The popularity of Hindi films in Kathmandu is such that, while awaiting the rise of ‘national cinema’, there is a need to adjust philosophically to the presence of Bollywood
Thupten arrived at the Kathmandu airport, grabbed his duffle bag from the conveyor belt and walked right past the security check. There was a huddle of people waiting to put
In 1951, Nepal was still largely a mystery to the world. Other than the occasional mountaineering expedition or diplomatic mission, life in the kingdom – with all its complex politics and
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PAST EVENTS
Travelling Cartoon Exhibition
Himal organised two cartoon exhibitions in Kathmandu, Nepal as part of the first-ever Cartoon Congress on 14-15 November, 2008.
Come with me early this upcoming winter for a trip through backwater history, across borders and ecological zones, across fields, rivers, forests, gorges – and to confront the invasion of modern
Either Nepali politics is incredibly unscrupulous or it is a trailblazer, with some of the more sensitively democratic politicians chaperoning a post-conflict society. Take the case of the elections for
