Nepal women keep the art of traditional instruments alive despite their past stigma Discrimination based on caste is also believed to have caused some Dalit musicians to quit playing naumati baja. Nepal 08 Mar, 2024
What is India's caste system? Is it contentious in US? What is India's caste system? Is it contentious in US? World 20 Feb, 2023
Woman's quest to learn takes her back to school with son A Nepali mother of two, Parwati Sunar finds herself attending the same school as her son after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. Nepal 19 Aug, 2022
End injustice: Prez President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has said injustices prevailing in society in the name of tradition must be ended. Nepal 07 Mar, 2022
Former James Bond actor Sean Connery dies aged 90 Scottish movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as the suave, sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on to grace the silver screen for four decades, has died aged 90. The BBC and Sky News reported his... Travel Abroad 31 Oct, 2020
Caste and the subtle psychology behind it Kathmandu, July 12 When 21-year-old Navaraj set out to marry the girl he loved, I suspect he had certain admonitions. A Dalit boy was cruising through treacherous waters when he dared to dream beyond his allowance and wished to marry Sushma Malla,... 12 Jul, 2020
Dalit killings in Rukum village spark outrage over caste discrimination KATHMANDU, JUNE 17 Ever since the death of a young Dalit man killed along with five friends, in what activists called a “caste-based massacre”, Nepalis have been taking to the streets to demand an end to a form of discrimination that remains... Horoscopes 18 Jun, 2020
US protests spur calls for India to wake up to anti-Dalit discrimination CHENNAI: Spurred on by US anti-racism protests, lower-caste Dalits on Wednesday called on India to acknowledge centuries of oppression they have endured and recognise that "every life matters". Dalits are at the bottom of India's ancient caste... Women 11 Jun, 2020
#DalitLivesMatter: Designer Prabal Gurung calls out caste-based violence in Nepal KATHMANDU: While Nepali-American designer Prabal Gurung has been supporting the Black Lives Matter movement in America, he has called out caste-based violence that has had everyone talking back home in Nepal. “While I have been completely... Travel Abroad 07 Jun, 2020
Newly-wed couple celebrates Holi with Dalits Rajbiraj, March 8 The Dom community in Saptari are considered as ‘untouchables’ by so-called upper caste people. But a newly-wed couple from a ‘high caste’ went to their village to celebrate Holi with them yesterday. Famous Maithili... Travel 09 Mar, 2020
Two lower caste children in India beaten to death for 'open defecation' LUCKNOW: Two children from India's lowest caste were beaten to death by two men after they defecated outside, officials and relatives said on Thursday, in the latest case of communal violence in the country. Rajesh Chandel, superintendent of police... Women 26 Sep, 2019
Modi clamps down on Kashmir, and India loves him for it The achingly beautiful Himalayan valley was flooded with soldiers and roadblocks of razor wire. Phone lines were cut, internet connections switched off, politicians arrested. Public gatherings were banned. The prime minister of the world’s largest... Women 16 Aug, 2019
