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How Arhant Shrestha used photography to get closer to Kathmandu-and himself

Kathmandu, Aug. 24 -- For Arhant Shrestha, photography has often begun with distance. He has photographed from a place of longing, fear, and, at times, the courage to confront what feels far away. As... Read More


Subin Bhattarai's 'Summer Love' brings a popular Nepali romance to the stage

Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- The opening scene of 'Summer Love' is a masterclass of nostalgia. For a few minutes, the stage feels like a memory. A cruise to Norway unfolds through smoke and a soft harmonica... Read More


Theatre review: 'Summer Love' has the nostalgia, but not quite the magic

Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- The opening scene of 'Summer Love' is a masterclass of nostalgia. For a few minutes, the stage feels like a memory. A cruise to Norway unfolds through smoke and a soft harmonica... Read More


BP Koirala always told us: 'You are lazy about reading'

Nepal, Aug. 20 -- Dharma Gautam is a writer and political observer who was part of Nepal's political movement during the Panchayat era, fighting for a multiparty system and advocating for civilians' r... Read More


Dharma Gautam on BP Koirala's enduring legacy

Nepal, Aug. 20 -- Dharma Gautam is a writer and political observer who was part of Nepal's political movement during the Panchayat era, fighting for a multiparty system and advocating for civilians' r... Read More


At Re-Kriti, the product is the hero

Kathmandu, Aug. 17 -- Growing up in New Road, one of Kathmandu's busiest shopping hubs, Nasana Bajracharya watched her neighbourhood change around her. Stores that once sold food, electronics, and ot... Read More


What Nepali cinema has changed-and what it hasn't

Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- Before the lights dimmed, the audience was already split between two worlds. Some had come to revisit a past they once lived through. Others had only heard stories about it. The... Read More


Exhibit review: In 'Dialogue and Perception', colour does all the talking

Kathmandu, Aug. 8 -- Some exhibitions ask viewers to search for meaning. Others ask them to surrender to feeling first. Sagar Manandhar's latest exhibition 'Dialogue and Perception (Sambad ra Dristiko... Read More


Movie review: In 'Hope', a monster emerges, but the mystery fades

Nepal, Aug. 5 -- The first thing 'Hope' destroys is certainty. A cow lies mutilated on a regular road, its body marked by deep claw wounds. The police think it's a tiger. The hunters insist the anima... Read More


Book review: When folklore becomes fear

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- Nepali horror has often found itself caught between two impulses: imitating familiar western supernatural fiction or leaning so heavily on folklore that it becomes little more tha... Read More