Photo Essays
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Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights
International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated worldwide on March 8.The annual calendar event, according to United Nations, “is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities”.
This year International Women’s Day is being celebrated with the special 2020 theme, I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights. Like many other countries, Nepal has announced a public holiday and has organized various events to mark the day.
Brickklin worker in outskrits of Kathmandu valley.
Women workers carry sand in a doko- kind of basket made from bamboo at a construction site in Pokhara.
Women walking down trial with their dokos in Pokhara
Children play along with their grand mother at a front yard in Sarangkot, Pokhara.
Photo Essays
7 min read
A centuries-old tradition of piercing the tongue in order to appease the gods continues to this day.
Opinions
8 min read
A soil scientist’s reflections from three and a half years of agricultural research
Interviews
Longreads
42 min read
In 1996 Padma Ratna Tuladhar spoke about his background, on the need for linguistic inclusion, the prevalent political culture and foreign aid in Nepal
Features
7 min read
As cases of domestic violence escalate in Ramechhap, survivors remain economically and legally deprived.
COVID19
Features
4 min read
Poorer Nepalis with chronic diseases such as kidney ailments are struggling to afford and avail of medical care during the Covid-19 pandemic
Features
Photo Essays
3 min read
With changing time and demand, the pottery makers of Bhaktapur are slowly replacing traditional ways with modern technology.
Perspectives
Opinions
3 min read
It’s clear the government wants to silence those who champion the minorities
Features
5 min read
With visits to Pashupati and a reiteration of Nepal as the birthplace of Ram, Oli appears to be scrambling for the Hindu vote.
