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Movie review: The ambitions and plotholes of 'Gauthali'

Kathmandu, July 22 -- Kapil Rijal's new movie 'Gauthali', named after its female protagonist, picks up salient themes of patriarchy and mental illness. Gauthali, two years out from appearing for the S... Read More


Nepal showcases fashion talent at South Asian summit in Sri Lanka

Kathmandu, July 20 -- The Fashion Designers Center (Council), Nepal, in partnership with the South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF), represented Nepal at the CCWE Fashion Week and South Asian Sum... Read More


Aaditya Subedi on leaving Harvard to build an AI lab

Kathmandu, July 17 -- Aaditya Subedi is a co-founder and the current COO of Architect Labs, an AI lab focused on computing systems. His company recently secured $24 million in seed funding from a gro... Read More


Theatre review: A world beyond the obvious in 'Guliyo Shyau'

Kathmandu, July 16 -- What colour should a leaf be painted? Green? What about the sun? Yellow? And what about an apple? Red? Kedar Shrestha's produced children's play 'Guliyo Shyau', 'A Sweet Apple', ... Read More


Back in Nepal, Yodda is chasing a bigger dream

Nepal, July 10 -- Yodda, whose real name is Shanam Gurung, is a Nepali hip-hop artist. His most popular song 'Kharab Bani' has 17 million views on YouTube. Yodda will be a guest at this weekend's 'Xtr... Read More


BOOK REVIEW: The war that almost changed Nepal's history

Kathmandu, July 4 -- When discussing the early nineteenth-century foreign relations, lodged in the Nepali memory is the Anglo-Nepali War of 1814 to 1816, which ended in the Treaty of Sugauli, followed... Read More


BOOKTALK: Writing from memory, writing for tomorrow

Nepal, July 2 -- Milson D Chamling is a poet and playwright. He debuted as a lyricist in Abinash Bikram Shah's 'Elephants in the Fog'. He is the author of many plays, such as 'Umlio Kharani ra Lemlemm... Read More


Why do we eat dahi chiura on Asar 15?

Kathmandu, June 29 -- Asar 15 (June 29 this year) has been celebrated as 'National Paddy Day' or 'Dhan Diwas' in Nepal since 2004. Culturally, Asar, the third month of the Bikram Sambat calendar, whic... Read More


The many stories within 'The Taste of Selroti'

Kathmandu, June 26 -- An estranged couple meet on what would have been their daughter's 10th birthday. Their daughter has passed. The play is set less than two years after September 9, 2025, when the... Read More


In Kathmandu, the World Cup means jerseys, memories and dreams of glory

Kathmandu, June 25 -- Despite still being in the group stage, the 2026 FIFA World Cup has already delivered on the upsets and tight, seesaw games expected of the tournament. And fans are hopeful the b... Read More