Nepal

Indian exhibitor Hardik arranges a display of wooden clocks at a stall during an exhibit in Amritsar on September 7, 2012 (NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)

Why India is Half an Hour Off Global Time Zones

Colonial control, nation-building, and political rivalry dictated elements of subcontinental life — including time itself.

Mehr Singh

Courtesy of Prabal Gurung, based on images by Shravya Kag

“Femininity with a Bite”: Why Prabal Gurung Gets Political

The Nepali American fashion designer sat down to chat about dressing everyone from Kamala Harris to Deepika Padukone, why strong women inspire him, and the enduring fashion of 'Rangeela.'

Snigdha Sur

A still from "Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache" (Courtesy of Abramorama)

How a Nepali Drama Deconstructs Male Ego

Filmmaker Khyentse Norbu’s latest, “Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache,” captures a man’s journey through the chaotic rift between the spiritual and the modern.

Siddhant Adlakha