From Oscar debates and box office hits to viral protest anthems, 2025 was a year where Nepali entertainment mirrored ...

Global Voices has a special relationship with Nepalese culture. Many of our longtime contributors are from Nepal, allowing us to cover Nepali languages, art, literature, history, politics, and news.

Given the vibrant art and literature scene in Nepal, we tend to forget that there is a whole Nepali-speaking world out there. At least 5 million Nepalis live beyond the country’s borders, performing ...

As you near Siliguri, a few kilometres from Bagdogra, the Teesta becomes your constant companion till you reach Yuksom, a little town in western Sikkim. The river of Himalayan origin takes on ...

When Dil Khadka was a boy in Bhutan, he made his first instrument — a bamboo flute — by hand. Inspired by the music he heard on the radio, he cut bamboo from the forest and burnt holes into it using a ...

Jazzmandu Festival 2025 was nearly cancelled, but the organisers decided to go ahead with it anyway, believing in the power of jazz for healing and restoration. The Surya Nepal Jazzmandu is back in ...

Samundra band, an ensemble that plays age-old Nepali tunes, recomposing many in new forms, is known for updating cherished old music for contemporary times. With members Anil Gandharba on sarangi and ...

Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- In today's age, social media plays a central role in our content consumption. With their short-form reels and videos, platforms such as TikTok and Instagram have shortened ...

Gajendra Maharjan, left, Shreesha Maharjan, middle, and Surendra Maharjan, right, perform music from the Newari region of Nepal on traditional drums at the Nepali Jatra festival at the Longmont Museum ...

New York Mayor Eric Adams attended the "Nepal American Music Festival" held on the auspicious occasion of Nepali festivals, Dashain and Deepawali, for the first time at Diversity Plaza, Queens, New ...

Say you woke up this morning and thought it was about time to finally experience the beauty and splendor of traditional Nepalese culture. To pull this off, a Coloradan would first have to make the ...