September 2018
Opinion
No to The Ugly Nepali
Bhanu Bhattarai hen Nepal emerged from the century-long darkness of the Rana Era in 1950, society did not have the capacity to […]
September 14, 2018
Opinion
Nepal and Burma delay, dilute and deny justice
Nepal’s flourishing diversity of ethnicities, languages and cultures and its socio-cultural closeness to Burma made me feel at home as […]
September 11, 2018
Opinion
Perpetuating patriarchy in Nepal
TWITTER There is growing public outrage about the recent rise in reported rape cases across the country. The victims of these […]
September 3, 2018
August 2018
COMMENT
The death of democracy
On 5 August, Bangladeshi artist, writer and organiser Shahidul Alam was interviewed on Al Jazeera about student protests triggered by […]
August 29, 2018
Opinion
The roots of rape
ave you raped anyone? If your answer is yes, think: why did you commit a crime deemed to be wrong […]
August 24, 2018
Opinion
Do Nepali attitudes need to be decolonised?
Photo: Kunda Dixit Photo: Alanah Heffez SIGNS OF THE TIMES: A gate in Phidim of Panchthar put up by Limbuwan activists […]
August 9, 2018
Opinion
Living to eat
he 15-year-old boy weighs 54kg, much more than an average Nepali his age. He is malnourished. His breakfast and lunch […]
August 3, 2018
Opinion
How does the Nepali media cover rape?
he rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Kanchanpur last week was the latest in a series of crimes nationwide reported daily […]
August 2, 2018
Opinion
Business as usual, or transformation?
Outgoing US Ambassador Alaina B Teplitz at NEF Talk on 24 July. Photo: ALAINA B TEPLITZ/ TWITTER As I prepare […]
August 2, 2018
July 2018
Opinion
Absolute power numbs absolutely
Dr. Govinda KC when he was brought to Kathmandu from Jumla, in the midst of his 15th hunger strike. Photo: […]
July 24, 2018