Tradition

Blacksmiths in the Crucible of Caste and Change  Accounts of using khukuris, traditional daggers, to counter enemy rifles are common in Nepali history. However, let’s not forget the blacksmiths who crafted these...

Why are women now allowed to dance female roles? The audience admiring the gorgeous women dancers at the traditional Newari...

Lhosar means new year, celebrated by different communities at various times of the year depending on their traditions, geography, and calendars. ...

In a nation where cows are the national animal and also revered as gods in Hindu mythology, beef consumption is...

Ever wondered what it’s like to dance in the mud, plant rice with your bare hands, and celebrate farming like...

The Pheriwala Jogis were ghostbusters in Nepal, Sikkim, and Darjeeling, India, long before jump scares were a thing in horror...

As children, the moment one of us had a cold or a sniffle, our mothers would run to grab Tulsi...

Strolling around the colourful alleys in town, you will encounter numerous 'dhunge dhara' - waterspouts sculpted since the Middle Ages....

Time is frozen in Khokana, an antiquated city eight kilometres from Kathmandu's chaotic city centre. Wander here and feel as...

After almost a century, the Ranjitkar community of Bhaktapur is reviving the long-lost Lakhe Dance tradition. Fuelled by the younger...