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by Barbara Nimri Aziz, 06.19.23 (published in Nepal 06.17.23 by ekantipur) In 1983 when Sukanya Waiba and her sister Parijat Lama founded what’s now known as Amrit Secondary…
Tibetan refugee school run by Save the Children UK, where author was headmistress, reunited 50+ years on with T JInpa, class 4 student
Feb 23, 2022 by B Nimri Aziz The formidable peaks stretching across the north of Nepal (or Tibet in the south of China depending on your perspective) have…
July 5/21 by BNimri Aziz. Being a widow presents difficulties for many young women in South Asia. This includes Nepal where Durga Devi Karki, the woman I…
Lisbon-based Nepali anthropology scholar from Sankhuwasabha and Barbara Nimri Aziz talk about her early work in Nepal and her latest book Yogmaya & Durga Devi. March 21, 2021….
March 4, 2021 B Nimri Aziz Before trekking through open Himalayan valleys, tourists might stroll along Thamel, Kathmandu’s congested quarter of hiker hostels, bakeries and cafes. They’d pass…
by B Nimri Aziz, Feb 17, 2021 Counterpunch.org Boisterous, almost frivolous rallies and counter-demonstrations representing Nepal’s numerous political factions have become commonplace across the country for 2 months…
News from the Himalayas is scant this year. No Everest or K2 summiting; nothing about the railway from China; no new Sherpa biographies. Demonstrations in Kathmandu protesting…
NOVEMBER 24, 2017 on Counterpunch.org. It was just a local rumor in a remote Himalayan village. Now it’s a history lesson for children across Nepal. I doubt if…
Political Theater in Nepal Is Driving Citizen Flight
July 13/23 by Barbara Nimri Aziz With unwelcome regularity, every few months Kathmandu Valley experiences a nationally watched theatrical production. This month’s will surely be unrivalled. Yet, each…