Good intentions aren’t enough. It is vital to rethink what it means to help
Foreign volunteers may mean well, but their altruism could perpetuate unequal power dynamics.
Foreign volunteers may mean well, but their altruism could perpetuate unequal power dynamics.
Experts cite local and global climate drivers, including El Niño and a weakening Atlantic circulation, behind Nepal’s increasingly erratic rainfall.
As the government plans to turn demolition sites into gardens, environmental experts say tens of thousands of tonnes of mixed debris could contaminate rivers, worsen flooding, and repeat mistakes made after the 2015 earthquake.
Once confined to homes and treated as unpaid labour, handicraft work is now helping women earn income and build businesses.
As generative AI becomes the first stop for ideas and answers, experts question whether people are losing the habit of thinking and creating for themselves.
Officials complain of shortages of beds, manpower and funding are limiting care capacity.
Through stories of migration, Manjushree Thapa explores the ache of searching for home across cultures and borders.
Squatter families scour the debris of their homes for belongings. Promised aid has yet to materialise.
For fifteen years, a handful of schools have supported children with autism with little government help.
From concert halls in Canada to fashion stages in London, Nepali clothing is helping diaspora communities translate identity into style.
Interest in bicycles is growing again. But poor infrastructure, unsafe roads and status-driven attitudes continue to keep cycling from becoming a mode of commuting.
Performed without lights, microphones or a fixed stage, Katha Ghera turned public spaces into theatres, staging plays inspired by local stories.
Drawing from multiple traditions, ‘Invocation of the Goddesses’ resists fixed meanings, inviting viewers into a space of uncertainty and inquiry.