Lochan Rijal is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and scholar of ethnomusicology. He is a researcher of Nepali folk ...

Tales once whispered by locals now speak through smartphones. Saarang’s QR-tagged boards allow travellers to do that.

Paubha are religious and devotional art depicting deities and mandala that date back to the 7 th century, when Newa artists ...

As Nepal celebrated Tihar, the town of Mahendranagar mourned the return of Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old student who died in ...

A tribute to versatile voice of Assam, whose songs and rebel spirit will forever echo in hearts of his people.

Nestled in the lap of the majestic snow peaked Himalayas, Uttarakhand is a land where natural splendor, ancient history, and ...

In border towns, rallies organized by Hindu nationalists often end in violence — fracturing communities and threatening Nepal ...

In celebration of the annual five-day Nepali festival of lights, called Tihar, Nepali Jatra will host Kukur Tihar, also known ...

Once a celebration of sibling bonds and village culture, the iconic deuda songs now struggle to survive amid modern music trends.

On Oct. 2, Wright State University’s Nepalese Student Association hosted a festival for Nepal’s biggest cultural celebration ...

Karnali Pul, Nasukyai Hajari Phool, a deuda song once inseparable from Bhai Tika celebrations in Sudurpaschim and Karnali villages, is fading from memory. Sung by Binod Bajurali and Bishnu Majhi, the ...

Diwali, or the Hindu Festival of Lights, is an annual reminder that good triumphs over evil and light will always banish ...