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Digital agriculture is a new aid in Nepal, but it remains deeply shaped by existing social systems. Inside homes, power dynamics further shape who actually benefits. Read Anita Zhang's piece here: https://www.himalmag.com/nepal-women-farmers-climate-change-reform/
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The Nepali Maoist vocabulary was explicit: the government, the monarchy and the social order they sustained were all “feudal forces”. Sushan Bhattarai tells us why he decided to write about the Maoist destruction of cultural heritage in Nepal. Read the full piece here: https://ow.ly/xM5Y50Z9SkE
Last month, Himal Southasian turned 39. To mark our 39th anniversary, we’re offering 20% off on all Patron plans – starting at just USD 4/month – from now until the end of the month. Become a Himal Patron now and join us in the celebration: https://ow.ly/VSNY50Z9jBx
An online launch event on 8 June, featured a panel discussion with the International Booker Prize-winning writer and translator Deepa Bhasthi and the scholar, poet and translator Parwana Fayyaz titled “Translation, representation and the politics of language in Southasia”.
https://ow.ly/8ULy50Z9QS2
Read the full short story, translated by Gaya Nagahawatta. Part of Himal Fiction Fest 2026: Southasian Fiction in Translation.
https://www.himalmag.com/the-scintillating-darkness-sighted-by-the-aged-blacksmith-himal-fiction-fest-2026/
Himal Fiction Fest 2026 starts today! Check out our schedule.
Tune in at 7 pm IST//9:30 am EST for our launch, which features ther announcement of the 2026 Armory Square Prize for South Asian Literature.
Register here: https://ow.ly/Rb5P50Z8BHB
Set in Toronto’s Tibetan community, Kunsang Kyirong’s ‘100 Sunset’ captures raw realities of diasporic life in sharp contrast to the false glamour migrants project to audiences back home.
A review essay by Tsering Shakya: https://www.himalmag.com/tibet-canada-disapora-film-100-sunset/
Read the full version of Rounak Bhat's translation 'The Shroud Thief' by Kashmiri writer Amin Kamil. Part of Himal Fiction Fest 2026: Southasian Fiction in Translation: https://www.himalmag.com/the-shroud-thief-himal-fiction-fest-2026-2/
Introducing our Fiction Fest opening event panelists. Tune in for their conversation, entitled 'Translation, representation and the politics of language in Southasia' today by registering here: https://ow.ly/6v3Q50Z8CeJ
Today, we return to Laxmi Murthy’s March 2024 piece, which reviews two books that trace NewsClick and its editor‑in‑chief Prabir Purkayastha's personal and political journey across two grim periods: https://ow.ly/KcsA50Zak4t
