Some see it reinforcing patriarchal expectations, while many women find strength through the enduring hardships and ...

I first heard the popular “Swasthani Vrata Katha” – a devotional text – recited in Sankhu, a village on the outskirts of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley, some 25 years ago. The text tells the story, or ...

Wearing colorful traditional clothing Karen Telleen-Lawton and her husband flank UCSB alums Nibesh and Ultha. (Courtesy photo ...

What’s truly absurd is that it was Mr. Trump’s policies that made India so vulnerable to the war’s ripple effects. His administration slapped 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods last year to punish us ...

We’re as eclectic as we can get today, with a Dakota children’s picture book, a novel with a strong woman protagonist, and a ...

Peaceful world has been the main aim of mankind since time immemorial and one can say this without any doubt whatsoever that ...

With autumn officially here and cooler weather on the horizon, there’s nothing like curling up with a good book – especially ...

Anti-corruption promise meets deep structural challenges at home and abroad In a political earthquake that has stunned South Asia, 35-year-old former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah — popularly known as ...

For more than a century, scholars and policymakers have debated whether democracy and communism can coexist. Capitalism and communism clearly can: Modern China provides the most vivid example of ...

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah is leading Nepal's government, taking office with a youth-led mandate for change. But how will the political newcomer deal with Nepal's tricky geopolitics?