanded, the…

Don’t give up on Nepal, it has lots to offer

Don’t give up on Nepal, it has lots to offer

Dishwasher to hotelier, a migrant worker returns to Nepal and inspires the next generation

Forgetting to remember

Forgetting to remember

Illustration: SUBHASH RAI/NEPALI TIMESEighteen years after the end of Nepal's Maoist conflict, and eight years after the Supreme Court ruled…

Are women not Nepali enough?

Are women not Nepali enough?

Photo: AMIT MACHAMASI / NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVESLast Friday, The House of Representatives, through a majority vote, endorsed the amendment to the…

Life in a pickle

Life in a pickle

Married at the age of 14, a Nepali woman finds her footing

Money grows on trees here

Money grows on trees here

An enterprising couple has made Palpa the lemon capital of Nepal

Recipe for Nepali culinary diversity

Recipe for Nepali culinary diversity

Prashanta Khanal’s new cookbook brings forth the diversity in Nepal’s cuisine

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