"For the historically marginalized groups of people, social distancing is not a voluntary practice, but a social sanction imposed upon...

"Public spaces in a city like Kathmandu are part of the infrastructure of democracy" Published in Nepali Times. Full article here:...

I love making observations. I like to slow down and pay attention to the sound, sight, smell, and other sensescapes. Walking and...

My review of Baato, a film about the connection between everyday life and motor road in remote Nepal, published in Nepali Times. Here is...

It was a sunny afternoon in September amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. I and my 6-year old daughter decided to go on a hike on a...

"As much as the pandemic is a global health crisis, it is also a world-shifting drive toward new kinds of subjectivity and habitus...

“Our physical distances between us are not because we mistrust each other, but because we fear the infection by the deadly virus that we...

By Bicram Rijal and Aahana Rijal Aahana made this mask for her lion king and said, “I want my lion king to wear a mask to protect himself...

Text and Photos By: Bicram Rijal Students rallying through the Charikot Bazaar of Dolakha in a military-style march. Photo: Bicram Rijal...

“Material rebuilding after a disaster needs to go hand in hand with the revamping of social and political arrangements.” by Bicram Rijal...