Cannabis, Hippies and Nepal’s Economy, by Sugam Gautam (rep 28/03/2023)

History of presidential election in Nepal (kh 09/03/2023)

Nepal-China exchanges via Soong Ching-ling : The honorary chairwoman of the People’s Republic of China in 1950-60 met with heads of government or delegations from Indonesia, India, the Soviet Union, Nepal, North Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, Mexico and other countries (kp 04/03/2023)

A Nepali translator in Tibet : In 1979, Gao A-qing also participated in the Nepal-China border demarcation and boundary post repair (kp 18/02/2023)

Conversation between BP Koirala and the American Consul in Calcutta in 1953, by Daniel W Edwards (nt 06/01/2023)

A peek into coalitions after 1990 : Governments have come and gone, but sustaining Nepal’s political stability remains a constant challenge, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 01/01/2023)

Paush 1 and Nepali Politics (rep 17/12/2022)

The youngest Chinese ambassador to Nepal : After Zhang Jiuhuan finished speaking, Deuba said, ‘please rest assured, I will definitely instruct our representatives in Nepal to cooperate closely with China to stop the unreasonable actions of the Americans’ (kp 17/12/2022)

Chinese envoy to Nepal during the Cultural Revolution : In spite of Yang Gongsu’s role as the ambassador to three different countries, his role and experience in Nepal were particularly special (kp 03/12/2022)

A look back at Nepal’s democratic elections, since 1959 : Nepal has conducted seven elections to parliament, including two to the Constituent Assembly. Today’s is the eighth, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 20/11/2022)

Mao’s conversation on education with Nepali delegation : When the Chinese leader met representatives from Nepal in 1964, he advised them not to put blind faith in the Chinese educational system (kp 19/11/2022)

Nepal’s first parliament, by Lokranjan Parajuli (ae 17/11/2022)

Maoist insurgency in movies: Telling a tale of war from the people’s perspective : Making a movie about real life events such as the Maoist insurgency isn’t easy. There is always the possibility of personal biases being reflected in movies especially with a matter as sensitive as violence or war, by Shrutika Raut (nlt 25/07/2022)

Negotiations with Maoists on PR System and Parliamentary Democracy, by Suresh C Chalise (rep 12/07/2022)

Re-imagining Nepal’s workweek : Re-imagining Nepal’s workweek : It was only during Juddha Shumsher's reign that a Saturday holiday was introduced, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 28/06/2022)

A Nepali rebel in Tibet : Little is known of KI Singh’s life in Tibet, where he escaped after a failed coup attempt, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 24/06/2022)

The Power Of Pamphlets, by Kundan Aryal (rn 24/06/2022)

Politics of the TikTok generation : The role that the TikTok algorithm plays in a national poll will have to be watched with interest, by CK Lal (kp 08/06/2022)

A latest study on Nepal’s journey from exclusion to inclusion published : "From Exclusion to Inclusion: Crafting a New Legal Regime in Nepal" looks at how the Comprehensive Peace Accord of 2006 and the adoption of the Interim Constitution in 2007 set the stage for the creation of an inclusive Nepali state, by Shrutika Raut (nlt 08/05/2022) [free download of book]

Once upon an election : These photos by US Peace Corps volunteers, in the 1960s capture the mood of elections during the Panchayat (kp 30/04/2022)

Mob, movement and mayhem : On this day in 1990, soon after the restoration of democracy, six policemen were lynched (nt 23/04/2022)

Returning to the cradle of democracy : Durga Thapa comes back to Khula Manch to remember the iconic photograph that came to symbolise Nepal’s democratic struggle (nt 01/04/2022)

The salt of the earth : How the end of the trans-Himalayan rock salt trade led to the decline of Nepal’s Himalayan communities, by Jag Bahadur Budha (nt 08/04/2022)

SAARC: The original sin or salve? Each of the two sides in the Cold War wanted to increase its influence through regional organizations. The US in particular was keen on having a regional organization for South Asia, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 07/04/2022)

A case against nostalgia : The past would seem better if one belonged to the upper castes or were associated with royalty, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 01/04/2022)

A whiff of partisan, geopolitical interference : PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal was not in favor of an Indian company getting the mega-project. Dahal then chose the army to complete it. It was a wonderful opportunity for the Maoist chairman to rebuild strain ties with the institution, by Pratik Ghimire (ae 05/04/2022)

Nepal’s past, present and future in a photo : Peeling away layers of a historical photograph reveals lessons for Nepali politics today, by Bhumi Ghimiré (nt 25/03/2022)

Playing cops and robbers : Nepal’s administrative and police structures were grafts from the British imperial model, by Deepak Thapa (kp 10/03/2022)

Erika and King Tribhuvan : Looking back 70 years to the role of a German physiotherapist and her friendship with King Tribhuvan in Nepal’s transition, by Alisha Sijapati (nt 25/02/2022)

Nepal’s democracy revolutions, and achievements and failures : As the country celebrates democracy, observers see some gains, some hollow promises, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/02/2022)

Incarnation Of Free Spirit, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 19/02/2022), Putting People At The Centre, by Ballav Dahal (rn 19/02/2022)

Ground reality of landlessness in Nepal : Politicians have weaponsied land for elections without addressing the deeper crisis of landlessness, by Rabin Giri (nt 04/02/2022)

Redrawing the map : Territorial issues between countries are as challenging to resolve as claims over land ownership between squabbling siblings, by CK Lal (kp 19/01/2022)

The History Of Polls In Nepal, by Aashish Mishra (rn 08/01/2022)

Inside the People’s Liberation Army : A military perspective, by Sam Cowan (rec 27/12/2021)

Comparing Clausewitz’s “On War” : In Search for the rationality in Nepal’s Civil War, by Gaurav Raja Dahal (kh 28/10/2021)

UN-Day: Looking back at Nepal’s Non-Permanent Member Security Council seat in 1988/89, by Birat Anupam (kh 24/10/2021)

Nepal’s ‘war tourism’ is a scam : Money for the proposed ‘Guerrilla Trek Trail’ is being doled out to local Maoist cadre, by Mahesh Neupane (nt 22/10/2021)

The birth and life of Nepal’s most iconic revolutionary song : Once anathema to the regime, ‘Gaun Gaun Bata Utha’ has become go-to anthem for change, by Ankit Khadgi (kp 22/09/2021) [Time to sing this song again!]

Forgotten heroes : Despite its contribution  to the anti-Rana struggle, the Mukti Sena still lives  in the shadows, by Deepak Thapa (kp 16/09/2021)

Understanding the Tharu perspective on the 2015 Tikapur incident, by Prasansha Rimal (rec 02/09/2021)

Political trilogy, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 30/07/2021)

Dreams Never Die, by Kundan Aryal (rn 23/07/2021)

Reviewing BP’s court testimony : The underlying essence of truth and reconciliation is the very spirit that is espoused by Koirala in his testimony, by Abhi Subedi (kp 04/07/2021)

India Tacitly Cooperated with Palace at One Point in 2002, by Suresh C. Chalise (rep 05/06/2021)

Twenty years after the royal massacre : Nepal’s trajectory drastically changed after the events of June 1, 2001, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 01/06/2021)

When Girija Babu tried to sell uranium to Israel : A tour of GP Koirala’s misadventures while attempting to raise funds for the revolution, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 28/05/2021)

Nepal’s Maoist revolution from the inside : Hisila Yami’s new book gives us an intimate peek into events that shaped Nepal’s recent history, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 28/05/2021) [a book review]

Three decades of movements, uprisings, putsches and constitutions: Did they promote democracy?, by Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh 01/05/2021)

2077 BS: Annus Horribilis, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 18/04/2021)

Adventures in the first national census after King Mahendra’s coup, by Bhairab Risal (nt 16/04/2021)

A lament for lost opportunities : The excitement of achievement in 1990 turned out to be a rather short one, by CK Lal (kp 14/04/2021)

Political Parties As Vehicle Of Change, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 23/03/2021) [Not so in Nepal!]

How the Nepal-China border was finalised : The story of how a Nepali bureaucrat demarcated the far-western border with China, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 05/03/2021)

Afghanization of Nepal: Our mistakes, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (ae 01/01/2021)

A Buddhist nun in the 1950 revolution : Dharmashila Anagarika was one of the bravest, most fascinating characters in Pokhara’s history, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 25/12/2020)

A forgotten Gurkha rebellion : Twenty-three years to the day after his return from Brunei, a Gurkha recalls a revolt within his unit, by Ram Kandangwa (nt 18/12/2020)

‘Putsch Ek’, by Kunda Dixit (nt 11/12/2020)

Father Moran and Nepal’s Jesuits : Educator and ham radio enthusiast, 9N1MM was the country's first window into the modern world, by Lisa Choegyal (nt 25/09/2020)

Nepal’s tourism now has to re-start from zero : As Covid-19 wrecks the industry, a nostalgic look back at Boris Lissanevitch and his Royal Hotel, by Lisa Choegyal (nt 11/09/2020)

Self-quarantine, Kathmandu style : The tradition was given up in the 1960s after the old Tibet trade came to an end, by Kamal Ratna Tuladhar (kp 31/08/2020)

The evolution of Kalapani border dispute between Nepal and India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 28/08/2020)

Preserving King Birendra’s family home: 20 years after palace massacre, visitors to Shree Sadan can soon see rooms exactly as they were then, by Alisha Sijapati (nt 07/08/2020)

In Nepali politics, you can never trust your friends: The one common factor through Nepal’s history has been that alliances never last, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 10/07/2020)

How ‘communists’ betrayed Nepal’s Dalits, by Hisila Yami (rep 31/05/2020)

A story of two halves: Democracy may have already lasted longer than the Panchayat rule did, but accountability remains a fiction, by Deepak Thapa (kp 28/05/2020)

The Border Dispute Saga – End of the argument for the Royalists, by Sachin Timalsena (kh 25/05/2020)

How a preventable tragedy killed dozens at Dashrath Stadium: In 1988, a deadly stampede killed at least 70 football fans. Thirty-two years later, there are still lessons to be learned from that disaster, by PrawashGautam (kp 14/03/2020)

NC objects to Dahal’s claim that late Girija Koirala asked him to step up offensives (rep 14/02/2020)

Day of ignominy and infamy: Poush 1 should be a day of not just remembering the loss of democracy, but also of assessing its consequences, by Pramod Mishra (kp 19/12/2019)

When Deng Xiaoping came to Kathmandu: Forty years before Xi came visiting, Deng announced the birth of a new China in Kathmandu. What will Xi's visit bring?, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 04/10/2019)

How Nepali women were misled into Maoist conflict, by Pratap Sharma (rep 16/09/2019)

Give credit where due: Present day political leaders and self-declared intellectuals revel in demonizing King Mahendra as a dictator. Let’s not be so thankless to the King who created a foundation for us to stand on, by Gopal Thapa (rep 20/08/2019) [Most of Nepal's citizens must see it in a different way, especially Dalits, Janajatis, Madheshis and women in general, but also all those who were arrested and tortured under the abolutist royal regime that disallowed democracy, personal freedom and fundamental rights!]

Quake in Nepali history: When the earth shook in 2015, the politicians were suitably rattled to conclude they should promulgate the constitution, by Abhi Subedi (kp 04/08/2019)

Need to remember: Former clandestine Maoist radio journalist documents war before it is forgotten, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 26/07/2019)

African Americans in Cold War Nepal: Black aid workers in the 1950s found themselves in the middle of a changing Kathmandu, by Tom Robertson (nt 19/07/2019)

The Bamar Republic: Paranoia is central to the idea of ethnonationalism and Myanmar was not spared, by CK Lal (kp 10/07/2019)

A forgotten history: Khampa operation marks an important achievement in Nepal’s military history and Nepal-China bilateral relation. The story of this event should be disseminated to wider audience, by Prem Singh Basnet (rep 22/06/2019)

Jog your memory: Historical amnesia has hit Nepali politics and politicians alike, by Abhi Subedi (kp 12/05/2019)

The Long Decade: Lenin once exclaimed: There are decades when nothing happens and then there are weeks when decades happen. Such were the weeks of spring in May 2008 that everything had looked possible, by CK Lal (rep 29/04/2019)

Tracing the ups and downs of the Nepal-India relationship, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 19/04/2019)

Selective memory: Nepal’s mainstream party leaders squirm in their seats of power and privilege when faced with a series of foreign policy successes recorded in previous decades, by P. Kharel (rep 25/02/2019)

Fortune telling by the CIA: The US intelligence service’s assessments about Nepal have mostly been proven true, by Amish Mulmi (kp 22/02/2019)

A tree grows in New Road: Kathmandu’s pursuit of a more beautiful and ‘smarter city’ has robbed New Road’s iconic peepal bot of its cultural and historical significance, by Alisha Sijapati (kp 29/12/2018)

Giri and palimpsest history: Tulsi Giri chose to banish himself after king Birendra declared a referendum in 1979, by Abhi Subedi (kp 23/12/2018)

Catching spirits: How a used bookstore in Kathmandu’s Jhochhen captured the spirit of the hippie movement, by Prawash Gautam (kp 22/12/2018)

Govt yet to fill the void of ‘janabadi’ education, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 22/12/2018)

The garden of Eden: The rise and fall of DD Sharma, Kathmandu’s hashish pioneer, by Prawash Gautam (kp 29/09/2018)

Where Nepal failed: If Mahendra’s successors had continued with his development trend, Nepal would have become much more developed today, by Sangam Sangroula (rep 22/07/2018) [The author forgets to mention: Mahendra has also laid the foundations for Nepal's non-inclusive and unjust state! This is the main cause of many of today's problems! And this policy has continued until today!!]

Class in the past: Venerable Durbar High School is a window into the early days of education in Nepal, by Niranjan Mani Dixit (kp 27/05/2018)

Communists And Insurgents: Nepal’s Past And Present: Nepal’s 1951 uprising and the 1990 democratic movement both featured intense communist involvement. Setting the scene for the left’s role in contemporary Nepalese history, by Alex Bushnell (sp 05/06/2018)

Toilers by day, students by night: How Ratri Paathshala in Kathmandu changed what education meant and who it was meant for, by Prawash Gautam (kp 12/05/2018)

The insect that changed Nepal’s history: Our sense of the country’s history expands when we think beyond the political, by Tom Robertson (rep 30/03/2018)

Tilauri Maila and Kanchha Dai: Kathmandu’s first tea sellers, by Prawash Gautam (kp 10/03/2018)

The day the nation took a stand: The Nepali people fought for long years for the advent of democracy, and in February, their struggle finally bore fruit, by Ram Chandra Pokhrel (kp 23/02/2018)

Democratic Asset: Fair Deal, by P. Kharel (rn 19/02/2018)

Democracy Day in Nepal, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 19/02/2018)

Land reform in cold war Nepal: The first US Ambassador came to Nepal 65 years ago this week to push for socio-economic reform, by Tom Robertson (nt 16/02/2018)

Martyrs’ Week And Others, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 29/01/2018)

How Chitwan was opened: 9Layers of American history shaped the first big development project in Nepal 65 years ago, by Tom Robertson (nt 26/01/2018)

16 killed in Chhintang named martyrs after 39 years (kp 13/01/2018)

Who Values Heritage?, by Shyam KC (rn 27/12/2017)

Nostalgic for King Mahendra: Nepalis fondly recall King Mahendra who promoted national interests and who established Nepal as an honorable member of international community, by Aditya Man Shrestha and Dwarika Nath Dhungel (rep 11/10/2017) [?????]

Stooges Admiring Mahendra And Monarchy, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 09/10/2017)

The Third Constitution Day, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 20/09/2017)

Quid Pro Quo In Nepal–India Ties, by Biswo Pradhan (rn 11/08/2017)

A farewell to arms: The local polls are a testament to how Nepali politicians who espoused different values gave up weapons successfully, by Abhi Subedi (kp 23/07/2017)

Mani Lama’s visions of Kathmandu: The photographer returns after a decade-long hiatus with the exhibit, Image of the City, by Alisha Sijapati (kp 05/07/2017)

A mayoral history of Kathmandu, by Dipesh Khatiwada (kp 13/05/2017)

Nepali politics 101: Had BP Koirala listened to Ganesh Man Singh’s call for a neutral government to hold the famous 1980 referendum, things could have been very different, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 06/04/2017)

A jangled relationship: The number one priority of the South Block in South Asia is Bhutan. Nepal has to compete with the Maldives for attention, by CK Lal (rep 27/03/2017)

All our daughters: Where are Nepali women in the metaphor of coffins, bakasko bimba, which pervades pathologies of remittance reporting?, by CK Lal (rep 27/02/2017)

A nation still in the making: Ethnicity and nationhood need not be mutually exclusive, but Mahendra failed to create a multi-ethnic nation, by Deepak Thapa (kp 26/01/2017)

After Oliological rush: From the debris of despair, let rays of openness, coexistence and cooperation emerge to light the path to a confident future, by CK Lal (rep 19/12/2016)

Remembering December 15, 1960. by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 10/12/2016)

How we did ii: There were setbacks. But the Nepali peace process kept inching towards its logical conclusion, in a “two steps forward, one step backward” fashion, by Madhu Raman Acharya (rep 29/11/2016)

October octaves: The day Deuba was ousted by the king marked a dark point in our quest for democracy, by Gopal Man Shrestha (kp 23/10/2016)

BP’s 102nd Birth Anniversary, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 10/09/2016)

Recalling Pushpa Lal: Indian communist leader Nripendra Chakrawarti suggested that Pushpa Lal should establish a communist party in Nepal, by Dipendra Adhikari (rep 23/07/2016)

The royal lesson: Even though monarchy and Rana oligarchy are now history, multiple crownless kings and queens have emerged in Nepal, by Ayush Manandhar (rep 05/07/2016)

1950 revisited: Many Nepalis wrongly believe the 1950 treaty or the subsequent Letters of Exchange accompanying it provided for open border, by Biswas Baral (rep 23/06/2016)

Through the envoy’s eye: Rasgotra’s diplomatic odyssey reveals how individuals and their understanding matter in conducting foreign policy, by Lok Raj Baral (kp 20/06/2016)

Three kings in four days: The conspiracy theories of the royal massacre will never go away, by Kunda Dixit (nt 03/06/2016)

A long and lacklustre reign: If there was one thing Nepal got during Birendra’s 18 years as the supreme monarch, it was a number of slogans, by Deepak Thapa (kp 02/06/2016)

Great visitors: It is always very productive to be awed by history as long as we know how creatively we understand its human side, by Abhi Subedi (kp 15/05/2016)

A case for history: Historical project is critical in that it demands more from the past than the present is willing to concede, by Ajapa Sharma (kp 08/05/2016)

Dhangadi misadventure: It is fortunate that it had a happy ending, even if the act itself was unbecoming of proper airmanship, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 17/04/2016)

2072 BS: An Annus Horribilis, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 17/04/2016)

UNMIN worked to weaken national army: Ex-CoAS Gurung: Accuses UNMIN of supporting Maoists, trying to extend its stay in Nepal (rep 11/04/2016) [???]

Bombed, rebuilt, destroyed again: A village made famous by the war and then the quake, by Om Astha Rai (nt 08/04/2016), The hospital that was destroyed twice: Caught in the crossfire during the war, hospital was in the crosshairs of an earthquake ten years later, by Om Astha Rai (nt 08/04/2016), Victims of war and earthquake: Village made famous by war time atrocities is devastated by earthquake, by Seulki Lee (nt 08/04/2016), Recurring nightmare: Families who lost their homes in the earthquake remember their loved ones killed during the war, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 08/04/2016)

Maoist Insurgency And The Aftermath, by Hari Timalsina (rn 29/02/2016)

1965: Snapshots of a bygone era (kp 27/02/2016)

Indian spooks: Without conviction-driven politicians like BP, people suspect the loyalty of Congress leaders who are known to kowtow before their Indian masters, by Biswas Baral (rep 25/02/2016)

Turning 20: Children born in 1996 remember the war, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 12/02/2016), What the people think about the ‘People’s War’: Two decades on, there is mostly disappointment in the cradle of the Maoist revolution, by Seulki Lee (nt 12/02/2016)

What was it all for? Revisiting the 40-point demand of the Maoists 20 years later, by Om Astha Rai (nt 05/02/2016), 20 years wasted
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it (nt 05/02/2016), Land for peace: Gains of Nepal’s land rights movement has come not from bloodshed and war, but from a non-violent social movement, by Rubeena Mahato (ng 05/02/2016)

Plant of India: PM Oli should visit India first and try to take the Indian leadership into confidence that Nepal's recent efforts at expansion of trade links with China and other countries are not against Indian interests, by Biswas Baral (rep 14/01/2016)

A lookback at the life and times of the trans-Himalayan merchants of Kathmandu, by Kamal Ratna Tuladhar (kp 21/11/2015)

Head in the clouds: Cycling to Gauchar airport to look at the magnificent flying machines would make my day, by Kamal Ratna Tuladhar (kp 17/10/2015)

Why India’s Policy On Nepal Failed?, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 16/10/2015)

Historical ties: How do regional politicians and scholars look at the history of Nepal in postcolonial South Asia?, by Abhi Subedi (kp 04/10/2015)

Just hanging on: This is the 8th episode of the saga of the Gurkhas at the Battle of Gallipoli exactly 100 years ago, by David Seddon (nt 11/09/2015)

The August Offensive: This is the fifth in the series on the experiences of the Gurkhas at Gallipoli exactly 100 years ago in August 15, by David Seddon (nt 14/08/2015)

Interesting times: Nepal has changed in 15 years, but the issues we were covering then are still here with us (nt 17/07/2015)

Covering the Maoists. The danger for the Maoists is of becoming irrelevant in the new political environment, by Deepak Thapa (nt 17/07/2015)

History lessons: Magna Carta holds significance for Nepal which is currently drafting a new constitution, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 16/06/2015)

Reconstructing Nepal’s Diplomatic Self-image, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 05/06/2015)

Gurkhas’ Valour In Afghanistan, by Ramji Ghimire (rn 18/04/2015)

Cars didn’t carry people, people carried cars: Surviving porters of the Bhimphedi-Thankot trail remember carrying cars they never got to ride, by Chandra Kumar (ht 27/03/2015)

The Patan commune: Patan’s civil insurgency during the first Janaandolan was a source of inspiration for the entire country, by Gérard Toffin (kp 23/03/2015)

Beni remembers devastating attack, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 22/03/2015)

NC-UML Collaboration A Historic Necessity, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 15/03/2015)

Breaking the silence: Gyanendra Shah’s press statement about past agreements raises multiple questions, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 12/03/2015)

Democracy fighters feel betrayed by government apathy (kp 19/02/2015)

From Exclusion to Inclusion : Crafting a New Legal Regime in Nepal, by Bipin Adhikari et al. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha 2022