Author Archives: NepaliKuire
20,000 squatters to be evicted
Massive eviction of squatters in ‘development’ project without resettlement plan. — Fears of violence during expected Kathmandu squatter eviction KATHMANDU, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) – A Nepalese government development plan for Kathmandu could lead to violence as the authorities seek … Continue reading
Bel bibahar
I was always under the belief that the marriage of Newari girls to the bel fruit (bel bibaha) and later to the sun was to evade ‘sati’ should her husband die before her. Bel bibaha seems great fun and the … Continue reading
Monsanto. Again.
This has been dragging on for ages. One is never sure which has the most legitimacy: Monsanto pushing for sales, or NGOs pressuring the government. Both presumably are working on foreign money… — NEPAL: Nepal’s Monsanto debate spotlights seed sovereignty … Continue reading
OHCHR report on Dalits’ access to justice
New OHCHR report on Dalits’s access to justice in Nepal. — Opening the door to equal justice for Dalits in Nepal: OHCHR-Nepal disseminates its report Opening the door to equality: access to justice for Dalits The United Nations Human Rights … Continue reading
Internet rights and democratisation
Do you ever get the feeling that INGO researchers simply google an issue and then write about it in a shallow and non-committal manner..? — Waiting for the Nepal Spring The Right to Information Act (2006) guarantees each Nepali citizen the … Continue reading
Witchcraft and CEDAW
Witchcraft or bokshi – considered almost a joke in most parts of the world – remains a popular basis of belief in Nepal. Even amongst the so-called educated. Daily news reports women fed human excreta and others under unbearable social … Continue reading
The Newar pedicure
Fascinating postmodern investigation. — The dying art of traditional Newar pedicure “Ala,” a deep red moist mixture, a brush the size of a small finger, a tiny steel bowl– and “chhalancha,” a metal tool, spade-shaped at one end and flat … Continue reading
*Silent* Indian national anthem
Nepali Burmese
For a long time now academics and writers have been interested in Nepalis in India, the UAE and the West. Finally, Sushma Joshi has written something about the many residing in Burma. Sushma misses out the ‘big question’ given to … Continue reading