“Yo ek dharni aalu ko kati ho?”, my mother inquired to a local vegetable vendor on the roadside. Against the backdrop of Panchkhal’s reddish mud and sweltering heat, I noticed a smal..
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If you walk out of the Daayitwa office, turn left and keep walking straight for some 50 meters, you will reach a small corner shop where it’s written “ यहाँ खुवाको क..
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“Farmers forced to destroy produce due to lack of market”- The Himalayan Times, April 4, 2020
“Farmers face getting wiped out for lack of market access”- The Kathmandu Post,...
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If you search the terms “Nepali youth” or “नेपाली युवा” on Google, the narrative becomes clear: dissatisfaction, frustration, and a lack of infrastructural and systemic support...
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Competing with others for a finite amount of anything is a daunting task. Doing so on the basis of solely merit can overwhelm any determined or skilled individual. So when I decided to toss my hat in...
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Never did I expect to feel nostalgic in Singha Durbar—a place that remains
elusive to common Nepalis. My day at Singha Durbar started as it does for most
visitors entering the grand palace - n...
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Born and raised in Kathmandu, a society characterized by an amalgamation of religions, ethnicities, and languages, I hail from a diverse and multicultural setting that has instilled in me a deep sense...
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“Do you have a pass?”, the traffic stopped me to ask. “I do”, said I with pride of inexplicable origin. I reached in my pocket and grabbed a small piece of paper with some &ldq..
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"Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner?" by Katrine Marçal is a book that touched my heart and opened my eyes to the incredible, often overlooked efforts of women in our economy. With pr..
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The name "Roshan" (रोसन) means "bright," "illuminated," or "shining" in Sanskrit. It signifies a radiant and luminous personality. The sur..
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"Pack your bags and leave for home if you cannot solve this issue!" a statement I still remember vividly even after more than eight years of the incident. Back then I was in my undergraduate..
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When I was 16, I wanted wings to fly.
For the past 10 years, I had spent three hours daily on weekdays commuting from my home in Bhaktapur to my school in Lalitpur. Looking back, I have had f..
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Generally, in many institutions and organizations, grades serve as the primary yardstick for assessing an individual’s capacity to execute assigned tasks and assume corresponding roles and respo..
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The recent news title in the national newspaper, The Kathmandu Post read “Soaring temperatures affect life in Namche.” It was widely circulated as a meme on social media. People mocked the..
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Sharmila, are you strong enough? Was a question I used to contemplate frequently. As the eldest daughter in my family, there was an unspoken belief that I had to be strong and resilient. I believed th..
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The need for profitability incentivizes farmers to go for intensive use of inputs. The concern towards increased production and reduced hunger has been important nowadays. With this situation, produce..
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Have you ever come across the notion that women in Nepal are considered as second class citizens? If so, have you ever wondered, what exactly does that mean? In this blog, we will try to unveil the di..
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Being a feminist and holding the flag for the longest time, I personally feel that I as a feminist have gone through an evolutionary process. When I say this, I would like to firstly state that these ..
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Starting from the geography itself, the Western Frontier of Nepal has always been very unique. Whilst the Eastern regions are more ajar to the steady winds of the Monsoon that come from the Bay of Ben..
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry in Nepal has been hit the hardest of all industries. Scholars and tourism stakeholders are quick to claim that the tourism industry in Nepal...
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"The COVID-19 seems to be the biggest challenge for me to smoothly work on research. The Daayitwa Fellowship is running online due to COVID 19. Therefore, there is no supervisor or mentor to answ...
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Throughout history, change has been difficult. Breaking the shackles of normalcy and going against the well-established norm has always been a continuous struggle. Despite the presence of these antece..
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Applying for the fellowship was a journey of self-discovery that led me to deeply reflect on my personal experiences and scientific interests that guided me to pursue a career as a researcher. Daayitw..
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Inundated with thoughts, my mind wandered around and across dimensions while I forcefully tried to fall asleep. Continuously rolling right and left, exercising breathing techniques I learned from watc..
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“Sometimes beautiful paths cannot be discovered without getting lost”
My career and the journey in finding the purpose of my life have been a roller coaster ride. Similar to m..
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Hopscotching between the dual identities of an Indian mother and a Nepali father, 7-year-old me never truly felt that I belonged in either of the countries. The Indian-accent laced Nepali that tumbled..
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The quest to understand life itself seems to be a bit difficult. One tends to often question themself: Why am I here? What is my purpose? Why am I so useless? Am I doing the right thing? Beneath these..
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I saw it first on Instagram – post after post filled with outrage from people I follow. It was hard to understand what was going on. As I pieced together the news, I felt a succession of emotion..
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Have you ever experienced a feeling where hearing a piece of single news completely drains you out of energy and makes you think ‘WHY’? I felt that way when I read about this 16-year-old g...
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The question about who I am has always bothered me. My life has always been revolving around fulfilling the roles and titles that other people have given me. Perhaps, it is because nobody asked what I...
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Many a time, you are not always certain of what you want to do in life. You just go with the flow and accept whatever life has to bring, without actually making deliberate efforts to push your life to..
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"Until my secondary education, I was not familiar with research and exploration. I used to think that research 'Anusandhan' as a field of Natural scientists and it is only a pro...
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I have thoroughly enjoyed conducting this research at the Ministry of Industries, Commerce, and Supplies and gaining an opportunity to collaborate closely with my supervisor and other officials involv...
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"Do you want to work with the government?” a friend of mine asked as we were watching the spring season bring new shades of green by the Thames River in a quiet afternoon.
"Do you m...
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