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Literary
figure Shanta Das Manandhar passes away (rep
14/11/2023)
Writer
Greta Rana passes away : The seasoned poet, novelist and
translator is known for her books including ‘Hostage’
and ‘Ghost in the Bamboo’ (kp 27/01/2023), Greta
Rana’s writing and history : Walking into the family of
the Ranas, Greta walked into the unknown realms of Rana
history, by Abhi Subedi (kp 12/02/2023)
Mahaguru
Phalgunanda’s 138th birth anniversary being marked
(kh 11/11/2022)
Devkota’s
114th birth anniversary being marked (rep
24/10/2022)
Centenarian
culture expert Satya Mohan Joshi passes away : Born in
1919 in Patan, Joshi is celebrated for his achievements
in the field of literature, history, and culture with
more than 60 books on music, drama, culture, and history
to his credit (nlt 16/10/2022), Always
active, by Amrit Bhadgaunle (rep 16/10/2022), Veteran
cultural historian and polymath Satya Mohan Joshi passes
away at 103 : Joshi is celebrated for his achievements
across literature, history, and culture with more than
60 books to his name, by Anup Ojha and Samuel
Chhetri (kp 17/10/2022), Jureli
chari sings the blues : When it came to chronicling
Nepal’s enormously rich folk cultures, historian and
culture expert Satya Mohan Joshi was without parallel,
by Dinesh Kafle (kp 17/10/2022), Joshi’s
performative cultural studies : The essence of his
cultural studies is that no subject or belief becomes
meaningful sans performance, by Abhi Subedi (kp
23/10/2022)
Remembering
the maestro Gopal Yonjan : Gopal was a trailblazer who
shaped Nepali music—its present and future—disarming
listeners, urging them to step into his realm of
creations, by Anshrica Dewan (kp 27/08/2022)
Chaitanya
Subba obituary: A scholar of indigenous communities
(ae 12/05/2022)
She
lost her leg. But that didn’t stop her from standing
tall : Sita Subedi lost one leg at 12. She persevered to
become an accomplished Kathak dancer, by Anup Ojha
(kp 12/04/2022)
Senior
litterateur Sharma no more (kh 15/02/2022), Litterateur
Tara Nath Sharma dies at 87 : Author of over 100 books,
Sharma, who also wrote school textbooks, is known for
his travelogue writing (kp 15/02/2022)
Remembering
Lain Singh Bangdel : The artist’s first solo posthumous
exhibition in Yeh Art Gallery, New York is all set to
put the spotlight on Nepal’s international art history
and how modern art made it to the country, by Srizu
Bajracharya (kp 18/11/2021)
Mahakavi
Devkota’s literary contribution highlighted (kh
04/11/2021)
Noted
progressive literary writer Bhatta passes away (kh
30/08/2021)
Remembering
Balakrishna Sama : There is a dearth of discussion
about the heritage of writers, dramatists and
painters, by Abhi Subedi (kp 29/08/2021)
Nepal
Bhasa poet Vaidya dies of coronavirus (kh
28/08/2021)
She
picked sarangi out of necessity.Now she is a musical
maestro : One of the first female artists from the
Gandarbha community to pursue a professional musical
career, Barta Gandarbha talks about her journey and
doing what she does in a world gripped by the pandemic,
by Ankit Khadgi (kp 29/04/2021)
Tracing
Prem Dhoj Pradhan’s long and remarkable career in Nepali
music : Pradhan’s songs are masterpieces that defined
the start of the Nepali music industry and they are
still cherished by many, making his legacy eternal,
by Ankit Khadgi (kp 14/12/2020)
Nepali
language at SOAS : It is a shame that the language has
lost one of its oldest homes in the West, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 26/11/2020)
Mahakavi
Devkota's 112th birth anniversary being observed today
(rep 14/11/2020)
Lain
Singh Bangdel’s legacy lives on : Two decades after he died,
family, friends and students say Nepal ought to value its
foremost artist more, by Alisha Sijapati, by Alisha
Sijapati (nt 13/11/2020)
Nepal’s
Sherpas mourn Tengboche abbott : Revered high lama was a
staunch protector of the Khumbu’s culture and environment,
by Surendra Phuyal (nt online 13/10/2020), The
Himalaya mourn a saintly leader : The Tengboche Rinpoche was a
constant source of saintly support, presiding through periods
of prosperity and disaster, by Lisa Choegyal (nt
30/10/2020), Tengboche
abbott’s last wish : The late Rinpoche had asked that amulets
be distributed to protect his Sherpa people from the
coronavirus, by Devansh Mehta (nt 06/11/2020)
Meet
Dorje Dolma, the first female writer from DolpoTwenty-five
years ago, Dorje Dolma was living in remote Dolpo, battling a
disease. Now, she’s a teacher, artist, and one of the first
people from Dolpo to write a memoir, by Ankit Khadgi (kp
29/08/2020)
Rastrakavi
Madhav Prasad Ghimire passes away (rn 18/08/2020), ‘Rastrakavi’
Madhav Prasad Ghimire passes away (kh 18/08/2020), Madhav
Prasad Ghimire, the Rastra Kavi, dies at 101: Known for works
such as Gauri (epic), Kinnar Kinnari (lyrical anthology),
Charu Charcha (essay collection) and Shakuntala (epic), the
poet of late was working on Ritambhara, by Timothy Aryal
and Srizu Bajracharya (kp)
First
female singer of Radio Nepal Ranu Devi no more (ht
02/05/2020)
Farewell,
my friend, by Cilla Khatry [on the death of Peter J.
Karthak], In
memory of a friend: Peter J Karthak as a musician and a writer
had many worlds inside him, by Abhi Subedi (kp 26/04/2020)
National
Poet Ghimire celebrates 101th birthday: He is currently
working on his next book, Ritambhara (kp 25/09/2019) [on
Madhav Prasad Ghimire]
Madan
Mani Dixit, a pioneering writer and journalist, dies at 96: He
was jailed multiple times for his association with the
Communist Party during the Panchayat regime, and it was during
those incarcerations he wrote his award-winning novel, by
Alisha Sijapati (kp 16/08/2019), Madan
Mani In Memory, by Prem Khatry (rn 21/08/2019)
Remembering
Jhalakman Gandharva: Many from the younger population may be
unaware of Gandharva’s contribution to Nepali music, but
people from my generation remember him for the genius he was,
by Balaram Chaulagain (kp 10/08/2019)
Shanti
Chaudhary: Poet-at-large, by Muna Gurung (nt 28/06/2019)
Lalitpur
marks cultural institution Satya Mohan Joshi’s hundredth
birthday: The three-time recipient of the Madan Puraskar
remains one of the last living doyens of Nepali culture
and history, by Anup Ojha (kp 14/05/2019)
Remembering
Parijat: As Nepali brand of Marxism is getting sclerosed
beyond recognition, we need to remember and revisit Parijat
and her works with even more urgency, by Mahesh K Maskey
(rep 11/05/2019)
The
man
who burns the dead for a living: Chandra Dhakal has been
cremating bodies at the Pashupati Aryaghat for more than 35
years. This is his story, by Anup Ojha (kp 23/03/2019)
Linguist,
litterateur Pokharel dies at 86, by Madhav Ghimire and
Binod Bhandari (kp 25/02/2019) [on the death of Bal Krishna
Pokharel]
Happy
100th, Rastra Kavi!, by Abha Dhital (kp 24/09/2018) [on
the 100th birthday of Madhav Prasad Ghimire]
The
Hermit Painter: Celebrated painter and writer Manuj Babu
Mishra joins the ranks of historical greats, by Rahul
Dhakal (kp 11/08/2018)
Poet
Ghimire taken ill (kp 22/05/2018) [on Madhav Prasad
Ghimire], Poet
Ghimire to have further treatment in Delhi (kp 23/05/2018)
Autobiography
of Shangpa Rinpoche unveiled (ht 22/05/2018)
Sitar
maestro Vaidya no more, by Kiran Lama (rep 02/04/2018) [on
the death of Bijay Vaidya]
Indra
Bahadur Rai: The lone mountain towering over Nepali literature
(kp 08/03/2018), IB
Rai’s final rites performed, by Parwat Portel (kp
09/03/2018)
Monk
who blessed Everest climbers dies: Few would dare attempt to
climb the fabled 8,848 metre peak without seeking his blessing
(kp 15/02/2018)
A
Solemn Tribute To Nepal Lovers, by Prem Khatry (rn
12/09/2017)
A
personal tribute: Mary Slusser (1918 – 2017); Slusser was a
pioneer whose works to this day stand as a stupendously rich
and deep assessment of the Kathmandu Valley culture, by
Dipesh Risal (kp 26/08/2017) [A version of this article, which
also includes a complete bibliography of Mary Slusser, is
available at rebuildkasthamandap.com],
Kasthamandap
and Mary: Slusser was deeply apprehensive about the impact of
the 2015 earthquake on the Valley’s heritage, by Kanak
Mani Dixit (nt 25/08/2017)
Missing
a creative curator: We must complete the projects and plans
that Dina Bangdel had for Nepal, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt
28/07/2017), Farewell,
Bird of Fire!, by Kurchi Dasgupta (kp 29/07/2017)
Elephant-back
safaris stopped, by Nabin Poudel (kp 29/07/2017)
Sanskrit
scholar
Janardan Ghimire no more (ht 16/05/2017)
All
the
world’s a stage: Actor Bishnu Bhakta Phuyal always said he
wanted an ‘ichhyamaran’—to die when he was performing—and
that’s exactly what happened last Tuesday, by Timothy
Aryal (kp 07/01/2017)
Kamal
Mani
Dixit (1929 - 2017): Kamal Mani Dixit was the closest Nepal
came to having a Renaissance man, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt
06/01/2017), Re-Reading
Kamal
Dixit the Essayist, by Pratyoush Onta (kp 07/01/2017)
Dixit,
an
archiver of Nepali literature, by Anup Ojha (kp
30/12/2016) [on the death of Kamal Mani Dixit]
Gurung’s
health
improves, in stable condition (kp 05/06/2016) [on Amber
Gurung], Gurung’s
condition
deteriorates: Docs (kp 07/06/2016), A
giant among composers passes away: With Amber Gurung’s death
curtain falls on an era; Final rites performed with full state
honours, by Sanjit Pradhananga (kp 08/06/2016), The
passing
of a maestro: Narrowing a genius’s oeuvre to promote
self-serving nationalism undermines his complex contributions,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 09/06/2016), Life
is
smiling: Till the end Amber Gurung’s heart still beat with the
same deep love for the Nepali nation that had stirred us with
Naulakha Tara, by Kunda Dixit (nt 10/06/2016), The
making
of Amber: While India lost a precious talent, Nepal gained by
welcoming Gurung, by Binit Gurung (kp 19/06/2016)
Revered
Buddhist
leader Sherab Dorje no more (kp 31/05/2016)
Caravan
Actor
Thinley falls off cliff, dies (kp 25/04/2016), Fans
mourn
the passing away of Thinley: 'Nepal's first global star';
Thinley played the lead character in the 1999 adventure film,
Caravan, directed by Eric Valli, by Timothy Aryal (kp
26/04/2016), Remembering
Thinley, by Pramila Rai (rep 17/04/2016)
Musician
Gurung
returns home after treatment (kp 31/03/2016)
Tribhuvan
University
confers DLitt to poet Ghimire, Rai (ht 15/03/2016)
The
yellow
grandma: Dharmachari Guruma was among the first Theravada nuns
in Nepal’s modern history, by Kamal Ratna Tuladhar (kp
12/09/2015)
A
scholar who defied learning convention (kp 22/08/2015) [on
the death of Swami Prapannacharya]
Littérateur,
staunch
royalist Devkota passes away at 86 (kp 11/08/2015) [on the
death of Rajeshwar Devkota]
Man
of
bronze: Bal Krishna Tuladhar is 80 years old but continues to
do what he has always done—make statues, by Kamal Ratna
Tuladhar (kp 13/06/2015)
A
simple man, by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 04/04/2015) [on Kesar
Lall]
Yogi
Naraharinath And Swami Prapannacharya Makers Of History,
by Prem Khatry (rn 03/03/2015)
Ruprekha
founder
passes away (kp 25/02/2015) [on the death of Sriram Dev
Bhattarai]
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