DISCOVERY & TRAVEL

Hands dip into the mud, gliding through the clay. Passers-by stop to watch, and sometimes to try it themselves. This...

What if marriage wasn’t about love but survival? In the isolated Himalayan district of Humla, polyandry—the practice of a woman...

At Everest Base Camp, the stories usually come from climbers. This time, they are being recorded for the world to...

Every spring, the country becomes a canvas as a variety of flowers bloom across the hills and mountains. Among them...

Religious fervour and tourist leisure go hand in hand, since a cable car makes it easy to access a temple...

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...

In Patan, it is almost impossible to stroll through a neighbourhood without encountering an idol of Lord Ganesha.  Depicted with an elephant head,...

In the evenings, at heritage sites in Kathmandu, one might see a group of foreigners dressed in traditional attire singing bhajans, chanting Hare Krishna, dancing, and inviting others...

Have you ever heard salt called white gold? Centuries ago, salt was more valuable than gold; this mineral led to...

In the high mountains of Mustang, a village that once sustained dozens of farming families now stands nearly empty. Dhye...