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 ...

NEPALI SOUL: Ashik Shrestha took his passion for music with him when he went to work in Dubai, and now performs in band (far left), singing Nepali songs for fellow migrant workers. This is the 68th ...

One thing that the United States can be proud of importing to Nepal is its hip-hop music. In the early nineties, when the tiny Himalayan kingdom had finally started to open up to the western media and ...