Ashtimki, an age old Tharu tradition holds deep cultural significance among Southern Plain’s indigenous people (Tharu) residing western Nepal belt.
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Gyani Maiya, the last of Kusunda, as she worriedly reiterated that the young Kusundas were not interested in learning their native language she was also ready to raise a generation of Kusundas who reverted back to their mother tongue.
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A researcher, translator and a native speaker of Magar language Uday Raj Aaley talks about his challenges and achievements in revitalize a dying Kusunda, an isolate language from Nepal.
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Biodynamic Agripreneurs are farmers who adopted the new organic farming approach to help themselves revive soil health spreading across Nepal.
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Nepal’s first bird sanctuary, Ghodaghodi Lake Complex, serves as a habitat for both endangered resident and migratory bird species
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The age-old medicinal system is on a verge of disappearing, only a few elder Tharus are continuing the tradition, with no interest at all fromt he younger generations.
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Known for their beauty, curative powers, and food value, orchids are likely the most traded flowers in the world — both legally…
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In the southern plains of Nepal, a person who is frightened of something is told ‘you’re a wet cat’. But in that region, there are cats that aren’t afraid of water. In fact, it lives near wetlands and mostly feeds on fish, earning its name as the fishing cat.
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It took almost 200 years to establish the existence of the rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) in Nepal, last seen in the country…
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Nepal’s 2021 rhino census, taken for the first time in six years, has put the figure at 752 individuals – an increase of 107,…