November 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
September 2019
Opinion
Smarter Nepalis with smarter devices
Illustration: SUBHAS RAI ill only two centuries ago almost every human being lived and worked from home. The industrial revolution […]
September 16, 2019
Opinion
Let’s listen to Nepal’s young changemakers
here has been a dramatic shift in the way young Nepalis think and generate ideas to bring about social change. […]
September 5, 2019
August 2019
Opinion
Nepal by night
Photo: GOPEN RAI any visitors to Nepal complain that there is not much to do after dark besides go to […]
August 19, 2019
Opinion
Look what’s cooking in Nepal
Russian Mi-17 helicopters fly in LPG cylinders to Syangboche from Phaplu. Photo courtesy: ADAM STERN he import of LPG cylinders […]
August 6, 2019
July 2019
Opinion
Nepal must keep water on its land
Lagankhel in the mid 1920s from on top of the Ashoka South Stupa. The road in the foreground goes to […]
July 23, 2019
Opinion
Nepal’s fatalistic ‘ke garne’ culture
Credits: Daman Rai/Republica and Basanta Pratap Singh/Kantipur bulldozer ploughs through a rice terrace being readied for paddy planting for a […]
July 8, 2019
June 2019
Opinion
Kathmandu fixing what ain’t broke
A scene from the protest against the Guthi Bill in Maitighar. Photo: BIKRAM RAI he Nepal government, which has done […]
June 21, 2019