Movie review: In ‘Chiso Maanchhe’, a journey with a corpse becomes a meditation on grief and human connection
By Jony Nepal Dipendra K Khanal’s 2022 film follows a dead migrant worker on his final journey home, finding grief, intimacy and a changing society in the silences along the way.
Mental wellbeing: When a parent goes abroad for work, children can feel a loss that has no end
By Jony Nepal Known as ambiguous loss, this experience can involve loneliness, anxiety and uncertainty about when—or whether—the parent will return.
From cinema halls to social media: How Nepali films are facing a new piracy threat
By Jony Nepal As audiences record films from cinema seats and circulate them online, Nepali filmmakers are navigating the growing piracy problem.
Indigenous voices unite for identity, rights and inclusion
By Jony Nepal Traditional dress, music and dance filled Kathmandu as indigenous communities came together to celebrate diversity and raise concerns over political representation and land rights.
How Miss Nepal Cosmo 2026 Kashis Subba turned self-doubt into confidence
By Jony Nepal & Rivash Rijal From questioning whether she belonged in pageantry to winning the crown, Subba says growth came from confronting her fears.
Inside Arya Nishaant’s journey to becoming Miss Nepal International
By Jony Nepal & Rivash Rijal Nishaant opens up about deleting social media, embracing criticism and preparing to represent Nepal in Japan.
Miss Nepal World 2026 Deepmala Dhakal on turning a crown into cancer awareness platform
By Jony Nepal & Rivash Rijal Inspired by her mother, Dhakal shares her journey of identity, resilience, and championing cancer awareness.
Mental wellbeing: When a child becomes the caregiver
By Jony Nepal Psychologist Shristi Kharel explains how children who grow up managing their parents' emotions carry the weight of parentification.
The intersection of art and human psyche at Annapurna Gallery
By Jony Nepal Nine contemporary artists examine the world through colour and memory in ‘Chromatic Psyche: A Collective Art Show’.
Deepmala Dhakal crowned as the Miss Nepal 2026
By Jony Nepal The finale celebrated ambition and purpose as Dhakal claimed the crown alongside Arya Nishaant and Kashis Subba.
Movie review: The price of artistic immortality
By Jony Nepal Spanning five decades, ‘Kokuho’ traces one performer's moral cost of becoming indispensable to art.
EXHIBIT REVIEW: On recollections of homeland
By Jony Nepal In ‘Ek Hul Batas’, Sanod Maharjan transforms Tistung into an abstract landscape of nature and colour.
‘Jolene’ at Kausi Theatre
By Jony Nepal The play experiments with blending melodrama, tragedy, musical theatre and horror.
‘Dialogue And Perception’ at The Kala Salon
By Jony Nepal Sagar Manandhar’s solo exhibit traces the evolving language of his decades-long engagement with abstraction.
For Kathmandu’s youths, running is about more than fitness
By Jony Nepal Running clubs are drawing young people by blending fitness, social connection and mental well-being into a single activity.