(The Conversation) — Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests. (The ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Once the only Hindu kingdom in the world, Nepal was declared a secular state by its parliament in 2006, and the monarchy was abolished two years later. Now, with a new constitution ...

Government authorities and media outlets in Nepal are utilizing the global COVID-19 pandemic as a cover for the arbitrary arrests and denial of fundamental rights of religious minorities. Religious ...

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Nepali Christian leaders submit a memorandum urging the government to amend anti conversion laws and protect religious ...

Christianity is among the last religions to come to Nepal, but it continues to rise and shine in the Himalayan Hindu-majority nation despite various levels of persecution. Mount Kailash is believed to ...

The Associated Press / Masks of Hindu deity Lord Bhairabh, dated from the 16th century, that were stolen from the Dolakha district are displayed during a press conference at the Department of ...

Over the last weeks, yet another neighbour in the Indian subcontinent has seen political upheaval prompted by inequality, corruption, and authoritarian crackdown. While talks between Nepal’s ‘Gen Z’ ...

Art and science. Buddhism and Hinduism. Religion and medicine. Interdisciplinary education is a hallmark of UAB courses, but two faculty members took that boundary-bending mindset to new heights this ...

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Ramdev and Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurating an unlicensed tv network on 18 November 2021. All photos: HIMAL. The word ‘secularism’ is mis-translated into the ...