Paediatrician Nawaraj KC's new book deals with people of the Karnali who have overcome life's obstacles
Now even women are leaving Nepali village known for seasonal out-migration to India
It is a lonely journey, this. No one tells you you will experience a hundred things.
A dragon fly perches on the oar and she pauses briefly, lets it alight on a bundle of grass parked on the side of the boat, and then rows again
“Women are born with pain built in. It is our destiny. Period pain. Sore boobs. Child birth. You know?”
Photo credit: PAUL JEFFREYEvery new crisis heightens the importance of labour migration for Nepal’s economy. Remittance money has run this…
If women keep bringing each other down, it will be impossible for us to rise together
Women in a Nepali village become change agents to adapt to the impact of the climate crisis
There are many examples to prove that, given the right opportunities, Nepali women can perform as well as, if not better than, their male…
Two women on opposite sides of Nepal's Maoist insurgency draw on memories of conflict
In the heart of Edinburgh near the Church of St John the Evangelist is One World Shop, a modest-looking store that sells goods from all over the…
Female friendships lost to patriarchal feuds
Srijana Singh Thakuri in 2008 as a student in Surkhet. Photo: KOPILA VALLEYMy Dad wanted a son.I was the first daughter and after me came three…
In the days of the absolute monarchy, every government appointment, promotion in the civil service, and ambassadorship had to be approved by the…
The tendency in men to use the toilet carelessly can be disturbing for others
Photo: WWF NEPALAs the Covid crisis pushes millions of Nepalis back below the poverty line affecting their nutritional status, the UK government…
Men cheat and get away with it, while women are blamed for shaming the family
TOLOnews female presenter Beheshta Arghand interviewing Taliban spokesperson Mawlawi Abdulhaq Hemad on 17 August. Photo: TOLONewsSteven Butler…
She was more than a child helper turned child bride
A year since Nepal went into lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus, different facets of socio-political economy are being revisited.…
As the world celebrates 110th International Women’s Day, Nepali Times caught up with Supreme Court Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla to discuss…
On 5 March 2004, a clandestine feminist movement emerged in Kathmandu, and in a 40-point declaration to coincide with International Women’s Day,…
Here is a directory of 50 women from different walks in life in Nepal, a collaborative work by Bec Ordish, Sarita Gurung and Nimdiki…
Now that NASA has its Perseverance SUV and Ingenuity drone on the surface of the Red Planet, we will finally know if men are indeed from Mars.…
