By Amit Kaushik, Sydney 28 June 2017 Social networking sites are always awash with “heartfelt” messages on Father’s Day and Mother’s Day. Do people really have those sincere feelings for…
By Sangeetha Pillai, UNSW 17 June 2017 The government has introduced legislation to reform Australia’s citizenship regime, under the guise of strengthening the integrity of citizenship. The bill, if passed…
6 June 2017: UK tabloid The Sun has placed Nepal among countries with the world’s weirdest of sex laws. Other countries to feature in the June 2 story are Austria, Egypt, India,…
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 16 March 2017 As I read a disturbing report published by popular Indian website Youth Ki Awaz, I thought of the modern-day lamb industry where no…
By Amit Kaushik, Sydney 13 March 2017 Once, I was talking to my uncle over telephone. The usual family affairs. He said he was looking for a bridegroom for his…
By Bhuwan Khadka, Perth 20 February 2017 It was 5:30 pm on Sunday the 19th of February 2017, my eyes fixed on the front door of Rivervale Community Centre in…
By Rupesh Paudyal, University of Leeds 13 January 2016 Forget about oil or gas – you should be worrying about the less discussed but far more concerning fact that the…
By Shakir Lakhani, a Pakistani blogger 30 December 2016 We were not very surprised when you, Mr Ashraf Ghani, at the Heart of Asia conference in India, conveniently forgot how much…
By Chiran Jung Thapa, Kathmandu 19 December 2016 Almost a month after Pakistan appointed General Qamar Javed Bajwa to succeed General Raheel Sharif as its new Army Chief, India too has…
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 6 December 2016 Chairman of Tokyo-based TBi Group, Bhaban Bhatta, had to fly to western Nepal recently when a simple incident made the high-flying businessman question the…
By Mridu Iyer and Jivesh Jha, Dehradun 5 November 2016 It’s always disappointing to see a person of tender age knowingly or unknowingly commit an offense. Presently, a child may…
8 October 2016: Just when the world thought the classy actor had gone out of style, Pierce Brosnan is back with a vengeance. This time, he is not chasing villains in North…
16 Sept 2016: Editor’s Note: “In the history of our friendship, today is significant day.” This was the first sentence Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi uttered today, following the customary salutations, during…
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 10 September 2016 Gagan Thapa is not exactly a communist comrade but the firebrand health minister of Nepal wants to bring about a sweeping revolution any way. A…
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 7 September 2016 I wanted to write their story from a first-person perspective because I knew exactly where they stood in their battle against a murderous medical condition. So…
By Dr Suresh Thapaliya, Kathmandu Winter 1997. I was in my native village in Nuwakot district. A student of fifth standard enjoying his vacation in a pristine Nepalese village. I…
By Dr Nirpa Bahadur Rawal, Victoria (Cowes) 2 June 2016 The Nepali diaspora in Australia has had to deal with a number of tragic drowning incidents in the last few years.…
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 1 June 2016 Some eight years ago, an Australian teenager had the rare opportunity of embarking on a philanthropic journey to Nepal. Until then, Grace Forrest…
By Chandani Sharma, Sydney The other day, a friend of mine posted a social media status on vagina. Although the post was purported to be feminist, I found myself a…
6 March 2016: Vivienne Kondos, an Australian who loved all things Nepalese and a constant companion to Australia’s Nepalese diaspora, is being remembered as someone who could never have enough…
