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Discrimination against Dalits finally recognised in EU
Why has it taken until 2012 for the Europeans to wake up to this happening? European Parliament adopts historic resolution on Dalits Full EU Dalit Resolution > A strongly worded resolution on caste discrimination in India was debated and adopted … Continue reading
Interview with a Nepali maid
The media should be doing more interviews like this one, but with more depth too. What does Kumari think about urban society? How does she view class? What makes her happy? Kumari Magar, Maid Name: Kumari Magar Age: 30 Location: Kathmandu Does your … Continue reading
Lesbians “allowed”; courts to decide where women live
This journalist has decided to label a court allowing two women to live together as a “liberal judgement” and completely ignoring the illiberality of a court even admitting a case which is formed on the basis that women’s living arrangements … Continue reading
Nepali films ‘corrupted’ by Bollywood
Reeks of the old high-art-low-art debate. Bollywood-isation is like scratching at a rash; you know you shouldn’t but so many people do. Standing up to all seductions: Nepal tries to retain its identity By ADVAITA KALA I am presently in Kathmandu … Continue reading
Media in Nepal
Great update.. Changing Media Landscape of Nepal Media have become my best friends since my youth. I anticipate they will remain so forever. I have long been addicted to television but these days the internet has also become a part … Continue reading
Right to access water and Dalits
Always wondered whether the shortening of Bishwa Karma to BK is okay or not? Nepal: Dalits beaten for requesting access to drinking water Two Dalits Karna Bahadur BK and Bimala BK in Dailekh district have been beaten for requesting access … Continue reading
Hindus protect Hinduism by pushing Christian concept of blasphemy
It’s pretty shocking when those defending Hinduism pinch an Abrahamic concept like blasphemy and try and force it locally. These people have clearly never read the Sutras because if they had, they would realise that unlike the Bible or the … Continue reading
Nepal is fourth most vulnerable to climate change
Tortuous planning process? Unbelievable. NEPAL: Bureaucracy holds up climate adaptation finance A tortuous planning process in Nepal is preventing climate adaptation funding – earmarked under the country’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) – from reaching local communities, experts say. … Continue reading
It’s official: Maoists are no longer “terrorists”
The world’s most aggressive state has, after six years of peace, removed the Maoists from their blacklist of “terrorist organisations”. Presumably they’ve removed the UCPN (Maoist) rather than just ‘Maoists’. Perhaps the new splinter groups are still on it? Nepal … Continue reading
Ambulances, inadequate but better than before
Nepal’s seen great improvement over the last few years, despite the stats below. It was only a decade ago when even if there was a road, the best you could expect was to lie down on the back floor of … Continue reading