'अनि पहाड चाहिँ ?', the 2nd episode of #GuffGaffwithBojuBajai is LIVE! We talk to Abha Lal & @PayalPallavi abt the citizenship debate in Nepal. Not a good pharmacist brings you a sketch frm a CDO office & we have a special performance by the singer Pratibha Jha.👇 youtu.be/HRCnCXlkXl8

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I wrote about the history of citizenship in Nepal

Disillusioned with current politics, young people are now leading a seemingly futile call for the reestablishment of the monarchy--by Abha Lal recordnepal.com/perspective/th…

An update on Pramila Tharu's village and her case. recordnepal.com/wire/features/…

In a case eerily reminiscent of Nirmala Pant, 17-year-old Bhagrathi is believed to have been raped and murdered in Baitadi. Bhadra Sharma and Dewan Rai report recordnepal.com/wire/features/…

घाँस खानुको अल्छिले गाँस खानु जन्मेकाहरुको काम यस्तो हुन्छ भन्नुहुन्थ्यो मेरो पापाले। हो जस्तै लाग्न थालिसक्यो अब त! pahilopost.com/content/202102…

आज दिउँसो ३ बजे । 9 March 2021 मधेश छलफल शृंखला (नेपाल मधेश फाउण्डेशन र मार्टिन चौतारीको सहकार्यमा) मधेशमा अनुसन्धान गर्दाका अनुभव आभा लाल, अनुसन्धाता र रीता साह, अनुसन्धाता जुम आईडीका लागि : bit.ly/3uUNqpq NEMAF Abha Lal

Industries that mine the riverbeds for stone and pebbles might be lucrative for local governments, but at whose cost? Important story by Read and Subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai Permit to plunder: How the environment is paying the price for local governments’ greed english.onlinekhabar.com/permit-to-plun…

For the people of Susta Municipality, Abinash’s death is not an anomaly; it is part of a long-standing pattern of police harassment along the Nepal-India border. Abha Lal reports recordnepal.com/abinash-rajbha…

On October 10, four men were killed in police firing during a violent clash in Motipur. Abha Lal traces what happened and what led to the violence.

I wrote about how a biometric ID system based on citizenship is a bad idea himalmag.com/biometric-futu…

"Aadhaar becoming the blueprint for development organisations, therefore, should be a matter of grave concern." Digitized citizenship is deepening social fissures in Nepal. Abha Lal writes: himalmag.com/biometric-futu…

📢 C K Raut has transformed from separatist messiah to Nepali parliamentarian – but can he deliver justice for marginalised Madheshis and preserve their faith in Nepal’s young federal republic? Read Abha Lal's long-form piece on C K Raut, out tomorrow at himalmag.com

CK Raut’s story runs alongside the larger saga of how Nepal has recomposed itself as a federal democratic republic. The frustrations & demands of Madhesh have played key role in this reconfiguration. Excellent longform profile by Abha Lal for Himal Southasian himalmag.com/politics/ck-ra…

लामो लेख लेख्ने रहर गर्ने साथी, भाई, बैनीहरुकोलागी आभा लालको यो लेख एक सुन्दर पठनिय सामाग्री हो । हतारमा होइन फुर्सदमा पढनु होला । The saga of C K Raut and the Madhesh’s struggle for justice in Nepal himalmag.com/politics/ck-ra…

This week on @tricycle2024, we quiz Emily 🗣️ Tamkin about Biden leaving + Kamala on the ticket, and Tom Hamilton even makes a Liz Truss comparison. Plus Trike Recommends shout outs to pieces by Abha Lal, Alex Shephard and Tim Alberta open.spotify.com/episode/3kSdVc…