Nepal Now

We're talking with the people migrating from, to, and within this Himalayan country located between China and India. You'll hear from a wide range of Nepali men and women who have chosen to leave the country for better work or education opportunities. Their stories will help you understand what drives people — in Nepal and worldwide — to mortgage their property or borrow huge sums of money to go abroad, often leaving their loved ones behind.

Despite many predictions, migration from Nepal has not slowed in recent years, except briefly during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. About 1 million Nepalis leave every year to work at jobs outside the country. Tens of thousands go abroad to study. Far fewer return to Nepal to settle. The money ('remittances') that workers send home to their families accounts for 25% of the country's GDP, but migration impacts Nepal in many other ways. We'll be learning from migrants, experts and others about the many cultural, social, economic and political impacts of migration.

Your host is Marty Logan, a Canadian journalist who has lived in Nepal's capital Kathmandu off and on since 2005. Marty started the show in 2020 as Nepal Now.

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Community healthcare throughout Nepal, step by step

Community healthcare throughout Nepal, step by step

Send us Fan Mail One request before we get to today’s episode—we’ve created a short survey to get your feedback on the show. It’s just 4 questions, and according to Survey Monkey the average person t...

27 Maalis 202229min

Younger generation turns to veganism in Nepal

Younger generation turns to veganism in Nepal

Send us Fan Mail When I was thinking about the topic of today’s episode, veganism in Nepal, it seemed oddly out of place. It’s not that being vegan is new in Nepal—historically many Hindus and Buddhis...

28 Helmi 202226min

First Nepal-made satellite, Sanosat-1, reaches orbit

First Nepal-made satellite, Sanosat-1, reaches orbit

Send us Fan Mail As SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Jan 13th 2022, a group of friends took up positions on a rooftop in Kathmandu, laptops open, waiting for a sig...

15 Helmi 202233min

More pills, still no magic—giving birth in the hills of Nepal

More pills, still no magic—giving birth in the hills of Nepal

Send us Fan Mail (Listen to the first part of this report.) I’d been wanting to return to Chimling Village in the hills of Sindhupalchowk district since soon after my first visit in March 2021. That’...

26 Tammi 202213min

Women’s empowerment is the best medicine—Dr. Lhamo Sherpa

Women’s empowerment is the best medicine—Dr. Lhamo Sherpa

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year and welcome to Nepal Now’s first episode of 2022. My name is Marty Logan. Please bear with the nostalgia that accompanies the new year: I still remember when the new mi...

12 Tammi 202233min

The story behind Tales of a Modern Buhari

The story behind Tales of a Modern Buhari

Send us Fan Mail I first thought about interviewing today’s guest soon after I saw her Instagram channel when, I must say, I was shocked by some of its contents. We finally spoke last week, and I was ...

16 Joulu 202137min

Indigenous activism in Nepal through a Newa lens

Indigenous activism in Nepal through a Newa lens

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Nepal Now. My name is Marty Logan. Looking back on the early days of my relationship with Nepal, I see that it took me far too long to realise that this is a country of in...

30 Marras 202142min

UPDATE 2: Another disappointment for Nepal’s rape law

UPDATE 2: Another disappointment for Nepal’s rape law

Send us Fan Mail Before we start, a warning: This episode discusses rape and might be disturbing for some listeners. Kriti was raped regularly by her father and grandfather from the age of nine. When ...

27 Loka 202125min

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