The Broad Peak Avalanche, by itself, would not have been particularly newsworthy, but the fact that celebrated mountaineer Nims-dai—Nirmal Purja—was among the ten climbers listed as missing.

An avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak has claimed the lives of ten climbers, including renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal “Nimsdai” Purja and five other Nepali climbers. As recovery efforts continue, Nepal mourns the loss of its mountaineering heroes while remembering their remarkable achievements and lasting contributions to the world of high-altitude climbing.

The pilru is a bird-shaped terracotta instrument with great cultural significance for some of Nepal’s Indigenous communities

Nepal's bridges tell the story of the country's development from rope crossings and hand-built timber structures to a nationwide network of over 8,000 trail bridges. This piece traces that history: the first bridge at Thapathali in 1810, the Aberdeen-built suspension bridges of the early 1900s, the shift to community-led construction after 1990, and the milestone of the 10,000th trail bridge in 2023. It also looks at what's unfinished: the tuins still in use across remote districts, and the floods and failures that keep testing the network's durability.

Ihi, or Bel Bibaha, a traditional Newar coming-of-age ceremony in which pre-adolescent girls symbolically marry the bel fruit (Aegle marmelos). The practice remains one of the most distinctive rites of passage within Newar society.

Nepal contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it remains highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. From retreating Himalayan glaciers and unpredictable monsoons to floods, landslides, and threats to agriculture and hydropower, climate change is already reshaping lives and landscapes across the country. This article explores why Nepal is particularly vulnerable, examining the role of its geography, fragile mountain ecosystems, and dependence on climate-sensitive resources. It also introduces the concept of climate justice, highlighting the unequal distribution of responsibility and risk in the global climate crisis and why Nepal's experience raises important questions about who contributes to climate change and who bears its greatest consequences.