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Nepali
scientists Prasai and Dahal win
TWAS awards : Tista Prasai and
Bipeen Dahal were recognised for
their innovative works by the
international organisation
(kp 16/11/2024)
Of
tourism and pioneers : Mishra's
innovation and activism stemmed
from the blend of his vision and
action, by Abhi Subedi (kp
27/10/2024)
Activist
Urmila Chaudhary awarded as
Global Anti-Racism Champion :
Chaudhary was recognised for her
outstanding leadership and
commitment to promoting the
human rights of marginalised
castes and ethnic communities in
Nepal (kp 23/10/2024)
Molecular
biologist Gautam wins UNESCO
fellowship : Her research
project will develop antivenom
antibodies to neutralise venom
from snakes prevalent in Nepal
(kp 19/10/2024)
A
life of service : After losing
her mother at a young age,
Yangzom Sherpa founded the
Ghunsa Foundation to address
healthcare challenges in her
remote village in Taplejung,
by Rishika Dhakal (kp 05/08/2024)
Tamting
Sherpa, who climbed all 8,000ers
as a porter, is planning to hang
up his boots : Sherpa aims one
last summit of Mt Shishapangma
next year, after two previous
climbs, before retiring to focus
on training and rescue work,
by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 05/08/2024)
Shyam’s
Shangrila : Shyam Bahadur Panday’s hotel
was a favourite haunt of the early
expatriates in Nepal, by Lisa
Choegyal (nt 02/08/2024)
Ambika
Shrestha, owner of Hotel Dwarika’s,
passes away (kh 18/07/2024), Ambica
Shrestha, who championed women’s
entrepreneurship, dies at 92 : A true
visionary, she dedicated her life to
preserving Nepal’s rich heritage, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 19/07/2024), Ambica
Shrestha (1933-2024) : The long and
fearless life of a crusader for cultural
preservation and women's rights in Nepal,
by Lisa Choegyal (nt 27/07/2024)
Researching
early twentieth-century lives :
Historians have not paid sufficient
attention to the influences and
individuals at work in the frenetic
decade, by Pratyoush Onta (kp
05/07/2024) [on Kedar Man Vyatith]
Dr.
Ananda Bahadur Thapa : Death Of A
Legendary Figure, by Keshab Poudel
(asp 28/06/2024)
Jim
Simons' gift to Nepal : American
billionaire philanthropist who
helped support Nepal’s hospitals
dies at 86, by Kunda Dixit
(nt 17/05/2024)
In
transit to the Golden
Land : Govinda Rijal, a
refugee from Bhutan who
refused to be resettled
overseas, killed in a
freak accident in
Kathmandu, by
Devendra Bhattarai (nt
17/05/2024)
Shreeya
Giri from Nepal included in Forbes’ 30 under 30
list for mental health advocacy (nlt
16/05/2024)
Historian
Gyanmani Nepal passes away (rep
14/05/2024)
Devi
Khadka: The champion of sexual
violence victims (rep
23/04/2024)
A
vocal champion of
indigenous rights :
Journalist Dev Kumar
Sunuwar has broken
barriers in media
representation of the
indigenous community,
by Aarati Ray (kp
22/04/2024)
Chittaranjan
Nepali’s epic themes of history : His major
thrust was the study of the characters in
national history who had performed heroic acts,
by Abhi Subedi (kp 14/04/2024)
Enriching
our obits : Proper obituaries are essential for
instilling professionalism in the genre, by
Dharma Adhikari (kp 11/03/2024)
A
journey of resilience : After overcoming
caste-based discrimination in her early years,
Bishnu Maya Pariyar is now known for tireless
efforts in uplifting marginalised communities,
by Jagdishor Panday (kp 08/03/2024)
Eminent
Educationist With A Vision, by Mohan Lohani
(rn 08/03/024) [on Rudra Raj Pande]
The
Guru That Guna Dev Sir Was, by P Kharel (rn
04/03/2024)
A
Legendary Figure : Died year ago at the age of
95, Himalaya Sumsher Rana will be remembered
forever in Nepalese history (sp 23/02/2024)
Mountain
man Al Read, 87 : Remembering the pioneer of
Himalayan rafting, trekking and mountaineering,
by Lisa Choegyal (nt 09/02/2024)
Kamal
Ratna Tuladhar, long-time copy editor for the
Post, dies aged 67 : Tuladhar used to copy-edit
news and opinion articles for business and op-ed
pages (kp 15/01/2024), Dear
Sir, please find attached your obituary : Kamal
Ratna Tuladhar was one of the last old-style
copy editors in Nepal’s fledgling print
journalism, by Dinesh Kafle (kp 25/01/2024)
The
accidental champion of biodiversity : Nanda Lal
Majhi has dedicated 35 years to biodiversity
conservation in Nepal. His efforts underscore
the role of local communities in conservation,
by Aarati Ray (kp 15/01/2024)
Remembering
An Inspiring Karma Yogi, by Dipak Gyawali
(sp 12/01/2024) [on Toni Hagen]
Final
rites of senior journalist Pokharel performed
(kh 02/01/2024), An
Ideally Assertive Editor, by Dhruba Adhikary
(rn 10/01/2024)
Healing
the country : Selfless medical professionals
like Dr Koirala, Dr KC and Dr Ruit inspire
fellow doctors and all Nepalis (kp
13/12/2023)
Jog
Prasad Pandey: Bridging Worlds with Devotion and
Service, by Sanket Koirala (kh 09/12/2023)
Powerful
Pen On Gender Issues, by P Kharel (rn
06/11/2023)
Everest
bank founder and chairman BK Shrestha passes
away at 94 (rep 25/10/2023)
Services
Ambassador : Sushant is an active member of the
thriving community of AWS User Group Nepal, a
community of over 1200 AWS professionals and
enthusiasts in Nepal (nlt 22/10/2023)
Historian
Chittaranjan Nepali dies : Nepali received the
first-ever Madan Puraskar in 1956 for ‘General
Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal’, by Himesh
Ratna Bajracharya (kp 18/10/2023)
Her
trail to triumph : Sky and trail running
sensation Mira Rai has achieved international
acclaim through victories in renowned races
across the globe, breaking records and earning
accolades such as the ‘National Geographic
Adventurer of the Year’, by Rukusha Giri (kp
18/09/2023)
Nepal’s
Tenzing Gyalzen Sherpa awarded the Guinness
World Record for installing high-altitude
weather station on Everest (rep 27/04/2023)
Damien
Foundation Nepal awarded Dirga Rana Samundra Bam
Gold Medal : The Belgian I/NGO has been
supporting TB and Leprosy control projects since
2017 (nlt 31/03/2023)
Dr
Ruit honored with prestigious Isa Award (ae
22/02/2023)
Nepal’s
first Governor Rana passes away (kh
05/02/2023), Himalaya
Shumsher, first governor who formalised Nepal’s
economy, dies at 95 : Rana is credited with
developing country’s banking system, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/02/2023), Himalaya
Shamsher Rana: The governor who made Nepali
currency the legal tender in Tarai, by
Pushpa KC (nlt 10/02/2023)
Buddha
Air founder Surendra Bahadur Basnet no more :
Basnet was also a two-time minister and former
justice of the Supreme Court during the
Panchayat period (nlt 25/12/2022)
Gagan
Pradhan: The man who introduced coffee culture
in Nepal (ae 15/12/2022)
Anuradha
Koirala : One woman’s mission to free Nepal from
human trafficking (ae 03/11/2022)
Anthropologist
Om Gurung dies of cancer : Gurung had
spearheaded the fight against the state induced
social exclusion, cultural discrimination and
political domination against indigenous people
and other marginalised and disadvantaged groups
of Nepal (kp 18/10/2022)
The
saga of an unsung hero : The story of Kulababu
narrates the struggles of an entire generation
of professionals, by CK Lal (kp 28/09/2022)
[on Kulanand Lal Das]
Kanchha
Sherpa: Shoulder to shoulder with Tenzing and
Hillary. The last survivor of the first
successful Mt Everest expedition (ae
21/07/2022)
Dr.
Man Bahadur KC : Heart Mender, by Keshab
Poudel (sp 22/04/2022)
Dhruba
Kumar obituary : A towering scholar, by
Pratik Ghimire (ae 22/03/2022)
‘Satya
Mohan’, a book on a true giant of history,
launched : The biography on the centenarian, a
cultural institution in his own right, is a
vivid account of his perspectives spanning the
Rana regime to the current pandemic, by Anup
Ojha (kp 19/03/2022)
Durga
Ghimire: The pioneering savior of trafficked
girls : Ghimire, the activist working to rescue
and rehabilitate trafficked girls in Nepal since
1990, opens up about her struggles, by
Anushka Nepal (nlt 18/12/2021)
The
accidental archiver : On his journey to become a
sports photojournalist, Shyam Chitrakar
accidentally curated possibly the largest—and
most probably the only—sports archive in the
country, by Drishna Sthapit (kp 17/12/2021)
Sonia
Awale: ‘Writers and journalists must be patient’,
by Tom Robertson (rec 25/11/2021)
Panday:
Nepal’s First Media Bibliographer, by Harsha
Man Maharjan (rn 04/09/2021)
Meet
Muni Bahadur Shakya, a pioneering Nepali
computer scientist : From programming the first
computer able to read Devanagari to developing
low-energy desktops that are used in
telemedicine, Shakya’s contributions are
manifold, by Aishwarya Baidar (rec
24/08/2021)
Tek
Bahadur Khatri: An Early Media Historian, by
Harsha Man Maharjan (rn 03/04/2021)
New
eyes and ears : There is much to do before
Nepali society appreciates the likes of
Sapana Roka Magar, by Pramod Mishra (kp
03/12/2020)
Journalist
Gokarna Gautam, who gave voice to the voiceless,
dies aged 31 (kp 20/11/2020)
Dixit's
Contribution In Media Research, by Harsha Man
Maharjan (rn 07/11/2020)
It’s
heartbreaking to write about the death of a
columnist : Sukhdev Shah always had a national
outlook, rather than regional, on many political
issues, one reason why he may not have been
appreciated much by Madheshi intellectuals and
activists, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 13/10/2020)
[on the death of Sukhdev Shah]
Snow
leopard Ang Rita Sherpa passes away at 72 (ht
21/09/2020), Nepal's
mountaineering legend Ang Rita Sherpa passes away
(rep 21/09/2020), ‘Snow
Leopard’ Ang Rita Sherpa passes away, by Eak
Raj Bastola (kh 21/09/2020), Ang
Rita Sherpa, who climbed Everest 10 times without
bottled oxygen, dies at 72 : The ‘Snow Leopard’
first reached the top of the world in 1983 and the
last time in 1996. In 1987 he became the first
person to climb the mountain in winter without
bottled oxygen, by Sangam Prasain (kp
22/09/2020), Legendary
Ang Rita Sherpa passes away, by Arpana Ale
Magar (ht 22/09/2020), Mountaineering
legend Ang Rita Sherpa to be laid to rest with
state honor (rep 22/09/2020)
The
silent skies: Remembering Ang Tshiring Sherpa,
1964-2019, by Lisa Choegyal (nt 14/08/2020)
Grishma
Bahadur Devkota’s Magnum Opus, by Harsha Man
Maharjan (rn 04/04/2020)
Pradip
Pariyar selected for the World Economic Forum’s
Young Global Leaders Class of 2020: Pariyar, a
social activist and executive director of Samata
Foundation, joins global leaders like the prime
minister of Finland, Pakistani and Bhutanese
ministers, and an Olympic gold medallist (kp
12/03/2020)
Durga
Nath Sharma, journalist behind the popular world
affairs show, is dead at 72: Sharma was a veteran
journalist with stints in Radio Nepal, Gorkhapatra
and Nepal Television, but his enduring legacy will
be the Bishwo Ghatana programme, by Samiksha
Baral (kp 06/02/2020)
Shiva
Regmi’s Contributions In Media Research, by
Harsha Man Maharjan (rn 01/02/2020)
Legacy
of Dor Bahadur Bista: The academic height Bista
gained within Nepal and in educational
institutions he visited in other countries around
the world is enviable for many who are in the
academia today, by Ram Bahadur Chhetri (rep
21/01/2020)
Senior
journalist Kasajoo passes away (ht
27/11/2019), Vinaya
Kasajoo: A Believer In Media Power, by
Harsha Man Maharjan (rn 07/12/2019)
Final
rites of senior journo Gurubacharya performed
(ht 24/11/2019)
Manjushree
Thapa: The content of democracy is social,
psychological, emotional: The Nepali-Canadian
writer talks about citizenship, her writing and
the Nepali political class’s Panchayati hangover,
by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 10/11/2019)
Nepal
Rastra Bank unveils coins to commemorate historian
Satya Mohan Joshi: Joshi, who turned 100 in May
this year, is not pleased with Minister Khatiwada
for keeping the event attendees wait for an hour,
by Anup Ojha (kp 11/09/2019)
Dr
Sanduk Ruit: ‘You can make history in this
country’: The pioneering eye surgeon speaks about
how he got into eye care, his work with cataracts
and his infamous trip to North Korea,
interview with Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 25/08/2019)
Remembering
a scholar extraordinaire: The greatest
contribution of Naya Raj Pant and his students was
awakening their countrymen to the realization that
they could carry out research competently enough
on their own, by Mahesh Raj Pant (rep
10/08/2019)
Business
icon Prabhakar Rana passes away, by
Arpana Ale Magar (ht 01/06/2019), End
of an eraPrabhakar Rana, a business icon, leaves
behind a legacy, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
04/06/2019), Remembering
Prabhakar Rana, by Siddhartha Thapa (rep
12/06/2019)
In
his own tongue: A new documentary on Kancha
Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first
summit of Everest, brings focus to how
mountaineering has affected the Sherpa community,
by Jemima Deki Sherpa (kp 29/05/2019)
Journalist
Pushkar Lal Shrestha dies (kp 18/04/2019)
Industrialist
Diwakar Golchha passes away (kp 11/04/2019), A
‘courageous’ industrialist no more (ht
11/04/2019)
Ang
Tshiring
Sherpa: Aviation pioneer and hospitality
entrepreneur: Sherpa owned, among other things,
one of the leading airline companies in the
country, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 28/02/2019), Noted
tourism entrepreneur dead in Taplejung chopper
crash, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 28/02/2019)
Kul
Man Ghising: The man who gave us light, by
Deepak Adhikari (kp 16/02/2019)
Dor Bahadur Bista, the Unforgettable, by
Prem Khatry (rn 22/01/2019)
Undying
persistence: To remember Professor Kamal Prakash
Malla, return to his work, by Abhi Subedi
(kp 25/11/2018), A
professor par excellence: Remembering Kamal P
Malla, by Suwarn Vajracharya (ht 29/11/2018)
Anti-untouchability
activist Badi receives BBC honour, by Arjun
Shah (kp 22/11/2018)
The
defence rests: Kusum Shrestha who played a lead
role in the law profession passed away last week,
by Bipin Adhikari (kp 19/11/2018)
Tribute
to Bhola Dahal: Bhola changed people’s lives.
Thousands of kids were able to return to homes
after fighting the war, by Michael Shipler
(rep 28/10/2018) [on Bhola Dahal]
Nepali
private media pioneer, NRM chairman Hemraj
Gyawali passes away (rep 14/10/2018)
First
Radio Nepal singer leaves artistic legacy
(kp 01/09/2018) [on the death of Hari Prasad
Rimal]
Enduring
importance of Darnal: Suvash Darnal was an
ardent and effective spokesman against caste
discrimination, by Carl Gershman (kp
28/08/2018)
Achyutananda:
Meet Nepal’s forgotten aviator; Profile of a
Nepali scientist whose life remains cloaked in
mystery and who, accounts claim, built and flew
a flying machine even as the country remained
largely isolated from the outside world, by
Prawash Gautam (kp 18/08/2018)
Darnal
Award selects Baitadi activist (kp
10/06/2018) [on Saraswati Nepali], Dalit
woman bags Darnal Award for social justice
(rep 12/06/2018)
Caregivers
shift Dr Devkota to his ancestral home (kp
10/06/2018) [on Upendra Devkota], Pioneer
neurosurgeon Dr Devkota no more (kp
19/06/2018), Renowned
neurosurgeon Devkota passes away, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 19/06/2018), Dr
Devkota cremated with full state honours at
Pashupati (kp 20/06/2018), In
memoriam: Dr. Upendra Devkota (rep
20/06/2018), Upendra
Devkota’s lives, by Kunda Dixit (nt
22/06/2018), Lessons
from Dr. Devkota’s Life, by Kushal Pokharel
(rn 23/06/2018), A
new lease on life: With Dr Devkota’s passing,
all those who, like me, have benefitted from his
gift have lost a true treasure, by Jyotsana
Simha (kp 07/07/2018)
Fearless
leader: GP Koirala led Nepal’s changeover
from authoritarian rule to democratic
governance, by Suresh C. Chalise (kp
10/04/2018)
That
last hug: Granddaughter remembers Dor Bahadur
Bista on his 90th birthday anniversary, by
Hima Bista (rep 18/01/2018)
The
risk taker, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
31/12/2017) [on Swarnim Wagle]
Bhuwon
Ratna Sthapit, 63: His ideas changed the way
agriculture scientists had been working in
Nepal, inspiring a whole new generation to
involve farmers in their research (nt
06/10/2017)
The
shining subaltern: DB Parihar overcame caste
barriers to struggle for Nepal’s and India’s
freedom, by Dinkar Nepal (nt 18/08/2017)
Baldev
Ram, who fought for Dalits and landless people,
dies at 67, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
02/08/2017)
Ang
Rita
bestowed Guinness honours (kp 27/06/2017)
Education
in
her blood: Nepali becomes first female South
Asian dean at a university in the United States,
by Sean Shoemaker (nt 23/06/2017) [on Shabnam
Koirala-Azad]
Nepal's
sole bone marrow transplant doctor, by
Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 07/06/2017) [on Dr
Bishesh Poudyal]
Who
will
lead the charge? The man who was to have led the
campaign for the restitution of Nepal’s looted
statuary is no more, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt
02/06/2017) [on Sukra Sagar Shrestha]
Tourism
industry
icon Shrestha passes away: Shrestha joined the
tourism industry in 1968 by establishing
Himalayan Travel and Tours (kp 31/05/2017)
Hydropower
expert Hari Man Shrestha passes away, by
Bishnu Belbashe (rep 29/04/2017)
Ang
Rita Sherpra in critical condition, by
Khilak Budhathoki (rep 14/04/2017), 10
times Everest summitter Ang Rita shifted to
general ward (rep 18/04/2017)
A
serious Swiss: Toni Hagen knew from his
country’s experience that Nepal would benefit
from democracy and decentralisation, by Lisa
Choegyal (nt 14/04/2017)
Nakarmi,
who
designed ground breaking water mills, dies at 71,
by Bibek Raj Kandel (kp 21/02/2017)
The
spirited generation: Every change since 1950 has
merely been repeated attempts at rekindling the
spirit that was snuffed out in the winter of
1960 by a deceitful king, by C.K. Lal (rep
13/02/2017) [in remembrance of Soorya Lal Amatya
who died in early February 2017]
From
hut
to putt: Story of Pratima Sherpa, Nepal’s first
female golf star (ht 27/01/2017) [But
the state denies her Nepali citizenship!!]
Mira Rai
is the 2017 Adventurer of the Year, by Mary Anne
Potts (rep 27/01/2017), Rai
is
NatGeo People’s Choice Adventurer 2017 (kp
28/01/2017)
Former
King
of Mustang passes away (ht 17/12/2016) [on
the death of Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista], Last
king
of Mustang dies at 86; Final wish to son: Never
migrate from the district, by Kamal Pariyar
(rep 17/12/2016), Presence
and
absence: Mourning the loss of King Jigme Dorje
Palbar Bista, by Sienna Criag (nt
23/12/2016)
Pushpa
Basnet
is CNN Superhero: Five past CNN heroes were
shortlisted for the CNN Superhero award set up
to celebrate 10 years of CNN heroes (kp
13/12/2016), Pushpa
Basnet: From CNN Hero to Superhero (rep
13/12/2016)
Thundu
Sherpa,
46: On Monday morning as the earth shook, the
diametrically opposed worlds of mountaineering and
horology lost a legend, by Michael Kobold (nt
02/12/2016)
Former
bonded
labourer wins N-Peace Award (kp 17/11/2016) [on
Basanti Chaudhary]
Rai
nominated
for Nat Geo adventurer award (kp 05/11/2016)
French
govt confers "Knight of the Legion of Honour" on Ang
Norbu Sherpa (rep 27/10/2016)
Nepal’s
most
popular Buddhist nun is a musical rock star (ht
13/10/2016)
Chamar
receives
Darnal Award, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 16/08/2016)
[on Raksha Ram Chamar], Together
we
stand: The Darnal award to Chamar shows the
marginalised of the hills and the Madhes have a
common agenda to pursue, by Pramod Mishra
(kp 18/08/2016)
A
consummate democracy activist: Suvash knew that real
change would require activist institutions of civil
society capable of collective action, by Carl
Gershman (kp 16/08/2016) [on Suvash Darnal]
Service
above
all else: Dr Moin Shah was a firm believer in
community-based medical education and urged doctors to
come out and serve the society they practiced in,
by Manish Gautam (kp 06/08/2016)
Remembering
Dr.
NN Sinha, by Peter J. Karthak (rep 29/07/2016)
Adams’
body
to be kept at Nepal Academy for tribute: Cremation in
the afternoon at Pashupati Aryaghat (kp
25/05/2016), Final
rites
of Adams performed: Nepal, for her, was a second home
where she dedicated her life in social work, tourism
and environment conservation (kp 26/04/2016)
Pasang
Lhamu
bags National Geographic honor for her relief efforts
(rep 06/02/2016)
Pioneer
industrialist
Chaudhary passes away (ht 05/02/2016) [on the
death of Lunkaran Das Chaudhari]
Nepali
appointed
professor at Oxford (ht 01/02/2016)
The
one
who never gives up (ht 24/01/2016) [on Bhadra Man
Tuladhar]
Man
who
pioneered Nepali anthropology, by Subhash Ghimire
and Guna Raj Luitel (rep 18/01/2016) [on Dor Bahadur
Bista who disappeared 20 years ago]
Last
of
country’s car porters dies, by Pratap Bista (kp
13/01/2016)
Breaking
barriers:
A Nepali mountaineer-turned-relief worker is in the
race to win NatGeo’s Adventurer of the Year, by
Tsering Dolker Gurung (nt 27/11/2015)
Micro
credit
pioneer Pant passes away (kp 09/09/2015)
World’s
shortest,
Dangi dies at 76 (kp 05/09/2015)
Philanthropist
Shrestha
donates properties worth Rs 100 million, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 20/08/2015) [on Maiyadevi Shrestha]
Pluto’s
mountains
named after Tenzing Norgay Sherpa: Nepal’s first
landmark in the solar systemm, by Rajan Pokhrel
(ht 19/07/2015)
Looking
for
Dor Bahadur Bista: Kesang Tseten’s new documentary
investigates the disappearance of Nepal’s foremost
anthropologist 20 years ago, by Kunda Dixit (nt
17/04/2015)
Rs
1.5m
cash to first Olympian Baidya (kp 27/02/2015)
Social
worker
Adams recovering, say doctors (kp 25/02/2015)
The
Kathmandu
essayist: Our reading culture cannot progress in the
absence of Kamal Prakash Malla, by Kanak Mani
Dixit (kp 13/02/2015)
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