A Nepali rebel in Tibet
Little is known of KI Singh’s life in Tibet, where he escaped after a failed coup attempt.
Little is known of KI Singh’s life in Tibet, where he escaped after a failed coup attempt.
Nepal may have become a republic, but the public memory of the royal figures has not gone away.
The Nepali state must assure its citizens the country does not just belong to upper caste men.
The Nepali diaspora has long shown it does not need a state to claim its identity.
Kin and clan networks will once again play a formidable role in determining victory margins.
The past would seem better if one belonged to the upper castes or were associated with royalty.
New realities–and ways of seeing–impress upon us the need to constantly ‘rewrite the books of the past’.
In just a week, Europe’s hard-earned peace of 80 years has come crashing to the ground.
It has been extraordinary to witness the prevarication, doublespeak and large-scale mobilisation against the MCC.
The census has thrown up several questions our policymakers will need to keep in mind in the years to come.
Our entire state is a shining example of commissions, kickbacks, and kleptocracy.
The food shortage in Limi Valley has highlighted Nepal’s weak state presence in the Himalayan borderlands.
Honey hunting has come to be seen as one of the last symbols of a wild Himalaya.
Examples of flawed historical interpretations abound in our everyday affairs.
Their remarkable adventurism adds an important chapter to Nepal’s history of trade.