2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (511+ words) Sudiksha Tuladhar'Jul 7, 2026 Growing up in Nepal, Shovna Upadhyay felt an inexplicable sense of inner calm in rare trips to the wilderness. She was stirred by awe and wonder at the natural world. Upadhyay's second book, Our Jungles, My Stories, was…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (473+ words) Former hotelier turns fine pashmina into wearable works of art Sudiksha Tuladhar'Jul 4, 2026 Shivangini Rana used to paint as a hobby whenever she had free time from her hotel job. During the long lonely days of Covid lockdowns, she took to…...

5+ day, 45+ min ago  (821+ words) Calligraphic artist returns to her roots to give her murals new meaning Vishad Raj Onta'Jul 2, 2026 After literally making her mark in American cities with "calligrafitti, artist Sneha Shrestha is back home to rediscover her roots and give new meaning to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1058+ words) Book underlines the role of revitalist architecture when urban space is a living culture Sonia Awale'Jun 16, 2026 A G Krishna Menon is an urban planner and conservation consultant based in New Delhi who was invited to examine strengthening and rebuilding in…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago  (200+ words) Nepali Times'Jun 15, 2026 In Our Songs from the Forest Uma Bista follows young women from Achham district who are living under Chhaupadi " a practice that confines women to cowsheds during menstruation, branding them impure and untouchable. Despite being outlawed in 2005 and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (964+ words) Sonia Awale'Jun 13, 2026 When does a monument become heritage? Who gets to say how to preserve them: the government, local communities or international partners with experience of landmark restoration elsewhere? Does the textbook definition of heritage preservation even apply in Kathmandu…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (220+ words) Nepali Times Much of Nepal's documented history lies within the scope of a few. In the feudal caste-based system that underlies Nepali society, this is no surprise. The educated were those in power, those in power wrote about themselves and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (392+ words) Through 'The Mountain Is Young', Han Suyin introduced Nepal to the world at a time when the country was just opening up Han Suyin, the author and physician famous for writing the novel which became the Hollywood film Many Splendoured…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (684+ words) US-based artist'Binod Shrestha brings a unique multi-show to his hometown' Vishad Raj Onta'Jun 11, 2026 Is the human brain hardwired for violence? Why does another war start after one ends? How does one suppress the reptilian side of the mind'to foster peace…...

4+ week, 18+ min ago  (813+ words) New book is a pictorial anthology of the lives and rituals of the people of a remote Himalayan village Kunda Dixit'Jun 9, 2026 When Gabriele Tautscher was a young student at St Mary's School in Kathmandu, she became close to her family's…...