Fed up with corruption and a lack of jobs, the country’s youth are turning to a rapper who gave voice to their frustrations.

In Nepal’s first election since the Gen Z protest, Balen Shah —the rapper‑turned‑Mayor of Kathmandu— is aiming to be the ...

Holi is the Hindu festival of colors, which celebrates love, renewal and rejuvenation. Holi typically falls in March and heralds the beginning of spring. It is widely celebrated in India, ...

Darjeeling is set to host President Droupadi Murmu later this week when she visits to attend the 9th International Santal ...

Balen – as he is popularly known – was a nobody until 2013, when he almost overnight became a rap sensation. Nearly a decade ...

Both old and new political leaders should recognise the hamartia that got the best of their minds, and work with a sense of trust and respect, not hatred and ire. One important way of meeting the post ...

UNESCO representative to Nepal, Jaco du Toit, reflects on reading Nepali literature to understand the country beyond policy ...

PEN International is the world’s largest nonprofit association of writers with more than 100 centers worldwide. It was founded in 1921 to promote literature, friendship and freedom of expression, with ...

Balen's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is a centrist newcomer, which has said in its election manifesto it will maintain ...

After Nepal's historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced then-Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to resign, a ...

The musician who cut his political teeth when he became the mayor of the capital Kathmandu in 2022. Read more at straitstimes ...