During the very short history of urbanisation in modem Nepal, remarkable changes have taken place. There were less than 10 towns in the 1960s: today the number exceeds 30. About
Like so many other political, economic and cultural processes, the issue of Nepalis in foreign military and pars-military forces is often obscured by multi-layered veils. These veils not only cloud
Many people already know of the connection between the Gurkhas and the British Army. This relationship stretches back more than 175 years to 1815, when the British East India Company
When Tintin traveled to Tibet through Nepal in the comic book pages, he caught the fancy of not just the visitor but the visited.
In the shortlived freak magazine Flow,
Somewhat successful in wooing western countries, the Tibetan exile government seems to treat South Asia as a backwater. Understandably, the primary focus of the public relations effort has been to
Bylakuppe is an odd place. Outside the rows of houses, the hot wind pushes the dusty air past coconut palms and out into the arid plains. Inside the homes, it
The Dalai Lama's proclaimed path of ahimsa sets the theme for Tibetan refugees. But for a while, there was Chushi Gangdruk, the Tibetan guerrilla resistance, which operated along Nepal's northern frontier.
Thanks to the favourable impact of movements for democracy in Nepal and Eastern Europe last year, the Dalai Lama was compelled to announce some democratic measures in Dharamsala, seat of
Granted that Bhutan's is extremely difficult terrain for journalists, but the subject deserved better from the regional and international media — more depth and less bias.
The events in
The ever-increasing external pressures were bound to crack Bhutan' s self-image, forcing it to change slowly, though not silently.
Twenty years ago, everybody in Nepal was chanting "Hariyo
In today's Kathmandu, there are two kinds of rich: the lords and the masters. Who are they?
Any story about poverty in the third world cannot be complete
