Nepal, Aug. 27 -- While comparing the omnipotent ruler of imperial France with the "Omnipotence of the Majority in the United States," the early 19th-century French political thinker Alexis de Tocquev... Read More
Nepal, Aug. 13 -- August is a month of bittersweet memories across much of South Asia. In Pakistan, it is a time of remembrance and rejoicing, tempered by the pangs of a nation's birth. In India, it's... Read More
Nepal, July 30 -- In the supplement of Nepali Times, marking its 25 years of publication, Kunda Dixit has titled his Publisher's Note thus: "Imagine no Internet. No Facebook. No TikTok. No algorithm, ... Read More
Nepal, July 15 -- An earthy politician from the rugged hills of Rolpa, Balaram Gharti Magar (1937-2025) held various ministerial portfolios in nearly a dozen cabinets between 1970 and 2000. But his gr... Read More
Nepal, July 2 -- Janakpur hasn't yet been able to resolve its identity crisis. It doesn't seem to be able to decide whether it wants to remain a site of pilgrimage, emerge as a tourist spot, develop a... Read More
Nepal, June 18 -- For a Madheshi boy from the political periphery, social margins, economic backwaters and the cultural other of the dominant Bahun-Chhetri-Newar (BCN) mainstream, the capital city loo... Read More
Nepal, June 4 -- When scholars take turns to speak about a book that very few in the audience have even seen, let alone read, most attendees pretend to listen with rapt attention. The participants who... Read More