I WiSh…

After , all the tears you gave me, all the nights I cursed myself, for loving you so much… After, all the hurt my heart endured, all my search for happiness , in other things as well… After , all the benevolence I casted, upon the rest of the world, only to feel fake……. After, [...]

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The Chhaupadi System of Nepal and International Women’s Day

The Chhaupadi System of Nepal and International Women’s Day By Sagun Basnet Recently, International women’s day bid adieu to us sloganeering “Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all”. The juncture in the slogan where “equal rights and equal opportunities” precede “progress for all” intrigued me, albeit I found myself standing at a questioning, if not [...]

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Women and politics Is voting enough?

Women and politics Is voting enough? By Sagun Basnet The euphoria over the larger participation of women voters in the recent CA poll has pervaded dailies for quite some time. No doubt, women’s participation as voters or candidates bolsters politics with a myriad of alternative perspectives. However, is counting the participation in quantitative terms and [...]

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