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The grammar of political protests

Nepal, Sept. 10 -- In lieu of conducting a Sanatan ritual, a Yajman (client) often offers Daan (charity) and Dakshina (remuneration) to the Brahmin priest. While Daan can be in kind, Dakshina is invar... Read More


Ritual burial of Maoist insurgency

Nepal, Aug. 28 -- It has been such a long journey for Pushpa Kamal Dahal since he broke away from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) to form the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and waged a ... Read More


The scars of August in South Asia

Nepal, Aug. 14 -- The ancient civilisational region beyond the Indus River was variously known as the Indos, the Indian land and al-Hind to the Persians and Greeks. By the time of the Mughal Empire, t... Read More


Perplexities of the permanent minority

Nepal, July 17 -- In an adaptation of musical chairs repeatedly being played in Nepal since 2015, two performers take turns installing the third contestant on the throne after hush-hush parleys and mi... Read More