Author Archives: NepaliKuire
Guilty Nepalis in miniskirts
Watching Nepal change over the past decade has been like seeing the West throughout a century. NEPAL: Women demand end to sexual harassment KATHMANDU, 23 May 2012 (IRIN) – Sexual harassment is an everyday issue for women in Nepal, particularly … Continue reading
SAARC: ineffective? Or is India just too powerful?
SAARC: Ineffective in Promoting Economic Cooperation in South Asia BY RAGHAV THAPAR Since its creation in December 1985, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has sought to increase economic unity between India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and … Continue reading
Foreign direct investment in Nepal
Foreign investment in a least developed country: the Nepalese experience This article aims to contribute to the literature on the developmental role of foreign direct investment (FDI) through an examination of the Nepalese experience. Despite significant liberalization of the foreign … Continue reading
Kusunda: Stone-basher circled by students
Ah, anthropologists and linguists; poking the poor with sticks while they try to get on with bashing stones together. Still, fascinating story. Nepal’s mystery language on the verge of extinction Gyani Maiya Sen, a 75-year-old woman from western Nepal, can … Continue reading
Former French ambassador bravely says “don’t copy us”
Very interesting piece in the Nepali Times by a former French ambassador: he says to the Maoists: don’t copy the French, the presidential system wont work here, it’s just be divisive. Dangers of cohabitation Now that the peace process is almost complete, … Continue reading
Treaty findings and recommendations for Dalits
Two good resources from IDSN for those interested in the treaty observations and recommendations regarding Dalits: UN_TBOverview UNTB_Overview1_Apr2010
Slums face India/Brazil-esque evictions
The old question of planners versus squatters. NEPAL: Concern over the condition of the elderly, women and children rendered homeless by evictions The Asian Human Rights Commission condemns the excessive use of force and the lack of due process … Continue reading
UNESCO review of community radio
First ever review of the community radio world in Nepal. It only covers the Valley, but is still interesting. Read the full Community MHZ Community MHZ Due to the low literacy rate and lack of basic infrastructure, mainstream media reach only few … Continue reading
Amnesty video on migrant workers
A great play on the famous Nepali film Caravan by Eric Valli (usually called ‘Himalaya’):
Update on third gender attempts to gain citizenship
There’s a long way to go: Dividing by Three: Nepal Recognizes a Third Gender Badri Pun slept in a gravel courtyard in rural Nepal for more than a week. After the first two days, he stopped eating. By night, he … Continue reading