February 2020
Opinion
What next for Kathmandu: bottled air?
Photo: BIKRAM RAI epal has restructured its polity and installed local, provincial and central governments. People have been promised economic […]
February 17, 2020
Opinion
Read and let read
Photo: BIKRAM RAI he past decade has seen a dramatic rise in the number of book publishers, book stores and […]
February 4, 2020
January 2020
Opinion
Counting what counts in Nepal
Nepal’s great income divide. Photo: BIKRAM RAI nyone who visits Nepal seeking investment opportunities will look at two indicators: the first is […]
January 22, 2020
Opinion
Back to the future in Nepal
Photo: KUNDA DIXIT any conversations these days about the coming 2020s decade for Nepal, somehow always turns to a debate about our […]
January 7, 2020
December 2019
Opinion
Make sure you visit Nepal in 2020
Photo: HIMALAYAN HERMITAGE hings improve imperceptibly in Nepal, with small changes for the better. And that is the first thing […]
December 24, 2019
Opinion
Let Tundikhel be what Tundikhel was
illustration: DIWAKAR CHETTRI he earthquakes of April 2015 literally shook all of us out of our complacency, and forced us […]
December 11, 2019
November 2019
Is the Nepal Tarai prepared for winter?
Photo: GOPEN RAI t is a common sight every day on the inner streets of Kathmandu to see four-wheeled push […]
November 29, 2019
Opinion
Cars before roads in Nepal
Photo: MADAN PURASKAR PUSTAKALAYA epal’s development dilemma has always been that we have got things backwards. Cars were carried over […]
November 10, 2019
October 2019
Opinion
Can Nepal be the powerhouse of Asia?
he Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) is hosting the Nepal Power Summit from 21-22 November in Kathmandu. The […]
October 22, 2019
Opinion
Much more than dal bhat
Photo: DWARIKA’S HOTEL ith so many Nepalis living outside of the country, those of us who remain are often asked what keeps us here. […]
October 4, 2019