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A Letter to Amma – Himal Fiction Fest 2026
A Telugu short story by Manasa Yendluri, translated by Ravali Pidaparthi
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What a Time! What a Creature! – Himal Fiction Fest 2026
A Tamil short story by G Nagarajan first published in Kannadasan magazine in 1968, translated by Ashik Kahina
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‘100 Sunset’ and the emotional consequences of the Tibetan diaspora’s migration to the West
Set in Toronto’s Tibetan community, Kunsang Kyirong’s ‘100 Sunset’ captures raw realities of diasporic life in sharp contrast to the false glamour migrants project to audiences back home
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Nepal’s rising ranks of women farmers
As men migrate for work, Nepal’s women are increasingly taking up agriculture – but society, policies and support systems are slow to catch up
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Anita Zhang
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Nepal’s forgotten cultural revolution
Nepal’s civil war ended two decades ago, but the reckoning with the Maoists’ destruction of heritage and culture has barely begun
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U Thant and the lost promise of the United Nations
Thant Myint-U’s new book on his grandfather, the first non-white secretary-general of the UN, revisits an era when the institution inspired expectations of internationalist diplomatic leadership that have since faded away
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