From sacred lakes to former kingdoms, these trails deliver all the Himalayan drama without the Everest circus.

Deep in rural Nepal, I visited the Musahar people—one of the most marginalized communities in South Asia—known for a traditional dish that’s shocked the world: rat curry. This taboo meal, rooted in ...

Retreating glaciers — rivers of ice shrinking back as the world warms — are the most tangible and direct evidence of climate ...

In the deeply rooted traditions of indigenous Tharu community, Bhalmansa or Badghar-village chief responsible for overseeing ...

The prevalence of thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia—both inherited blood disorders affecting haemoglobin—is significantly higher among Tharu tribals on the Indo-Nepal border compared to the ...

In Nepal, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are at the helm of forests conservation, leveraging traditional knowledge and community-based management. They share a symbiotic relationship with ...

Of them, six persons hail from the Tharu scheduled tribal community nestled in remote Motipur gram sabha that is just seven kilometers away from UP-Nepal border.

Bhadai Tharu lives in Khata, Nepal, and has dedicated his life to protecting tigers — despite losing an eye to one. Now, he’s working to resolve human-wildlife conflict in the region.

The Tharu made up 6.2% of Nepal’s population in the 2021 census in 2021, outnumbering other indigenous communities: the Tamang, Newa, Limbu and Gurung peoples. The rest of the country has just begun ...

Nepali Congress party leader Ram Chandra Poudel, center, leaves the parliament after he was elected Nepal’s new president in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 9, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Bikram Rai ...