Lack
of social inclusion in the newly elected
House of Representatives
This is
in stark contrast to the preamble of the 2015
Constitution, in which top politicians promised: ...
"protecting and promoting social and cultural
solidarity, tolerance and harmony, and unity in
diversity by recognizing the multi-ethnic,
multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-cultural and
diverse regional characteristics, resolving to build an
egalitarian society founded on the proportional
inclusive and participatory principles in order to
ensure economic equality, prosperity and social justice,
by eliminating discrimination based on class, caste,
region, language, religion and gender and all forms of
caste-based untouchability.....
Reaffirming
affirmative action : Reservation has uplifted some
of Nepal’s left out, but others are still
underrepresented in the civil service, by Dhanu
Bishwakarma (nt 06/09/2024)
House
panel urges govt to adhere to proportional inclusive
principle in ambassadorial appointments (rep
03/09/2024)
Constitutional
Arrangements And Dalit Representation, by Sushil
Darnal (rn 31/08/2024)
Ek
Narayan Aryal appointed Chief Secretary (rep
29/08/2024) [Thank God, another
male Bahun. This once again guarantees the
continuation of social non-inclusion!], Two
senior Secretaries resign over appointment of
new Chief Secretary (kh 31/08/2024) [They may be
personally affected, but from the outside it
doesn't matter. They are all male Bahuns anyway!
At less than 6 per cent, these only make up a
very small minority of the population, but they
are in almost all positions!]
Janata
Samajbadi Party-Nepal picks office-bearers :
Rakam Chemjong appointed co-chair, Lalbabu
Raut and Ram Kumar Sharma become general
secretaries (kp 27/08/2024) [Now that's a flawless
democracy. The office holders are not
elected, but selected by the party chairman.
How would it be if all elections were
abolished in Nepal? This would make the
socially non-inclusive manipulation of party
leaders much easier!]
Pandey
elected Senior Vice Chair of Unified Socialist
unopposed (kh 27/08/2024) [All those named here as
elected are male Bahuns. Like the CPN (UML),
CPN (MC) and NC as well as numerous other
parties, the necessity of and constitutionally
prescribed social inclusion is simply denied.
Who do these parties actually represent? Male
Bahuns are a small minority of not even 6 per
cent of the population! Why do they hold most
of the important positions in the state and in
the political parties?]
Nepali
Army seeks 280 officers for recruitment
(kh 23/08/2024) [A
good half of the posts are intended for the
general public, which usually means
predominantly for male Khas Arya, although at
just under 15 per cent they really only make up
a small minority of the total population. All
shares of the other social groups are far from
the constitutionally required appropriate
participation. Until a clear upper limit is set
for the participation of male Khas Arya, social
inclusion of all population groups cannot be
achieved in all job advertisements!]
Nepali
women creating milestones, by Sumitra
Karki (ae 14/08/2024)
Push
for 50 percent women candidates in direct
electoral system (kh 13/08/2024) [This
is a very good demand, but it should go hand in hand
with the correct participation of the numerous social
groups on the basis of the census figures, which was
already prescribed by the 2007 interim constitution,
but was simply ignored by the political parties. This
would have the logical consequence, for example, that
only 6 per cent of candidates would be male Bahuns.
With its enormous ethnic and cultural diversity, Nepal
could become a model country.]
Top
court orders law amendments before next polls
to ensure constitutional spirit of
inclusiveness : ‘Nepal should also follow the
criteria of narrowly tailored proportionality
like in other countries while giving
opportunity to the deprived community’, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 09/08/2024)
Poor
implementation
of
Constitution
fails Dalits,
by Sushil
Darnal (ae
08/08/2024)
Female
labor force
participation
up in Madhes,
by Manika Jha
(ae
07/08/2024)
Successive
governments
ignore
directives on
Dalit
representation
: Dalit
lawmakers
decry
persistent
discrimination
despite
political
changes,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
05/08/2024) ["The Dalit shall have the right to participate in all
bodies of the
State on the
basis of the
principle of
proportional
inclusion."
(Article 40 of
the
constitution).
In view of the
deliberate
disregard for
this article,
all
governments,
including the
current Oli
government,
are
illegitimate.
Their
misbehaviour
is not a
trivial
offence but a
serious breach
of the
constitution!
Male Bahunbad
must be ended
immediately.
For example,
in view of the
inclusion
provision of
the
Constitution,
there should
only be 1-2
male Bahuns in
the Council of
Ministers, but
there are
currently 10!]
Indigenous
Commission
urges govt to
celebrate
World
Indigenous Day
as a national
event (kh
05/08/2024)
Sindoor,
tika and topi
now allowed
while taking
National ID
Card photos
(rep
01/08/2024) [Does this apply only to the cultural attires of the
Hindu castes
or also to the
other types of
the country's
numerous
ethnic groups?]
Antecedent
of the
ethnonational
majoritarianism
: Hegemonic
assertions
that Nepal
enjoys ‘a
culture of
peace and
harmony’ at
all times are
purely
synthetic,
by CK Lal (kp
31/07/2024)
Misuse
of reservation
quota rampant,
by Bhuwan
Sharma (rep
30/07/2024) [Long live the patriarchy and nepotism of the Khas Arya
minority,
especially the
Bahuns!]
Women
and tokenism :
Instead of
creating a
more equal
field,
tokenism will
destroy our
gender-equal
dreams (kp
30/07/2024)
Widen Dalits'
Participation
In Media,
by Sushil
Darnal (rn
29/07/2024)
Perplexities
of the
permanent
minority :
Strengthening
the Khas-Arya
supremacy
appears to be
the main
agenda of the
Oli government,
by CK Lal (kp
17/07/2024)
Harnessing Demographic
Diversity,
by Jhabindra
Bhandari (rn
17/07/2024)
Oli Cabinet sans
Dalit
representation,
women get two
seats (kh
15/07/2024) [Outstanding social non-inclusion in the tradition of
Khas Arya
patriarchy!]
Strengthening
Indigenous
Rights: Key to
Peace and
Prosperity in
Nepal's
Federal Era,
by Nabraj Lama
(rep
15/07/2024) [The ruling Khas Arya minority refuses to understand
this!]
Experts
stress clear
rationale,
broad talks on
constitution
revision : An
analyst says
shrinking the
scope of
proportional
representation
would make
Khas-Arya a
more dominant
force in
Parliament,
by Binod
Ghimire (kp
07/07/2024) [This is the true face and intention of the ruling male
Khas Arya
minority
(<15% of
the
population)!
Their
political
leaders
strictly
reject
appropriate
social
inclusion
because they
would then
lose dominance
and privileges
in the
multi-ethnic,
non-patriarchal
state. For
them, politics
is a toy
without social
responsibility!]
A
feminist
foreign
policy: A new
opportunity to
advance gender
equality,
by Anjan
Shakya (rep
01/07/2024)
Partisan
interest in
envoy picks
tarnishes
Nepal’s image
: The
government
laid out
criteria for
ambassador
appointments
in 2019, only
to be ignored,
by Anil Giri
(kp
23/06/2024) [And the overwhelming proportion of male Bahuns, who make
up less than
six per cent
of the
population, is
once again
staggering and
demonstrates
the absolute
unwillingness
of high-caste
politicians
when it comes
to social
inclusion!]
The
issue of
inclusion in
politics,
by Jeetendra
Dev (ae
20/06/2024)
Identity activists
renew protests
against naming
‘Koshi’
province :
Participants
of the meeting
held to
announce the
next wave of
protest
against naming
'Koshi'
province
(kh
16/06/2024)
Panel
highlights
media’s role
in women’s
political
visibility :
Experts call
for increased
media support
for women in
Nepali
politics
(kp
13/06/2024)
Taming
of the shrews
: Even in
politics, the
men in charge
prefer women
who embody
traditional
femininity,
by Sucheta
Pyakuryal (kp
03/06/2024)
Women in politics and
policy-making positions in Nepal,
by Pallav Bhusal (rn 02/06/2024)
Struggles
For Recognition Bolster Inclusion, by Dev
Raj Dahal (rn 01/06/2024)
33%
of women in Nepal own property (kh
280/05/2024), Female
participation in civil service reaches 28.5
percent (kh 28/05/2024)
Beyond
Quotas for Women's Political Empowerment, by
Aastha Pokharel (rep 22/05/2024)
Women
lead the way in Kathmandu city management,
by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 20/05/2024)
Case
filed at SC against PMO alleging exclusion of
Dalit representation in current govt (rep
14/05/2024)
Nepal’s
banking industry is a leader in South Asia in
employing women : They make up 45 percent of
financial service staff, but much less in senior
positions, by Krishana Prasain (kp
11/05/2024)
Experts
call for carving feminist policies including
foreign policy : Nepal has been unable to
translate its constitutional and international
commitments on gender equality, Ansari says
(kp 08/05/2024)
Dalit
women in local governance : Political parties
must understand that quotas don’t ensure
adequate and meaningful resources, by
Sajhana Tolange (kp 05/05/2024)
Culture
Key To Spurring National Integration, by Dev
Raj Dahal (rn 04/05/2024)
One-third
women representation an important achievement,
but not enough: Former President Bhandari : She stresses on
striving for proportional representation while
also safeguarding the opportunities that are
already achieved (kp 12/04/2024) [Without an end to
patriarchal thinking and behaviour, the equal
participation of women will remain a
pseudo-issue!]
What
hinders women’s meaningful representation :
Achieving true gender equality requires policies
that respect, value and treat women equally,
by Rabina Shrestha (kp 11/04/2024)
Inclusiveness
not just theory in this school : Kanya Mandir in
Kathmandu puts inclusiveness into practice by
balancing education with religious tolerance,
by Shamshad Ahmad (nt 05/04/2024)
Of
women and strongmen : Hardly have women begun to
creep to the top and men already think women
have too much power, by Deepak Thapa (kp
04/04/2024)
NC
President Deuba nominates 10 members to party’s
cooperative department (rep 29/03/2024) [Nominations by the
all-powerful party leader are extremely
democratic. Nominating only male Bahuns speaks
for excellent social inclusion. After all, male
Bahuns make up almost six per cent of the
population and there are still a few positions
that are not held by them!]
Women
racing to the top : Male whiners perhaps fail to
appreciate that women are now massively invested
in education, by Deepak Thapa (kp
24/03/2024)
Niraula
appointed as DG of DoI, new CDOs assigned in 11
districts (rep 19/03/2024) [Social non-inclusion is
alive and well!], 19
candidates in running for Sebon chair (ae
19/03/2024) [And again
the same game! That those responsible are not
ashamed to only consider people from this small
social minority!]
Plural
histories of school education : Nepal needs more
diverse historical works on schooling that go
beyond state-centric perspectives, by
Pratyoush Onta (kp 15/03/2024)
Court
orders parties not to abuse proportional
representation system : Constitutional Bench
directs them to follow constitutional spirit of
giving space to under-represented populations,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/03/2024) [The leading politicians do
not abide by the constitution and subordinate
laws or court orders, i.e. they will continue to
pursue their non-inclusive nepotism system!],
Elite
capture : The usurpation of the PR system by
imposters has sowed suspicion about the idea of
representation (kp 15/03/2024)
Caste-based
discrimination: A call for equality and change,
by Prabin Kumar Yadav (ae 04/03/2024)
Women
are key drivers of economic growth, societal
progress, by Arzu Rana (kh 02/03/2024), Rana
calls to reframe gender issues, up women’s
participation : Congress leader Arzu Rana Deuba
says Nepali women entrepreneurs face a myriad of
challenges (kp 03/03/2024)
Making
Nepal more inclusive, by Simone Galimberti
(ae 19/02/2024)
Reform
in reservation is necessary, by Ritesh
Panthee (rep 06/02/2024)
Women
leadership lacking in Badghars (rn
23/01/2024)
Gender-Inclusive
Energy Sector, by Sanju Adhikari (rn
19/01/2024)
Nepali
women in foreign policy : Despite an inclusive
constitution, appointment and recruitment are
highly male-dominated, by Anjan Shakya (kp
09/01/2024)
Absence
of Dalits in the private sector : Caste-based
preference motivates workers to focus on
‘chakari’ rather than skills, by Abhishek
Jha (kp 04/01/2024)
Women
In Hydropower Sector, by Sanju Adhikari (rn
28/12/2023)
Revisiting
Nepal’s inclusion policy, by Ashansha Mulmi
(nlt 27/12/2023)
Towards
genuine gender equality in Nepal’s politics :
Despite the widely acknowledged principle that
societal development hinges upon the active
involvement of all its members, women
continually find themselves marginalized in the
decision-making process, by Dipti Ghimire
(nlt 20/12/2023) [The
participation of women is even greater if they
come from the Dalit, Muslim, Janajati or
Madheshi groups! For example, the number of
Dalit women is greater than that of Bahun men!
The disparity in participation is astronomical!],
Parliamentary
Hearing Committee endorses six nominees for
Supreme Court justices : The House panel
endorsed Saranga Subedi, Abdul Aziz Musalman,
Mahesh Sharma Paudyal, Tek Prasad Dhungana,
Sunil Pokharel and Bal Krishna Dhakal (kp
21/12/2023) [In support
of the previous comment: 14 of the 20 judges of
the SC are now Bahun, 13 of whom are male. Only
three of the judges are women.]
Inclusion
And Representation In Nepal’s Federal Parliament,
by Kåre Vollan (sp 15/12/2023)
Identity-based
faction to counter UML’s Mid-Hill Highway
Campaign (kh 26/11/2023) [As with other parties, the
national identity characteristics of the UML are
male, high-caste, Hindu, historically based on
the Nepal of the Shah monarchy and socially and
culturally not inclusive!]
A
traffic jam in Jaleshwar : At least in Madhesh,
federalism has little to do with better
governance and faster development, by CK Lal
(kp 22/11/2023)
Govt
to establish embassy in Portugal, Shanil Nepal
recommended as ambassador (rep 19/11/2023) [Nepal's politicians remain
true to their conviction that only male Khas
Arya are really suitable as ambassadors. They
call this "inclusion"!]
Dashain
and the Dalits : All their services
notwithstanding, Dalits are still forbidden from
entering Durga temples, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
17/10/2023)
Call
to increase participation of women in tourism
sector (kh 30/09/2023)
Improve
Women's Role In Decision-making, by Jeewan
Rimal (rn 23/09/2023)
Women's
participation in decision-making level pathetic
(rep 15/09/2023)
Judicial
Council recommends names of 27 candidates for
appointment as judges in high courts (With
List) (rep 15/09/2023) [Not
a single woman and predominantly male Bahuns!
Welcome to socially inclusive Nepal!]
Poll
Reform Bill To Enhance Inclusion, by
Liladhar Upadhyaya (rn 15/09/2023) [In absolutely no public
sector is social inclusion even rudimentarily
practised!]
Communication
Of Critical Mass For Peace,
by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 09/09/2023)
Patriarchal
Nepal sees steep rise in female-headed
households : Agriculture Census 2021-22 report,
released on Thursday by National Statistics
Office, shows 32.4 percent, or 1.33 million,
households in the country are headed by women,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 08/09/2023) [This is far from being a
reason for the ruling machos to grant women
equal rights and participation!]
Surviving
a dangerous neighbourhood : Blowing with the ill
winds since 2014, the spectre of ‘neo-Hindutva’
has begun to haunt Nepal, by CK Lal (kp
30/08/2023), Assessing
Nepal’s Future Conflict Trends, by Rajendra
Bahadur Singh (rep 30/08/2023)
Regional
Conference on Women and Foreign Policy in South
Asia highlights the imperative of inclusivity in
crafting effective foreign policies (rep
26/08/2023)
DPM
Khadka calls for caution against those
disturbing social harmony (kh 25/08/2023) [Social harmony is endangered
by all those who deny the multi-ethnicity,
multi-religion and diversity of cultures of the
country, who refuse proper inclusion of all
sections of society and who identify the country
exclusively with Hinduism and the language and
culture of the (male) Khas Arya!]
Degrees
of Dalitness : It is a fallacy to think that the
Dalits are the only community facing caste
discrimination, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
22/08/2023)
Marginalised
communities struggling to obtain citizenship
cards : The ward offices refuse to provide
recommendation resulting in minorities being
deprived of rights, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht
15/08/2023)
Dalit
students at a disadvantage in under-resourced
community schools : Most villages in Kaski are
emptying out due to outmigration with only
impoverished Dalits left behind. With no other
option, their children go to schools riddled
with problems, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
10/08/2023)
Joint
movement of indigenous nationalities essential
to safeguard achievements, say activists :
Recent struggle indicates that indigenous
nationalities are dissatisfied and angry but
they also have no collective way to channel
their frustration. Activists say the movement
against the ‘Koshi’ name could inspire more
groups, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/08/2023)
Lessons
from Manipur : The Nepal government too is
notorious for ignoring ethnic, caste and
communal grievances, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
08/08/2023)
Maoist
Center set to expand Central Committee,
embracing inclusivity (kh 02/08/2023) [Social inclusion must take
place to the same extent at all levels of the
party. Otherwise, one cannot speak of such
inclusion. Especially at the upper levels of the
party, as with all parties, the proportion of
male khas aryas is overwhelming. For example, at
the top party level, there should be at most one
male Bahun. The CPN (MC) is still worlds away
from this!]
Empower
Marginalised Communities, by Bhupa P Dhamala
(rn 21/07/2023)
Cabinet
picks envoys for six missions (kp
16/07/2023) [Of course,
six male Khas Arya, who else?], Panel
to question minister on lack of
inclusiveness in envoy nominations :
Parliamentary hearing committee is set
to meet today, by Anil Giri (kp
02/08/2023), Inclusive
approach embraced in all appointments,
including ambassadorial posts: Foreign
Minister (rep 02/08/2023) [Brazen lies against
all facts! If the Minister's count is
correct, 8 ambassadors alone are from
among the Khas Arya he did not name. Now
6 more male Khas Arya are to be added.
How stupid does this man think the
people of Nepal are?]
Addressing
Population Issues : A Call For Gender Equality,
by Ramesh Kumar KC (rn 14/07/2023)
Need
To Build A Coherent National Identity, by
Dev Raj Dahal (rn 08/07/2023)
Bridging
the digital divide in Nepal : Digital divide in
Nepal is not only limited to rural and urban
disparities. It extends to marginalized
communities, such as disadvantaged groups as
well, by Abinash Gajurel (nlt 06/07/2023)
MPs
from mountain region and oppressed castes
treated as third-grade representatives: MP
Sherpa (rep 03/07/2023)
EC
directs parties to elect 33% women candidates in
FPTP (rep 03/07/2023)
For
some groups experience can be lowered:
SC, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
30/06/2023)
Female
participation in higher education : How Good Is
Good Enough?, by Bhim Prasad Subedi (rn
23/06/2023)
Discussion
on Changing the Electoral System : Is social
inclusion falling out of reach?, by
Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh 19/06/2023)
‘Actors
are fighting a rigged system’ : How Binita Thapa
Magar, an actor with over 14 years of
experience, is only just catching her big break,
by Urza Acharya (kp 19/06/2023)
Female
mahout numbers grow as safaris get popular in
protected areas : Women mahouts are dedicated
and can handle challenging tasks easily, park
officials say, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp
19/06/2023)
National
Investigation Department announces vacancies for
71 positions (rep 17/06/2023) [Are the rules on social
inclusion being applied or are these again
predominantly jobs for male Khas Arya?]
Deuba
moots election system change : Speaks of having
in place FPTP system for HoR and PR system for
National Assembly, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
11/06/2023) [Deuba
pleads for the final end of social inclusion in
the HoR instead of ensuring that this inclusion
is also prescribed in the selection of
candidates for the FPTP system! 15 percent male
Khas Arya should be the absolute limit for all
political levels and also for the leadership
levels of political parties if Nepal's social
harmony is to be maintained!]
A
home for all : If our identities are fluid,
citizenship cannot remain dictated by archaic
divisions and anxiety of otherness (kp
01/06/2023)
Nepal’s
literature doesn’t have to be in Nepali. We have
other languages too : Using local texts for
education and formal discourses encourages
future generations to learn more about the
marginalised languages, by Kshitiz Pratap
Shah (kp 30/05/2023)
Journalists
and civil activists commit to give priority to
issues of marginalized, by Lalit Bista (rep
15/05/2023)
The
Hindutva template of hegemony : The controversy
over Bhanubhakta’s statue shows the emancipation
of the subaltern is a long process, by CK
Lal (kp 10/05/2023)
Inclusive
participation of women in all levels, structures
of State demanded (rn 09/05/2023)
Debating
the discourse of discrimination against
Dalits with JB Biswokarma : ‘The state
must be inclusive, society needs to
respect every member of the society
equally regardless of gender, caste and
ethnicity, and create an environment
where everyone can have a dignified
life’, interview by Simone
Galimberti (nlt 02/05/2023)
Nepal
doing better in financial inclusion, narrows
gender gap, report says : The economic
participation and opportunity for women in Nepal
have improved—from 116th in 2013 to 107th in
2021 and 98th in 2022 (kp 29/04/2023), Nepal
achieves increase in financial inclusion
(rn 29/04/2023) [see report
by IFC], 89%
women and 90% men in Nepal have access
to financial services: Report (rn
29/04/2023)
The
politics of emotional control : The polls have
diverted the national attention away from some
of the more pressing issues of political economy,
by CK Lal (kp 26/04/2023)
Campaigners
against Koshi hope province will get new name :
Province 1 renamed Koshi on March 1. There are
no signs of movement for name reflecting ethnic
identity ebbing, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
22/04/2023) [Janajati
groups may be in the majority, especially in
Province 1, but this land belongs to the male
Khas Arya and they decide!]
Inclusion
of Dalits, disadvantaged groups still negligible
: Experts demand amendment to election laws to
ensure inclusiveness as envisioned by the
constitution, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
12/04/2023) [And
please democratise the Political Parties Act at
the same time, which in its present form only
serves the authoritarian power of the
incompetent party leaders!]
Where
are women in academia? One can only wonder why
women disappear as they advance academically,
by Aarati Baral (kp 05/04/2023)
Swatantra
Party announces bypoll candidates : Rabi
Lamichhane will contest from Chitwan-2, Swarnim
Wagle from Tanahun-1 and Ramesh Kharel from
Bara-2 (kp 02/04/2023) [Exclusively male Bahuns in this
"alternative" party too! Besides, if I don't get
nominated as a candidate in one party, then I'll
just switch to a more willing party.]
Thapa,
Kunwar and Nepal appointed advisors to Prez
Poudel (rep 31/03/2023) [All male Khas Arya! This symbolises the
President's willingness for continued
non-inclusion!]
Review
the Reservation System (rep 28/03/2023) [Quite obviously, this system
has not really been implemented so far, at least
the higher the administrative or political
level. Since the new census report does not
contain any information on ethnicities/castes
and their participation, the reservation system
is labelled a farce anyway!]
Govt
urged to recruit employees on the basis of
ethnicity to implement proportional inclusion
(rep 22/03/2023)
History
of women lawmakers : To ensure women’s rights,
their presence is necessary in Parliament and
the law-making process, by Khim Lal Devkota
(kp 22/03/2023)
Resolution
discussed in National Assembly to end
discrimination against Dalits (rep
22/03/2023)
Book
on political representation of Dalit unveiled in
Kathmandu (kh 21/03/2023)
Deprived,
under-privileged communities should be brought
into mainstream: Speaker Ghimire (kh
13/03/2023) [By
continuing to give almost all posts to male Khas
Arya, especially Bahun?]
Missing
Dalits in research institutions : The issues of
Dalits won’t be taken seriously when nobody is
in the team to put them forward, by Sagoon
Bhetwal (kp 12/03/2023)
Evolving
gender equations : Women should speak up for
justice notwithstanding concerns of family
reputation or social pressure, by Sushila
Karki (kp 08/03/2023)
Empowered
Nepali women : Things will change when men who
do not do dishes at home stop lecturing on
women’s empowerment, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
07/03/2023)
Women’s
participation in state’s bodies being ensured:
Speaker Ghimire (kh 07/03/2023) [With a few exceptions, the
women involved only play backstage roles! More
than the 33 per cent of women parliamentarians
prescribed by the constitution are not involved
anyway. In the Council of Ministers and other
institutions, not even this is achieved!]
Under
provincial name Koshi, currents of discontent
still flow : Madhesh is the only province named
on identity basis. Many blame erosion in Maoist
ideology, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/03/2023)
[The fairy tale of
social inclusion has long been forgotten! The
male Khas Arya minority suppresses any
historical and non-Hindu ethnic reference in
terms of state ideology and nationalism.]
Calls
grow for gender equality in foreign jobs m: The
restrictive policies over the years, regarding
labour mobility of women, have made them
vulnerable to trafficking and forced labour,
observers say, by Pawan Pandey (kp
28/02/2023)
Let
Women Take Leadership Roles, by Juhi
Adhikari (rn 24/02/2023)
State
of the minorities in South Asia : Nepal's
dominant Khas Arya minority reaps
disproportionate benefits of their status,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 23/02/2023) [see report]
When
will women lead big political parties?
Bibeksheel Sajha recently elected Samikchya
Baskota as party chief while Ranjita Shrestha
heads another new party, the Nagarik Unmukti
Party, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 21/02/2023)
Women
in lead : Nepali society is more open to women’s
leadership than established parties would have
us believe (kp 17/02/2023)
Social
justice moving backwards : The leaders of the
political parties are the biggest obstacles to
achieving social justice, by Pradip Pariyar
(kp 06/02/2023)
Landmark
bill to boost women candidacy in polls :
Election Commission is drafting a bill to
increase women’s candidacy in all three tiers of
government by a third, by Binod Ghimire (kp
02/0/2023), Hope
amid despair : The proposed bill to field more
directly elected women candidates is a silver
lining (kp 03/02/2023)
Ruling
coalition fails to ensure inclusiveness in
Cabinet : Political parties won’t ensure
inclusion, unless it’s made mandatory by
amending the constitution, says expert, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/01/2023) [This reflects the basic
non-inclusiveness of all political parties!
Nepal is still not a democracy, but an oligarchy
dominated and controlled by male Khas Arya.]
Jhapa
leaders dominant in Parliament (ht
21/01/2023)
26pc
women in new Cabinet, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht
18/01/2023) [All of them
are Khas Arya. Only four of them are
full-fledged ministers, i.e. 20 per cent. This
is again a clear violation of the inclusion
provision of the Constitution in several
respects. Moreover, most of the male ministers
are also Khas Arya!]
Parties
snub inclusion principle in top provincial posts
: All chief ministers are male. Constitution is
silent on what should be done if the authorities
fail to ensure proportional representation,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 16/01/2023) [This is not a trivial
offence, but a serious violation of the
Constitution, the fundamental law of the land,
and should be punished accordingly. In an
increasingly conscious society, the social
balance is in danger!]
Uphold
Spirit Of PR Election System, by Sangita
Subedi (rep 16/01/2023)
Space
of exclusion: No women, no Dalits, no Janajatis
in chief ministers of Nepal’s provinces :
Experts say the tendency of the political
parties to repeatedly undermine constitutional
obligation to proportional inclusion could pose
a threat to federalism itself, by Dhanu
Bishwakarma (nlt 14/01/2023)
Power
sharing, inclusive politics in Nepal: Honour the
constitutional principle, by Yagya Bahadur
Karki (ht 06/01/2023) [When
will the arrogant high-caste macho males at the
top of the state and political parties finally
be punished for their constant disregard of the
constitution and laws? A permanent ban from
political office should be the minimum
punishment! This is not a trivial offence, but
malicious intent!]
Identity
politics going through a churn : The November
elections were not in favour of the parties that
have long relied on it, by Binod Ghimire (kp
02/01/2023)
Women
representation still remains bare minimum,
by Arpana Adhikari (rn 25/12/2022)
Youths
Emerge As Change Agents, by Shyam Prasad
Mainali (rn 22/12/2022)
Disabled
people’s representation minimal in new
Parliament (kh 15/12/2022)
November
polls fail to ensure fair representation of
Dalits : The representation of Dalit community
in the newly elected legislature—5.81 percent—
is the lowest since the 2008 Constituent
Assembly, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
13/12/2022), 15
Dalit leaders elected to HoR under proportional
category (kh 15/12/2022)
FPTP
Election: A Road Less Travelled by Women :
Providing equal opportunity to women in
elections is crucial to believe in women’s
capacity and change stereotypes in politics,
by Neelam Dhanuse (rep 15/12/2022) [Nepal's macho politicians
will do everything they can to prevent this!]
UML
to send 19 female members under PR system, NC 29
(kh 08/12/2022) [Adequate
social inclusion in parliament will never be
achieved unless the parties dominated by
high-caste males are required to apply the rules
of social inclusion in the selection of
candidates for the FPTP system. Khas Arya, for
example, are already over-represented through
the FPTP system. It is not understandable that
more members of this social group have to be
nominated through the PR system! The striving
for adequate inclusion of all social groups, as
declared after Jana Andolan II, is implausible.
The ruling high-caste male elite is only
interested in securing its privileges and posts!]
Dalit
and women leaders in Karnali feel cheated : Big
parties did not field any Dalit candidate for
Parliament from Karnali Province, by Krishna
Prasad Gautam (kp 01/12/2022)
New
House of Representatives to be less inclusive :
As proportional representation votes are
scattered among parties, women, Dalits,
Janajatis will be underrepresented, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 30/11/2022) [This is the outspoken goal
of the political parties totally dominated by
male Khas Arya! The fact that another 30 per
cent Khas Aryas are nominated via the PR system
contradicts all statements on inclusion!]
Women
representation nil under FPTP in Karnali
province : Single candidate to represent Dalits
(kh 28/11/2022)
High
cost of smartphones a barrier to digital
inclusion, report says : Smartphones and
barphones are taxed 18 percent and 15.5 percent
respectively in Nepal, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 26/11/2022)
Women
participation in HoR: Seven get directly
elected, two still leading (kh 25/11/2022) [Besides 158 males: this is
what the patriarchal party leaders call
appropriate and "inclusive"!], Women
candidates in HoR and PA elections of 2079 BS,
by Smriti Dhungana (rep 25/11/2022)
Promoting
gender-responsive trade : Gender-inclusive trade
can have a multiplier effect on women, their
families and also the GDP of a nation, by
Sagar Jung Karki (kp 24/11/2022)
Inclusion
and reservation: Experiences from other
countries, remedies for Nepal : The simple fact
that political parties are neglecting potential
candidates from Dalit and Janajati communities
and women is an indicator that the country needs
even stronger quota provisions for them, by
Simone Galimberti (nlt 19/11/2022)
Democracy
beyond elections : Without adequate
representation, marginalised communities in
Nepal are less likely to have their issues
addressed, by Narayan Adhikari and Nicholas
Budny (kp 17/11/2022)
Women’s
share in House likely to shrink : With few women
FPTP candidates, more of them may need to be
elected to the upper house to meet the
requirement, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/11/2022) [The continued and even
increased non-inclusive policies of high-caste
male politicians must be criminalised and
punished as a matter of urgency!]
Parties’
manifestos offer little to Dalits, Janajatis :
Rights activists have demanded a ‘Dalit decade’
to end deep-rooted caste-based discrimination
through policies and programmes, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 09/11/2022)
Dalit
women in Nepali politics: Underrepresented,
undermined, discriminated and oppressed : If
political parties are really serious about
ending the social discrimination, they should
not hesitate to provide enough opportunities to
Dalit women, by Radha Nepali (nlt
02/11/2022)
Nepali
women packing a punch : Nepal occupies a
respectable 16th position among the 133
countries regarding the proportion of elected
seats held by women, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp
02/11/2022) [This
comparison is misleading! The high percentage of
women is based on legal regulations.
Responsibility is still withheld from women
today. Moreover, the legal regulations are
increasingly undermined by the leading male
politicians!]
How
the already-marginalized Dalit community is
marginalized in Nepali politics : The
representation of the Dalit Community, which
accounts for almost 15 percent of the country’s
population, in the parliament is expected to
fall as only a few Dalit candidates got tickets
from major political parties for the upcoming
polls, by Laxman Darnal (nlt 31/10/2022)
UN
CEDAW concerned about dire situation of women's
rights, gender equality (ht 31/10/2022)
The
declared ideals of 2006 and today’s political
impasse, by Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh
24/10/2022)
Inclusion
commissions at loggerheads over report : Tharu
Commission has objected to the Madheshi
Commission’s move to include the surnames of the
Tharu people as Madheshis, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 24/10/2022)
Indigenous
Nationalities Commission slammed for proposing
revisions to existing reservation system :
Commission officials seem to have fallen into a
trap set by anti-reservation groups who want to
scrap the inclusive system, say marginalised
group activists, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
23/10/2022) [This is due
to the fact that all constitutional commissions
are hand-picked individuals selected by the
high-caste male state elite for whom the orders
and interests of their anti-inclusive and
anti-democratic masters have absolute priority!]
Women
contenders in direct race have it tough in
upcoming parliamentary elections : Major parties
have been reluctant to field women candidates.
Even the few in the fray have a battle in their
hands, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 23/10/2022)
Anthropologist
Om Gurung dies of cancer : Gurung had
spearheaded the fight against the state induced
social exclusion, cultural discrimination and
political domination against indigenous people
and other marginalised and disadvantaged groups
of Nepal (kp 18/10/2022)
Exclusionary
inclusion : Marginalisation of the country’s
small ethnic groups is a tragedy of modern
Nepali politics (kp 18/10/2022)
Senior
lives matter : This time, let us vote for what
we want rather than what everybody else expects
us to want, by Poonam Thapa (kp 16/10/2022)
Khas
Arya candidates outnumber in inclusive category
(kh 16/10/2022) [42% of
the candidates from the Khas Arya group, which
accounts for 30% of the total population! This
is what the ruling elite calls "inclusive" under
the PR system!]
Nearly
half of ethnic groups unrepresented in
Parliament in 15 years of PR exercise : The
proportional representation system seems to
benefit only the communities that are affluent
and better linked, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
15/10/2022)
Hundreds
of candidates withdraw from race : As many as
2,412 candidates are now in the race for seats
in the lower house and 3,224 in provincial
assemblies (kp 13/10/2022), 2,412
in fray for 165 FPTP HoR seats : Less
than 10 per cent of contestants are
women (ht 13/10/2022)
Continuity
over change : The new roster of tried and tested
electoral candidates does not inspire much
confidence (kp 11/10/2022), Nepali
elections are becoming a battle of same old
faces : Lack of internal democracy in political
parties is mainly to be blamed, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 11/10/2022)
[Maybe not yet a failing
state, but definitely a failing democracy!],
Subverting
political federalism : The coalition culture has
sidelined deserving candidates in favour of
cronies and sycophants, by Achyut Wagle (kp 11/10/2022),
Major
political parties fall short to ensure gender
parity in politics : Almost all political
parties have an extremely lower ratio of women
to men candidates fielded under the
first-past-the-post category in the upcoming
elections (nlt 11/10/2022),
Zero
woman candidacy for HoR member in Baitadi
(kh 11/10/2022)
Limited
number of women candidacies recorded under FPTP
(kh 10/10/2022)
Voters
favour women, party leaders don’t : Selection of
candidates is based on whims of male politicians
as women are under-represented in top party
committees, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp
29/09/2022) [The party
leaders are and remain the greatest
propagandists of patriarchy and the
non-inclusive state!]
Political
parties continue to abuse proportional
representation system : Many nominees in the
closed lists submitted to Election Commission
have repeatedly occupied positions of power,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/09/2022),
Women
MPs, unite : A new women’s parliamentary caucus
is needed at a time when they are being brazenly
discriminated (kp 21/09/2022)
Fixing
a flawed quota system : The solution to the
loopholes is not discontinuation but
evidence-based revision, by Divya Rana and
Vibhav Pradhan (kp 21/09/2022)
MP
Pant's appeal to political parties to increase
candidacy of women (rep 16/09/2022)
Dalit
politicians being denied tickets : Political
parties didn’t field women Dalit candidates in
124 wards in the local elections last May : The
number of Dalit mayors decreased by half in 2022
polls compared to 2017, by Nishan Khatiwada
(kp 15/09/2022)
On
equal footing : The constitutional provisions
for inclusion cannot be ignored or circumvented
anymore (kp 15/09/2022) [But the reality looks different as the
high-caste political patriarchy does not abide
by the Constitution, laws or SC rulings! And
they do not even have to fear punishment!]
Pathos
of collective humiliation in Madhesh : Elections
may come, elections may go, but the struggles of
Madheshis will have to continue to establish
themselves as ‘the People’, by CK Lal (kp
14/09/2022)
Revival
of women’s caucus vital to advancing feminist
movement : The sorority in the 2008 Constituent
Assembly laid foundation for gender equality in
the constitution, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp
13/09/2022)
Affirmative
inaction : Party patriarchy sidelines women
aspirants to office, and gives bare minimum
representation (nt 09/09/2022), The
power to have a say in her-story : As the
November elections approach, Nepal’s
male-dominated parties are loath to let women
contest, by Shristi Karki (nt 09/09/2022)
Indirectly
elected representatives, most of whom are women,
have less powers : In the upcoming elections,
women aspire to contest first-past-the-post
seats but political parties don’t seem
enthusiastic to give them tickets, by
Aakriti Ghimire (kp 31/08/2022) [According to the patriarchal
thinking of the ruling male elite, Nepal belongs
only to men, especially to those from the
Tagadhari castes, particularly the Bahuns. The
citizenship law and the current discussion on
this matter make this clear. Since because of
the alliance the direct candidacies are also
divided among the parties, the ruling men cannot
"waste" any mandate on women!]
Bring
Fresh Faces To Leadership, by Yug Bahadur
(rn 26/08/2022) [And
this must be done inclusively. Given the
existing disproportion, at least half should be
women; at least 20 per cent should go to Dalits;
a male Bahun should only be added if at least
three male Bahuns drop out at the same time!]
Did
Maoists abandon the issue of “inclusion” and
equal representation?, by Sunita Bhul (kp
22/08/2022) [Without any
doubt, this process already started with the
elections to the first CA. After its defeat in
the elections to the second CA, the party has
forgotten all the ideals for whose
implementation 17,000 people had to lose their
lives!]
Inclusivity
just a refrain in Maoist party, as it fails to
practise what it preaches : Party picks 21
office bearers with just one woman, two
Madheshis, four Janajatis—none from Dalit,
Muslim communities, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
21/08/2022) [Oligarchy
and nepotism are features of all Nepali
political parties, including the CPN
(Maoist Centre)!]
Questions
of inclusivity arise over Sunday’s Karnali
Cabinet reshuffle : There are eight members in
the Cabinet—all men from the Khas-Arya community,
by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 15/08/2022) [Nepal urgently needs a
rejection option in the electoral law if this
oppressive male Tagadhari dominance is to end!]
Voices
grow for fair representation of women as major
elections near : Women leaders complain parties
field fewer women for direct election. Experts
blame the patriarchal mindset, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 13/08/2022)
MPs
demand 50 per cent FPTP tickets for women,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/08/2022)
Despite
reservation quotas for minorities, Brahmins
continue to dominate civil service : Forty-five
percent civil service seats are reserved for
women, indigenous groups, Madhesis, Dalits,
people with disabilities and those from backward
regions, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/07/2022) [This does
not only apply to civil service!]
Reshaping
Indigenous Movement in Nepal, by Krishna K
Shrestha (rep 25/07/2022)
Only
0.30pc news stories have bylines of
female journalists in Nepali media
(ht 19/07/2022)
NIC
empowered to recommend action against rights
violators (ht 18/07/2022) [Given the strict denial of
social inclusion by the ruling male Tagadhari
elite, there should be endless complaints!]
Nepal
ranked second in South Asia in
closing gender gap It will take
another 132 years to close the
global gender gap. As crises are
compounding, women's workforce
outcomes are suffering and the
risk of global gender parity
backsliding further intensifies,
however, Nepal seems to be doing
better in gender equality, the
report indicates (nlt
14/07/2022) [This is probably only
because women's participation in
most other South Asian countries
is even worse than in Nepal.
Women's inclusion is still very
poor in extremely patriarchal
Nepal!]
A
blueprint for political empowerment of Nepali
women : Male politicians in dominant
positions should face the reality that women in
Nepal have no equal opportunities to contest the
elections, by Simone Galimberti (nlt
09/07/2022)
Gender-responsive
budgeting: Good on paper, poor on implementation
: In the absence of monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms, existing gender financing policies
of Nepal have failed to yield desired results,
by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 06/07/2022)
Nepali
remains lingua franca of all provinces, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/07/2022) [It is not a question of
replacing Nepali with another language, but a
second language of the respective province
should be made compulsory, especially for the
high-caste elite, who must finally get away from
the mistaken belief that only their language,
religion, culture, etc. represent Nepal's
identity!]
Congress
leaders call for letting Nepalis away
vote. Poll body says not feasible :
Despite Supreme Court order in 2018, no
initiatives taken for out-of-country
voting. Debate on the issue when polls
near seems to be more for public
consumption, by Binod Ghimire (kp
22/06/2022)
Parties
are reluctant to ensure fair Dalit
representation in politics, report says : Dalit
advocacy group’s report regrets dwindling Dalit
representation in local governance (kp
21/06/2022)
Coalition
partners eye alliance for upcoming polls, but
there are complexities : There are more
aspirants than the 165 lower house seats up for
grabs and Maoist Centre and Unified Socialist
want more seats than they have now, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 21/06/2022) [Voters will once again be presented with
the old familiar non-inclusive male uppercaste
candidates. The voters should dispose of them
all in the dustbin of history!]
Patriarchy
blamed for suffering of mothers, kids (ht
18/06/2022)
Fighting
discrimination: Everyone's responsibility,
by Simone Galimberti (ht 16/06/2022)
Strides
In Women Empowerment, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
11/06/2022)
Leaving
both houses without deputies reflects poorly on
parties’ commitments : As House Speaker and
Assembly chair are men, their deputies have to
be women. Parties’ apathy leads some to suspect
if they are being neglectful of women’s
representation, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/06/2022) [Nepal's macho men like to
violate the constitution and laws when it comes
to preventing women's participation!]
Why
aren’t more women selected as
candidates? Patriarchy alone is not a
sufficient explanation for the lack of
women in candidate selection for the
recently held local elections, by
Seira Tamang (rec 16/05/2022)
Implications
of low women representation in local polls,
by Neelam Dhanuse (rep 12/05/2022)
Despite
law, Nepal fails to achieve Dalit women
representation in wards : Parties say they
failed to find candidates, an argument Dalit
activists do not agree with, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 10/05/2022)
Women
in politics: Get them interested from high
school , by Simone Galimberti (ht
09/05/2022) [Without a
radical disciplining of the male party leaders,
enforcing harsh punishments and at the same time
comprehensively changing the laws, it is
unlikely that much will change!]
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]
Kusunda
tribe demands integrated settlement, protection
of their nearly-extinct language (rep
06/05/2022)
Electoral
syndicate against women : From the first
election, one thing that hasn't changed is the
politics of hegemonic masculinity, by
Chandra Bhadra and Sucheta Pyakuryal (kp
05/05/2022)
Women
leaders from across the political spectrum say
they feel constrained : Their representation in
local elections has been trimmed but they cannot
speak up. Female politicians say the fight will
continue though, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp
30/04/2022)
Hard
to retain last election’s achievements with less
women candidates this time (kh 26/04/2022)
Supreme
Court set to decide today on petition on women’s
representation in local governments : Deadline
given to political parties to file nominations
for the May 13 local level elections ends today,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/04/2022)
Party
leaders reach Musahar settlement after five
years since last election (kh 21/04/2022) [This proves the whole
disinterest of the politicians!], Call
for meaningful participation of Dalits in local
level polls (kh 22/04/2022)
Dalits
demand respectable, proportional representation
in upcoming elections (ht 18/04/2022)
Women
in politics : One can have all the rules and yet
find a million ways to sidestep them (kp
14/04/2022)
Government
recommends names of ambassadors to 20
countries (with list) (kh
07/04/2022) [Three
quarters of them are Bahuns, which once
again shows who considers themselves as
the owners of this land!]
Alliance
politics may trim women’s representation in
local governments : As coalition partners plan
to fight May 13 polls in alliance, observers
wonder if the inclusion idea is at stake, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 04/04/2022)
New
country, old rules : Systemic discrimination
against women, minorities and free-speech
advocates continue in subtle and not-so-subtle
ways (ae 10/03/2022)
Women’s
representation and intersectional (un)inclusion,
by Kalpana Jha (rec 17/03/2022)
Minister
Regmi informs global community on Nepal’s
efforts on women empowerment (kh 15/03/2022)
[Improvements yes, but
the reality is different. In the constitution,
laws and society, equality between women and men
is still a long way off!]
Inclusion
in teaching, inclusion in learning, by
Karl-Heinz Krämer (rec 14/03/2022)
Women
serving as deputies at local units aspire to
take up executive roles : As local elections
near, women representatives, however, doubt the
male-dominated parties where patriarchy is
deep-rooted will make way for them, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 13/03/2022) [The
male party rulers will never let women
participate in power in the way they deserve!]
Strengthening
female representation : Women’s
underrepresentation in leadership positions
reflects a combination of the design of the
quota system and party nomination behaviour,
by Rohini Pande, Michael Callen, Binod Paudel and
Satish Wasti (kp 11/03/2022)
Women
look for a human economy - equal for all, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 08/03/2022)
Ensuring
gender equality, by Diksha Sharma (kh
06/03/2022)
Khas-Arya
women are de facto women leaders : While Nepal
has rteserved quota for women, the majority of
the positions at administratice, political, and
bureaucratic levels are occupied by those from
the Khas-Arya group, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp
21/02/2022)
Gender-based
discrimination unabated in Nepal, says NHRC
(ht 14/02/2022)
Model
social inclusion policy for local levels (ht
23/01/2022)
Panel
to ask PM on inclusive, proportional system in
envoy appointment (ht 20/01/2022)
Nepali
political parties far from inclusive : While the
inclusive principles were applied in selection
of lower-levels leaders, top leadership
continued to be in the hands of the traditional
elite groups, by Pratik Ghimire (ae
13/01/2022)
Electoral
Integrity: A Crucial Aspect of Sustaining
Democracy, by Rajaram Bartaula (rep
03/01/2022)
Maoists
pledged to uplift marginalised. And they further
marginalised them : Dalits in party are
questioning if they are going to get the
promised space, as they are left out of
committees now, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
03/01/2022)
Deuba
accused of nominating only supporters to
Congress central committee : Among 13 nominated,
just two, or mere 15 percent, are women, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 03/01/2022)
RPP
Chair Lingden and Bibeksheel Sajha Chairman
Mishra discuss party unity (kh 31/12/2021) [Similarly minded parties,
but this spells the final end of the Bibeksheel
Sajha Party. Rabindra Mishra's alternativity
means a return to the non-inclusive Hindu
monarchy that more than 17,000 people sacrificed
their lives to abolish! Whether Hindu state or
secularism is not a question of religion. More
than 40 per cent of the people are not Hindus
from a social point of view. Hindu women and
Dalits are also extremely discriminated against.
Unfortunately, even the major parties have not
come close to delivering what they promised in
2006. Therefore, Nepal has remained a state of
high-caste Hindu men under a supposedly
inclusive and secular republic.]
Everyone
Will Be Represented In Party - PM Deuba (rn
25/12/2021) [This will
only be the case when the proportion of male
Bahuns and Chhetris at all levels of the party
is reduced to no more than 15 per cent in total
and the seats hitherto occupied by them are
given to members of all other sections of
society in proportion to their share of the
population! Incidentally, this applies to all
political parties!]
Reservation
and quota, how justifiable?, by Ruby Khadgi
(kh 09/12/2021)
Population
Census 2021 : Data Vs Reliability, by Nir
Bahadur Karki (rep 25/11/2021)
Let
The Subaltern Speak, by Tulasi Acharya (rn
22/11/2021)
Fractured
peace : The so-called representatives of the
working class are the new elites of Nepal
(kp 22/11/2021) [And
this elite continues to be recruited from the
same social strata. Under the monarchy, male
Chhetris were in the majority. With the
"democratisation" of 1990, male Bahuns took over
this role. The Maoist uprising, Jana Andolan II
and the new constitution have not changed this,
as this traditional elite has deceived the
people about adequate social inclusion until
today!]
Women’s
Attraction To Judiciary Rising, by Kalika
Khadka (rn 16/11/2021)
CPN-UML
convention : No females and Dalits elected in
the leadership of 84 wards of Baitadi (rep
08/11/2021) [Here the
CPN-UML shows its true colours of a patriarchal
Tagadhari party! According to the 2011 Census,
54 per cent of Baitadi's population were women.
The proportion of Dalits was 20 per cent! This
means that about 65 percent of the population
remains excluded!]
Feel
angry? Read this : Archaic patriarchal beliefs
will persist for years but you can't let
negative emotions consume you, by Anjana
Rajbhandary (nt 22/10/2021)
4.5
million girls at risk of not finishing school
due to pandemicA UN report says with children
remaining out of school, the risk of child
labour, gender-based violence, early and forced
marriage, and early pregnancy may increase,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/10/2021)
Programme
for girl children fails to bear fruit in Karnali
Province : The provincial government has
launched ‘Bank Account for Daughters for Secure
Life’ but many people in rural areas are unaware
of the scheme, by Chandani Kathayat (kp
11/10/2021)
Six
years since promulgation, problems remain with
the constitution : Madhesis, Tharus, Muslims,
and women are still unable to take ownership of
the statute due to the document’s failure to
encompass their aspirations, by Prasansha
Rimal (rec 19/09/2021) [This
was the intention of the high-caste male party
leaders who had given this constitution to their
MPs for an unopposed vote in blatant violation
of the interim constitution!]
Six
years of ethnonational upsurge : Khas-Arya
supremacists consider the Divya Upadesh to be
the manual of nationalism, by CK Lal (kp
15/09/2021)
Enhancing
women’s access to finance : As a first step, we
need to identify the actual needs and study
international practices, by Shreya Subedi
(kp 06/09/2021)
No
citizenship, no job : Young Madhesis have been
deprived of numerous opportunities as they can’t
apply for citizenship. They can’t even go abroad
for work, by Jitendra Narayan Thakur (ae
02/09/2021)
In
Nepal’s politics and governance, old faces rule
the roost : Top leaders’ penchant for power and
young generation’s failure to challenge the
seniors have made leadership handover a distant
dream, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/08/2021) [And they are overwhelmingly
male Tagadharis, especially Bahuns, although the
latter represent only a very small minority of
six percent of the population! Is this the
socially equal and inclusive Nepal that the same
politicians promised in 2006 and again in 2008?]
Shakya
becomes first woman chief minister, by Subas
Bidari (kp 19/08/2021)
Tharu
Morcha in protest, pressuring government to
implement past agreements : Brihat Nagarik
Aandolan, an alliance of civil society members
and people from various walks of life, supports
the protest, by Binod Ghimire (kp
18/08/2021)
With
major shifts in party organizations, Maoist
Center’s CC meet concludes (kh 15/08/2021) [But standing Committee not
affected? The provision of the constitution
applies to all party levels!?]
SC
order on reservations draws flak, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 13/08/2021), 'Court
prejudiced against reservation' (ht
13/08/2021)
Indigenous
people worry hard-won gains may be lost :
Achievements made since 1990 are at risk as
secularism and federalism are yet to be
institutionalised and recent court ruling is
another challenge, activists say, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 09/08/2021) [The
traditional elite, especially male Bahuns,
continue to control the country, prevent social
inclusion and the development of federalism and
secularism, and constantly demand that the wheel
of time be turned back instead, e.g. Ganga
Thapa, Rabindra Mishra, KP Oli, Shashanka
Koirala, etc.], BSP
Chair’s Dangerous Proposal, by Mukunda Raj
Kattel (rn 09/08/2021), Indigenous
people are victims of conservation 'success
story' (ht 10/08/2021),
Indigenous
Peoples Suffer Under Conservation Policies:
Report (rn 10/08/2021)
One
step forward, two steps back : Recent court
ruling to revisit reservation and affirmative
actions for those discriminated against by the
state is regressive and defeats the purpose,
observers say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/08/2021), Going
backwards : The idea that reservation must be
based on need, and not caste, is flawed (kp
06/08/2021) [The judges
also bear the characteristics of being male and
high-caste. They obviously cannot escape their
acquired view. As long as adequate participation
in society is not guaranteed by a restrictive
quota system also in the judiciary, a correct
assessment of the situation of the traditionally
excluded is unlikely to be realised!]
Sorry
state of affairs : Challenges of implementation
of the reservation policy for women in Nepal
persist, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp
05/08/2021)
Karnali
province strives to mainstream Rautes : Under
the policy formulated by the Ministry of Social
Development, members of the community shall be
provided a place to settle permanently and
issued citizenship certificates, by Hik mat
Bahadur Nepali (ae 22/07/2021)
‘Incorporate
inclusion in university curriculum’ (kh
20/07/2021)
The
Politics of Quotas, by Sanjit Shrestha (rep
20/07/2021)
Ties
of tradition that bind and blind : Without more
aggressive politicisation of the inclusive
agenda, cultural divisions are unlikely to end,
by CK Lal (kp 07/07/2021)
The
Myth Of Merit, by Aashish Mishra (rn
26/06/2021)
Province
2 Chief asks CM to make cabinet more inclusive
(kh 13/06/2021) [Cabinets
in Nepal have never been inclusive. They are
still dominated by men, except for Province 2 by
male Bahuns. Janajatis (population share about
five times that of male Bahuns) and Madheshis
are severely underrepresented, women find at
best a pseudo-representation. Dalits and Muslims
are extremely rarely included.]
New
provisions to enhance women entrepreneurship
(ht 09/04/2021)
Women
representatives in Achham are excluded from
decision-making roles : Most women ward members
say the inclusion policy has only served as a
token gesture to fulfil gender and caste
representation requirements at the local level,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 05/04/2021) [All
the male Bahuns who dominate all levels in the
state and parties, even though they are
recruited from only 6% of the population,
consider the state as their property and have no
interest whatsoever in social inclusion,
decentralisation and federalism! Ending the
Bahun patriarchy requires a fundamental change
in the state, parties and society!]
Whatever
happened to equity and inclusion? That one group
should progress so disproportionately talks
about the failure of the state-society compact,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 01/04/2021)
Data
collection for national ID card distribution
hits snag : Against the target to collect the
details of 10 million people, the government may
only be able to collect the details of 4.4.5
million people because of Covid-19 scare,
officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/03/2021) [And
what about the millions of Nepalis who are
denied citizenship because they do not fit into
the male Bahuns' concept of national identity?]
Law
implementation remains weak in cases of
caste-based discrimination : A report says
police are reluctant to register cases. And even
if cases get registered, they lack evidence to
back up the claims, which results in low
conviction rate, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/03/2021)
IFC
partners with Nepal Stock Exchange for gender
equality (kp 26/03/2021)
Empowering
women farmers : Agricultural mechanisation is
the key, by Pratigya Silwal and Subha Khanal
(ht 25/03/2021)
Representation
of women in state organs dismal: NHRC report
(ht 20/03/2021) [see annual
report of NHRC]
Language
chauvinism : The recent arrests in Balaju show
the need for greater understanding of language
diversity, by Deepak Thapa (kp 18/03/2021)
Let
women lead : Men must be part of the equation
but women must be prepared and assert themselves,
by Simone Galimberti (rep 16/03/2021)
Why
participation isn’t enough : Women’s
participation in decision making may
not mean they are truly empowered, by Sahara
Basnet (kp 15/03/2021)
Linguistic
discrimination and conflict : As long as there
is unfairness, the goal of an inclusive and
prosperous Nepal is impossible, by Sangmo
Yonjan-Tamang (kp 03/03/2021)
Bridging
the gender gap in higher education : Just
improving literacy rates as a token of inclusion
may not improve gender parity, by Roshee
Lamichhane (kp 01/03/2021)
Tharuhat-Tharuwan
National Front's special convention begins in
Kailali (ht 28/02/2021)
Narrow
the gap : Although the constitution has not
discriminated its citizens based on gender, the
laws need to be amended to see this in practice
(ht 26/02/2021) [The
constitution, too, discriminates against women,
for example with regard to citizenship law!]
Citizens’
manifesto : The Citizens’ Movement has called
for freedom from political regression and
justice for the marginalised, by Pramod
Mishra (kp 25/02/2021)
How
proposed immigration policy on women is deeply
flawed : Limiting women’s education, employment
and movement hinders their economic empowerment
and freedom thereby perpetuating their
dependency on men, by Tara Kanel (rep
18/02/2021)
Temptations
of saffron secularity and hybrid democracy : The
political call for a Hindu Rashtra poses a
mortal threat to the very idea of an inclusive
Nepal, by CK Lal (kp 17/02/2021)
Nepal’s
‘inferior’ women : Nepal is still a highly
patriarchal society that looks upon women as
second-class citizens (ae 12/02/2021), ‘Women’s
March’ in Kathmandu to demand an end to violence
against women and impunity : People from various
walks of life are participating in the march
from Basantapur to Singha Durbar gate (kp
12/02/2021)
Why
women should be given equal rights in
citizenship : Nepal’s sovereignty will be
stronger if we empower our women and children
and weaker if we disenfranchise the children of
Nepali mothers. A nation that treats its
citizens unequally is doomed from within, by
Riti Prasai (rep 09/02/2021)
Despite
quotas, hill Brahmins disproportionately land
civil service jobs : In fiscal year 2019-20, 28
percent of applications for civil service jobs
were from the community but 45 percent of those
recruited were from it. This has been a trend
for past few years, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 06/01/2021) [If one
also takes gender into account, the
disproportionality in favour of male Bahuns is
even much greater!]
Proposed
amendment on visit visa law is deeply flawed,
by Karan Kunwar and Indu Dhungana (rep 03/01/2021)
Cultural
Cohesion Fosters Unity, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
21/11/2020)
सामान्यीकरण
: बढ्दो जातीय हिंसा तथा अपराधको कारण . मानव भएर
जिउन पाउने नैसर्गिक अधिकार खोसेर समाज र
राज्यसत्तामा रमाउनेहरूका विरुद्ध विद्रोह
नगरुन्जेल दलित समुदायले सामाजिक न्याय नपाउने
निश्चित छ [Generalization: Due to increasing
ethnic violence and crime : It is certain that the
Dalit community will not get social justice unless
it revolts against those who rejoice in society
and state power by depriving them of their natural
right to live as human beings], by Prakash Bik (ka
18/11/2020)
राजनीतिमा
दलित महिला सहभागिता : अहिले करिब ६,६८२ वडासदस्य,
२८ प्रदेश सांसद र संघीय संसद्मा १३ जना दलित
महिला छन् [Dalit women's participation in
politics : At present, there are about 6,682 ward
members, 28 state parliamentarians and 13 Dalit
women in the federal parliament] , by Tika Kumari
Bishwakarma (np 13/11/2020)
जातीय
मुक्तिका अप्ठ्यारा मार्क्सवादी बाटा [The
Marxist path to ethnic liberation], by Mekh Raj
Udaya (nag 12/11/2020)
Participation
of Dalit in media will be prioritized: Minister
Gurung (kh 06/11/2020) [You are the only one who believes in this
statement! Only male Bahuns are prioritised!]
Nepal’s
great divide : It has become easier to
understand what a white American male is
thinking than what goes on in a Dalit Nepali’s
mind in Rukum, by Dinkar Nepal (ae
06/11/2020)
Raute
girl wants to study to become judge (ht
18/10/2020)
Listen
to rural women : Nepal must commit to uplifting
the status of those at the bottom of society
(kp 15/10/2020)
Manels
and the Nepali heart : The consistent case
of only a few women being invited to speak
at most conferences reeks of tokenism,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 15/10/2020)) [Even
better, you should call it Tamanel, Tagadgari
male panel!]
Are
you an Indian? ‘No, I’m a Nepali’ : We Nepalis
like to immediately size each other up according
to our last names. The one category universally
hated, however, is to be perceived as an Indian,
by Ranjan Adiga (rep 13/10/2020)
A
crusader of Sanskrit education : Chandrakant
Paudel’s frustration at the inertia of progress
is something felt by many in rural areas, by
Pramod Mishra (kp 11/10/2020)
Patriarchal
Mind-Set Impedes Women Empowerment, by
Niyati Adhikari (rn 03/10/2020)
Man
Power : When political calculus involves
dividing up the spoils, enforcing
constitutionally-mandated affirmative action for
women is meaningless (nt 02/10/2020)
Jumping
on the Hindutva bandwagon : Nepali Congress
has nothing to offer the electorate
save its history, by CK Lal (kp
30/09/2020)
NC
leadership barring women to take the lead: Arzoo
Deuba (kh 29/09/2020)
Indigenous
communities: Adversaries to Nepal’s development?,
by Kushal Pokharel (ae 11/09/2020)
Access
to formal jobs more restricted for women (ht
11/09/2020)
Gender
inequality in education has widened during the
pandemic : With families struggling financially,
girls cannot focus on their studies. They have
to help out in household chores and do not
always have access to technology for remote
learning, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 26/08/2020)
The
progressive weakening of the Janajati movement
in Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
21/08/2020)
Us
and them: In Nepal, divisions created by
differences in caste, culture, gender, religion
and vested interests are aplenty, by Pramod
Mishra (kp 13/08/2020)
Indigenous
groups feel deprived of their access to land and
natural resources: Indigenous rights activists
blame the state for its coercive approach, the
latest examples being the eviction of Chepangs
in Chitwan and plans to displace the Newars from
Khokana, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
10/08/2020)
Women
from Chepang community demand skill-oriented
training (ht 29/07/2020)
Ministry
seeks opinion on social inclusion policy (ht
19/07/2020) [Yes, there
still a few positions and functions that are not
filled by male Bahuns!]
When
it comes to portraying ethnicity, Nepali pop
culture still depends on stereotypical tropes:
From using blackface makeup to actors speaking
in exaggerated indigenous accents, why is Nepali
films and television still filled with
regressive cultural stereotypes?, by Ankit
Khadgi (kp 16/07/2020)
Rift
between ruling party chairpersons widening?
Dahal says no one in the party has monopoly over
nationalism (ht 13/07/2020) [Both Oli and Dahal are
power-hungry anti-nationalists! Nepal's
nationalism has to be inclusive, multi-ethnic,
multi-religious, multi-lingual and
anti-patriarchal!]
Caste
and the subtle psychology behind it, by
Shreya Soni (ht 12/07/2020)
Women
politicians go unheard when they speak out but
are ostracised if they oppose party narrative:
The trials of Sarita Giri illustrate just how
difficult it is for outspoken women to have a
career in Nepali politics, politicians and
activists say, by Aditi Aryal (kp
10/07/2020)
Marginalised
community commissions say they don’t have
resources to fulfill their mandate:
Parliamentary committee asks government to
ensure that the constitutional bodies get the
needed budget to implement their plans, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 10/07/2020)
Imagining
a motherland: Gender and nationalism; The
boundaries set by the nation, state, families
and societies often do not allow a woman to
become a citizen. This leads to women not
becoming the part of the nation but just a
national embodiment, by Swasti Gautam (rep
09/07/2020)
‘Citizenship
bill not inclusive’ (ht 02/07/2020), Patriarchy
and citizenship: Conspiracy theories flowed
seamlessly from Panchayat-era scholars to
politicians, by Pramod Mishra (kp
03/07/2020)
Time
To Have Boldness On Feminism, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 01/07/2020)
What
defines a Nepali citizen? Nepal needs to
understand the realities of the 21st century. It
needs to move forward, not backward, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp 30/06/2020)
MoFAGA
drafts Social Inclusion Policy-2020 (ht
28/06/2020) [It's a
farce! In upper political circles there is no
willingness for social inclusion, as you can see
from the government, parliament, political
parties and laws!]
Skirting
the issue: On paper, Nepal has made some
important strides towards gender equality and
inclusion. Yet, in reality, the situation is far
from perfect, by Deepak Thapa (kp
11/06/2020)
House
to discuss constitutional amendment to update
map after national consensus: As the issue
concerns a matter of national importance, the
ruling party had sought all-party consensus on
the amendment to update the country’s map on the
national emblem, by Anil Giri (kp
27/05/2020) [The
equal and egalitarian inclusion of the
Janajatis, Madhesis, Dalits and women in general
in the constitution would be of much greater
importance than the territorial claims which the
male politicians at the head of the state in
2015 completely ignored! Today, these same
politicians are playing the nationalism card
instead of trying to rationally contain the
pandemic and save the people's economic base!]
Madhes-based
parties press own demands alongside constitution
amendment for new map: While there’s no debate
on an issue of national importance, the
constitutional amendment bill could be an
opportune moment to address long-standing
demands of Madhesis, Janajatis and Tharus,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/05/2020) [The clarification of
territorial claims is certainly important and
decades overdue, but the inclusion of population
groups that have been excluded for centuries,
even under the constitution of 2015, is even
more significant, a fact that the male Bahun at
the head of the state and parties do not want to
understand. It is problematic, however, that the
leadership of the ethnic and regional parties is
also exclusively male!]
omen
and the media: While newsrooms have come a long
way, they must do more to become truly inclusive,
by Narayan P. Ghimire (kp 24/03/2020)
Killing
and dying for nationalism: Even though
nationalism has existed as long as states have
existed, the construction of nations is not
unchanging, by Sagun S. Lawoti (kp
22/03/2020) [As son of
late Padma Sundar Lawoti, the author is
representing Panchayat time views of nationalism
and identity!]
Women
invisible: Let's have more women on televised
discussions, in newspaper interviews and on
debate panels, by Andrea Upadhya (kp
19/03/2020)
Your
‘rightful’ place: When people talk of Dalit,
Janajati or NGO leadership it is the same old
faces that reap benefit without being
questioned. This leads to new form of othering
and exclusion, by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab
KC (rep 19/03/2020)
Financially
free abroad, socially constrained at home: Women
migrants acquire expertise and financial
independence abroad but on return, they find
themselves trapped in a social order that does
not value their talent, by Elisha Shrestha
(kp 12/03/2020)
The
case for achieving gender parity: Formal
structures like laws and policies play a
decisive role in eliminating gender inequality,
by Geeta Bhattrai Bastakoti (kp 10/03/2020)
Women
have numerical strength in local units, but
little say: Gender pay gap runs deep in all
kinds of profession in Makwanpur, women leaders
say, by Pratap Bista (kp 09/03/2020)
Women’s
status: Figures speak for themselves, by
Chanda Chaudhary (ht 09/03/2020)
The
fight goes on: Men and women both benefit from
living in a gender-equal society (kp
09/03/2020)
Women
journalists bring diverse perspectives, but
their presence in newsrooms remains sparse: It’s
time for the Nepali media to reflect on gender
inequality in newsrooms and act to reverse the
imbalance, women journalists say, by Srizu
Bajracharya (kp 08/03/2020)
Empowerment
vs Commodification: While Nepal is heading
toward institutionalizing the federal democratic
republic, re-conceptualizing women empowerment
appears a vital task, by Mohan Nepali (rep
08/03/2020)
Nepali
women are unequal by law: Nepal is still lagging
far behind international human rights standards
concerning equal rights to citizenship, by
Jesselina Rana (kp 08/03/2020)
There
are more women in politics, but few and far
between at decision-making level: Despite
inclusion refrain, there is a huge
underrepresentation of females in Nepali
political parties and state organs, by
Elisha Shrestha (kp 08/03/2020)
No
More Misogyny, by Prativa Subedi (rn
08/03/2020)
Gender
Landscape In Nepali Media, by Kundan Aryal
(rn 06/03/2020)
Laws
aren't enough to end discrimination: Prejudices
surrounding race, religion and caste have to be
shattered (kp 24/02/2020)
All-male
panels are on their way out, but women’s
representation remains tokenistic: Instead of
acknowledging that women have valuable
contributions to make, they are often limited to
women-specific panels or are placed as
moderators, by Elisha Shrestha (kp
23/02/2020)
What’s
in a name? Sometimes, everything: An effort to
restitute indigenous names would surely reveal
countless examples of cultural approximation all
over Nepal, by Deepak Thapa (kp 20/02/2020)
[The effort of the male
Tagadhari minorityelite to recognise historical
and ethnic names and territories was one of the
outstanding reasons for the failure of the first
Constituent Assembly. The same thinking is
reflected by the naming of the current
provinces!]
‘Herstory’
repeats itself: The misogynic politics of all
political parties mustered to make women the
political underdogs of Nepal, by Chandra
Bhadra (kp 13/02/2020)
Shiva
Maya Tumbahangphe: Patriarchy is structural—it
is in every individual: The former deputy
speaker talks about her fight for the position
of House Speaker, women’s representation in
politics, and patriarchy’s deep roots,
interview with Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 02/02/2020)
What
can a mere prayer to Saraswati do? Dalits and
people from other castes must organise and ask
for their right to an equitable education,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 30/01/2020)
Women’s
concerns won’t be addressed unless they are at
the decision-making level, interview with
Binda Pandey, NCP (kp 27/01/2020)
NCP
bags 16 out of 18 NA seats up for grabs (ht
24/01/2020) [Once again
extremely inclusive: 50 % are Bahuns, 5 of them
male;
not a single Janajati besides one Shrestha; only
one Madheshi; no Dalit woman!]
Issue
Of Women’s Empowerment, by Kundan Aryal (rn
24/01/2020)
Women
Leadership At Local Level, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 23/01/2020)
Thirteen
years on, Madhes movements, despite some
momentum, remain incomplete: While
representation, inclusion and federalism have
materialised, their effectiveness and
institutionalisation continue to be contested,
analysts say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
22/01/2020)
Let
women rise (rep 22/01/2020)
Patriarchy
stronger than monarchy, says Tumbahangphe after
quitting (ht 21/01/2020)
And
the world will live as one: Countries should
fully utilise the effects of globalisation, but
also ensure national identity, by Illa
Mainali (kp 21/01/2020)
Women’s
rights activists laud Tumbahangphe not resigning
(rep 14/01/2020)
Satya
Mohan Joshi: When you talk about cultural
diversity, you make room for inclusiveness:
Celebrated centenarian talks about life, his
works and the significance of cultural identity
in a global world, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp
07/01/2020) [interview]
Gender
insensitivity and Nepali Congress: The party
elite, and Congress itself, think that women
cannot be effective political actors, by
Prabha Poudyal (kp 07/01/2020)
NCP
finalises NA election candidates (ht
04/01/2020) [Wow, really
inclusive: Far more than half of them are
Bahuns!]
Challenges
Of Inclusive Development, by Kopila Rijal
(rn 03/01/2020)
The
adoption of multilingualism in Province 2 is
significant: Among the changes that are going to
have a long-term effect on people’s self-esteem
and opportunities is language, by Pramod
Mishra (kp 02/01/2020)
NCP’s
indecision on Speaker also exposes deeply
entrenched patriarchy in the party: Tumbahangphe
is keen on becoming Speaker, but leadership is
fighting to install someone of their choice—and
the leaders they have in mind are men, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 29/12/2019) [What is true for the NCP is true for all
political parties in Nepal!]
Dahal
defers proposal to make party secretariat more
inclusive: The proposal, tabled by two women
standing committee members, envisions turning
the all-male nine-member secretariat into a
15-member inclusive body, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 25/12/2019) [This
reflects the arrogance of the male Bahun elite
that dominates all political parties and tries
to uphold the non-inclusive state at any cost!]
The
Politics Of Recognition, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 24/12/2019)
Growing
inequalities: A painful reality of the 21st
Century: What could be more depressing than
realising that irrespective of one’s ability,
the outcome is still guided by gender,
ethnicity, and parents' wealth?, by Madhukar
Upadhya (kp 20/12/2019)
Female
deputy speakers of various provinces complain of
being given rights, but no responsibilit: The
task of the deputy speaker is to run the house
in the speaker’s absence but the position
doesn’t allow one to take decisions
independently, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp
11/12/2019)
Government
aims to achieve gender equality by 2030 (ht
09/10/2019)
Madhesi
inclusion in judiciary still a far cry (ht
08/12/2019)
The
athletes representing Nepal reflect the
country’s identity: Leaders would do well to
remember that the Nepali nation is defined by
its diversity and tolerance of varied identities,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 05/12/2019)
Kathmandu’s
Newars watch cautiously after government hints
at reviving the Guthi Bill: Although officials
said the new land bill will include suggestions
from indigenous communities, local leaders say
no one has reached out to them yet, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 02/12/2019)
NVC
seeks action against 258 employees (kp
01/12/2019) [How can the
Nepalese state dare to force all civil servants
to wear the Hindu caste clothes in office?]
Nepal’s
Stride In Gender Equality, by Mukunda Raj
Kattel (rn 27/11/2019)
Raut’s
party holds mass rally in capital against
‘discrimination’ (rep 24/11/2019)
In
Rajapur, police consistently fail to investigate
cases involving marginalised communities: Police
have refused to look into a number of recent
cases involving Tharus and Dalits, despite their
families alleging foul play, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 16/11/2019)
Constitutional
Council meeting postponed yet again without
making appointments: Delay in appointments to
crucial commissions weakens institutions,
experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/11/2019), PM
plans to fill constitutional bodies positions
after by-polls (rep 14/11/2019)
‘Beti
Bachau-Beti Padhau’ campaign fails to take off
this year in the absence of employees: Under the
scheme, which is often referred to as a pet
project of Chief Minister of Province-2, Lal
Babu Raut, every newborn girl is to be insured
across all eight districts in the province,
by Santosh Singh (kp 14/11/2019)
'Equal
representation of women in politics still a far
cry' (rep 13/11/2019)
Brahmins
and Chhetris continue to dominate entry into
civil service: Despite reservation policies for
marginalised groups, Brahmins and Chhetris have
not just maintained their dominance but have
increased their presence in civil service,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/11/2019)
Butwal’s
women leaders burdened with gender-based
discrimination in governance: Women leaders
stress the need to condemn gender-based
discrimination from all quarters, by Amrita
Anmol (kp 04/11/2019)
Women
lawmakers demand 50pc reservation in Parliament
(ht 02/11/2019)
For
four years, commissions mandated to empower
marginalised communities have remained largely
vacant: While five commissions—Madhesi, Dalit,
Tharu, Muslim, and Inclusion—have chairpersons
but no members, two others—Women and Indigenous
Nationalities—don’t even have chairpersons,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/10/2019)
Striking
out on their own: Recent events show that
Rajbanshis are as capable of organising
themselves as any other group, by Pramod
Mishra (kp 24/10/2019)
Civic
Edifice Of National Identity, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 22/10/2019)
Janajati,
Madhesi forces seek to revive identity-based
movement: The KP Sharma Oli administration has
undermined the rights and privileges of
marginalised communities, leaders say, by
Anil Giri (kp 21/10/2019)
Inclusivity
and minority rights: Reservation ensures them,
by Yagyadi Acharya (ht 02/10/2019)
Far
from progressive: Yes, the constitution is a
historic document but it has still failed to
become the people’s document for it is not still
wholly accepted by the excluded and marginalized
communities, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep
29/09/2019)
For
Chepang locals, government services are 80 km
away: Officials say they don’t have enough staff
to open office near the village, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 28/09/2019)
Social
equality is essential for sustainable
development: Uplifting all segments of the
Nepali community has holistic benefits for the
society, environment and economy, by Sneha
Pandey (kp 26/09/2019)
In
Bardiya, even elected Dalit representatives face
caste-based bigotry: Untouchability and caste
discrimination may have taken a backseat in
public places and platforms, but it is still
prevalent on an individual level, say Dalits,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 25/09/2019)
As
country celebrates the constitution,
marginalised groups await amendments: For
Madhesis, Tharus, and indigenous groups, the
constitution is still a contested document, but
the government doesn’t seem too bothered, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 19/09/2019)
Women's
battle for citizenship continues: The new
proposals regarding the Citizenship Amendment
Bill still treat women as second-class citizens
(kp 16/09/2019)
Politics
of the Dolpo festival: The violation of the
political rights of Dolpo in 2014 is still fresh
in the minds of many, by Tashi Tewa (kp
16/09/2019)
Fair
or not, some say it’s time to talk about skin
colour discrimination: Like racism, colourism is
largely overlooked and dismissed in Nepal. Some
Nepalis say society should start addressing it
head on, by June Karkee (kp 10/09/2019), Interethnic
representation is fraught with pitfalls: If
artists cannot be careful about avoiding
exoticising characters, they are better off
representing their own, by Pramod Mishra (kp
12/09/2019)
Let
women entrepreneurs rise: By ignoring special
needs of female entrepreneurs, we are missing an
opportunity to modernize the country. Female
workers are in a position to contribute to the
country’s growth, by Biswo Poudel (rep
09/09/2019)
Voices
of women unheard in Dolpa local units: Because
of male-dominated local units, plans and
policies of the local units are not in favour of
women in Dolpa, by Chandani Khatayat (kp
29/08/2019)
Financial
exclusion: Poverty, illiteracy and lack of
access to financial services are key barriers to
promoting entrepreneurship in Nepal, by
Jaganath Karki (rep 28/08/2019)
Dalit
women representatives in Pokhara say they
continue to face discrimination: The
representatives say they are disrespected by
colleagues and are often relegated to the
sidelines, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 25/08/2019)
Nepal
to counter Oli, Dahal with note of dissent,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 20/08/2019) [May the male Bahun fighting
within this party go on for eternity! Male
Bahuns, who constitute only six per cent of the
population, fill half of the leading positions
within the special committees of the NCP! Of
course, this is not criticised by male Bahun
Mahav Kumar Nepal !]
Ethnic
communities to hold a protest rally on World
Indigenous Peoples' Day: The indigenous
nationalities say the state is still reluctant
to address their concerns of identify and
inclusion, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
09/08/2019), Indigenous
movement, once a champion for the rights of
indigenous people, is losing steam: Activists
fighting on behalf of the indigenous population
themselves are not hopeful about sustaining
their efforts, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
11/08/2019)
Gender
stereotypes: Hamper social inclusion, by
Bina Jha (ht 02/08/2019)
As
tourism minister, there are immediate
challenges—and opportunities—for Yogesh
Bhattarai: Bhattarai, elected from Taplejung,
has been overseeing the party’s publicity
department and has often been critical of the
Oli administration, by Bhrikuti Rai and Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 01/08/2019) [Thank god, another male Bahun! This is
obvious what the government understands by
inclusion. 10 of the 23 full-fledged ministers
are Bahuns, of whom 9 are male Bahuns, although
male Bahuns account for only 6 percent of the
total population. So 1-2 male Bahuns in the
government would be appropriate, not more!]
Ruling
party’s repeated failures to ensure
representation call its commitment to inclusion
into question: The recent selection of the top
leadership in its district and metropolis
committees has shown a distinct failure to be
inclusive, which is mandated by law, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 29/07/2019)
NHRC
urges govt to end caste-based discrimination
(kp 24/07/2019) [see NHRC
report of 18/07/2019, in Nepali]
Despite
protests, Public Service Commission continues
exams to hire staff for the local level:
Protesters have said the vacancy notice is
against the principle of inclusion, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/07/2019)
Rise
against discrimination: How many Dalits possess
land in cities? How many Dalit students are
enrolled in top-notch private schools and
colleges? How many Dalit politicians are there
in higher ranks?, by Sangita Chalise (rep
18/07/2019)
Hundreds
protest against FPSC’s job notice (ht
17/07/2019)
The
dismissal of gender equality: Although the
government does have social inclusion
provisions, they are largely ignored or
purposefully ridiculed, by Deepak Thapa (kp
11/07/2019)
Politics
of marginalization: Diversity is strength only
if the state promotes a policy of equality and
justice. Inequalities, oppression and
marginalization lead to instability and conflict,
by Tejendra Pherali (rep 10/07/2019)
Government’s
apathy renders constitutional commissions
ineffective: Dalit, Tharu, Muslim, Madhesi and
Inclusion commissions not a priority right
now, an aide to prime minister says, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 07/07/2019) [This state belongs to the small minority
of male Bahuns only! They will do everything to
keep all other groups excluded!]
With
parties still divided on Citizenship Amendment
Bill, parliamentary sub-committee fails to make
headway: The primary bone of contention remains
the provision related to obtaining
naturalised citizenship through marriage, by
Tsering D. Gurung (kp 06/07/2019) [The main problem is the male
superiority delusion of the patriarchal
high-caste political elite and their misguided
national identity thinking!]
SC
clears way for recruiting 9,000 plus govt staff,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 02/07/2019)
Dalit
women representatives and decision making: They
are entering positions of power in their own
right, not thanks to the quota system, and need
to be respected, by Sarita Pariyar (kp
27/06/2019)
In
the name of merit: It needs emphasising that
merit isn’t inherited with the DNA of a person
despite claims to the contrary, by CK Lal
(kp 26/06/2019)
‘Madhesi
Dalits and Janajatis want quota within quota’,
interview with Vijay Kumar Datta, chairperson of Madhesi
Commiussion (kp 24/06/2019)
Why
do we encourage women to give up their
careers?We, as a society, never question the
added responsibility we so often place on women,
by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 21/06/2019)
Casteism
is so deeply entrenched, not even law can deter
it: Elected representatives from Dalit
communities say they are discriminated by their
own colleagues (kp 19/06/2019)
In
filling public sector jobs, the government is
making mistakes: It keeps forgetting about
federalism and inclusiveness, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 13/06/2019)
Inclusion
Commission recommends measures to local
governments to empower marginalised people: One
of the suggestions is building care centres,
amusement parks, religious spaces and sports
grounds for the marginalised, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 09/06/2019) [A better inclusion on the basis of
Khas-Arya ethnicity is rediculous! Male members
of this group already dominate all spheres of
public life!]
Dalits
used as ‘vote banks’ by parties forgotten after
elections, by Pant (kp 06/06/2019)
Caste
discrimination still a hindrance for Dalits,
by Binod Pariyar (rep 05/06/2019)
Breaking
the glass ceiling: The participation of women in
Nepal’s info-tech sector is still very low but
the future holds promise, by Asmod Karki (kp
01/06/2019)
An
anaemic republic: Democracy failed to take root
because society is poisoned with the toxicity of
ethnonationalism, by CK Lal (kp 29/05/2019)
Itahari
mayor misbehaves with a journalist and deputy
mayor issues apology: The instance may look like
simple bureaucracy, but female politicians say
it shows how women are denied decision-making
role and made to play second fiddle, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 26/05/2019)
The
importance of dialectics, by Tejendra
Pherali (kp 22/05/2019)
Men
sideline women from leadership and
decision-making roles in consumer committees,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 16/05/2019)
Improve
human development index, NIC told (ht
10/05/2019)
Free
Public Service Commission prep classes arranged
for Baitadi women, by Tripti Shahi (kp
09/05/2019)
Only
22 percent of working-age women are employed in
Nepal: There is also gender pay gap and it must
close, experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 02/05/2019)
Women’s
empowerment: Still an uphill task, by Kokila
Khadka KC (ht 01/05/2019)
Empower
minorities:
It is the constitutional duty of the three tiers
of government to protect the language and
culture of the marginalised communities (ht
29/04/2019)
Nothing
done to create special, protected or autonomous
regions, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 28/04/2019)
Leadership
failed
to follow principle of inclusivity, ruling party
leaders say: District committees announced on
Sunday, concluding the unification, have only
three women, two Dalits and 19 Janajatis as
chiefs, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 24/04/2019)
Don’t
compete, cooperate: The savings and credit
concept has proven to be an effective tool to
empower women, by Prativa Subedi (kp
14/04/2019)
Women
groups in Kailali empower rural women, by
Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 11/04/2019)
Inequality,
Inclusive Growth And Nepal, by Hira Bahadur
Thapa (rn 05/04/2019)
Nomination
of
Supreme Court justices draws flak for not being
inclusive: The decision violates constitutional
provision on proportional inclusion, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 04/04/2019)
Investment
summit
showcases the country’s mega projects—and its
gender disparity: The biggest stage for business
and investment fails to provide stage for women
entrepreneurs and investors, by Bhrikuti Rai
(kp 30/03/2019)
‘We
represent diversity’: Chauvinists can learn from
the New Zealand prime minister and change their
way, by Pramod Mishra (kp 28/03/2019)
On
the
wrong side of history: Defending unequal
citizenship rights is defending the Khas-Arya
man’s status, not the state sovereignty, by
Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 22/03/2019)
Women’s
voices go unheard in local units led by male
officials: Budget for women empowerment and
income-generation unspent, by Menuka
Dhungana (kp 16/03/2019)
Practice
what you preach: The Art & Literature
Festival needs to be more inclusive of the
Koch-Rajbanshis, by Pramod Mishra (kp
14/03/2019)
Debate
on
women’s citizenship rights rages as House takes
up amendment bill: Activists say lawmakers’
reluctance to grant equal citizenship rights to
women is reflective of the deep-rooted
patriarchal beliefs in society, by Tsering D
Gurung (kp 08/03/2019)
Nepal’s
Badi
community finds itself in a bottomless pit of
despair: Although the community is slowly
weaning off the world’s oldest profession to
keep their hearths burning, they are also
struggling to shrug off the history they are
burdened with, by Basanta Pratap Singh and
Dipesh Khatiwada (kp 03/03/2019)
First
female CDO offers a ray of hope to people in
Jumla (rep 02/03/2019)
Bouquets
and
garlands for men, but cold shoulder to women:
When the national women’s cricket team returned
home after a successful performance in Thailand,
an empty airport greeted them, by Adarsha
Dhakal (kp 01/03/2019)
Nepali
women lag behind in economic empowerment (ht
01/03/2019)
Girls'
education still not a priority for Jumla
families, by DB Budha (rep 25/02/2019)
More
reservation quotas sought for ethnic groups,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 19/02/2019) [The text of the bill
provides for a reduction!]
Tharu
women are taking role of community chief in
Kailali, by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 15/02/2019)
They
have
a home. They don’t have a country: In a tiny
village in western Nepal, arcane laws and
government bureaucracy have left families
without citizenship and pushed them further into
poverty, by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp
09/02/2019)
Govt
moots joint land ownership in couples’ names,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 09/02/2019)
Structural
blindness: The foundation of modern Nepal lies
in the caste system of governance, by
Subhash Nepali (kp 05/02/2019)
Women
run the fields: Agriculture in Nepal is
experiencing rapid feminisation - why isn’t
legislation catching up?, by Maina Dhital
(kp 03/02/2019)
Council
nominates chairpersons of five commissions,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/01/2019) [Once again little social
inclusion: Predominantly male Bahuns who
constitute only 6 per cent of the country's
population! This is true even for commissions
that are meant to provide better inclusion of
disadvantaged sections of society! Long live
male Bahunbad!]
‘Indigenous
nationalities neglected’ (ht 14/01/2019)
Third
space of conversationIt should be a space for
transformation for Dalits and non-Dalits, men
and women, by Sanjeev Uprety (kp 13/01/2019)
Richest
10 % Nepalis over 26 times wealthier than
poorest 40 % (rep 11/01/2019) [see OXFAM
report], Costs
of
inequality: Key among the development challenges
facing Nepal is the ever-widening income and
wealth gap between the haves and have-nots,
by Cecilia Keizer (rep 13/01/2019), More
or less equal? Availability of updated data
instrumental for credible conversations about
prosperity, by Sailesh Tiwari (kp
18/03/2019)
Engendering
change: Reluctance to accept women leadership is
a culturalised behaviour (kp 10/01/2019)
The
number game: The Public Service Commission has
not been shying away from providing government
data, by Deepak Thapa (kp 10/01/2019)
Lead
anew: The creation of new organisations of
historically marginalised groups can lead to
transformative change, by Subhash Nepali (kp
08/01/2019)
Give
fairness a chance: Conflict is caused by
inequality, so inclusive development is needed
to sustain peace, by Prakash Paudel (kp
07/01/2019)
Task
force
recommends reinstating 12 holidays: The
incumbent Oli administration had slashed these
holidays soon after coming to power last year,
saying that the unnecessary holidays
hinder service delivery to the public,
by Anuj Kumar Adhikari (kp 04/01/2019), Panel
proposes 13 more public holidays (rep
04/01/2019)
Cabinet
names five envoys, recalls three, by Anil
Giri (kp 28/12/2018) [They
all belong to the small minority of male Bahuns
(about 6.5% of the population) that has been
"extremely discriminated" by filling most of the
positions in state and administration!]
The
new trailblazers: It is important to open up
non-agricultural avenues for rural women, by
Khilendra Basnyat (kp 27/12/2018)
Let
women work: Our society does not encourage women
to develop entrepreneurship skill even if they
are capable of doing so, by Kabi Adhikari
(rep 22/12/2018)
Madam
diplomat: Women should get more opportunities to
show their potential in the global arena, by
Illa Mainali (kp 06/12/2018)
Dalit
ward members excluded from decision-making,
by Pushparaj Joshi (rep 27/11/2018)
Excluded
groups
to get job quotas only during entry: Unlike the
Civil Service Act, the model law proposes such
reservation won’t be applicable for promotion,
by rithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/11/2018)
‘Govt
not following inclusion policy’, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 16/11/2018)
The
indefeasible
struggle: When Padma Ratna Tuladhar passed away,
a powerful symbol of struggle for dignity of
historically humiliated communities of Nepal
suddenly disappeared from the scene, by CK
Lal (rep 12/11/2018)
Ministry
lays
groundwork for 6 constitutional panels:
Joint-secretaries to work in capacity
of a secretary of their concerned
commission (kp 12/11/2018) [This proves the government's
understanding of inclusion: Almost exclusively
male Bahuns nominated!]
Women
in
civil services up by 8 percent: In the fiscal
year 2017-18, at least 20,334 women held various
positions in government offices-making it 23
per-cent of the civil service. Government
records show there are 87,753 civil servants
across the country, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 08/11/2018), Let
them in: Active representation of women in
bureaucracy cannot be ignored anymore (kp
08/11/2018)
Surveillance
state and minorities: The state oppresses; but
at the same time, it is expected to protect and
uphold rights, by Sangita Thebe Limbu (kp
26/10/2018) [The
oppressive state elite is also recruited from a
minority: male Bahuns (6%) resp. male Tagadharis
(14%). To describe other population groups as
minorities is presumptuous!]
Brahmins
and Chhetris land most government jobs, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/10/2018) [Bahuns
with a population share of 12.2% secure 33.39%
of the jobs!]
Amnesty
for inclusive law-making process (kp
13/10/2018)
Parties
fail to represent 33 percent women: The issue of
women’s representation in the central committee
surfaced after the recently unified NCP failed
to assign roles to women in line with the legal
requirement, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 08/10/2018)
A
Dashain diversion: Stories of history and
society from perspective of Dalits, Janjatis and
Madhesis remain to be written. Until then, only
way to get their version is to listen to their
woes firsthand, by CK Lal (rep 08/10/2018)
Pushing
women
away: It is very difficult for women to access
information on safe migration. Many do not
realize the implications of being flown via
India or Nepal, by Ayushma Basnyat (rep
22/09/2018)
Women
and the welfare state: The second class
treatment that women feel they are getting
should be eliminated, by Kartika Yadav (kp
20/09/2018)
Students
deprived of higher education due to lack of
citizenship (rep 15/09/2018)
Financial
inclusion: Progress and challenges, by
Bhubanesh Pant (ht 12/09/2018)
To
all
those fathers: Until masculinity is measured by
men’s ability to shuttle back and forth from one
wife to another, gender equality will remain an
elusive quest in Nepal, by Mukesh Baral (rep
08/09/2018)
Language
panel submits report (kp 07/09/2018)
Constitutional
Body Recruitment, by Multi Rijal (rn
30/08/2018)
NC
told to amend statute to ensure 33pc seats for
women (kp 28/08/2018)
School
for Chepang kids with modern facilities, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 28/08/2018)
Applications
called to form constitutional bodies: The
National Inclusion commission has mandate to
mainstream the marginalised, poor and disabled
people (kp 22/08/2018) [After three years? Wow!]
Convention
against
progress: Flawed interpretation of ILO convention has
resulted in a long delay of project execution and its
soaring cost, making the project even unfeasible,
by Surya Nath Upadhyay (rep 20/08/2018) [The article describes an inclusive
Nepal that does not correspond to reality!]
19/08/2018: Federal
Tax Regime Under Attack, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn), I/NGO
funding scrutiny on anvil, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp), Centre,
central
bank in funds duel:
Even
local representatives not spared of caste-based
discrimination, by Binod Pariyar (rep
18/08/2018)
Daura
Suruwal made official attire, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 17/08/2018) [Yes,
please make the traditional dress of the true
owners of the land, i.e. the 15 per cent male
Tagadharis, the national attire again! This
reflects the understanding of inclusive politics
in the mind of the non-inclusive ruling
communists!]
Nepal’s
suffragette moment, by Om Astha Rai (nt
17/08/2018)
All
political parties are technically illegal,
by Om Astha Rai (nt 17/08/2018)
Invisible
citizen: It is imperative that the state
guarantee women’s entitlements as citizens
(kp 13/08/2018)
Joint
ownership of land on slow rise in Bajhang,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 12/08/2018)
Gender,
nation, and women’s honour: Women’s bodies have
been instrumentalised to legitimise certain
groups’ political and business interests under
the pretext of nationalism, by Sangita Thebe
Limbu and Kalpana Jha (kp 10/08/2018)
Women
in
cilvil service: Why we lag behind; While the
decision making executive positions are strictly
male arena, women officers often get lost in the
labyrinthine of the social and cultural gender
constructs, by Smita Poudel (rep 05/08/2018)
PM
expands Cabinet (kp 04/08/2018) [Now, 14 of the 23
full-fledged ministers (61 per cent) are
Tagadharis, 10 of them are Bahuns. Only 16 per
cent of the members of the Council of Ministers
are women; the constitution requires a share of
at least 33 per cent. The secular and inclusive
federal state is now farther away than ever! The
Council of Ministers has now reached its
constitutional limit of 25 members.]
Woman
sacked by school ‘for being Dalit’ seeks justice
(kp 04/08/2018)
Appointment
of
non-Buddhist member secretary at LDT decried:
NEFIN says the government is trying to establish
supremacy of a single ethnicity as in the
Panchayat era (ht 03/08/2018)
Women
in agriculture: Agriculture sector is being
feminised but their contribution is still
undervalued, by Arati Joshi (kp 02/08/2018)
Hybrid
identities: Higher degree of liberalism
regarding inter-ethnic marriages nowadays is
reflective of a social change, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 26/07/2018)
Dhakal
and Pokhrel in fray for the post of law minister
(rep 26/07/2018) [Of
course, two male Bahuns want to replace one of
the 3 Janajati ministers! Nine of the 21
ministers are male Bahuns, although they only
make up just over 6 percent of the population.
Why is no Dalit woman (about 7 percent of the
population) actually nominated?]
Uneven
representation: Minorities have been relegated
to the sidelines in the federal and state
legislatures, by Amar Kant Jha (kp
20/07/2018)
Wages
of
conformity: Shackles of conformism are so
comforting that it takes real courage to break
out of its shiny chains. Exodus abroad is an
escape, not liberty, by CK Lal (rep
16/07/2018)
Let
women rise: Economic and social empowerment will
help women emerge as leaders and policy-makers,
by Sarmila Bagale (rep 14/07/2018)
Gurung,
Magar communities shut Gandaki Province (kp
10/07/2018)
What
makes news: The media gives little coverage to
women’s issues regardless of their importance,
by Rashmila Prajapati (kp 08/07/2018)
Top-down
and centralised: The elite’s hold over land,
forests and rivers continues in federal Nepal,
by Shradha Ghale (kp 03/07/2018)
Flaws
of Reservation in Civil Service, by Umesh
Pokharel (rn 01/07/2018)
Strong
leaders,
weak democracies: Authoritarianism does not need
a separate governing system; it can function
equally well in a democracy, by Amish Raj
Mulmi (kp 29/06/2018) [!!]
Participation
of Nepali Women in Politics, by Sarmila
Bagale (rn 27/06/2018)
Diversity
in workplace: Inclusive environment is an
important driver of growth that is often
overlooked, by Maina Dhital (kp 22/06/2018)
Nationalism:
An alternative view; Nationalism should build
confidence of citizens in their political
leaders, by Naresh Koirala (kp 20/06/2018)
The
ruling Nepal Communist Party, among others,
break the law to exclude women: They have three
months to comply, by Shubhashree Basnyat
(The Record 10/06/2018)
Agents
of change: Youth voice matters, by Prakash
Banjade (ht 08/06/2018)
Casteism
denies Dalit lawmaker rental apartment in
Kathmandu (kp 05/06/2018), Beyond
symbolic inclusion: Caste based discrimination
is the elephant in the room that cant be ignored
anymore (kp 06/06/2018)
NCP
violates Party Registration Act with low
representation of women (rep 03/06/2018), EC
decides to register NCP, ignoring law (rep
07/06/2018) [Leading
parties can do what they want! Obviously, they
are above law and constitution!], Move
afoot to challenge poll panel’s decision to
register NCP (NCP): Proportional representation
of women in all organs of the state is crucial
to empower women, but more worrisome is the fact
that the prime minister and ruling party
co-chairpersons are openly defying the legal
provisions (ht 08/06/2018)
Reimagining
Inclusion: Argument that only certain groups
work hard will not hold any weight unless there
is a deliberate effort to level the playing
field, by Sangita Thebe Limbu (kp
01/06/2018)
Only
16 pc representation for women in NCP central
committee, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 23/05/2018)
[!!! Besides, the party
leadership continues to be completely dominated
by male Tagadharis, especially Bahuns!!],
Only
16 percent women at NCP central committee
(rep 23/05/2018)
Significance
of
symbolism: There is nothing Maithil or Madhesi
about the Kurta-Suruwal ensemble the Premier-duo
donned, but it blended so well with the
Mughal-Rajput architecture in the background,
by CK Lal (rep 21/05/2018)
With
reservation:
Reservation in Nepal is taking a wrong turn
compared to other countries which have practiced
it. This should be corrected, by Pratap
Sharma (rep 20/05/2018)
Women
woes: Even as the importance of women in
agriculture in Nepal has increased, they
continue to be undervalued, by Kantilata
Thapa (kp 13/05/2018)
Fostering
Civic Nationalism, by Dev Raj Dahal (rep
01/05/2018)
Algebra
of authoritarianism: It’s too early to pass a
definitive judgment, but Premier Oli has a lot
going for him, by CK Lal (rep 23/04/2018)
Quest
for
identity: Nepal has only one decade of
reservation policy but voices of resistance has
started to be heard, mainly from dominant
community, by Nishnu Think (rep 22/04/2018)
Casteised
economy: State failed to support traditional
leather makers even as leather industry booned,
by Subhash Nepali (kp 22/04/2018)
Exclusion
story:
In Nepal, nobody wants to take responsibility
for the injustice perpetrated in the name of
caste and gender in the past, by Giri
Bahadur Sunar (rep 19/04/2018)
That
is so unfair: Women fought shoulder to shoulder
with men for freedom, and then they got left
behind, by Asmita Verma (kp 15/04/2018)
Those
trying to foment sectarian violence won’t be
spared, says home minister (ht 11/04/2018) [Forces that fight for a
return to the Hindu state are very responsible
for sectarian demands in the multiethnic,
multicultural, multireligious and multilingual
state of Nepal!]
Iron
will: Ruling parties have the power to send out
a message of zero tolerance against gender- and
caste-based discrimination, by Deepak Thapa
(kp 05/04/2018)
Divide
and
defame: The EU report treats Khas Arya as the
source of all problems. It has tried to create
rift and division in closely integrated Nepali
society, by Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep
04/04/2018) [An
extremely facts distorting and misleading
article in strong defence of continued dominance
of male Tagadharis!], Pride
and prejudice: Need of the hour is to make our
nationalism people-centric and broad-based so
that all of us can take its ownership, by
Manjeet Mishra (rep 04/04/2018) [!!]
Paradox
of nationalism: Those who advocate populist
nationalism in every opportunity may be a more
severe threat to our nation, by Barun
Ghimire (kp 02/04/2018), “Paint-on-the
road”
nationalism: Nationalistic paranoia about the
intent and behaviour of internationals and
nationals will not help Nepal move forward,
by Seira Tamang (kp 04/04/2018)
We
shall
overcome: Dalits still face discrimination due
to state-protected ideology and undeclared
exclusion in politics and profession, by
Dhana Bahadur Mijar (kp 25/03/2018)
Times
change, mindsets don’t: For how many more years
will the people need to wait to see an inclusive
Nepal?, by Raj Pariyar (kp 23/03/2018)
Politics
in
a man’s world: Given the requirement to follow
the principle of inclusion in the PR part of the
election, who you are becomes crucial, by
Deepak Thapa (kp 22/03/2018)
EU
mission urges EC to maintain transparency
(kp 21/03/2018), [see official eu
report], Mission
against Khas-Aryas’ proportional representation
(kp 21/03/2018), EU-EOM
report undermines successful holding of
election: Government (rep 21/03/2018), Govt
rejects
EU report on elections: Foreign Ministry says
the report not only undermines the recent polls,
but also goes against the scope and norms of
international election observation (kp
22/03/2018), Stop
comments challenging constitution: Govt tells EU
(rep 22/03/2018), Uncalled-for
report:
The Eu election observation mission has gone
beyond its mandate to comment on political
issues that have already been settled (ht
23/03/2018), EU
report totally unacceptable: EC (rep
23/03/2018), Hail
to the chiefs, by Om Astha Rai (nt
23/03/2018), Baburam’s
U-turn, by Om Astha Rai (nt 23/03/2018), EU
mission sticks to advice for EC (kp
24/03/2018), EUEOM
claims it fully abided by ToR, MoU (ht
24/03/2018), European
Union’s Divisive Mission, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 25/03/2018) [Criticising
the EU and favouring the non-inclusive politics
of Nepal's male Tagadhari politicians!
The EU critics is necessary and justified as
long as these politicians continue their
non-inclusive practice of selecting candidates
for the FPTP system!],
PM
criticises EU poll mission for its report
(kp), Long-term
returns: Govt is rightly keen to maintain
state’s autonomy but must guard against
majoritarian overreach (kp 16/03/2018) [Hopefully, the PM and others
of the over-represented male Tagadhari leaders
have time and are able to read this excellent
editorial!], Lest
we ignore: Provisions of positive discrimination
are meant to benefit under-represented groups
and its very purpose is defeated if an already
dominant ethnicity is brought under its ambit,
by CK Lal (rep 26/03/2018)
Constructing
National Identity, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
20/03/2018)
Orientation
to Curb Disorientation, by Prem Khatry (rn
20/03/2018)
1,000
Rautahat couples receive joint land ownership
certificates, by Shiva Puri (kp 17/03/2018)
Girls
of Badi community being deprived of school
education (ht 17/03/2018)
Gender
equality: New Opportunities, by Pratik
Chhetri and Neha Malla (ht 13/03/2018)
Let’s
have inclusive prosperity: Economic growth only
will not reduce the poverty and inequality
prevailing in Nepal, by Tara Kanel (kp
11/03/2018)
Women
to make Thalara Rural Municipality free of
inequity, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
09/03/2018)
End
the
stigma: Women migrants, like their male
counterparts, send remittance, and eventually
bring new skills back home. Don’t they deserve
respect?, by Roni Pradhan, Dhaubhadel (kp
09/03/2018)
How
long must they wait? Despite progress on
political inclusion, women are still weighed
down by a culture of silence (kp 09/03/2018)
Time
is now #PressforProgress, by Elisabeth von
Capeller, Veronica Cody, Vallerie Julliand,
Mashfee Shams and Alaina B. Teplitz (ht
08/03/2018), Gender
equality still a distant dream, by Bhim
Chapagain (rep 08/03/2018), Need
for paradigm shift: Nepal constitutionally
guarantees 33 percent seats in parliament for
women. If we truly want equality, why can’t we
aim for 50 percent representation?, by Sakun
Gajurel (rep 08/03/2018)
Inclusion
in education: Ensure equal opportunity, by
Sudarshan Neupane (ht 22/02/2018)
Making
room
for women: Women can be empowered through
creation of equal opportunities for leadership
at all levels of decision-making, by Sapana
Phuyal (kp 20/02/2018)
An
unequal
constitution: For all the years of debates and
discussions on constitutional issues, we could
not do justice to Nepali women, by Mohna
Ansari (kp 19/02/2018)
Idea
of
inclusion: Although not perfectly executed,
inclusion in the political sphere has been
achieved to a large extent. The challenge for
the country and the leaders is to ensure that
the long-promised growth we hope to achieve as a
country is shared as equitably, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 19/02/2018)
Prospects
of first woman CM in Nepal fizzle out, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 11/02/2018)
Unacknowledged
irrigators: Smallholder women farmers are not
acknowledged by water institutions, by Gitta
Shrestha, Floriane Clement and Patrick Drown (kp
08/02/2018)
Commissions
for marginalized face lack of budget, personnel,
by Chandni Hamal (rep 28/01/2018)
Muslim
community objects to zero representation in NA
(ht 27/01/2018)
Only
few schools imparting education in mother tongue
(ht 25/01/2018)
Make
Nepal
better: Without the people taking ownership to
end discrimination, national campaigns by NGOs
and govt can only exact so much change, by
Simone Galimberti (kp 23/01/2018)
Bridging
the gender gap: Everyone should be given equal
opportunities so that they can be assets to the
nation building process, by Samaya Lama (kp
21/01/2018)
Founder
of
modern Nepal: Prithvi Narayan hailed as the
unifier (kp 12/01/2018) [For most parts of the country, it was
usurpation, not integration! Most population
groups are still not equal!
Current Nepal deserves her existence as an
independent state to Prithvi Narayan, though we
must be aware that he did not do it for the
country but fort himself!].
Dhading’s
Kumal community yet to receive housing
rebuilding aid, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp
12/01/2018)
Representation
from
Karnali zone dismal (ht 04/01/2018)
Women
grab opportunities in politics, by Suresh
Yadav (rep 04/01/2018)
Double
speak:
At least 33 percent women, says the
constitution, but only three percent were
elected through the FPTP, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 31/12/2017)
Writ
on
Madhesi Dalits’ PR seats (kp 27/12/2017)
Youth
in
data: Only by providing adequate opportunities
to the youths, can Nepal realize its dream of
transitioning into the middle-income country by
2030, by Bijay K. Shahi (rep 25/12/2017)
Male
chambers:
Only six of 165 candidates picked for House of
Representatives under FPTP are women, which
comes to a paltry 3.63 percent, by Meena
Bhatta (rep 24/12/2017)
Dalit
presence in Parliament still seen as tokenism,
by Bhadra Sharma (rep 22/12/2017), Protect
political
rights of Dalits: NHRC chair (ht 23/12/2017)
It’s
not
over: When Nepal should be moving ahead with all
its people on board, the marginalised are still
struggling, by Pramod Mishra (kp 21/12/2017)
‘Government
media
not inclusive’ (ht 20/12/2017)
Building
a
bridge Why can’t Madhesis and those who look
like them, Indians from across the border, visit
Pashupatinath without being called names?,
by Ram Manohar Sah (rep 16/12/2017)
Investing
in
inclusion: Constitutionally guaranteed
proportional representation won’t
guarantee qualitative change (kp 15/12/2017)
[The parties' women
discriminating way of nominating candidates for
elections is a fundamental crime and a grave
violation of the constitution!!], Need
to
aim higherWomen’s representation in public life
has risen, but we shouldn’t become complacent,
by Kabi Adhikari (kp 15/12/2017)
No.
of
directly elected female candidates slumps
further: Only six secure seats in House of
Representatives under FPTP category in these
elections (kp 14/12/2017)
Prez
stresses
upliftment of marginalised communities (kp
10/12/2017) [For
example, by not participating them in politics?]
Equality
before
the law: Govt must examine all areas of law to
ensure persons with disabilities have unbiased
right of legal capacity, by Dev Datta Joshi
(kp 06/12/2017)
Report
highlights
barriers Nepali girls face in accessing
education: The report provides data of
education, child marriage and VAW (ht
02/12/2017)
Space
of
absence: Women and other marginalised gender
groups cannot afford to ignore
inaccessibility to fundamental rights, by
Archana Thapa (kp 24/11/2017)
SC
calls
parties, EC to discuss 33 pc women candidates,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 22/11/2017) [Why only 4 days ahead of the
first election day?]
Despite
higher
population size women voters are less than men
(kp 19/11/2017)
From
the
margins: While there are sparse Muslim
settlements in the hilly regions of far western
Nepal, they receive little to no attention from
government agencies, and political candidates
vying for office, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
18/11/2017)
Electoral
competency:
Women are still underrepresented in Nepali
politics and the PR system has not made it any
better, by Sanjaya Mahato (kp 02/11/2017), Politicians
in
proportion: Women must be allowed to contest
direct elections so as to develop leadership
skills (kp 03/11/2017) [Its is their right! Men have nothing to
allow!], Major
political
parties fail to field enough number of women
candidates (ht 03/11/2017)
Dalit
leaders
demand fair distribution of tickets in second
phase elections (ht 28/10/2017)
‘Ensure
women
participation as per statute' (kp
28/10/2017)
Women
leaders
demand more media coverage to promote female
leadership (ht 27/10/2017)
Parties
leave
out women, Dalits in candidate selection, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/10/2017) [Not
even 5 per cent female candidates!!], Fair
share
of tickets a far cry for women: Three major
parties field only nine women for Nov 26 polls,
by Arjun Poudel (ht 24/10/2017), Two
alliances field just 8 women under FPTP in first
phase polls: Poll alliances, reluctance of women
aspirants, cited for low female numbers, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 24/10/2017), Gender
imbalance:
The major political parties have given
importance to male candidates for reasons, or
rationale, beyond anybody’s comprehension
(ht 24/10/2017)
Disabled
people
guaranteed right to political participation
(ht 16/10/2017)
The
democratic
treatment: Sooner or later, the commitment of
Madhesi intellectuals to achieve equality will
be translated into political action; The path
that Upendra Yadav and Ashok Rai’s party has
shown by forming Janajati-Madhesi alliances and
transcending differences in caste, ethnicity and
region is the political version of what Madhesi
intellectuals have begun to articulate, by
Pramod Mishra (kp 28/09/2017)
Strength
of
a woman: Shortcomings with the microcredit
approach have to be addressed to fuel women’s
development, by Guneshwor Ojha (kp
22/09/2017)
How
Nepal
has voted: Fair competition enables members of
the janajati populace to rise to leadership
positions, by Krishna Prasad Upadhyaya and
Krishna Prasad Sharma (kp 14/09/2017)
‘Increase
representation
of women in economy’ (ht 12/09/2017)
Dalit
women
come forward to assume leadership (kp
10/09/2017)
Madhesi
panel
bill endorsed: Tharu, Muslim commission bills
stuck for lack of quorum, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 09/09/2017), Crucial
bills
stuck in House for lack of quorum, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 09/09/2017)
Being
a Nepali: People tend to meander and talk about
broadening “Nepali” identity so as to subsume
Madhesis in it, by Bharat Shah (rep
02/09/2017)
So-called
Nationalists
In Name Only, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
30/08/2017)
Pressure
group
for indigenous peoples’ rights: Inter-Party
Indigenous Network represents indigenous
leaders from five parties and is support-ed by
NEFIN and NFDIN (kp 26/08/2017)
Voice
of
the people: The UML promotes one type of
nationalism in Nepal, but will all their cadres
follow?, by Deepak Thapa (kp 10/08/2017)
Undeclared
borders:
The centre has created a cut-off point defined
by physical boundaries and devised mechanisms
that perpetuate difference, by Kalpana Jha
(kp 08/08/2017)
Gender-aware
policies
needed: Nepal can’t hope to graduate from its
LDC status without reaching out to the poor,
by Subhash Nepali (kp 06/08/2017)
MPs
demand
55 FPTP seats for women (ht 04/08/2017)
Decks
cleared
for setting up three commissions: House has
endorsed bills related to formation of National
Dalit Commission, National Inclusion Commission
and Indigenous Nationality Commission (kp
03/08/2017)
Looking
beyond
the horizon: Politicians are more focused on
maintaining power than on principles of justice
and structural equality, by Pramod Mishra
(kp 03/08/2017)
Awakening
Urgency For Nepali Females, by Prem Khatry
(rn 01/08/2017), More
teeth
sought for NWC (ht 01/08/2017)
Remembering
Ambedkar
in Bangalore: Nepali Dalits lack the generations
of affirmative action through reservations in
politics, the civil service and other state
organs, by David Gellner (kp 31/07/2017)
NEFIN
for
ensuring proportional representation in all
elections: After consulting with indigenous
lawmakers from several parties, NEFIN drafts
amendment proposals to the election bills
(kp 28/07/2017)
Tikapur
sees rise in number of people seeking
citizenship certificates, by Yogesh Rawal
(rep 26/07/2017)
National
ID
card will be gender inclusive, says Minister
Sharma (kp 25/07/2017)
Where’s
the
will? The constitution is largely Dalit-friendly
but sadly few of its implementers, by Dhana
Bahadur Mijar (rep 24/07/2017)
Muslim
women
and girls benefit from literacy classes (kp
22/07/2017)
Written
by
the winners: Things are improving for the
Dalits, but not fast enough; we must do more to
ensure an inclusive state, by Dhana Bahadur
Mijar (kp 20/07/2017)
Kusunda
man’s foray into politics, by Devendra
Basnet (rep 19/07/2017)
Take
the
long viewIt’s in the interest of all parties to
respect inclusive provisions in the constitution
(kp 13/07/2017)
Her
future
is our future: When a woman is free to make
choices about her life, her children, her family
and everybody else will benefit, by Giulia
Vallese (kp 11/07/2017), Women
empowerment:
Many barriers, by Prativa Subedi (ht
12/07/2017)
Poor
Nepali
Dalits: Only special packages for
poverty-reduction among Dalits will bring
meaningful change in their lives, by Hira
Vishwakarma (rep 09/07/2017)
Kusundas
went ire of political parties and election
commission for neglecting them, by Devendra
Basnet (rep 27/06/2017)
Minority
groups
flay parties for ignoring them (kp
25/06/2017)
Caste-based
discrimination,
untouchability punishable (ht 25/06/2017)
Disabled
people
seek equality (ht 24/06/2017)
Women
leaders buoyed, eyeing better posts in next
elections, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep
21/06/2017), Over
5,000
women elected in phase one local polls (rep
21/06/2017)
Girls
lag
despite outnumbering boys in exams, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 18/06/2017), Education
of
daughters: Disparity in SEE performance shows
that girls still have a long way to go (kp
19/06/2017)
Clarity
on
distinction of excluded groups wanting, says
UNDP (kp 16/06/2017) [see IDPG
report]
Local
level
restructuring: Proportional representation,
by Birendra P. Mishra (ht 14/06/2017)
Voice
for
equality: Nepal’s Female Labor Force
Participation Rate is 80 percent. But women have
a long way to go achieve gender equality, by
Ayushma Basnyat (rep 13/06/2017)
Disabled
deprived
of identity cards, by Gokarna Prasad
Bhandari (ht 11/06/2017)
Madhesi
Commission
chair, members to be from same community (ht
06/06/2017)
Badi
women
continue to be deprived of citizenship, by Anita Shrestha (ht 01/06/2017)
Book
on indigenous peoples' rights in Nepal launched
(rep 01/06/2017)
Implementation
of
laws necessary to help end discrimination
(kp 30/05/2017)
Rights
all
year round: NHRC needs to undertake structural
reforms to make it fit for purpose in the new
federal set-up; Tikapur case shows that unless
there is representation of linguistic and
religious minorities in the NHRC’s structures,
it would be difficult for it to win the
confidence of these groups, by Mohna Ansari
(kp 26/05/2017)
Including
the
excluded: The real winners of the local
elections are not political parties, but women,
by Om Astha Rai (nt 26/05/2017), Federal
feminine
republic of Nepal (nt 26/05/2017)
Categorisation
of
ethnic nationalities as minorities: On April 24,
the government published a notice on the Nepal
Gazette declaring 98 communities with population
below 0.5 percent as minority groups, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/05/2017)
Come,
all
ye faithful: Why would Dalits stand outside a
closed door when the next one says welcome?,
by Rajendra Senchurey (kp 23/05/2017)
SC
orders citizenship through mother for Gurung
sisters, by Anjali Subedi (rep 23/05/2017)
Dalits
in leadership: Dalit community is hopeful that
they will no more have to fight for their rights,
by Janak KC and Sangam Gharti Magar (rep
22/05/2017)
Civil
society
group calls for charter revision (kp
19/05/2017)
Tharu
communities
in Kailali worry their traditional rules will
die out (ht 18/05/2017)
Not
quite
half the sky: Intricacies that limit women’s
participation in politics must be brought to the
fore, by Anjita Parajuli (kp 14/05/2017)
Technically
included,
practically left out: The number of Dalit
candidates for top jobs in municipal and village
councils is near zero despite commitments for
inclusion in the constitution and party
documents, by Bhola Paswan (The Record
13/05/2017)
Female
politicians
displeased with sexism in nomination process
(kp 05/05/2017)
No
woman candidate for major post in Mugu, by
Suman Malla (rep 02/05/2017)
Female
leaders
forced to accept candidacy for second position (ht
02/05/2017)
Voting
centre
location excludes disabled, pregnant women
(ht 02/05/2017)
Sole
woman candidate for local level election in
Kalikot (rep 01/05/2017)
UML
picks
male candidates for top local level posts in
Siraha (ht 29/04/2017) [This is the UML understanding of inclusion
and equality!]
Hardly
any female aspirant for major posts in Dhading,
by Shankar Shrestha (rep 29/04/2017)
President’s
Women
Empowerment Programme starts in 26 districts: It
aims to provide skill development training to
Dalit, indigenous and marginalised women, by
Samipa Khanal (kp 24/04/2017), Better
than
before? Women’s empowerment requires concrete
policies and their robust implementation (kp
28/04/2017)
Women’s
voices
enrich public life: Building strong gender equal
communities requires every individual citizen to
stand firmly in the political landscape, by
Valerie Julliand, Alaina B. Teplitz, Mashfee Binte
Shams, Rensje Teerink, W. Swarnalatha Pereira and
Ingrid Dahl-Madsen (kp 21/04/2017)
Rautes
to
be granted citizenship (ht 19/04/2017)
Women
in
politics: The way forward, by Ayush Joshi
(ht 19/04/2017)
Inclusion
and
equality: Mind shift; Just as donors have pooled
their strengths to establish Governance
Facility, a similar Facility can be built to
support NGOs committed to fight exclusion,
by Simone Galimberti (rep 17/04/2017)
Men
likely to dominate nominations in Bardia, by
Nirmal Ghimire (rep 15/04/2017)
Parties
struggle as women leaders are scarce among
Thamis, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 08/04/2017)
Nepal
leads South Asia in women parliamentarians
(rep 03/04/2017)
Female
turnout
disappoints EC: Women job aspirants account for
only 14pc of total 179,486 applicants, by
Manish Gautam (kp 02/04/2017)
Road
to
Inclusion: Progress in inducting women into
public service may be small, but in light of the
country’s dismal history of inclusivity, it is a
much welcome change, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 01/04/2017)
Federal
election
bill: federal election bill; Madhesis to get
reservation for 20.9 percent seats, down from
31.9 percent in the Constituent Assembly
elections when Madhesis, Tharus and Muslims were
under a single category, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 28/03/2017)
Dalits
in
civil service: They got in through seat quotas,
but they are no less capable and skilled than
others, by Pradeep Pariyar (kp 28/03/2017)
Deliberation
on
inclusion commission bill begins (ht
22/03/2017)
Gender
equality:
The Nordic Model, by Kjell Tormod Pettersen
(rep 22/03/2017)
Stakeholders
bat
for accelerated efforts to end gender imbalance
(ht 21/03/2017)
Our
first
nations: There are compelling evidence to
suggest that even before the Aryan and Mongoloid
groups of people stumbled upon this place, it
was occupied by Austroasiatic groups of people,
by Abhinawa Devkota (kp 18/03/2017)
Khadka
addresses
UN’s CSW session (kp 17/03/2017) [??]
Up
to
the task: More struggle is necessary to get
Nepali women into real decision-making
positions, by Bidushi Dhungel (kp
10/03/2017)
Mountain
women
The difference between a broken community and a
thriving one is the presence of women who are
valued, by Sunayana Basnet (kp 08/03/2017),
Bold
action now: In Nepal, while women work as much
as men, the gender wage gap is still in the
bottom half of the world ranking, by Valerie
Julliand (rep 08/03/2017), Is
women
empowerment just women employment? If this day
is to celebrate your and my achievements, then
it does not need to be marked in the calendar,
by Sambridhi Gyawali (rep 08/03/2017), Exemplary
Muslim sisters empowering women, by Kalendra
Sejuwal (rep 08/03/2017), Working
on
gender: We saw no representation of Himalayan
women in history or literature, nor in the
research and development sectors, by Chhaya
Vani Namchu and Menaka Hamal (rep 08/03/2017), Championing
their cause: We need to be more proactive in
identifying true champions of women's economic
empowerment in Nepal and build a strong
coalition, by Gail Marzetti and Pukar Malla
(rep 08/03/2017)
From
safe
motherhood to safe womanhood: Nepali women
deserve to be recognised as complete human
beings and equal citizens, not just as mothers,
by Poonam Thapa (kp 07/03/2017)
Leave
no
one behind: Absorbing women into the labour
market by reinforcing traditional gender roles
is not empowering, by Sangita Thebe-Limbu
(nt 03/03/2017)
Kids
in Chepang village spend time playing in lack of
school, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep
02/03/2017)
PM
pledges
to raise Dalit issues at UN (kp 28/02/2017)
Musahars
submit memo to PM, by Santosh Singh (rep
20/02/2017), Musahars
lament lack of land ownership certificate,
by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 21/02/2017)
Visually
impaired
struggle to open bank account, by
Rameshchandra Adhikari (kp 19/02/2017)
Move
over,
men: Women should be included in decision-making
roles in the management of forests, by
Basundhara Bhattarai (kp 19/02/2017)
Powerful
Nepali
women’s challenges: They have come to stand
face-to-face with history in an unprecedented
way, by Abhi Subedi (kp 19/02/2017)
From
a
guerilla fighter to humble Speaker, by
Onshari Gharti Magar (kp 18/02/2017), We
may
have come a long way, but there is much to
achieve: The feminist consciousness flourished
after the restoration of democracy in 1990 and
received ample focus during the
decade-long Maoist struggle followed by people’s
movement and constitution-writing process,
by Mohna Ansari (kp 18/02/2017), A
‘competent’ woman politician —a rhetorical
excuse? High time we asked whether all men
maintain the highest degree of competence,
by Pranika Koyu (kp 18/02/2017), Women
in
politics: Nepal is among the only 10 countries
in the world having a woman head of state,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/02/2017)
Feminism
in
the margins, a Madhesi perspective: Madhesi
women are not a topic of discussion, nor is
their contribution acknowledged in the national
discourse, by Rita Sah (kp 18/02/2017)
Questioning
the
Questions: Caste struggle against structural
minds: Let’s challenge the system by
re-imagining, redefining, re-narrating and
retelling our story, by Sarita Pariyar (kp
18/02/2017)
Representation
of
women: The Nepali media sector, in general,
suffers from patriarchy, by Sumina Rai Karki
(kp 18/02/2017)
The
scourge
of stereotype: Even though their workplace is
female dominated, the fact is that the most
popular gynecologist in our country is a male,
by Arpana Neopane (kp 18/02/2017)
Ladies
first:
Women now hold top management positions in
various organizations, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
18/02/2017)
The
choice
is yours: Short-term Panchayat-era nationalism
or long-term vision of Nepal owned by all? The
seed of one language, one dress nationalism that
Mahendra sowed, KP Oli tries to reseed as the
ideological son, by Pramod Mishra (kp
16/02/2017)
Post-truth
narratives:
The elite want to regain sway over the
bureaucracy by amending the inclusion policy,
by Ramesh Sunam (kp 14/02/2017)
The
marginalised: Toilet and school, still a dream
for Musahars, by Santosh Singh (rep
14/02/2017)
Chepang
folk
deprived of housing aid (kp 13/02/2017)
Women
in
civil service: Women applicants ‘outwitting’ men
in PSC examinations, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 12/02/2017)
Chepangs
facing
food crisis, by Keshav Adhikari (ht
12/02/2012)
Inclusiveness
in
Nepal and India: There are a number of lessons
that Nepal can learn from India to redress
historical injustices, by Mahendra P. Lama
(kp 08/02/2017)
Broadening
the
Nepali mind: Events like the Nepal Literature
Festival help counter aggressive nationalism and
ignorance, by Pramod Mishra (kp 02/02/2017)
Local
level election bill: Women, Dalit, marginalized
representation to increase, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 02/02/2017)
Idea
of
citizenship: We need to revisit the 1952
Citizenship Act in order to make Nepal a true
republic, by Kalpana Jha (kp 31/01/2017)
Unequal
by
law: The constitution needs to be amended so
that people of all genders can receive
equal treatment, by Sanjay Sharma and Tingyi
Yang (kp 27/01/2017)
Nationalism
Under Threat, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
27/01/2017) [Which
nationalism, male Tagadhari nationalism or the
one that includes all sections of society and
that still has to be invented?]
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)
Times
of
confusion and fusion: Moderation and cultivation
of multicultural, multilingual, multiethnic
living is what Nepal needs at the moment, by
Pramod Mishra (kp 19/01/2017)
Less
equal:
We must aim for a socially inclusive country
that ensures the welfare of a broad section
instead of serving few elites, by Giri
Bahadur Sunar (rep 17/01/2017)
Inspiration
as
we rebuild: Venturing into masonry will improve
women’s income and help them challenge
traditional gender roles, by Pratibha
Tuladhar (kp 15/01/2017)
Gender
pay
gap: What we can learn from global practices to
reduce inequality in our workforce, by Tara
Kanel (kp 15/01/2017)
Enact
more
women-friendly laws: Experts (kp 14/01/2017)
Making
room:
Accessibility and inclusion are a national
issue, addressing which will benefit everyone,
by Simone Galimberti (kp 01/01/2017)
Dalit
community
submits 5-point demand to PM (kp 30/12/2016)
Toothless
commissions:
The proposed Madhesi, Janajati, Tharu and Muslim
commissions have no real power, by Mona
Ansari (kp 27/12/2016)
Workshop
held
to seek feedback on Muslim Commission Bill:
Speakers call for revising the bill in order to
ensure the rights of Muslims as per the spirit
of the statute (kp 22/12/2016)
Democratising
nationalism:
Greater the perception of a threat to security,
stronger the tendency to push in-group
cooperation by excluding others, by Ajaya
Bhadra Khanal (kp 21/12/2016)
Women
deprived
of opportunities: Yami (ht 20/12/2016)
National
identity
and belonging: Even those who are not at the
borders of Nepal are often pushed to the borders
of settlements, by David Gellner (kp
19/12/2016) [excerpt of his Mahesh Chandra Lecture
"The idea of Nepal", als
available as audio],
Partisan
rift
as search for new NEFIN leadership begins,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 18/12/2016)
Fifty
years
of partnership: Road to social inclusion in
Nepal is long, but there has been marked
progress, by Jose Assalino (kp 18/12/2016)
Question
of
empowerment: Caste or class?, by Atindra
Dahal (ht 16/12/2016)
Trend
of
political violence: Women continue to suffer,
by Hisila Yami (ht 14/12/2016)
Building
durable
peace: Women’s role is vital, by Sophie
Kemkhadze (ht 12/12/2016)
Female
staff at health ministry allege discrimination,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 10/12/2016)
Mindset
needs
to change: There are numerous obstacles to
inclusive education for children with
disabilities; Disabled people are often
subjected to inhuman treatment and are largely
perceived as requiring charity as opposed to
rights, by Devdatta Joshi (kp 07/12/2016), Divorced
women may not get property share in new Code,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 07/12/2016)
Chepangs
sans
citizenship, by Pratap Bista (kp 04/12/2016)
Disaster
management
bill: ‘Govt committed to ensuring women
representation’ (kp 01/12/2016) [Yes, please include one
woman in a minor position, just as in the
council of ministers!], Regional
meet
stresses need for gender-friendly DRR policy
(ht 01/12/2016)
Agents
of change: Knowing of the sacrifices women
rights defenders make every day, let us commit
to respect them, by Renu Adhikari
Rajbhandari (rep 01/12/2016)
Caste
in
doubt: If the struggle is for the rights of
everyone, how can that ‘everyone’ not include
Dalits?, by Deepak Thapa (kp 01/12/2016)
Women
leaders
demand 50pc representation in Cabinet (kp
29/11/2016)
495
couples
in Okhaldhunga get joint land deeds, by
Kumbharaj Rai (kp 21/11/2016)
Where
are
all the women? An underlying reason for the low
representation of women in politics is a
patriarchal mindset that permeates political
life, by Avasna Pandey (kp 18/11/2016)
‘More
women
needed in all sectors for development’ (ht
15/11/2016)
The
divide
within: Invisibility of labourers in Kathmandu
is compounded by their inability to negotiate
with employers directly; The Madhesi migrant
population in Kathmandu, heterogeneous as it is,
remains outside the public fabric and does not
participate in religious, communal or political
events, by Dan V. Hirslund (kp 14/11/2016)
Nepalis
and
nationalism: Nationalism is best demonstrated by
our responsibility towards the nation, by
Meera Rajbhandari Amatya (kp 06/11/2016)
Bill
proposes
greater powers for NWC (ht 04/11/2016)
A
‘Madhise’ in the US: A Nepali waiter at an
Indian restaurant was stunned when I told him I
was a Nepali, by Bikash Gupta (kp
26/10/2016)
Diverse
experiences:
It is important to understand that empowerment
can take different forms for different women,
by Emma Karki (kp 21/10/2016)
Economic
progress:
Invest in 10-year-old girls, by Giulia
Vallese (ht 21/10/2016)
SAsian
women
leaders meet with focus on empowerment (kp
20/10/2016), Women’s
participation
vital for economy (ht 20/10/2016)
The
rightward drift: The majority believe that their
identity is threatened by the new narratives of
those pushing for change, by Pranab Kharel
(rep 20/10/2016) [The
dominant groups of male Bahuns and Chhetris are
not a majority but a minority constituting not
more than 15 per cent of the population!]
Shashanka
Koirala
demands referendum on Hindu state (ht
15/10/2016) [The
statement by the NC General Secretary reflects
the staunch conservative and anti-inclusive
minding of many NC politicians!!]
Politics
of
exclusion: Lack of inclusion in Nepal’s
political parties is a reflection of social
realities, by Mukesh Jha (kp 06/10/2016)
A
temple in Janakpur where women are not allowed
(kp 05/10/2016)
Women
leaders
ask govt to honour 33 percent quotas (kp
02/10/2016)
Banking
boom:
Financial inclusion key to sustainable growth;
Today, 45 percent of the BFI branches are
located in the central region where the capital,
Kathmandu, is located (kp 28/09/2016)
Proposed
provision
could further ‘limit women’s citizenship right’,
by Dewan Rai (kp 26/09/2016)
Conference
on
gender equality, social justice begins (ht
23/09/2016)
Rajbhandari
becomes
NT’s first female MD (kp 23/09/2016)
Women
representation:
A year on, provision of 33pc unimplemented,
by Pratichya Dulal (kp 19/09/2016)
First
things
first: The constitution cannot be an obstacle to
finding a progressive solution to political and
social problems, by Dipendra Jha (kp
14/09/2016)
In
the
driving seat: Apart from proportionate
representation, women need to have rights to
grant citizenship as men do, by Shreejana
Shrestha (nt 02/09/2016)
Power
to
women: Male politicians still do not believe
women to be as capable and deserving as
themselves, by Bineeta Gurung (nt
02/09/2016)
A
history of exclusion: People are excluded on the
basis of language, caste, religion, region and
culture, by Krishna Kumar Sah (kp
23/08/2016)
Beyond
symbolism:
Indigenous nationalities need substantive
support, not tokenistic public holidays (kp
12/08/2016)
EC
for mandatory one-third women representatives
(rep 11/08/2016)
Will
meet
demands of indigenous people: PM (kp
10/08/2016), ‘National
consensus
must to address national issues’ (kp
10/08/2016) [National
consensus must not mean consensus among the male
Tagadhari elites of the different parties but
consensus among all the different social groups
of the country of which the male Tagadharis are
only a small minority!!]
Language
poses
barrier to learning, by Anita Shrestha (ht
09/08/2016) [!! On
the other side do politicians, administrators,
journalists, etc. hardly have any knowledge of
ethnic languages and cultures even though they
prepresent the majority of Nepal's population!]
Of
female
justices: Three female justices taking up
responsibilities put our position on a par with
the most advanced democratic countries, by
Abhi Subedi (kp 07/08/2016)
Women
Commission
in care of lone member (kp 06/08/2016)
Fee
waiver
luring women to hold land ownership (ht
04/08/2016)
Women
at
work: First woman chief justice is a milestone
on Nepal’s road towards gender equality (kp
13/07/2016), Autumn
of
the patriarchy: Social justice, development and
peace require Nepali women to be on equal terms
with Nepali men in all fields (nt
15/07/2016)
Power
and
discourse: Lack of an inclusive education system
makes Nepalis ignorant of each other’s cultures
and ways of life, by Abhishek Mallik (kp
12/07/2016)
Widow
woes:
Widows are discounted in statistics, neglected
by authorities and lost within the homogeneous
women population, by Sumeera Shrestha (kp
23/06/2016)
33
percent
women in parliament: Fears of representation
turning into tokenism, by Pratichya Dulal
(kp 19/06/2016)
Girl
students
continue to face discrimination, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 07/06/2016), The
battle
continues: Nation should introspect and change
its attitude towards educating girls (kp
08/06/2016)
Two-year
‘every
last child’ drive gets under way: Campaign aims to
reach the most deprived girls in the four target
districts (kp 05/06/2016)
Mobilising
women:
Women’s centres help empower women to claim
their rights and regain their footing, by
Ayesha Shakya (nt 03/06/2016)
Equal
but
unequal: Prez Bhandari, Speaker Magar should
clearly state support for women’s citizenship
rights (kp 31/05/2016)
Minority
report:
Goverment should respect sentiments of minority
groups in deciding national holidays, by
Ramesh Khatry (kp 17/05/2016) [Another proof of the continued single
ethnic identity based thinking of Nepal's
leading party politicians!!]
Ban
on
women going for domestic jobs lifted: Women aged
24 and above will now be able to take up
domestic jobs in the Gulf and Malaysia with help
of selected recruiting firms (kp 13/05/2016)
Investing
in
women: The international framework on women's
rights has been an important instrument on the
road to gender equality, by Kirsten Geelan
(rep 11/05/2016)
Discouraging
participation
of women in construction projects, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 10/05/2016)
Meritorious,
not
inclusive: The argument that a former member of
one branch of the state is automatically
disqualified from serving another branch is
faulty, by Sheri Meyerhoffer and Adil Ali
Khan (rep 10/05/2016)
The
citizenship
debate: Nepal's citizenship debate is stuck in
whether it should be guided by an overarching
global norm or if certain people deserve special
treatment, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
09/05/2016)
Recommendation
of
envoys challenged (ht 22/04/2016), SC
issues
show cause on ambassador nominations (kp
23/04/2016)
Tough
going:
Women politicians find themselves caught between
the devil and the deep blue sea, by Narayan
Manandhar (kp 17/04/2016)
Level
playing
field: It is critical that equal treatment for
women start with constitutional provisions
(kp 08/04/2016)
Women’s
day,
every day: Advancing the status of women is not
only the right thing to do, it is also the smart
thing to do, by Alaina B. Teplitz (kp
29/03/2016)
Girls
are
the future: It is time to unlock the potential
of girls in Nepal and support their empowerment,
by Gail Marzetti (kp 23/03/2016)
Old
enough:
In a 21st century democracy, as a voter, no one
should be restricted from our opportunity to
lead simply because we are "not old enough",
by Ujwal Thapa (rep 23/03/2016)
Women
in
the woods: Nepal has a long way to go with
regard to achieving gender equality goals in
forestry, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp
21/03/2016)
Meet
calls
for empowering women at grassroots level (kp
20/03/2016)
Congress
puts
marginalised communities on the margins, by
Dewan Rai (kp 15/03/2016) [NC has missed the chance to turn into a
progressive and inclusive party with clean and
non-corrupt politicians as it is needed by the
country!], Madhesi
women
in politics: Grooming at the grassroots urged
(kp 15/03/2016)
Stand-up
for
women: Men and women should be seen as two
wheels of the same cart, by Kajol Shah (kp
14/03/2016)
Caste
away:
Untouchability and discrimination cannot be
ended without strong state intervention, by
Ratna BK (kp 13/03/2016)
Equality
in
true sense: Removing traditional barriers to
achieving gender parity needs greater priority
in Nepal (kp 08/03/2016), For
the
women: The mainstream women movement has a long
way to go before it can claim to represent ‘all
Nepali women’, by Subha Ghale (kp 08/03/2016), Nepal
still
needs to give women wider roles: UN; The UN
suggests the upcoming local elections need to be
shaped by women as both equal voters and as
candidates (kp 08/03/2016)
Call
for
gender-friendly programmes (kp 03/03/2016)
Women
at
work: KP Oli could have made significant strides
in making the NRA gender-inclusive, by
Basundhara Bhattarai (kp 01/03/2016)
More
women
leaders sought in politics (kp 25/02/2016),
The
feminist
mystique: There is little recognition of the
great diversity of Nepali women even in this day
of identity politics, by Deepak Thapa (kp
25/02/2016)
Civil
society
demands proportional representation of Dalit
community (ht 21/02/2016)
Careful
reservations
please: Reservation is but a small step to
correct the wrong that has been done to
the marginalised, by Sanjeev Dahal (kp
21/02/2016)
Language
barrier
causing hassles in quake data collection, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep 15/02/2016)
Show
some
empathy: It’s wrong to mock marginalised groups
engaged in social justice movements, by
Tirtha Raj Bhatta (kp 14/02/2016)
Words
beyond
Oliology: Oliology captures the essence of
social tendencies that equates Nepali
nationality with Khas-Arya communalism, by
CK Lal (rep 08/02/2016)
Lost
spirit
of 2036: Intersectionality of class and
ethnicity is the need of the day for the Nepali
left, by Shreya Paudel (kp 26/01/2016)
Making
it
work: Nepali people desire to forge strong
national unity above ethnic interests, by
Anjita Parajuli (kp 21/01/2016)
Female
officers
man police station in Makwanpur: The station
with nine officers is headed by ASI Dil Kumari
Kafle, by Pratap Bista (kp 09/01/2016)
Karki
becomes
first woman JC member: Set to take the Supreme
Court helm as female chief justice (kp
06/01/2016),
Breaking
barriers:
Women are under-represented in judiciary despite
Karki’s appointment (kp 08/01/2016)
Who
are
we? If we can all rejoice in the richness of our
collective cultural heritage, we will all be the
better for it, by Deepak Thapa (kp
31/12/2015)
Social
change
through political empowerment? Nepal gets first
female President and Speaker of the Parliament
in 2015, by Ashok Dahal and Shreejana
Shrestha (rep 31/12/2015)
Ensuring
gender
equality: Implementing policies a huge
challenge: Study (kp 16/12/2015)
Nepal
narrows
its gender gap (kp 30/11/2015)
Shifting
identities:
There is a need to deconstruct the notions of
‘Nepali’ identity and nationalism, by Pramod
Mishra (kp 26/11/2015)
Still
second
sex: Despite the election of a female president,
Nepal needs to do a lot more to empower its
women, by Mira Kafle (kp 26/11/2015)
More
than
half the sky: Despite their hard work millions
of rural women are still socially disadvantaged,
by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 25/10/2015)
The
right
to have rights: The new Constitution lays bare
misogynistic and patriarchal psyches that
usually hide behind nationalism, by Sangita
Thebe Limbu (nt 16/10/2015)
Pride
and
prejudice: Is treating women as second-class
citizens the only way to avert the possibility
of a geopolitical crisis?, by Sophia K.
Tamot (kp 14/10/2015)
Law
impedes
progress of women: Report (kp 26/09/2015)
Backward
classes:
Who are they?, by Krishna Bahadur Adhikary
(ht 15/09/2015)
Double
jeopardy:
Upper caste people use their social, economic
and political power to silence the Dalit women,
by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 12/09/2015)
A
small, well-lighted place: A group of single
women and widows have been attempting to procure
loans to start small businesses for themselves.
But because of onerous government provisions
they have been stymied in their efforts, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp 12/09/2015)
Dalits
suffer
due to lack of sec school (ht 03/08/2015)
The
neglected
south: Even by its poor standards, Nepali
state’s neglect of Madhesi Dalits is appalling
(kp 29/07/2015)
For
the
people: If the drafters want to prevent
large-scale unrest, they should invite Madhesi
and Janajati leaders for discussion, by
Pramod Mishra (kp 23/07/2015) [But this would be against the
self-interest of the male Tagadhari leaders!]
Quest
for
equality: Throughout South Asia, the ideology of
equality stemmed from religion before becoming a
political discourse, by Gérard Toffin (kp
10/07/2015)
Native
aliens:
The message is clear: Men own this country;
Women had no place in Nepal in the past and they
will have no place in Nepal in the future,
by Anjali Subedi (rep 09/07/2015)
Fear
the
future: Drafters of the constitution have
demonstrated myopia rather than long-term vision
for gender equality, by Pramod Mishra (kp
09/07/2015)
The
country
is yours: The quake has provided us with a
chance to finally right the years of
discrimination faced by Tamangs, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 02/07/2015)
Muslim
lawmakers
seek broader rights (kp 14/06/2015)
Dalits:
Empower
them; Earthquake taught us that we are just a
puppet in the hands of existence, by Giri
Bahadur Sunar (rep 13/06/2015)
Citizenship
from
either of Nepali parents: Agreement to replace
‘and’ conjunction with ‘or’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 11/06/2015), Hopes
raised
by new provision dampened: The ‘and’ clause on
citizenship remains despite claims to the
contrary, say rights activists, by Dewan Rai
(kp 13/06/2015) [Long
live the exclusive state dominated by male
Bahuns whose thinking is deeply rooted in
archaic Hindu traditions!!], Citizenship
issue:
Civil society concerned over PDCC report (kp
14/06/2015), CDC
sub-panel
settles citizenship issue, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 17/06/2015) [The
male Bahun overlords as based on their
traditional Hindu thinking have decided that
women will remain second or third class citizens
under the new constitution, subordinate to male
persons! This issue is symbolic for what can be
expected from the consequences of the
16-point-agreement!!]
Keep
the
fire burning: Much needs to be done to address
past injustice but in the present, the country
perhaps needs to move ahead, by Pramod Mishra
(kp 11/06/2015)
NPC:
Boost
gender parity in rebuilding, by Pratichya
Dulal (kp 06/06/2015)
Numbers
can
lie: Girls outnumbering boys in Higher Secondary
exams belies social reality (kp 05/06/2015)
Amnesty
Int’l
urges end to discrimination in aid effort
(kp 03/06/2015) [!!!]
Dalits
changing
caste for shelter (ht 06/04/2015)
Dalit,
Ethnic
community students score low due to
discriminatory attitude of peers: Study, by
Nirjana Sharma (rep 03/04/2015)
Plight
of
untouchables: I was beaten black and blue by
upper caste people when I attended a religious
ceremony as a child, by Giri Bahadur Sunar
(rep 28/03/2015), Dirty
design:
Division of labor is strategy of upper-caste
people to dominate, divide and rule over the
lower castes, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep
11/04/2015)
Construction
of
human identity: Flawed pre-selected categories,
by David Seddon (ht 27/03/2015)
Indigenous
people
raise issues for UN review (ht 22/03/2015)
Missing
the
mark: Development must strengthen the political
agency of disadvantaged groups while addressing
cultural practices that reinforce inequality,
by Subhash Nepali (kp 20/03/2015)
NRB
governor
selection: Race enters home stretch:
Recommendation criteria ‘finalised’ n Committee
discusses probable names, by Anil Giri and
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/03/2015) [Long live the non-inclusive
state!! All of them are male Bahuns!]
Strong
presence
of women in first CA did make a difference,
interview with Binda Pandey (kp 16/03/2015)
Language
barrier
major cause of high dropout rate in schools,
by Raju Adhikari (rep 16/03/2015)
Call
to
empower women for prosperity (kp
08/03/2015), Ensure
women’s
rights to address VAW cases: Study (kp
08/03/2015)
Being
Nepali
or becoming Nepali? Nepal has one of the most
progressive laws on gay and lesbian rights, but
still treats its women as second-class citizens,
by Anjana Rajbhandary (nt 06/03/2015)
Masculinist
logic:
The proposed ‘and’ provision in granting
citizenship insults autonomy of adult subjects
who are rightful residents of Nepal, by
Archana Thapa (kp 27/02/2015)
Born
sinful:
TU’s ethnographic profiles are a step towards a
better understanding of excluded groups, by
Gérard Toffin (kp 23/02/2015)
Dalits
demand
‘or’ provision on citizenship (kp
05/02/2015)
Identity
and
ideology: Striving for identity in Nepal is not
just about recognition; it is a deeper and more
material need, by Pramod Mishra (kp
05/02/2015)
Dalit
children
deprived of education in remote Mugu, by Raj
Bahadur Shahi (kp 27/01/2015)
Chepangs
deprived
of government allowance, by Pawan Yadav (kp
24/01/2015)
No
downside
to diversity: Diversity in the workplace
promotes sustainable growth, increases
productivity, and provides businesses with a
competitive advantage, by Man Bahadur BK (kp
16/01/2014)
The
grand
inclusion project: Economic exclusion precludes
the majority from opportunities afforded by
social and political inclusion, by Ram C.
Acharya (kp 14/01/2015)
Living
together:
The quest today concerns maintaining a balance
between Nepal’s unity and recognising its huge
diversity, by Gérard Toffin (kp 07/01/2015)
Power
on
paper: Women should be made part of all
decision-making bodies to uproot patriarchy,
by Sharmila Thapa (kp 04/01/2015)
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