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The Nepali music industry's streaming moment
Artists who could never tour abroad now find their biggest audiences there. The money arrives in fractions of a cent.
Anonymous
The slow return of the Kathmandu Valley's wooden windows
After the 2015 earthquake, carved windows were salvaged by the thousand. Putting them back is a decade's work for a shrinking number of carvers.
Anonymous
A guide to the valley's festival calendar for someone who has just moved here
Dashain, Tihar, Indra Jatra and dozens more. The year is organised around them, and so are the holidays.
Anonymous
Nepali cinema is making more films than ever. Fewer people are watching them in cinemas
Production has recovered from the pandemic. Audiences have moved to phones, and the business model is still catching up.
Anonymous
The reading habit is moving to phones, and Nepali publishers are following
Print runs are small and distribution is hard. Audiobooks and e-books reach a diaspora that bookshops never could.
Anonymous
Why Nepali television drama is finding a second life on YouTube
Serials that ran on broadcast channels for years now reach larger audiences as uploads. The business is reorganising around the platform.
Anonymous
Why the Newar language is being taught again, and who is learning
Nepal Bhasa was once the language of the valley's courts and poetry. A revival in schools and online is reaching a generation that grew up without it.
Anonymous
Street food in Kathmandu: a short history of momo
The dumpling arrived with Newar traders returning from Lhasa. It has since become the national snack, and an export.
Anonymous
