Nepal, March 23 -- Women artists paint Kathmandu red with vibrant murals as expressions of collective identity and solidarity There is one particular wall in Thimi that catches the attention of every passerby. Many stop to look, even those in cars slow down to catch a glimpse of the 2 stories high mural.

It is titled (pictured below), the Newa word for 'We' and it is by artist Pooja Duwal, 27, who admits she had always been afraid of heights before she got on ladders to do these wall paintings.

"I was doing paubha painting and thought I should learn a new skill," says Duwal, who took a training in mural art, and there is no stopping since.

Murals are different from other art forms the canvas is not on an easel but on brick walls or ce...