Nepal, Oct. 21 -- Australian artist Robert Powell left a prodigious body of work across Asia that spanned Swat Valley to Angkor Wat, but it is the paintings he made while living in Nepal over 30 years... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 20 -- Writing # Gifts, Offerings and Sacrifices: Exploring Newar Rituals in Nepal Who would have thought that votive offerings, sacrifices and feasts could be the subject of a sociologic... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 19 -- Oral history, art, stone inscriptions and the written word have helped us understand the Nepali world and its history. But it was the advent of photography that dramatically changed ... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 18 -- The heavy loss of life in the Trisuli Valley catastrophe of 26 August resulted from it being Nepal's trade, tourism and energy corridor. What is less well known is the river's strate... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 17 -- Adark, viscous trench of sludge is where our street used to be in Devighat. An elderly woman in a red sari paces a second-floor balcony with its concrete balustrade missing. Laundry... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 16 -- With Dasain right around the corner, we are already hearing cries of "Chet!" from rooftops as swooping kite fights engage in full-scale war over Kathmandu's skies. Until recently, i... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 15 -- asang Tamang has the kind of smile that stays. If he smiled in a roomful of people, it would be the warmest spot in that room. Seated on a bench in the sign language classroom watchi... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 14 -- When Nepal's national heritage is cited, famous monuments pop into our mind: Dharara, Pashupatinath, the ancient Darbar Squares. History glorifies monarchs and elites for building th... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 13 -- A Tamang settlement on the banks of the Trisuli, Khalte, with its 257 households, no longer exists. It was swept away in seconds by the wall of mud and debris that came down the Tris... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 12 -- At Benighat, a mother takes a long detour along damaged roads carrying a child with high fever. The bridge connecting her village to the community health post was swept away in the 2... Read More