Yam Kumari Kandel
Yam Kumari Kandal
The author is a Global Press Journal reporter based in Nepal.
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Lifestyle, Republica Watch, My City
Community is a click away for Nepal’s gender and sexual minorities
Community is a click away for Nepal’s gender and sexual mino...

KATHMANDU, July 8: Two years ago, when Ashok Jung Koirala and Sandip Thapa each joined Blued, China’s largest gay dating app, neither thought to date nor find a marriage partner.
Jul 08, 2024

SOCIETY, Republica Watch
The little-known disorder getting a big platform with Miss Universe Nepal
The little-known disorder getting a big platform with Miss U...

Worldwide, PCOS is often missed in teenage girls as they go through puberty. Jane Dipika Garrett draws on her own struggles with the disorder to boost awareness — and self-acceptance.
Jun 06, 2024

SOCIETY, Republica Watch
The Long Aisle Leading to Nepal’s First Same-Sex Marriages
The Long Aisle Leading to Nepal’s First Same-Sex Marriages
The country long seen as a beacon for LGBTQI rights in South Asia still has no law recognizing same-sex marriage. Here's how two couples broke through the bureaucracy — and why hundreds of others still wait to say “I do.”
Apr 06, 2024