A weekly current affairs newsletter from Nepal, written by Pranaya Rana
Kathmandu, Nepal
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Debunking Nepal's youth unemployment problem
This week, we have a guest essay by @nischaldhl on youth and employment where he debunks myths and provides advice on how Nepal can move forward.
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"Death permeated this Dashain. Hundreds of lives lost to floods just a month ago. There is no Dashain for their families and there will be no Tihar, just mourning..."
Revisit our piece reflecting on dashain and death.
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What happens when teachers accused of harassment and misconduct?
This week, we have a report on the prevalence of sexual harassment, misconduct, and abuse in Nepali schools and universities, and their institutional failure in prevention and redress.
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A thorough look at six months of Balendra Shah government in Nepal, by @inkthink
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The Balen Shah government completed six months in office. In the half-year since it came to power, this government, led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, has earned both praise and condemnation. (1/2)
Their shine may have dulled a bit over the past six months, but Shah and his government remain broadly popular, even as many of their actions draw criticism.
This week, we take a closer look on what has the Balen government accomplished in six months.
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Why are Nepalis burning themselves to death?
A good and timely piece by @inkthink on an issue I have been thinking about for quite some time, and one that deserves much more discussion and reporting. @WeeklyKalam
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"The repeated self-inflicted violence forces the public to ask difficult questions about what would compel someone to take such a drastic step.."
In this week's deep dive, read on the recent cluster of nine self-immolations in the last two months alone.
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"On September 24, the world will be watching and Nepal must hold its head high and demand what it is due.."
In this week's deep dive, read on what Prime Minister Shah should emphasize at the UN general assembly.
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For my latest— reporting for @WeeklyKalam on one year of the Gen Z protest and whether the current government lives up to expectations.
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How does Gen Z feel about the government elected in its name?
This week, we spoke to Gen Z activists to gauge their satisfaction, or lack thereof, with the current government and its actions.
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"So what do we do while the rare window of the world's attention is open following the Bhotekoshi flood? We make the climate conversation impossible to disappear.."
Special edition newsletter by climate researcher @ShuvamRizal for @WeeklyKalam.
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Will Nepal be remembered simply as a climate victim, or as a country that turned this moment into a sustained culture of self-advocacy?
This special edition features a guest essay by climate researcher Shuvam Rizal.
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"In Kathmandu, there is talk of reparations and how the West must pay blood money for the death and destruction that Nepal itself has done little to set in motion... The US and China, the world’s two top carbon emitters, could give billions to Nepal, but that would be too little after the fact. The dead are dead and no amount of reparations will resurrect them," writes Pranaya Rana (@inkthink ): himalmag.com/nepal-flood-cli…
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On September 8 and 9 of 2025, young Nepalis from all over Nepal, loosely organized as Gen Z, took to the streets demanding an end to systemic institutionalized corruption and nepotism.
Revisit our coverage from #September 2025 on the ocassion of one year of Gen Z protest:
A primer for what is happening in Nepal
"There are decades when nothing happens, and days when decades happen. Two days — September 8 and 9 — changed the face of modern Nepal, figuratively and literally.."
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The week after revolution
"The path ahead is treacherous and beset by pitfalls. But we have no choice, we must all look to the future with hope while exercising constant vigilance. We can’t give in to despair, for that is what monsters are born of."
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