Celebration of upper-caste privilege or a national occasion? The celebration of Janai Purnima highlights an urgent need to critically examine traditions that uphold upper-caste dominance in Nepal, by Mitra Pariyar (kp 25/08/2026) [of the male upper castes, to be precise – that is, just under 15 per cent of the country’s population!]

Caste and labour migration : Nepal Labour Migration Report 2024’s silence on caste reinforces the myth that migration is casteless, by Ayushman Bhagat and Ankita Shrestha (kp 22/12/2025), Unfounded allegations : The absence of caste data in NLMR was not intended to perpetuate the myth that migration is casteless, by Arjun Kharel (kp 30/12/2025)

Gen Z, deep state and corruption : The caste system itself is a root cause of corruption, by Mitra Pariyar (kp 30/09/2025)

Minority Sunaha community deprived of government facilities (kh 28/07/2025)

Rethinking untouchability : Without religious and cultural reforms, education, emigration and generational change can't end casteism, by Mitra Pariyar (kp 08/07/2025)

Reviewing Amnesty’s report on Dalits : Caste is so sacred for many Nepalis that they would rather go to jail or die than flout caste rules, by Mitra Pariyar (kp 14/05/2024)

Caste in Gurkha communities : The patron-client system has become extinct, yet untouchability is still practised among the Gurkhas, by Mitra Pariyar (kp 20/02/2024)