UPDATE: Nepal graduate in Canada desperately looking for a job
Send us Fan Mail Today we’re catching up with Aayush Pokharel, a graduate student in Canada who we first talked to in May. This year, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has severely cut t...
19 Nov 202430min
Tricked into going to Russia, Khakendra fled before reaching the front lines
Send us Fan Mail Of all the reasons I’ve heard for Nepalis migrating to work abroad, this one was the most shocking: to fight for the Russian Army in its invasion of Ukraine. The news first reached th...
5 Nov 202423min
Why are so many Nepalis leaving their country?
Send us Fan Mail You might know Nepal as home to the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, as the place where the Buddha was born, or as the location of many sites sacred to the world’s Hindus. This co...
22 Okt 20244min
Another nurse leaves Nepal, despite prime minister's appeal
Send us Fan Mail Nurses. I don’t know about you but when I think of people migrating for better opportunities one of the first groups that comes to mind is nurses. Not only in Nepal: I know that this ...
15 Okt 202424min
Climate change, floods, disaster, migration
Send us Fan Mail Today we’re doing something different. We’re devoting this episode to last weekend’s huge rain, the flooding and other disasters it spawned, and the climate migrants who will emerge f...
1 Okt 202432min
Another Nepali nurse on the move
Send us Fan Mail This is a very short episode, basically to say that we are behind schedule so this week's episode is delayed until next week. We think that it will be worth the wait, as we'll be ta...
24 Sep 20241min
Kathmandu-Kabul-Kathmandu: Prem Awasthi feels his roots getting shallower
Send us Fan Mail From Kathmandu to Kabul is not really that far in this era of daily intercontinental flights. And today’s guest Prem Awasthi is also fortunate in that he gets to make the return trip ...
11 Sep 202434min
Not a migration story: Dr Rojina Shilpakar
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is not a migration story; you could even call it a non-migration story. I’m chatting with someone successful enough in her field that you could easily imagine her skil...
6 Aug 202433min
