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Inking an identity

Inking an identity

Many indigenous peoples worldwide have inked tattoos for aesthetic and therapeutic reasons that respect their culture and traditions.

Apr 19, 2025
How the hot chilli pepper ‘Akabare’ came to tickle the taste-buds of Nepali noodle lovers

How the hot chilli pepper ‘Akabare’ came to tickle the taste-buds of Nepali noodle lovers

With the rapid production of home grown Hot and Spice Noodles, the cultivation of Akabare chilli has also increased in Nepal.

Sep 15, 2024
Fishing and the Tharus

Fishing and the Tharus

Fishing has always been a favourite pastime for Tharus. Apart from cultivating rice, wheat, and cereals, they have been fishing too.

Sep 4, 2024
A Highly Invasive South American Catfish has Slipped into Nepal’s Waters

A Highly Invasive South American Catfish has Slipped into Nepal’s Waters

As they are voracious feeders, this foreign fish might increase in numger and rapidly displace native fish species.

Aug 1, 2024
Dhikri, Bagiya and Bhakka

Dhikri, Bagiya and Bhakka

Bagiya, Dhikri and Bhakka are staple and celebratory delicacies of Tharu communities, the natives of Southern Nepal.

Feb 1, 2024
Shani Dham

Shani Dham

Shani under a Shami tree in Terahaut village has turned into a crowd-puller religious destination of Saptari district, Eastern Nepal.

Jan 14, 2024
As Nepali villages modernize, mokha art is on the verge of disappearing

As Nepali villages modernize, mokha art is on the verge of disappearing

In Eastern Nepal homes belonging to the Tharus were decorated with beautiful mokha art on mud walls, however, they are being replaced by concrete ones.

Jan 4, 2024
Ashtimki

Ashtimki

Ashtimki, an age old Tharu tradition holds deep cultural significance among Southern Plain's indigenous people residing western Nepal belt.

Sep 5, 2023
Gyani Maiya Sen, The Last of Kusunda

Gyani Maiya Sen, The Last of Kusunda

Gyani Maiya, the last of Kusunda, was ready to raise a generation of Kusundas who reverted back to their long forgotten mother tongue.

Jul 30, 2023
Uday Raj Aaley's Quest to Preserve the Kusunda Language

Uday Raj Aaley's Quest to Preserve the Kusunda Language

A researcher, translator and a native speaker of Magar language Uday Raj Aaley talks about what does it take to revitalize a dying Kusunda.

Jul 6, 2023
Biodynamic Agripreneurs

Biodynamic Agripreneurs

Biodynamic Agripreneurs adopted the new organic farming approach to help themselves revive soil health spreading across Nepal.

Jun 8, 2023
Culture and Conservation at Nepal's First Bird Sanctuary

Culture and Conservation at Nepal's First Bird Sanctuary

Nepal's first bird sanctuary, Ghodaghodi Lake Complex, serves as a habitat for both endangered resident and migratory bird species.

May 28, 2023
The Last of the Tharu Traditional Healers of Nepal

The Last of the Tharu Traditional Healers of Nepal

The age-old medicinal system is on a verge of disappearing, only a few elder Tharus are continuing the tradition.

Jan 1, 2023
Endangered Orchids

Endangered Orchids

Nepal boasts of 507 recorded varieties of orchids GOVN has placed all wild orchids as endangered species under Appendix I and II of (CITES)

Jul 10, 2022
Population of Nepal's Elusive Fishing Cats is Poised to Decline

Population of Nepal's Elusive Fishing Cats is Poised to Decline

Nepal's elusive Fishing Cats who live near wetlands and mostly feed on fish, earning its name as the fishing cat are poised to decline

Jun 29, 2022
The Return of The Rufous-Necked Hornbill to Nepal

The Return of The Rufous-Necked Hornbill to Nepal

Wildlife photographer Deven Kharel photographed the Return of The Rufous-Necked Hornbill to Nepal on December 21, 2021

Jun 12, 2022
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