Absolutely this. We cannot talk about Brahiminism as an expression of culture without acknowledging they are at the top of the caste hierarchy. Quite frankly the Guardian should do better.

My first article for BBC Travel bbc.com/travel/article…

A very good read by tanka dhakal 💧🌱 himalmag.com/politics/globa…

This is a great piece about a grassroots initiative tackling wildlife poaching by tanka dhakal 💧🌱, and nicely focuses on the impact of anti-poaching laws on local communities adnchronicles.org/2024/06/28/son…

Nepal’s once-thriving community forests face existential crisis dialogue.earth/en/forests/nep… The Nepali government passes laws which its own Forestry department can’t cope with, threatening decades of progress. Great report tanka dhakal 💧🌱

Community forests contributed to increased forest cover in Nepal, now they are struggling to operate. tanka dhakal 💧🌱 writes a great article examining the issues:

The drug epidemic caused by conflict and lawlessness in Myanmar after the 2021 coup has crossed the border to Thailand, with more refugees uprooted from their homes and families falling into addiction than ever. Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/the-damage-…

In rural Nepal, thousands of family paid for their basic needs from yartsa gunbu. But now it’s decreasing, from both over-picking and climate change. I wrote about it in the Diplomat. thediplomat.com/2024/12/nepals…

A fun piece I wrote about my travels in Lower Mustang, Nepal. Thanks to Intrepid Times for publishing! intrepidtimes.com/2025/01/awaken…

Words I wrote about my visit to Shekhawati in Rajasthan are online now. Thanks to Nat Geo Traveller UK for publishing: nationalgeographic.com/travel/article…

A story I was very privileged to tell now online in BBC Future: bbc.com/future/article…

Himalayan medicinal herbs are becoming much harder to find due to climate change and unregulated, commercial harvesting. I wrote about it for Earth Island Journal here: earthisland.org/journal/index.…

The newly rebuilt Langtang village, after Nepal’s 2015 earthquake. Residents of Langtang fought to return to their homeplace, and rebuilt it themselves when government aid was slow to arrive. #NepalEarthquake2015 Eileen McDougall writes himalmag.com/politics/nepal…