It’s been more than a decade since Nepal transformed from a Hindu monarchy to a federal republic, but Dalits, who are at the bottom of its stratified caste system, remain the poorest of the poor. They ...

Caste has always shaped labour and migration in Nepali society. From the historical varna system to its legal codification in ...

I could still be that 5-year-old boy looking out the window that was made up of bamboo sticks. As I would stare out at the dark sky, I had dreams in my eyes, wanting to fly high. But as soon as I ...

The absence of caste data in NLMR was not intended to perpetuate the myth that migration is casteless.

BANKHET Durpati Nepali hides her face in shame as she recalls how she was forced to return to work as a prostitute after her husband was killed during Nepals 10-year civil war. The 35-year-old mother ...

The Christian community in Nepal has not been spared the wrath of society's caste-based inequality, even though bottom-rung Dalits are increasingly turning to Christianity as a means to escape their ...

Residents of Bajura's Muktikot village prepare to head to India for work after failing to find jobs at home. Photo: DHANU BISHWAKARMA "I shut down my poultry farm as the villagers did not buy fresh ...

In this July 31, 2019, photo, Tej Kumari Chitrakar makes traditional paintings ahead of Naag Panchami festival at her residence in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Chitrakar families in the Nepalese capital of ...

Despite provisions in the Constitution, there is still systemic descent-based discrimination against Dalits, especially women, a new report by Amnesty International has said. The report states that ...

When Prem Pariyar moved from his home in Nepal to the U.S. in 2015, he expected a reprieve from the discrimination and violence he and his family experienced in Nepal due to their caste status.

Nawaraj, a 21-year-old from Jajarkot who loved playing sports and wanted to join the police force, was born into a Dalit family. He fell in love with Sushma Malla, an upper-caste, 17-year-old girl.

KATHMANDU: Society for Inter-caste Marriage Protection Nepal (SIMPN) has drawn its serious concern over Rs. 60,000 fine slapped on the family of Amit BK of Jagannath VDC—6, Dailekh, for marrying an ...