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Boju Bajai in conversation with journalist Bidhya Rai. We talk about her experience being a woman inside and outside the newsroom, her journey from Bhojpur to Kathmandu, and why her relationship with social media has deteriorated over the years. Bidhya is an award-winning journalist who has consistently reported on stories about the most marginalised communities in Nepal through an intersectional lens, from disability rights to cyber security, gender and climate change. In 2023, she won a South Asia Laadli Media Awards for gender sensitive reporting. This conversation was recorded in May 2023. Bidhya is a reporter at Kantipur. You can follow Bidhya Rai on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bidhya.bantawa2053/ Here’s a list of Bidhya’s stories: ‘लैगिंक हिंसा रोक्न गर्न लगानी बढाउनुपर्छ’, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/news/2023/11/27/investment-to-prevent-gender-violence-57-35.html?author=1 महिला तथा बालिकामाथि अनलाइन हिंसाको कहर, Kantipur, https://ekantipur.com/news/2023/11/26/the-ravages-of-online-violence-against-women-and-girls-47-32.html?author=1 चौथो अंग : पत्रकारितामा भविष्य छैन भनेर सिनियर पत्रकारले निरुत्साहित गराउँदा नयाँ पुस्ता डराए, Ukeraa, https://ukeraa.com/news/detail/143407/ Bhojpur farmers vexed by falling productivity, The Kathmandu Post https://kathmandupost.com/money/2018/01/08/bhojpur-farmers-vexed-by-falling-productivity विमानस्थलको होडबाजीमा एक दशकमा डेढ अर्ब खर्च, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/news/2024/01/15/one-and-a-half-billion-spent-in-a-decade-on-airport-gambling-03-16.html : : Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com/ Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Boju Bajai in conversation with Dr. Dovan Rai, a researcher, writer, and educator. In this episode, we talk about Dovan's experiences as a woman working in STEM and education, her writings about Nepal's long history of failed political leadership, and the role and effectiveness of civil society in Nepal. Dovan Rai is passionate about making quality education accessible and has worked at OLE Nepal where she designed educational software for public schools in Nepal. She studied engineering at Pulchowk Campus and has a PhD in Computer science from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts. She is currently working as a visiting lecturer in the computer science department at Mount Holyoke College. She is also a development board member of the University of Nepal (UoN) and writes on socio-political issues of Nepal. You can follow Dr. Dovan Rai on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dovan_rai  Related readings नेपाल– आशा र निराशाको ढिकीच्याउँ, Setopati https://www.setopati.com/cover-story/setopati-debate/308113 तरे संसार घुमिआम्ला, झरे माछा भइजाम्ला, Naya Patrika https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/1457/2021-08-07 बहुसांस्कृतिक राष्ट्रमा धार्मिक सहिष्णुता, Naya Patrika https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/1513/2021-10-02 The women who are changing the face of tech in Nepal, The Kathmandu Post https://tkpo.st/2LdKgef Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai  Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/  Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/  Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai   YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/  Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Boju Bajai in conversation with writer and lawyer Durga Karki. In this episode, we talk about her writing journey as a young बुद्धिजीवि in Nepal, her grad school experience at Harvard, and her recent decision to stay off social media as much as possible. Durga Karki is a lawyer by training, a journalist by interest, and a writer by passion. She writes both fiction and non-fiction in various national dailies and online portals on issues ranging from feminism to federalism. Her first book - a collection of short stories - 'Kumari Prashnaharu' was published in 2020. She recently graduated with a master's degree from Harvard University. Listen to Boju Bajai Reads featuring Durga Karki, reading her short story ‘साथे’ from her book “कुमारी प्रश्नहरू” https://link.chtbl.com/bbreadsftdurgakarki Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai You can follow Durga Karki on Twitter: https://twitter.com/durgakrk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/durga.karki.96 You can listen to our earlier episode of सोझो केटो, surveillance and social media featuring Durga Karki from Jan 2020 https://youtu.be/YGS8GtqSiKE?si=ZauTuY6o4NYuDiz6 Related readings 'यस्तो पनि देश?', Setopati https://www.setopati.com/cover-story/setopati-debate/308373 हिमालमा के छ?, Setopati https://www.setopati.com/opinion/254137 Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com/ Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

This is the third installment of Boju Bajai Reads where we get our favorite writers to read their writings. And this time, we are thrilled to have writer Durga Karki reading her short story ‘साथे’ from her book “कुमारी प्रश्नहरू”. We are releasing our episode ‘Guff Gaff with Durga Karki’ on December 2. So please mark your calendar hai. Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai You can follow Durga Karki on Twitter: https://twitter.com/durgakrk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/durga.karki.96 You can listen to our earlier episode of सोझो केटो, surveillance and social media featuring Durga Karki from Jan 2020 Related readings 'यस्तो पनि देश?', Setopati https://www.setopati.com/cover-story/setopati-debate/308373 हिमालमा के छ?, Setopati https://www.setopati.com/opinion/254137 Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com/ Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Music by Ashot Danielyan (pixabay)

In this episode, journalist Manju Telor explores the working conditions of overworked and underpaid nurses in Nepal. How does that affect the quality of care in Nepal’s hospitals, and what can the institutions within which these care professionals work do better? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai for a roundup of news and feminist views from Nepal and the Nepali internet. Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke Related readings: Boju Bajai #70 Looking Back: Women at the Covid-19 frontline: https://bojubajai.org/episodes/women-at-the-covid-19-frontline/ ३२ वर्षदेखि थपिएन डाक्टरको दरबन्दी, Manju Telor, Naya Patrika https://www.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/118513/2023-07-04

Boju Bajai in conversation with Dr. Amina Singh. In this episode, we talk about various aspects of Nepal’s education system by exploring issues like how students in Nepali classrooms are taught history and civic studies, and why there is an urgent need for Nepali classrooms to equip students with the skills to think critically, question and reason. Amina Singh worked as a management consultant in the development sector for almost a decade conducting assessment studies, reviews, and evaluations for NGOs, INGOs, and multi/bilateral agencies. She earned her PhD from the Centre for Research in Learning and Change at the University of Technology, Sydney in 2015. Amina currently works as an independent researcher and educator, with an interest in community development, civic engagement, educational governance, and teaching learning practices in higher education. She is an adjunct faculty at Kathmandu University. She is currently engaged as a member of the University of Nepal Development Board and the Chair of the Academic Planning Committee. This episode was recorded in May 2023. Related readings You can read some of Amina Singh’s published articles here https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amina-Singh पुस्तक “पैदल अनुसन्धान : प्रयोग र सम्भावना” माथि अमिना सिंहको समीक्षा https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_4cTGPtwz0 Non-state Actors’ Collaboration in Education in Nepal: Possibilities and Challenges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HrgnP5Yy9s Nepal Conversations: Dr Amina Singh, Member - University of Nepal Development Board, Nepal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pm7tSQ_20c Take 31: The Kids Are Not OK, Cold Takes by Boju Bajai https://bojubajai.substack.com/p/take-31-the-kids-are-not-ok Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai for a roundup of news and feminist views from Nepal and the Nepali internet. Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Resharing this episode from 2020 where our guests Shailee and Pallavi challenge the boundaries and definitions of what it means to be a Nepali. Happy Constitution Day! In this episode, @shaileeism and @PayalPallavi take over Boju Bajai and talk about what it means to be a Madhesi, a Nepali, and a Madhesi woman in Nepal. Disclaimer - This episode contains two un-beeped expletives, ध्यान दिएर सुन्नुस् होला :) Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai for a roundup of news and feminist views from Nepal and the Nepali internet. Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke Disclaimer: This episode contains foul language and is intended for 18+ listeners.

In this episode, we talk to wildlife researcher turned social entrepreneur Priya Joshi about her professional and personal journey, her complicated relationship with motherhood, and her attempt at creating a nurturing, kind online community for young Nepali mothers like her. Priya Joshi started her career as a wildlife researcher and later switched gears to start MakerKT, which organizes workshops to spark a DIY culture among Nepali women and kids. She also runs the Instagram page Ama Mama to share resources on parenting, as well as stories and struggles of parenting. You can follow Priya Joshi and her work on Instagram: Maker Keti https://instagram.com/maker.keti?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Priya https://instagram.com/chyantulimyau?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Aama.Mama https://www.instagram.com/aama.mama/?hl=en Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai for a roundup of news and feminist views from Nepal and the Nepali internet. Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Boju Bajai in conversation with writer Shivani Singh Tharu. In this episode, we talk about Shivani’s journey from tv to writing and her relationship with Kathmandu and Kathmandu’s elite institutions as a Tharu woman from Nepalgunj. She also speaks candidly about the struggles of being a full-time writer in Nepal, her creative process, and dabbling across different genres of writing. Shivani started her career in tv as the host, producer, and scriptwriter for  ‘Mero Geet Mero Sandesh’ and ‘Mulyankan’ on Nepal Television. She later went on to write the critically acclaimed play ‘Virtual Reality’ and also worked as a scriptwriter/director for the radio drama ‘Katha Mitho Sarangiko’ produced by BBC Media Action.   She used to be a columnist for Wave Magazine and is a regular contributor to Kantipur Koseli and Naya Patrika. Her debut novel ‘Kathmandu ma Ek Din’ was published in 2018 and she was honored with the Sundar Prasad Shah 'Dukhi' literary prize the same year..    Listen to Boju Bajai Reads featuring Shivani Singh Tharu, reading an excerpt from her piece महुवा published in Naya Patrika: ⁠https://link.chtbl.com/bbreadsftshivanisinghtharu⁠  You can follow Shivani Singh Tharu on Facebook and Twitter: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/shivanisingh.tharu.3⁠  ⁠https://twitter.com/shivanitharu⁠  Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai for a roundup of news and feminist views from Nepal and the Nepali internet. Read and subscribe here: ⁠https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome⁠  Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: ⁠www.patreon.com/bojubajai⁠  Follow @⁠Bojubajai⁠ on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/bojubajai/⁠  Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/bojubajai/⁠  Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/BojuBajai⁠  YouTube: ⁠www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/⁠  Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke Reading list Shivani’s Kathmandu, Nepali Times ⁠https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/shivanis-kathmandu⁠ महुवा, Naya Patrika  ⁠https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/419/2019-08-10⁠  भुइँतला : डेरा–संसारको पाताललोक, Kantipur ⁠https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2020/11/27/16064814304432906.html⁠  नाकको भूगोल, Kantipur ⁠https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2022/01/29/164342883582051896.html?author=1⁠  कोरोनाकल्प, Kantipur ⁠https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2021/07/03/162527663132599220.html?author=1⁠  कविता : सहर गायब भएपछि, Kantipur ⁠https://ekantipur.com/literature/2020/05/03/158849493718083446.html?author=1⁠  मान्छेको रङ हजार, Setopati ⁠https://www.setopati.com/blog/4069⁠

This is the second installment of Boju Bajai Reads where we get our favorite writers to read their writings. And this time, we are thrilled to have writer Shivani Singh Tharu read her piece ‘महुवा’ published in Naya Patrika. Oh, and mark your calendar cos our episode ‘Guff Gaff with Shivani Singh Tharu’ is releasing on August 2. Read the full piece published in Naya Patrika: https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/419/2019-08-10 Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Music by https://www.lukefaulkner.com/music

Boju Bajai in conversation with Akanchha Karki, who is a theatre director, performer and educator. She runs Katha Ghera, a theatre collective in Kathmandu, and has directed several plays including the Nepali version of The Vagina Monologues, Private is Political, Line, The Giving Tree, Harek Babal Kura, and Animal Farm. She is also an aspiring filmmaker and directed her debut short film 'Sanai' through the British Council Gender Film Grant. She was a fellow at the Gograha filmmaking residency in 2022. Her work focuses on mental health, gender sensitivity, and social justice. She challenges problematic structures, encourages unlearning of internalised prejudices, and facilitates difficult conversations that promote empathy and healing. She believes in creating safe spaces and sees vulnerability as a source of strength. You can follow her and her works on Instagram: https://instagram.com/akanchhakarki https://www.instagram.com/kathagheraproductions/ Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai for a roundup of news and feminist views from Nepal and the Nepali internet. Read and subscribe here: bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Welcome to Episode 6 of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World. At the heart of this series is care - the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice which honours our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other. As the world becomes increasingly hostile towards feminist activists and women's movements, Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights, Asia & Pacific, aims to bring to light the stories and experiences of women, trans, and gender-nonconforming human rights defenders who work tirelessly in the margins through this six-part series. In the final episode of the series, we reflect on the findings gathered from regional perspectives. We explore how activisms can respond to the concerns shared by activists featured in this series, and envision the future of activisms. This series has been informed and guided by the Urgent Action Fund Report “How Can We Ground Ourselves in Care and Dance Our Revolution”. You can read the full report at rootingcare.org where you can also listen to podcasts from the Urgent Action Funds. You can listen to all the episodes of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World here: Episode 1 https://on.soundcloud.com/4jgJb Episode 2 https://on.soundcloud.com/7AWVp Episode 3 https://on.soundcloud.com/qBLEK Episode 4 https://on.soundcloud.com/XPCYa Episode 5 https://on.soundcloud.com/oL8kW Credits: Production: Boju Bajai Hosts: Bhrikuti Rai and Itisha Giri Music and Sound Design: Rajan Shrestha and Irina Giri A special thanks to the voice artists from Nepal featured in Episode 1 of this series.

Welcome to Episode 5 of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World. At the heart of this series is care - the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice honouring our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other. As the world becomes increasingly hostile towards feminist activists and women's movements, Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights, Asia & Pacific, this series aims to bring to light the stories and experiences of women, trans, and gender-nonconforming human rights defenders who work tirelessly in the margins. In this episode, we bring you the voice of Brindaalakshmi K. They are a queer feminist researcher and advocacy professional working at the intersection of gender, sexuality, human rights and technology. Brindaa’s advocacy is informed by their work as a peer supporter and activist working with LGBTIQA+ community. You can follow them on Twitter @brindaalakshmi This episode explores digital rights, digital privacy, and the digital divide and how these issues affect the queer community in India. This episode was recorded in October 2022 therefore some references to specific laws and legal provisions might have undergone changes since the date of the recording. This series has been informed and guided by the Urgent Action Fund Report “How Can We Ground Ourselves in Care and Dance Our Revolution”. You can read the full report at rootingcare.org where you can also listen to podcasts from the Urgent Action Funds. You can listen to all the episodes of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World here: Episode 1 on.soundcloud.com/4jgJb Episode 2 on.soundcloud.com/7AWVp Episode 3 on.soundcloud.com/qBLEK Episode 4 on.soundcloud.com/XPCYa Episode 6 https://on.soundcloud.com/rnazk Credits: Production: Boju Bajai Hosts: Bhrikuti Rai and Itisha Giri Music and Sound Design: Rajan Shrestha and Irina Giri

Welcome to Episode 4 of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World. At the heart of this series is care - the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice honouring our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other. As the world becomes increasingly hostile towards feminist activists and women's movements, Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights, Asia & Pacific, aims to bring to light the stories and experiences of women, trans, and gender-nonconforming human rights defenders who work tirelessly in the margins. In this episode, we bring you the voices of Maya Gurung and Dolma Sherpa - two amazing activists who work at Adhikaar, a New York based, women-led community organization that serves the needs of the Nepali speaking community and organizes low-income workers to promote social justice and human rights. We discuss their work with the Nepali community in New York during the pandemic and conversations about self-care and protection of activists to ensure their wellbeing. Maya Gurung works at Adhikaar as a senior case coordinator helping community members to resolve issues ranging from wage theft, immigration issues. Dolma Sherpa is an organiser at Adhikaar and has been part of several campaigns to support and address the needs for nail salon workers. You can learn more about Adhikaar’s work by visiting their website: https://adhikaar.org/ This series has been informed and guided by the Urgent Action Fund Report “How Can We Ground Ourselves in Care and Dance Our Revolution”. You can read the full report at rootingcare.org where you can also listen to podcasts from the Urgent Action Funds. You can listen to all the episodes here: Episode 1 on.soundcloud.com/4jgJb Episode 2 on.soundcloud.com/7AWVp Episode 3 on.soundcloud.com/qBLEK Episode 5 on.soundcloud.com/oL8kW Episode 6 https://on.soundcloud.com/rnazk Credits: Production: Boju Bajai Hosts: Bhrikuti Rai and Itisha Giri Music and Sound Design: Rajan Shrestha and Irina Giri

Welcome to Episode 3 of Care At the Centre: Voices from the Majority World. At the heart of this series is care - the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice honouring our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other. As the world becomes increasingly hostile towards feminist activists and women's movements, Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights, Asia & Pacific, this series aims to bring to light the stories and experiences of women, trans, and gender-nonconforming human rights defenders who work tirelessly in the margins. In this episode, we bring you the voice of Nandar from Myanmar. Nandar is a feminist activist, a storyteller, and a podcaster. She is the founder of Purple Feminists Group. Nandar, a human rights defender from Myanmar, had to leave her home for an extended period of time after the military coup in 2020. Nandar talks about how she found herself having to reevaluate and revisit her work and her activism in the middle of political turmoil at home and a global pandemic and how these factors affected not just her work, but also her personal wellbeing. To know more about Nandar and the work her organization does, please visit: purplefeminist.org This series has been informed and guided by the Urgent Action Fund Report “How Can We Ground Ourselves in Care and Dance Our Revolution”. You can read the full report at rootingcare.org where you can also listen to podcast episodes from the Urgent Action Funds. References: “The Guardian view on Myanmar’s military: in power but not control” - 6 December, 2022 You can listen to all the episodes here: Episode 1 https://on.soundcloud.com/4jgJb Episode 2 https://on.soundcloud.com/7AWVp Episode 4 https://on.soundcloud.com/XPCYa Episode 5 https://on.soundcloud.com/oL8kW Episode 6 https://on.soundcloud.com/rnazk Credits: Production: Boju Bajai Hosts: Bhrikuti Rai and Itisha Giri Music and Sound Design: Rajan Shrestha and Irina Giri

Welcome to the second episode of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World. At the heart of this series is care - the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice which honours our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other. In this episode, we bring you the voice of Rukshana Kapali. As a trans woman activist from the Newa Indigenous group, Rukshana’s work and her experiences are specific to Nepal’s socio-political and cultural context. She has been working at the intersection of law and language, and her work is centered on challenging and changing policies through legal activism. In this conversation, Rukshana shares the specific challenges faced by Nepal’s trans community while reflecting on her own personal journey of navigating and accessing the educational system in Nepal as a trans woman. This episode was recorded in November, 2022. If you want to know more about Rukshana’s work, you can visit her website. www.minchyaameyju.wordpress.com/ This series has been informed and guided by the Urgent Action Fund Report “How Can We Ground Ourselves in Care and Dance Our Revolution”. You can read the full report at rootingcare.org where you can also listen to episodes from the Urgent Action Funds. Listen to all the episodes of the series Care At the Centre: Voices from the Majority World here: Episode 1 https://on.soundcloud.com/4jgJb Episode 3 https://on.soundcloud.com/qBLEK Episode 4 https://on.soundcloud.com/XPCYa Episode 5 https://on.soundcloud.com/oL8kW Episode 6 https://on.soundcloud.com/rnazk Credits: Production: Boju Bajai Hosts: Bhrikuti Rai and Itisha Giri Music and Sound Design: Rajan Shrestha and Irina Giri

Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World At the heart of this series is care - the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice of honouring our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other. But in an increasingly hostile world, how do women, trans, and non-binary activists in the world visualize care and protection today at both the individual and organizational level? What are the specific risks to the lives and works of activists, human rights defenders and advocates from the majority world, and how do activists imagine and practice care in their unique contexts and locations? These are some of the questions we will explore in this six-part series on care produced by Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific. In the first episode of the series, we will talk about what it is that makes activists continue relentlessly on their paths, despite the risks, the challenges, and the threats they encounter on a daily basis by reflecting on their personal experiences and their socio-political and cultural locations and contexts that shaped their personhood and their activisms. Our gratitude to artists and activists from Nepal who lend their voices to bring to life the experiences and testimonies of activists featured in the Urgent Action Fund report - “How Can We Ground Ourselves in Care and Dance Our Revolution”. Please visit, rootingcare.org where you can read the full report and also listen to episodes from the Urgent Action Funds. You can listen to all the episodes of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World here: Episode 2 https://on.soundcloud.com/7AWVp Episode 3 https://on.soundcloud.com/qBLEK Episode 4 https://on.soundcloud.com/XPCYa Episode 5 https://on.soundcloud.com/oL8kW Episode 6 https://on.soundcloud.com/rnazk Credits: Production: Boju Bajai Hosts: Bhrikuti Rai and Itisha Giri Music and Sound Design: Rajan Shrestha and Irina Giri

Boju Bajai in conversation with the fantastically talented writer Kunsang. Her deeply personal essays and stories about her family, community and the way of life in the mountains of Humla are a window to a region of Nepal that doesn't get written about as much in Nepali literature or in our op-ed pages. Kunsang’s op-eds, memoirs and short stories have been published in several national dailies, including Kantipur, Naya Patrika. Listen to Boju Bajai Reads featuring Kunsang’s piece आगो केवल आगो होइन published in Kantipur https://link.chtbl.com/bbreadsftkunsang Here’s a list of Kunsang’s writings published in the last five years. आगो केवल आगो होइन - https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2023/01/21/167426781073021303.html?author=1 सद्‍गुरुलाई कोही किन प्रश्न गर्दैन ? - https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2022/11/05/166761320871649608.html?author=1 तेह्र सौंराइ - https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2022/08/13/166035631515662586.html?author=1 बजाउने हात खोजिरहेछ ‘ङ’ - https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2022/04/16/165007488520992364.html?author=1 हिमाली कथा : हिउँमा हाइभिजन हल - https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2021/10/02/163314223402081319.html?author=1

This is the first installment of Boju Bajai Reads where we get our favorite writers to read their writings. And we are thrilled to have writer Kunsang read her piece आगो केवल आगो होइन for this new series. Oh, and mark your calendar cos our episode ‘Guff Gaff with Kunsang’ is releasing on June 2. Read आगो केवल आगो होइन by Kunsang here: https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2023/01/21/167426781073021303.html?author=1 Do you know we also have a weekly newsletter? Subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai for a weekly roundup of news and feminist views delivered straight to your inbox every Sunday. Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Music by P4LASH Palash Sunvaiya https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-fire-and-ice-epic-ambient-141823/ “AERØHEAD - Fragments" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license / aer%c3%98head Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/b-fragments

Boju Bajai turns SEVEN!! Thank you to everyone, who’s been part of our laugh and guff gaff since we started Boju Bajai in 2016. We are so grateful to have a community of Boju Bajai listeners, readers and supporters, and we hope we will be able to continue our laugh and guff gaff until we actually become boju bajai irl also, re kya ;p And this time our birthday special episode is dedicated to all the wonderful, and sometimes rishuthdo fathers. Thank you for sharing your good and not-so-good dad stories with us. This episode is also double special since we feature a Nepali man and stories of several Nepali men. So next time someone tells you what about the men in Boju Bajai podcast, please share this episode with them. Happy listening, and subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Oh, and if you enjoy our laugh and guff gaff and would like to gift us some birthday presents (yes, we are shameless that way) please consider being our patron. More details here www.patreon.com/bojubajai We also have a newsletter! Subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai on Substack for a weekly roundup of news and feminist views. Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bojubajai Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

We hosted a fun live podcast with writers Anbika Giri and Babita Rai talking about mother's day memes, their portrayal in popular media and literature. And now it’s here for you to listen and watch. आमाहरुबारे रचिएका गीत सङ्गीत, हाम्रा प्रिय भावुक kavizz, र साहित्यमा आमाको चित्रण कसरी हुन्छ/ हुँदै आएको छ बारे 'चीरफार' गर्न बोजु बजैलाई साथ दिनु हुँदैछ लेखक द्वय बबिता राई र आन्विका गिरि। Hope you enjoy this episode! You can also watch our conversation here. Boju Bajai Live (Part 1) Boju Bajai Live (Part 2) Boju Bajai Live (Part 3) We also have a newsletter! Subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai on Substack at bojubajai.substack.com for a weekly roundup of news and feminist views. Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke Boju Bajai Live Credits: Research: Puspa Paudel Video: Elite Joshi & Deepak KC Venue: Shilpee Theatre, Battisputali, Kathmandu Volunteers (Bidhya Maharjan, Bhawana Jain & Shristi Shakya)

It’s that time of the year again! What are we marching for this year? Re-releasing this episode from a few years ago because, well… we are so tired of telling people to stop telling us “everyday is women’s day” when clearly it’s not, especially not in Nepal! Just look at how the Nepali state treats women - Nepali women are unequal by law because of the discriminatory citizenship provision in the constitution, the judiciary mostly takes side of male perpetrators in cases of sexual violence against women, and Nepali women’s mobility for better job opportunities abroad is severely restricted. So here’s our “tyaaau tyaaau” once again reminding everyone that giving women’s day discounts and a public holiday on March 8th will not make the world a better place for us womaniyas! Hope you enjoy this episode! Reading list Nepali women are unequal by law, The Kathmandu Post, http://bit.ly/3aGXuaR Deprived of an Individual Identity: Citizenship and Women in Nepal https://www.jstor.org/stable/4030563 Women have no nationality, The Record https://www.recordnepal.com/women-have-no-nationality Nepalis protest 'ridiculous' proposed ban on women travelling abroad, The Guardian https://bit.ly/3Jfapou We also have a newsletter! Subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai on Substack at bojubajai.substack.com. We will bring to you a weekly roundup of news and feminist views. Read and subscribe here: bojubajai.substack.com Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Researcher Sangita Thebe Limbu joins Boju Bajai to talk about the importance of creating critical spaces in the public sphere that can challenge the dominant narratives and discourses shaping people’s minds and op-ed pages around issues of inclusion, reservation, and that Nepal is “४ जात ३६ वर्णको साझा happy फूलबारी।” Sangita Thebe Limbu is a PhD candidate at University College London (UCL). She holds an MSc in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford, and another MSc in Gender, Development and Globalization from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is currently researching on the interrelations of gender, climate change and indigenous knowledge in Nepal. You can follow her work on Twitter @Sangita_Thebe Read Sangita’s articles “National property” of just a The Record Nepal. 14 August few.https://www.recordnepal.com/perspective/national-property-of-just-a-few/ Surveillance state and minorities. The Kathmandu Post. 26 October http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-10-26/surveillance-state-and-minorities.html Reimagining inclusion. The Kathmandu Post http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-06-01/reimagining-inclusion.html Nepal’s house of cards: are women included or co-opted in politics?. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2018/02/02/nepals-house-of-cards-are-women-included-or-co-opted-in-politics-gender-female-representation-caste/ SouthAsia@LSE On Books and Arts. Think Pieces Series No. 2. Oxford: Education.SouthAsia. https://educationsouthasia.web.ox.ac.uk/article/thinkpiece2 On Manifestos and Promises. Think Pieces Series No. 4. Oxford: Education.SouthAsia https://educationsouthasia.web.ox.ac.uk/article/thinkpiece4 On Children’s literature. Think Pieces Series No. 4. Oxford: Education.SouthAsia https://educationsouthasia.web.ox.ac.uk/article/thinkpiece6 The making of the "English-speaking Nepali citizens": intersectionality of class, caste, ethnicity and gender in private schools https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353451673_The_making_of_the_Englishspeaking_Nepali_citizens_intersectionality_of_class_caste_ethnicity_and_gender_in_private_schools We also have a newsletter! Subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai on Substack at bojubajai.substack.com. We will bring to you a weekly roundup of news and feminist views. Read and subscribe here: bojubajai.substack.com Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

As news stories of rape-accused Sandeep Lamichhane taking wickets take over our timelines, the erasure of the legal proceedings against him has begun. And, what is clear is that for the Cricket Association of Nepal, wickets come before women. Here is our unplanned and unscheduled cold takes on CAN's continuing attempts to reinstate Lamichhane's place in the national team and his public reputation, while he is charged with the rape of a minor, and while the final verdict on the case is still pending. Sources: https://english.onlinekhabar.com/sandeep-lamichhane-in-team-pro-anti.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sandeep-lamichhane-in-nepal-playing-xi-for-tri-series-opener-against-namibia-1358820 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/230115/sports/slc-in-danger-of-being-dissolved-after-investigation-report-508496.html https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/17/sri-lankan-cricketer-accused-of-danushka-gunathilaka-banned-from-tinder-while-on-bail

Boju Bajai in conversation with पूर्व सम्पादक बिनु सुवेदी। Binu is one of the few women in Nepali media, who has led newsrooms and has extensively reported on national politics, as well as social justice. In this episode, we talk to Binu about her journalism career, the role of independent journalism in democracy, सम्पादक ब्रोस and how Nepali newsrooms need to do better when it comes to prioritising stories of women and people from other marginalised communities. Please follow Binu Subedi on Twitter @subedibinu https://twitter.com/subedibinu Also, please register for Boju Bajai Live which is all about ‘आमाको मुख’ on Feb 10, Friday at Shilpee Theatre. Join us for a fun evening of guff-gaff with writers Anbika Giri and Babita Rai about the symbolic representation of the “mother” figure in Nepali culture. Featuring mother’s day memes and some bhavuk geets, this is an event you do not want to miss. We have limited seats, so sign up and book your spot. Register here: https://bit.ly/bojubajaievent And, if you haven’t subscribed to our weekly newsletter ‘Cold Takes by Boju Bajai’ please do, and we will send you a weekly roundup of news and feminist views straight to your inbox! Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/ Stories by Binu Subedi: नागरिकता नियमावली संशोधन : आमामाथि अंकुश ! https://ekantipur.com/news/2021/06/10/162328517115935130.html के जन्मसिद्धका सन्तानलाई नागरिकता दिँदा राष्ट्रियता मासिन्छ ? https://ekantipur.com/news/2021/06/04/162277249232675085.html 3. भ्यूटावरको आडमा भूमाफियाको खेलो, ओलीका सुकुम्बासी मतदाता कता जाउन् ! https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/09/1193221 You can find rest of her work here https://www.onlinekhabar.com/writer/binusubedi Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai We also have a newsletter! Subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai on Substack at bojubajai.substack.com/ We will bring to you a weekly roundup of news and feminist views. Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Music credit: Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

The newest episode of 2023 is here! Kicking off the new year with our conversation with Mahima Vashisht, the very talented and funny womaniya behind ‘Womaning in India’ newsletter. We talk about everything from subtle sexism, gender blindspots, raja betas, and everything in between. Mahima’s weekly newsletter weaves in deeply personal and shockingly candid stories from Indian households and is equal parts hilarious and insightful. She shares real stories of real women of India to highlight gender bias blind spots in everyday life - at home, at the workplace, in public spaces, and even in women's own self-image. Womaning in India won the 2022 Women's Web digital creators award for "Writing with Social Impact", and has been a featured publication on the global platform, Substack. Mahima is a former civil servant with the Government of India and currently works as a climate change expert with UNICEF. #TalentKiDukaan Please check out Mahima Vashisht’s newsletter Womaning in India https://womaning.substack.com/ We highly recommend reading The Raja Beta Syndrome by Mahima Vashisht https://womaning.substack.com/p/the-raja-beta-syndrome Follow Mahima on Twitter @mahimavashisht https://twitter.com/mahimavashisht?lang=en And listen to The Womaning in India podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/07ybD3OdCa1AGUO4Elh5H9 Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai We also have a newsletter! Subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai on Substack at bojubajai.substack.com/ We will bring to you a weekly roundup of news and feminist views. Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Music credit: Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke Dilli 6, Delhi-6, A.R. Rahman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPkthMfeWMY Mumbhai, Bombay Boys, Javed Jaffrey, Ashutosh Phatak; Dhruv Ghanekar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCmi6eofAE4

This time we talk about bros, who run everything from influential social media platforms to newsrooms and spiritual empires and their highly problematic views on gender among many things. We’ve been saying these things for the last SIX (!!!) years, but like always our daaju bhaais refuse to engage with any of the criticism cos that’s how they #thrive. Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai We also have a newsletter! Subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai on Substack at https://bojubajai.substack.com/ We will bring to you a weekly roundup of news and feminist views. Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Music credit: Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke Chaand Sitaare Parody ft. Lala Ramdev & Coronil | Srushti Tawade + @Official PeeingHuman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDqBK9eTReU Why This Kolaveri Di, Dhanush, Anirudh, Sony Music India, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR12Z8f1Dh8 Related readings: The Meteoric Rise in Sympathy for Rape-Accused Lamichhane, Cold Takes by Boju Bajai, https://bojubajai.substack.com/p/take-8-the-meteoric-rise-in-sympathy Nepali Media's Problematic Male Gaze & Gender Blindspot, Cold Takes by Boju Bajai, https://bojubajai.substack.com/p/take-11-nepali-medias-problematic The Guru Effect, https://bojubajai.substack.com/p/take-10-the-guru-effect How Sadhguru built his Isha empire. Illegally, Newslaundy, https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/05/17/how-sadhguru-built-his-isha-empire-illegally ‘सद्‍गुरु’का असत् विचार, Bibhu Luitel, https://nepalkhabar.com/opinion/104518-2021-8-28-7-35-38 सद्‍गुरुलाई कोही किन प्रश्न गर्दैन ?, Kunsang, https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2022/11/05/166761320871649608.html चुनावी मैदानमा महिला उम्मेदवारलाई कति सहज? संगीता कुँवर, ekagaj.com, https://ekagaj.com/article/thought/119995 Women in Politics and the Media, IDEA, https://www.idea.int/news-media/events/e-discussion-women-politics-and-media Episode #17 Stop Calling us Cheli Beti, Boju Bajai, https://bojubajai.org/episodes/17-stop-calling-us-cheli-beti/ Episode #16 This is How Nepal’s news media covers rape https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/this-is-how-nepals-news-media-covers-rape This Climate Guru Is a Celebrity in the US. In India, He’s Accused of Destroying a Forest. - VICE, https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/xgy8bw/climate-yoga-celebrity-sadhguru-india-will-smith-trevor-noah Sadhguru, the spiritual leader with ties to Will Smith and Modi, explained - Vox, https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/23206916/sadhguru-explained-save-the-soil-modi

Abortion is legal in Nepal, but it is still criminalised. What does this mean for reproductive justice and what impact does it have on the reproductive health of women? Why are women still being driven to seek unsafe abortions? Why does our society still view abortion as something shameful and how does that affect the health and mental wellbeing of women? Reporter Srijana Khadka speaks to healthcare workers from Ramechhap and Syangja about the degree of safety and level of access of abortion services available to women. She also interviews the Executive Director of FWLD and leading advocate Sabin Shrestha who has been working in the area of legalisation and decriminalisation of abortion. This is the second part of our series on abortion rights in Nepal. We discuss about the cultural attitudes surrounding abortion in our homes, families and hospitals, and what that means for young Nepali women when they seek such services. And how does American politics around abortion rights actually could have an impact down the line in countries like Nepal. Listen to part 1 here: https://bojubajai.org/episodes/74-abortion-rights-in-nepal-part-1/ Series credits: Research by Shristi Shakya. You can follow her on Twitter at @shristishk https://twitter.com/shristishk Reported by Srijana Khadka. She reports on social issues, especially concerning children and women, at ekagaj.com Follow her on Twitter at @seerukhadka https://twitter.com/seerukhadka Sound and Audio editor: Flekke and Phatcowlee Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai We also have a newsletter! Subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai on Substack at https://bojubajai.substack.com/ We will bring to you a weekly roundup of news and feminist views. Subscribe to our newsletter and we will bring you some of the best writing by women; our feminist takes on uncles, gurus, neta jyus + much more :) Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Related readings Factsheet by FWLD on laws related to abortion rights: https://fwld.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abortion-law-Fact-sheet.pdf A translated transcript of the landmark ruling in 2009 in the case of state v. Lakshmi Dhital: https://reproductiverights.org/sites/crr.civicactions.net/files/documents/Lakshmi%20Dhikta%20-%20English%20translation.pdf A special report by journalist Srijana Khadka on the gendered use of contraceptives in Nepal: https://ekagaj.com/article/special-report/25468/

It's been exactly twenty years since Nepal legalized abortion. There's been a lot of talk about abortion and women’s rights over their bodies since Roe v. Wade was overturned in the US. But have we ever had similar discussions over abortion rights in Nepal, accessibility to such services, and the cultural attitudes towards abortion in Nepali society, where abortion was legalized twenty years ago? In the first of two parts, we discuss the cultural attitudes surrounding abortion in our homes, families, and hospitals, and what that means for young Nepali women when they seek such services. And how could American politics around abortion rights actually have an impact down the line in countries like Nepal? ------------ Research by Shristi Shakya Theme music by Fleeke ------------ If you enjoy listening to Boju Bajai and want to support our work, please consider becoming our patron. More details at patreon.com/bojubajai Please subscribe to our weekly newsletter 'Cold Takes by Boju Bajai' https://bojubajai.substack.com/ Subscribe to Boju Bajai on all podcast platforms Follow Boju Bajai on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram Related readings - How Donald Trump’s anti-abortion rule is creating a dystopia for Nepali women https://tkpo.st/2r3Atxb - गर्भपतन सम्बन्धाी कानुृनको कार्यान्वयनको अवस्था र चुनौती, FWLD https://bit.ly/3rrbm3j - When pro-choice becomes no-choice https://bit.ly/3UT2AIJ - ‘Abortion in Nepal: Women Imprisoned’ (2002) by the Centre for Reproductive Law and Policy and the Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD) https://bit.ly/3C0N9pl - Nepali women imprisoned for abortion granted amnesty https://bit.ly/3SvhZ0m - Read more about the landmark 2009 Supreme Court decision in Lakshmi Dhikta v. Nepal which not only reinforced the right to abortion but also emphasized that access to abortion is a human right. https://bit.ly/3EbDoay - Roe v Wade explained https://bit.ly/3EilhQ6 - More than 600,000 unwanted pregnancies a year, 390,000 abortions, many largely unsafe, says a new UNFPA report https://bit.ly/3EafITT - Although Roe v. Wade does not have a direct impact on US foreign policy, its overturn would send a strong signal about the US position on reproductive health care. Donor Tracker Commentary, 2022 https://bit.ly/3M2PpRI - A report by The Washington Post stated that following the leak of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade, Google searches for IUD, Plan B, and contraception spiked. https://wapo.st/3SF0UAO

लप पर्नै मात्र लागेको थियो, साला IELTS बीचमा आइदियो !!! This episode is all about online dating in the times of the rapidly increasing number of bideshiney mayalu haru. So how have dating apps made it easy or difficult to look for companionship for young Nepalis, and shifted attitudes towards dating? And how often does bidesh ko visa and bidesh ko degree come in the way of budding romance? Last year, over 1 lakh individuals received NOC (No Objection Certificate) to study abroad. त्यसले गर्दा यहाँ कतिजना प्रेमि प्रेमिकाहरुको बिछोड भयो होला? Sadness only hyapenn! So this episode is for all the विदेशिने/विदेशिएका मायालुहरु र उनीहरुका अधुरो love storiyaaaa. If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw References: Nepali students seeking opportunities abroad https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/06/25/kantipur-hissan-education-fair-kicks-off Nepali students in zeee Amrika https://np.usembassy.gov/the-united-states-remains-a-preferred-choice-for-nepali-students/ Music credit Kesariya Tera, Brahmashtra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BddP6PYo2gs Bidhesh jaaney mayalu timilai, Deepak Thapa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkFrP_o73qs Din Pani Bityo, NSK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdcg6vQfaAw Haye Hukku Haye Hukku Haaye Haaye - Gopi Kishan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7P4XtQrC0o Mauka, Aastha - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWi6yhYHcxg

Poets Yukta Bajracharya and Ujjwala Maharjan join Boju Bajai to talk about their friendship, their collaborative partnership, and why we need to learn to communicate better with our friends. Ujjwala Maharjan is a poet and educator from Kathmandu, Nepal. She is one of the co-founders of Word Warriors, a poetry group leading the spoken word movement in Nepal since its inception in 2010. She believes in arts in education as a pathway to build a more empathetic and inclusive society. Working towards that goal, she is currently exploring trauma-informed practices and narrative approaches with artists and educators. Back in Nepal after doing her Masters in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, she is currently doing a few poetry and storytelling workshops, while working on her first book. Throughout the pandemic year, she has also been having fun schooling herself in the art of rap and hip-hop and experimenting with it, inspired by her former students in Philadelphia. Yukta Bajracharya (she/her) is a poet, educator and co-founder of Word Warriors, a spoken word poetry collective in Nepal, founded in 2010. She has performed poetry, facilitated spoken word poetry workshops and organized poetry slams and events all over Nepal. She is passionate about facilitating spaces where children and youth can explore their creativity and express themselves through writing and other forms of art. A recent graduate of the Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Children’s Literature, Media and Culture, Yukta's research interests include poetry, folklore, indigeneity and community-based arts education. Here are some poems Yukta and Ujjwala have collaborated on: Privilege: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAuXiEAx93M (a)nagarik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnjE8RkWvyg&t=17s If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

It’s all about Nepali uncle हरुको कान्ड this month, from बजेट चलखेल behind चुकुल लाको doors to सुनको लौरो “flying” to Jhapa bypassing the customs office at TIA. Buddha was born in Nepal wala पावन भूमीमा यति धेरैं चलखेल, जालझेल? Boju Bajai thinks Nepal Tourism Board should rethink their promos and maybe add “All बिचौलियाहरु and also Buddha was born in Nepal.” Link to The Nepali Man - https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/the-nepali-man If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw Link to all the news stories: घुस संवादले देखाएको न्यायालयको कुरुप तस्वीर - https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/06/1146725 Minister Ale losing it (Leaked audio tape) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM_zIaGySoM सन्की मन्त्रीको गिर्दो मर्यादाः उत्कर्षमा आलेको अश्लीलता - https://nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com/politics/857791-1655511483.html मन्त्री आलेको अश्लील गाली सामाजिक सन्जालमा भाइरल - https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/02/1079160 Minister Ale with Salman Bhai - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu08MdRuBPA मध्यराति बजेटमा जब ‘चुकुल’ लाग्यो…- https://annapurnapost.com/news/morning-watch-when-purvanasule-runs-the-budget-206196 ‘सुनको लौरो’ बारे अनुसन्धान सुरु, भन्सार कार्यालय अनभिज्ञ - उपहारमा पाएको सुनको लौरो राज्यलाई दिने दुर्गा प्रसाईको घोषणा - https://www.onlinenepal.com/2022/06/19/138720/ महिला कर्मचारीसँग काम गर्न असजिलो हुने भन्दै वडाध्यक्षले मागे पुरुष कर्मचारी - https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/130644 धादिङमा किसानले लुटे दुई ट्रक रासायनिक मल (भिडियो रिपोर्टसहित) - https://www.himalayatv.com/2022/06/18/69643/

कोरोना भाइरसको घातक पहिलो र दोस्रो लहरमा अग्रपङ्क्तिमा काम गर्ने महिला स्वास्थ्यकर्मीको भोगाइबारे हाम्रो नयाँ एपिसोड सुन्नुहोला। आफ्नो पेशाले गर्दा अरुहरुबाट विभेदकारी व्यवहार खेपे, बिरामीहरुले दिनहु ज्यान गुमाएको देखे, अझ त्यसमाथि कामसँगै घरव्यवहार सम्हाल्नु पर्ने दोहोरो बोझ - यी सब कुराहरुले उनीहरुको मानसिक स्वास्थ्यमा कस्तो असर पर्यो ? यहि सेरोफेरोमा पत्रकार मन्जु टेलरले तयार पार्नु भएको यो एपिसोड सुन्नु होला। Our new episode is out! In this collaboration with The Record, we explore the lasting impact on the mental health of female health care workers, who were, and continue to be on the frontlines of the deadly pandemic. This episode might be distressing for some as it contains mentions of Covid-related death and anxiety. Edited by Irina Giri. Readings: For female health workers, it’s like the pandemic never ended https://recordnepal.com/for-female-health-workers-its-like-the-pandemic-never-ended Delivered By Women, Led By Men: A Gender And Equity Analysis Of The Global Health And Social Workforce, a report by WHO (2019) https://bit.ly/3x0bMA8 वीर अस्पतालको कोभिडजन्य संक्रामक फोहोर असुरक्षित रूपमै उठाउन सफाइकर्मी बाध्य by मञ्जु टेलर https://www.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/80146/2022-02-08 Psychological impact on women health workers involved in COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan: A Cross-sectional Study, by Li et al. (2020) https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/91/8/895 The Dialogical Experience Of Being A Mother Of A Child And A Nurse In The Covid-19 Pandemic, by Carlos et al. (2020) https://bit.ly/3NhCDhR If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Don’t forget to subscribe to/follow Boju Bajai wherever you get podcasts. If you are listening to us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, don’t forget to rate and review us. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

Boju Bajai को बासी बासी takes on everything from देशको खस्कदो अर्थतन्त्र to upcoming local elections, and all the bro candidates, including Keshav Sthapit and his थुतुनो when it comes to addressing the MeToo allegations against him. And जाँदा जाँदै we also talk about the most bro-ey bro, Elon bhai saab, who just bought Twitter! Bro harukai chhha moj! Please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast and leave us daami review hai. Also, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. And if you really enjoy our laugh and guff gaff and want to support work, please become our patron. More information at patreon.com/bojubajai Body & Data petition to Election Commission to take down personal information of voters: https://bit.ly/3vGBpXj Reading list/ resources: केशव स्थापितको अभिव्यक्ति : सार्वजनिक मञ्चबाटै महिलामाथि हिंसा - https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/04/1117857 Public availability of electoral roll data raises privacy concerns https://tkpo.st/3y0bEmk Nepal bans imports of luxury goods amid dwindling forex reserves https://tkpo.st/3rTtp2P Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

Boju Bajai is hosting All Ears, Nepal’s first podcast festival on April 9 & 10 (Saturday - Sunday). AllEars is the first podcast festival of its kind in Nepal, curated to celebrate all things audio. And this episode is all about All Ears, the amazing sessions we have planned, and why you should be part of it. All sessions take place online (on Zoom). Please register for the sessions here https://bojubajai.org/allears/ The festival brings together a host of international and Nepali podcasters who have used the audio medium to carve space for often-overlooked stories, experiences, and perspectives, all the while creating an intimate relationship with their listeners through their voice and their innovative storytelling. We have 10 amazing sessions with podcasters from Nepal, the Philippines, Australia, and Myanmar. Check out our full lineup here: www.bojubajai.org/allears The festival will also offer podcasters expert advice and tools to build communities and ecosystems necessary for creating podcasts that are informative, innovative, listener-focused, and consistent. Creators of Sabscast, Gulaabi Sambad, Period Kaa Kura, Hamro Yatra, Aji’s Podcast will be part of the festival. Check out the list of speakers, the session details, timings, and Zoom links here: www.bojubajai.org/allears All Ears podcast festival is funded by Splice Media.

In this episode, we hear from our listeners. And a note from Boju Bajai on male entitlement and consent. Readings: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/08/male-entitlement-hurts-women-manne-writes-new-book https://ekantipur.com/news/2022/02/21/16454456041257987.html

हरेक वर्ष, without fail, male editors’ gaze will always find 'परम्परागत पोसाकमा XYZ जनजाति समुदायकी युवती' when it comes to festivals like उँधेौली, योमरी पुन्ही, ल्होसर and so on. However, issues and voices of the same indigenous community find little space in the Nepali newsroom and media at large, which are often led by Khas Arya men. जनजाति महिला र पुरूषहरूलाई नेपाली मिडिया, फिल्म र गीतहरूमा कसरी चित्रण गरिन्छ? उनीहरूको शरीर माथि किन यति सजिलै stereotypical टिकाटिप्पणीहरू हुन्छ? अनि यो ‘मङ्गोलियन लुक्स’ भनेको के हो? जनजाति समुदाय भित्रको विविधतालाई side लाएर कहिलेसम्म यसरी 'exotify' मात्र गर्ने हाम्रो मिडिया र साहित्यले? यसपालिको गफगाफ कस्तो लाग्छ भन्नु होला । Edited by Irina Giri. Music credit: Gajalu Ti Thula Thula Ankha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftEzdVJWdDA ​​Chuche chuche raichau hauli pakkai Bahuni, nakhai herda thaha huney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmab6XpHHtw Leka ki hey maya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2CarUdnT30 Basa Sundari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PkbAVjANL8 Keti timi kati ramro dekhko ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O8BzZpXR6I Readings: ‘जनजातिका लुगाको लैंगिकता’ by कैलाश राई - https://nepalmag.com.np/opinion/2019/09/10/20190910152548 ‘Shanti Chaudhary: Poet-at-large’ by Muna Gurung - https://www.nepalitimes.com/opinion/shanti-chaudhary-poet-at-large/ ‘पात्रको दशा : टाइप र स्टेरियोटाइप’ by युग पाठक - https://www.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/171/2018-12-15 If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Don’t forget to subscribe to/follow Boju Bajai on your podcast platform. If you are listening to us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, don’t forget to rate and review us. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

TW// This episode contains strong language. What a f**kall year 2021 has been! As this f$%kall year comes to an end, here’s Boju Bajai’s Cold Takes on Nepali politics, economy and our encounters with the numerous humanist bros of ‘Budhhako janmabhumi’. We wish you a very happy new year! Thank you ALL for your love and support for Boju Bajai, whether you've been listening to us since our first episode Bears & Whores or just started following us. As we look towards getting bigger and better in 2022, we need your help!! We want your feedback on what we could do better. This time around, WE ARE LISTENING!! (and taking notes) Take our 8 minute survey at bit.ly/BojuBajaiSurvey Five lucky respondents will win a Boju Bajai coffee mug and a lastaai cool set of Boju Bajai stickers. Complete the survey by New Year’s Eve (December 31, 2021) to enter the lucky draw. If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw Music credit: Sailaru Sailare, Josh, Venus Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J347ujuaMIU Ande ka Funda, Jodi No. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX8Ik8QHk1E News opener music, Music for video library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1clZNYIl4Y

Trigger warning: This episode contains mentions of rape, murder and suicide. This episode was produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with Samata Foundation. नेपालमा महिला तथा बालिकाहरु माथि हुने हिंसा, विशेष गरी यौन हिंसाका घटनाबारे दिनानुदिन समाचार आइनै रहन्छ। सडक र सामाजिक सन्जालमा यौन हिंसाबारे निकै बहस हुन्छ र पत्रिकाका पानाहरुमा आक्रोश पोखिन्छ। देशैभरि बलात्कारका घटनाहरु बढीरहँदा पत्रपत्रिकामा यस्ता समाचारले स्थान पाउनु स्वभाविकै हो । तर संचार माध्यमहरुले यस्ता घटनाहरुलाई कसरी cover गर्छन ? अझ महत्त्वपूर्ण प्रश्न, बलात्कारमा परेका मध्ये कसको स्टोरीले कस्तो स्थान पाउँछ ? यी प्रश्नहरूलाई खोत्लने हाम्रो प्रयास यस एपिसोडमा सुन्नुहोला । The level of violence against Dalit girls, minors is frighteningly high. However, in the absence of sustained scrutiny from the media and the public at large, the police’s response to these cases follow a usual pattern marked by hesitation, if not an outright refusal, in registering the case, negligence in investigation, and dismissal of caste dynamics. The local representatives, who actively engage in or support out of court settlements, make the path to justice more arduous. When cases manage to reach court, there is no telling to when justice will be served. In this episode, we try to explore challenges faced by rape victims from marginalised communities when it comes to seeking justice. We also spoke to journalists Binod Pariyar, Rupa Gahatraj and Basanta Pratap Singh about the challenges involved in reporting such cases. Many case studies we discuss in this episode were derived from Dalit Human Rights Book 2077. Published by Samata Foundation, the book offers detailed coverage on Angira Pasi’s case, among others. The book is available at Samata Foundation’s office at Sanepa. Visit their website at https://samatafoundation.org Credit: Reported by journalists Bidhya Rai and Sanju Paudel. Follow them on Twitter @BidhyaWrites and @sanju1320 Research by Radhika Pariyar. Sound design by Ranzen Jha. “न्याय खोज्दै नेपालगन्जबाट २० दिन हिँडेर काठमाडौं” - https://youtu.be/ALQoV5WhiUE Readings: अंगिराको मृत्युपछि शान्तिलाई पीडैपीडा - https://bit.ly/3FKKq3u मिलापत्रमै टुंग्याइन्छ दलित महिलामाथिको हिंसा - https://bit.ly/3l25N8M दलित बालिकालाई होटेलमा बन्धक बनाएर बलात्कार - https://bit.ly/3FE5J6I पानी, प्रेम र बिहे अस्वीकार, तर दलितका छोरीमाथि बलात्कार -https://bit.ly/30XhtT2 Rape for ransom -https://bit.ly/32zIIE5 Supposed ‘suicides’ point towards police incompetence - https://bit.ly/3HJCf9D Nepal: Ensure Justice for Caste-Based Killings - https://bit.ly/3nMHg9c मोफसलबाट काठमाडौं आएर न्याय प्रणालीलाई दस्तक दिने रूबी खान को हुन्? (भिडिओ) - https://bit.ly/3FHmI8m Anatomy of a police investigation: have authorities in Nepal’s Bardiya district passed a murder off as suicide? - https://bit.ly/3FJ2mvn Untouchable stories of touchable vaginas - https://bit.ly/3xjKqEK Killing in the name of caste -https://bit.ly/3FHYeM5 #16 This is how Nepal's news media covers rape (podcast) - https://bit.ly/3r6Eyh1 #39 अनि तपाईको थर नि? - https://bit.ly/3ifRw5n Nepal’s newsrooms need guidelines, training and women journalists to improve coverage of sexual violence - https://bit.ly/3HP65JE If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

*This is a re-release of a 2016 episode, which we seem to have deleted inadvertently. यसपाली गफगाफ आमाहरु,अरुका भान्टाङ् भुन्टुङ्हरु र मातृत्वबारे हो । We talk about our mothers, other people's kids, and our own thoughts on motherhood. If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

How do you talk about gender equality, when there is such a limited vocabulary to turn to in the Nepali language? How do people working at the community level communicate and disseminate ideas of gender equality and social justice from the jargon heavy handbooks and policy papers formulated by experts, and often in English? For #UnitedNationsDay, we explore the challenges of creating meaningful dialogue centering around the issue of gender equality in Nepal’s public sphere which have historically been built around male-dominated patriarchal networks. In the episode, we hear from individuals, who have been working in the area of gender equality and inclusion and what they are doing to ensure these conversations are accessible and resonate with Nepali women, across rural and urban settings. This episode has been produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal. Music credit: ‘Gaun Gaun Bata Utha’ from the movie ‘Balidan’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm-NhAb2XRA If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

Cuffing season is here and so is the new Boju Bajai episode. In this episode, we talk about dating apps or as we like to call them over at Boju Bajai- 'sutne' apps. The heydays of love letters are long gone and it's the time of swiping and matching, of 'hey you up's and 'wyd?'s. But what hasn't changed is our desire to connect and find companionship. This episode explores how these desires were expressed before the internet and how it is done today. And there might or might not be dramatic readings of real life love letters in this episode! We also hear from some of our listeners about their experiences - the good, the bad, and the weird. Thank you so much to everyone who sent us stories. This episode really wouldn't have been possible without them. This episode was reported by Nikita Tripathi. Nikita is a media producer based in Kathmandu and likes to walk. Irina Giri edited the episode. If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw Credits: Lajja Sample Film: Lajja Song: Badhi Mushkil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg-geusO3rs 2. "Electrolyte" Artist: Scanglobe Album: Electrolyte From freemusicarchive.org 3. "Ekatira Mayalu" Artist: Kunti Moktan Album: Mero Man Released: 1997 4."Truth Hurts" Artist: Lizzo Album: Cuz I Love You 5. "The Silver Hatch" Artist: Blue Dot Sessions Album: Rayling 6. "Dear Kalyan" Music: Background Music// No Copyright//Dear Kalyan// Mero Katha// Katha Mitho Sarangiko/ Basuri Ko Dhun Played by: Bishnu Ale Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4CiJvQidUI 7. "Chitthi Aaena" Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYNagcv6HTM References: “Liquid Love? Dating apps, sex, relationships and the digital transformation of intimacy” http://fws.commacafe.org/resources/liquid_love.pdf “Eat the rich! Why millennials and generation Z have turned their backs on capitalism” https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/sep/20/eat-the-rich-why-millennials-and-generation-z-have-turned-their-backs-on-capitalism “Invitations to Love: Literacy, Love Letters and Social Change in Nepal” by Laura Ahearn https://www.press.umich.edu/11260/invitations_to_love https://3lib.net/book/16577518/f99eff “With blackmail list, gay men in Ghana fight conmen posing as lovers” - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ghana-lgbt-blackmail-idUSKBN23G1RO “Online Surveillance, Censorship, and Discrimination for LGBTQIA+ Community Worldwide” - https://www.recordedfuture.com/lgbtqia-community-cyber-threats/ “Tinder just agreed to let Russia review its data on demand. That could be dangerous for Russians.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/11/tinder-just-agreed-let-russia-review-its-data-demand-that-could-be-dangerous-russians/ “Body, Society & Tech: Dating as a Trans Woman in Nepal” https://bodyanddata.org/body-society-tech-dating-as-a-trans-woman-in-nepal/

We talk to journalist Abha Lal about the citizenship debate in Nepal and how the recurring amendments disproportionately discriminate against women from the Madhes. This conversation was recorded for Guff Gaff with Boju Bajai, a web-series presented by Book Bus Nepal. The series was produced by Satori Center for the Arts, Quixote’s Cove, and Boju Bajai. Abha Lal is a journalist and researcher. Follow Abha on Twitter @AbhaLal2: https://twitter.com/AbhaLal2 Watch ‘अनि पहाड चाहिँ ?’ the second episode of Guff Gaff with Boju Bajai Webseries on Youtube. Abha Lal and Pallavi Payal about the citizenship debate in Nepal and how the latest amendments disproportionately discriminate against women from the Madhes. Yozana Thapa Magar brings you a sketch from a CDO office. And we have a special performance for you by the singer Pratibha Jha. https://youtu.be/HRCnCXlkXl8 If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw Recommended readings: ‘Nepal’s citizenship battles’ by Abha Lal - https://www.himalmag.com/nepals-citizenship-battles-2020/ ‘What mainstream feminists are getting wrong about the citizenship debate’ by Kalpana Jha, Abha Lal, Sangita Thebe Limbu - https://www.recordnepal.com/what-mainstream-feminists-are-getting-wrong-about-the-citizenship-debate

Hello September, hello world! In this episode, Bhrikuti Rai and Itisha Giri go on their random ramblings and not-so-random rants. They talk about Nepali living, Nepali internet, and our very own Nepali politicians. This episode is an unbeeped/ uncensored version so it might not be suitable for some listeners. Featured music and audio: "Wake me up" by Green Day 'Rahul is f%uck boi' clip coutesy Dharma Productions' Youtube channel "Rahul montage" from multiple SRK/Rahul films Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Podcast Addict: www.podcastaddict.com/podcast/1934217# Spotify: spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Google Podcasts: bit.ly/bojuugp Support our work on Patroen at www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: www.twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

Trigger warning: This episode includes mentions of mental health disorders, anxiety, and suicide. This episode is dedicated to mental health — about learning to take care of our mental well-being, initiating difficult conversations with our families about our struggles, and seeking help when we need it. For this episode, reporter Nikita Tripathi spoke to Kripa Sigdel, a psychologist and a faculty member at the Department of Psychology at Padma Kanya Campus; psychologist Renasha Ghimire, and Prashamsha Pandey, a mental health advocate, and therapy client. Information on mental health conditions and related services are more readily available to the urban population, but many, especially in the rural parts of the country, have limited access to such vital resources. Nepal’s public health spending thus far has grossly overlooked mental health while individuals risk being stigmatized for their mental health conditions by their family and society at large. मानसिक स्वास्थ्यबारे कुराकानी सुरु हुनु आफैमा राम्रो कुरा हो। अब आउने दिनहरुमा मानसिक स्वास्थ्यसम्बन्धी सेवाको पहुँच पनि बढोस्। This episode was reported by Nikita Tripathi. Nikita is a media producer based in Kathmandu and likes to walk. Irina Giri edited the episode and Fleeke performed the cover of Fiona Apple's 'Every Single Night'. If you, or anyone you know, needs help with their mental health, the following information might be of help: Mental Health Helpline Nepal: 1660 0133666 Mental health professionals providing free services curated by @gyanchautari on Instagram (Shared on May 9, 2021) - https://www.instagram.com/p/COpS4HABVy2/ TUTH Suicide Hotline: 9840021600 Transcultural Psychosocial Organization-Nepal: 1660 0102005 Patan Hospital Helpline for Suicide Prevention: 9813476123 Check out the works of Psychbigyaan Network Nepal, which Kripa Sigdel founded and is the Executive Director - https://psychbigyaan.com. Readings: ‘Nepal’s suicide rate vastly underestimated’ - https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/nepals-suicide-rate-vastly-underestimated/ ‘महामारीले बेरोजगारी, बढ्यो ‘डिप्रेसन’ र आत्महत्या’ - https://ekantipur.com/news/2021/07/21/162683222820863757.html ‘National Mental Health Survey, Nepal-2020 (Factsheets-Adults)’ - http://nhrc.gov.np/publication/national-mental-health-survey-nepal-2020-factsheets-adults/ ‘National Mental Health Survey, Nepal-2020 (Factsheets-Adolescents) - http://nhrc.gov.np/publication/national-mental-health-survey-nepal-2020-factsheets-adolescents/ ‘National Mental Health Survey, Nepal’ conducted by National Health Research Council - http://nhrc.gov.np/projects/nepal-mental-health-survey-2017-2018/ Pilot Study of National Mental Health Survey, Nepal, September 2018 - http://nhrc.gov.np/publication/pilot-study-of-national-mental-health-survey-nepal/ ‘Women Across 17 Countries Report Increased Stress, Household Work Due To Covid-19’ - https://www.forbes.com/sites/dishashetty/2021/01/29/women-across-17-countries-report-increased-stress-household-work-due-to-covid-19 ‘Simone Biles Says She Wasn’t Right Mentally During Olympic Final’ - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/27/sports/gymnastics-olympics-results ‘Mental health struggles are ubiquitous. We are all Naomi Osaka now’ - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/18/mental-health-struggles-naomi-osaka ‘I wanted more memories’: young people reflect on a year lost to Covid’ - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jul/20/covid-young-people-year-lost If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow Boju Bajai on: IG: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai​​ FB: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

हामीले गतवर्ष बबिता राईसँग 'भाले राष्ट्रवाद' र सामाजिक सञ्जाल आफ्ना विचारहरू राख्दा महिलाहरू सामना गर्नुपर्ने tone policing, ‌moral policing र trolling र नेपाली सामाजिक सञ्जालमा उनीहरूको आवाज र self-expression लाई दबाउन हुने silencing का अनेक गतिविधिबारे गफगाफ गरेका थियौँ। महिलाहरूको राष्ट्रप्रेमको परीक्षा लिइरहने विषाक्त ‘भाले राष्ट्रवाद’, अनलाइनमा महिलाहरूले भोग्ने हिंसा र सामाजिक सञ्जालमा हुने बहसहरूलाई अझै सहज र समावेशी बनाउनेबारे उहाँको विचार सुनौँ है । Disclaimer: The episode contains unbeeped expletives. Babita Rai is a feminist writer and one of the many clap back queens in Nepali Twittersphere. Follow her on Twitter @BabitaRages/www.twitter.com/BabitaRages Read Babita’s writings here: ‘यौनमा पितृसत्ता’ - https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/891/2020-03-14 महिलाको यौनिक अभिव्यक्तिको अर्थ - https://bodyanddata.org/meaning-of-womens-sexual-expression/ This conversation was recorded for Guff Gaff with Boju Bajai, a web-series presented by Book Bus Nepal. The series was produced by Satori Center for the Arts, Quixote’s Cove, and Boju Bajai. In the first episode of Guff Gaff with Boju Bajai, you can watch Jerusha's performance alongside our guff gaff on Lipulekh, 'bhale rastrabaad', 'm*ji rastrabaad' and many variants of toxic rastrabaad with Kalpana Jha and Babita Rai in 'स्याबास राष्ट्रवाद !', Watch it on our Youtube and please subscribe to our channel: 👉 https://youtu.be/ns3-5YKBx1U If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

For Pride month, journalist Ankit Khadgi takes over Boju Bajai to bring you two tales, from the same city - tales of liberation and oppression; of love and longing; of personal freedom and collective demands. In the first segment, Ankit talks to Roselyn Thapa Magar, also known as Maya Indrani, about the drag scene in Nepal. In the second segment of the episode, we hear from two transgender sex workers sharing their life experiences. Trigger warning: The episode includes mention of self harm and assault. This episode has been conceived, hosted, produced, and edited by Ankit. He is a arts and culture reporter for The Kathmandu Post. You can follow his work on Twitter @ankitkhadgi Follow Roselyn on Instagram at @manthatmakeup - instagram.com/manthatmakeup You can also follow Blue Diamond Society's work and support their work with LGBTIQ+ communities in Nepal at www.bds.org.np Ankit recently collaborated with Kaalo.101 to curate ‘WE ARE QUEER: VISUAL ARCHIVE PROJECT’. Check out the archive project at www.wearequeernepal.wixsite.com/thearchiveproject Music by Flekke Song credit: Covergirl-RuPaul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3RB_56WziA RuPaul's Drag Race Opening Theme- RuPaul's Drag Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3RB_56WziA Badhi Mushkil- Lajja https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3RB_56WziA If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Recommended reading: ‘For most transgender women, sex work remains the only way to make a living’ - https://tkpo.st/30LVA4U 'A Nepali drag show, with an American touch' - https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2019/06/12/a-nepali-drag-show-with-an-american-touch ‘Welcome to Pink Tiffany, Kathmandu’s first openly LGBTIQ-friendly restaurant and bar’- https://bit.ly/3x1XvS9 ‘Murder of transwoman shows that things remain perilous for the LGBTIQ community’ - https://tkpo.st/378tyTD ‘Nepal might have made progress when it comes to queer rights but it still has a long way to go’ - https://tkpo.st/2AAIm1S ‘Socially isolated and in financial despair, LGBTIQ individuals are taking their own lives’ - https://tkpo.st/31l6X5X ‘Harassed, beaten, and jailed - Transgender individuals continue to face abuse at the hands of the Nepal Police’ - https://bit.ly/3dtuc2W Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

We spoke to journalist Shusma Barali about journalism, Dalit rights, online and offline conversations around caste-based discrimination, and inclusion in a deeply unequal society like ours. Please read Shusma Barali's story in Nepali Times about the caster-based killing in Rukkum in 2020 https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/caste-aside/ Follow Shusma on Twitter https://twitter.com/BaraliShusma This conversation was recorded for Guff Gaff with Boju Bajai, a web-series presented by Book Bus Nepal. The series was produced by Satori Center for the Arts, Quixote’s Cove, and Boju Bajai. Watch ‘दाजु भाई show’, the third episode of Guff Gaff with Boju Bajai series, featuring our Rubeena Mahato and Shusma Barali on our YouTube channel. Alongside a skit from the office of 'ASSHOLE' by Yoznaa Thapa Magar and a musical performance by singer-songwriter Simma Rai. youtu.be/KyB86yyYJ7w If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

के नयाँ नागरिकता अध्यादेश साँच्चै प्रगतिशील छ? आमाहरूले बाबुको पहिचान नभएको स्वघोषणा गर्ने भनेको के हो? यो कसरी गर्ने ? तपाईको यी सबै प्रश्नका उत्तरहरू पत्रकार Shova Sharma सँगको हाम्रो नयाँ एपिसोडमा। On May 23, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari promulgated Nepal Citizenship (first amendment) Ordinance 2021. The heated debate on the ordinance has slowed down. So it's time for our cold takes on Nepal's latest citizenship law, featuring journalist Shova Sharma. She is a reporter at Setopati. She covers politics and parliament and has written extensively on citizenship laws. She explains what the ordinance means for women’s right to confer citizenship to their children, and how the Nepali state continues to treat women as 'दोस्रो दर्जाको' नागरिक. Please follow her work and her on Twitter @SharmaShova Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Podcast Addict: https://www.podcastaddict.com/podcast/1934217# Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/bojuugp Support our work on Patroen at www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: www.twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw Here are some explainers written by Shova Sharma: नयाँ अध्यादेशले विदेशीलाई नागरिकता दिन्छ? किन भयो विवाद? - https://www.setopati.com/politics/238515 बाबुको पहिचान नभएको स्वघोषणा गरे आमाको नामबाट नागरिकता पाइने - https://www.setopati.com/politics/238421 नागरिकता ऐनमा फेरि पनि महिलालाई विभेद? - https://www.setopati.com/politics/176466 ‘नेपाली आमाले विदेशीका बच्चा ल्याएर नागरिकता दिने अभियान चलाए भने?' - https://www.setopati.com/politics/177120 मैले देखेका महिला र पुरुष सांसद - https://www.setopati.com/opinion/189588 कोठे बैठकबाट खोसिएको समानताको हक - https://www.setopati.com/politics/209705 प्रस्तावित कानुनअनुसार कसरी पाइन्छ आमाको नामबाट नागरिकता?- https://www.setopati.com/politics/209705 ४५ वर्षे बाबुको पीर- ‘कतै मेरा छोराछोरीको पनि नागरिकता नहुने हो कि?’ - https://www.setopati.com/politics/209775 For more, follow the reading list here: नागरिकतामा सत्ताको सौदाबाजी - https://www.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/64612/2021-05-24 On being a woman in Nepal by Dalima Tamang - https://www.recordnepal.com/on-being-a-woman-in-nepal Unequal citizens by Praveen Kumar Yadav - https://www.recordnepal.com/category-explainers/unequal-citizens/ In June 2020, AbhaLal2, Kalpana Jha and Sangita Thebe wrote ‘What mainstream feminists are getting wrong about the citizenship debate’ pertaining to the parliament endorsement of a bill to amend a clause in the Citizenship Act that requires foreign women married to Nepali men to wait seven years after marriage to obtain a citizenship certificate. The new ordinance has changed that and paved the way for foreign women married to Nepali men to obtain citizenship without the seven years waiting period. https://www.recordnepal.com/what-mainstream-feminists-are-getting-wrong-about-the-citizenship-debate Women have no nationality- By Manjushree Thapa, September 21, 2015 - https://www.recordnepal.com/women-have-no-nationality

Happy fifth birthday to us! We are trying to celebrate our birthday today amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. When we are surrounded and consumed by anguish, fear, loss, and rage it is difficult to step out, take pause, but we have decided to look back, reminisce, and relive moments of laughter, reflection, and joy. In our birthday special episode, we revisit some of our favourite moments from the last twelve months. We would like to thank our Patreons for their support despite how difficult this past year has been. Our podcast has always been about pushing for space and creating space for women in the Nepali public sphere, and if you like what we do, please subscribe to our podcast on @bojubajai. Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Podcast Addict: https://www.podcastaddict.com/podcast/1934217# Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/bojuugp Support our work on Patroen at www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: www.twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw Find and support some of the groups doing COVID relief work and sharing critical information in Nepal in this list compiled by Nepali Times: https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/important-covid-helpers/ Watch and listen to the full guff gaff included in the rewind tape here: Watch our स्याबास राष्ट्रवाद! I Guff Gaff with Boju Bajai Web Series - https://youtu.be/ns3-5YKBx1U Hear more from Shubha on state surveillance (and other forms of surveillance) and how it almost always puts marginalized communities more at risk. https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/smile-please-sarkar-is-watching What happens when ‘घरमे मा बेहेन नही क्या?’ goes online? We talk about violence against women offline and online https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/onlineoffline-ghar-ko-kahani Listen to our ‘छाडा’ and ‘अराजक’ take on everything that happened earlier this year, which truly feels like 1000 years ago - https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/46-yeh-kya-ho-raha-hey Sabse bada rupaiya? Talking about money and class in the time of Corona https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/judaai-in-the-time-of-corona We are only 2.3% behind Nepali men in our pursuit for happiness, dear ladies, according to a recent study by a CBS survey. Listen to us talk about things that would make us as happy or happier than Nepali men here: https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/unhappy-womaniyas-unite What is your ‘मनको भाषा’? In this episode, journalist Sewa Bhattarai talks to researcher and editor Kailash Rai about her changing relationship with her mother tongue Dungmali, Nepali language, and the Nepali state. Listen now - https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/bb-ep-04-march Shailee Chaudhary and Payal Pallavi took over Boju Bajai last year and talked about what it means to be a Madhesi, a Nepali, and a Madhesi woman in Nepal. Listen to ‘को कति नेपाली!’ - https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/l8t1wdqsqgna In the episode ‘अनि तपाईको थर नि?’, we hear from Sona Khatik, Gauri Nepali, and Pradip Pariyar on challenging and speaking against the very foundations of caste-based discrimination. https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/2bay7k3z3p6z Alongside Sapana Sanjeevani’s ‘Hum Ab Sita Nai Banbau’, listen to Sarita Pariyar, Bina Theeng, Pranika Koyu and songs by Pardafash, Jerusha Rai, Shreya Rai, and Flekke in the ‘Interrupting Spaces’ finale episode - https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/interrupting-spaces-finale Watch ‘Only Sex’, the A**HOLE anthem of the year on our YouTube Channel here. - https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/only-sex Finally, listen to our haudey guff gaff welcoming 2021 with utmost respect cos ओल्बा said so (स्योस?): https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/2021-aayi-bakshyos

This is the final episode of our special mini-series ‘Interrupting Spaces’. Over the last four weeks, we brought you stories of women who are interrupting and disrupting the spaces and structures around them through their work, their voices, and their presence. This episode is an intersection of art, activism, and is a celebration of difference - in stories, songs, poetry...in types of resistance, rejections, revisions and ultimately a movement towards change, equality, dignity - whether that is for an individual, a woman, a group, or the nation as we know it. This episode features Sarita Pariyar, Sapana Sanjeevani, Bina Theeng, Pranika Koyu and songs by Pardafash, Jerusha Rai, Shreya Rai, and Flekke. This is the final episode of a five-part series, Interrupting Spaces, produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal. For new episode updates, please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, CastBox, or wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Podcast Addict: https://www.podcastaddict.com/podcast/1934217# Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/bojuugp Credits: Sarita Pariyar is a writer and activist. Follow her on Twitter: @SaritaPariyar Read her ‘A Touchable Woman’s Untouchable Daughter: Interplay of Caste and Gender in Nepal’ here: https://journals.library.brandeis.edu/index.php/caste/article/view/183 Sapana Sanjeevani is an independent political researcher, Mithila artist, and feminist. Follow Sapana’s and her sister Payal’s artwork on Instagram @payalsapanapaints Bina Theeng is a poet and writer. She reads आगोको ठेगाना - https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/1226/2021-01-02 Follow her on Twitter: @Binalama75Bina Buy her books here: https://thuprai.com/author/bina-theeng/ Pranika Koyu is a poet and researcher. In this episode, she reads झिल्को - https://bit.ly/3u9bnrR and सिता वाणी - https://bit.ly/2PeQL2R Follow her on Twitter: @fullauri I Have Created written by Itisha Giri and read by Irina Giri Songs: God Promise by Pardafash. Follow Pardafash on Instagram @pardafash https://consolidate.bandcamp.com/track/god-promise Pallo Ghar by Shreya Rai - https://youtu.be/u7MdCUYZk9w Subscribe to her YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX9H48KNqpFhR5SBWX5OYDw Sunsaan I by Jerusha Rai - https://youtu.be/fxY07xLYYiU Subscribe to her YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa22fB1isLMMemkgERBRm9Q Averse by Flekke - https://youtu.be/BTaXez-TdQ4 Consolidate Records. Follow Consolidate Records YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHPjKkQle3b3QQxhTmRag3g Reporters for the Interrupting Spaces series. Sewa Bhattarai. Sewa is a bilingual journalist based in Nepal, working in radio and print media. Her main reporting focus is gender issues, and her other interests are arts and literature, environment, and rural Nepal. Follow Sewa on Twitter: @sewa_ditee Nikita Tripathi. Nikita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from Kathmandu University. Madhuri Mahato Madhuri is a journalist based in Birgunj, Nepal. Currently, the News Chief at Narayani FM, she has over a decade of experience reporting for the print and radio, including BBC Nepali. Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai Sound design by Phatcowlee Marketing and Social media: Rabina Adhikari & Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (Boju Bajai team) Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

यसपालिको गफगाफ हाम्रो 'मनको भाषा' सँग हाम्रो सम्बन्धबारे। एउटा समुदायको भाषा मासिदै जाँदा सो समुदायको पहिचान मात्रै नभई तिनको इतिहाससँगको सम्बन्ध पनि हराउदै जान्छ। आफ्नो मातृभाषा दुङ्गमालीलाई संरक्षण गर्ने प्रयासहरुबारे शोधकर्ता कैलाश राईसँगको कुराकानी यो एपिसोडमा सुन्नु होला। नेपालमा बोलिने विभिन्न भाषाहरू कसरी लोप हुन्छन्/ लोप हुँदै छन् र त्यसले ती समुदायका व्यक्तिहरुलाई पर्ने असरबारे कैलाश राईसँग रिपोर्टर सेवा भट्टराईले गर्नु भएको कुराकानी यस एपिसोडमा। How is a community's history, culture and identity linked to their language? And how do people process and come to terms with feeling uprooted when their language slowly starts dying. Journalist Sewa Bhattarai talks to researcher and editor Kailash Rai about her changing relationship with her mother tongue Dungmali, Nepali language and the Nepali state. Dungmali is one of the 123 languages spoken in Nepal. The last census listed Dungmali as an endangered language since it is now only spoken by about 6000 people, mostly Kiratis in different areas of Bhojpur district in eastern Nepal. Follow Kailash Rai on Twitter @Kailash1819 This episode is part of a five-part series, Interrupting Spaces, produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal. Over the next five weeks, we will bring you stories of women who are interrupting and disrupting the spaces and structures around them through their work, their voices, and their presence. You do not want to miss this special series. For new episode updates, please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, CastBox, or wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Podcast Addict: https://www.podcastaddict.com/podcast/1934217# Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Credit: Reported by Sewa Bhattarai. Sewa is a bilingual journalist based in Nepal, working in radio and print media. Her main reporting focus is gender issues, and her other interests are arts and literature, environment, and rural Nepal. Follow Sewa on Twitter: @sewa_ditee Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai Illustrations by Stuti Sharma Follow Stuti’s work on Instagram: @zealteal Music by Flekke Dong Pung Pada - Dungmali song from the Facebook page Hamro - Sanodumma https://www.facebook.com/SanodummaBhojpur/posts/1615243225252866 'Hati Haina, Dati Ladne' by Ganesh Rashik and Friends Sound design by Phatcowlee Marketing and Social media: Rabina Adhikari & Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (Boju Bajai team) Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more guff gaff and laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

नेपालको अर्थतन्त्र वैदेशिक रोजगारीले भित्र्याउने रेमिटेन्सले धेरै हदसम्म धानेको छ। तर हरेक वर्ष लाखौ युवा, प्रायजसो २०-४० वर्षका पुरुषहरु, यसरी विदेश पलायन हुँदा यसले घर परिवार र समाजमा कस्ता दीर्घकालीन असरहरु परिरहेको छन्? यसपालिको एपिसोडमा हामीले यहि कुरा खोतल्ने सानो प्रयास गरेका छौं। आफ्नो परिवारका पुरूष सदस्यहरू विदेशमा रहेका महिलाहरूले कसरी आफ्नो घर र समुदायमा कसरी नेतृत्व लिइरहेका छन्? गाँउघर, खेतदेखि चौतारी सबैतिर महिलाहरूको उपस्थिति बढ्दा हाम्रो सामाजिक संरचनाहरूमा कस्तो परिवर्तन आएको छ त? यसबारे थप चर्चा पत्रकार माधुरी महतोसँग। Journalist Madhuri Mahato spoke to women who have become the head of their family in the absence of their fathers, sons, and husbands. They are making their presence felt in public spaces and they are making decisions for their families and their communities. This episode is part of a five-part series, Interrupting Spaces, produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal. Over the next five weeks, we will bring you stories of women who are interrupting and disrupting the spaces and structures around them through their work, their voices, and their presence. You do not want to miss this special series. For new episode updates, please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, CastBox, or wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Podcast Addict: https://www.podcastaddict.com/podcast/1934217# Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Credit: Reported by Madhuri Mahato Madhuri is a journalist based in Birgunj, Nepal. Currently, the News Chief at Narayani FM, she has over a decade of experience reporting for the print and radio, including BBC Nepali. Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai Illustrations by Stuti Sharma Follow Stuti’s work on Instagram: @zealteal Music by Flekke Sound design by Phatcowlee Marketing and Social media: Rabina Adhikari & Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (Boju Bajai team) Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more guff gaff and laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

समृद्ध नेपाल कसको लागि? चिल्ला सडक र महँगा एयरपोर्टहरूले भरिएको समृद्ध नेपालको परिक‌ल्पनामा व्हिलचियर प्रयोगकर्ता लगायत विभिन्न किसिमको अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्तिहरुले पनि प्रयोग गर्न मिल्ने भौतिक संरचनाहरू पनि पर्छन् की पर्दैनन् ? समृद्ध नेपालको सडक, फुटपाथ, गगनचुम्बी भवन र त्यहाँ थुप्रिएका अवसरसम्मको पहुँच अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्तिहरूका लागि पनि उत्तिकै सहज हुनुपर्छ। तर अवस्था त्यस्तो भइसकेको छैन। र यहि (अ)समावेशी समृद्धिले तेर्साएका चुनौतीहरु बारे यसपालिको हाम्रो गफगाफ । In this episode, reporter Nikita Tripathi talked to Shreeti Shrestha. Twenty-five-year-old Shreeti works as a software engineer and she was featured in The Kathmandu Post piece ‘The women who are changing the face of tech in Nepal’ by Prajesh SJB Rana for her work at Cotiviti Nepal and Dallo Tech. She is also a wheelchair user. We wanted to find out from Shreeti how she is navigating the physical side of the city but also her personal and professional experience working in the tech industry in Nepal. This episode is part of a five-part series, Interrupting Spaces, produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal. Over the next five weeks, we will bring you stories of women who are interrupting and disrupting the spaces and structures around them through their work, their voices, and their presence. You do not want to miss this special series. For new episode updates, please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, CastBox, or wherever you get your podcast. Related readings: ‘The women who are changing the face of tech in Nepal’ - https://tkpo.st/2LdKgef Twitter by Shubha Kayastha on how inclusive the streets are - https://twitter.com/Shubha_a/status/1360237874344435713 ‘Report on Accessibility Audit on Kathmandu Nepal’ (PDF file) by National Federation of the Disabled - Nepal - https://nfdn.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Final_Access-audit-report_NFDN2018.pdf Credit: Reported by Nikita Tripathi. Nikita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from Kathmandu University. Research by Bidhya Rai Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai Illustrations by Stuti Sharma Follow Stuti’s work on Instagram: @zealteal Music by Flekke Sound design by Phatcowlee Marketing and Social media: Rabina Adhikari & Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (Boju Bajai team) ‘सडकको यो आवाज सुन’ bite from Sumnima Rai Karki’s Twitter https://twitter.com/suminaraikarki/status/1360227197445758977 Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Podcast Addict: https://www.podcastaddict.com/podcast/1934217# Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more guff gaff and laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

Trigger Warning // Mentions of sexual assault, violence, and self-harm. This episode is about reaching out to strangers in moments of distress - when you fear for your life or when you just need someone to talk to. Journalist Sewa Bhattarai brings you the story of Kabita, a helpline worker at the National Women’s Commission Helpline 1145. Kabita’s job entails receiving calls of distress from women, thousands of them, across Nepal who are subjected to different forms of violence every day. This episode is part of a five-part series, Interrupting Spaces, produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal. Over the next five weeks, we will bring you stories of women who are interrupting and disrupting the spaces and structures around them through their work, their voices, and their presence. You do not want to miss this special series. For new episode updates, please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, CastBox, or wherever you get your podcast. If you or anyone you know is suffering from gender-based violence, please CALL or SMS at 1145. You can also visit nwchelpline.gov.np to file an online form about your GBV incident. For psychosocial counselling contact 1145 Or Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal's toll free number between 8am to 6pm 1660 010 2005 For shelter services contact SAATHI: 9801038482, 9841607846, 9849544950 For child related services contact CWIN Nepal child helpline: 1098 Patan Hospital Helpline for Suicide Prevention: 9813476123 TUTH Suicide Hotline: 9840021600 If you are in need of LEGAL COUNSELLING, contact the following advocates of Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC) and TPO Nepal (for Nuwakot) between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adv. Punyashila Dawadi 9841437949 Adv. Shakuntala Basnet 9841644515 Adv. Chandeshwori Tandukar 9841202275 Adv. Anjana Neupane 9860489403 Adv. Garima Pandey (Nuwakot) 9849491538 Credit: Reported by Sewa Bhattarai. Sewa is a bilingual journalist based in Nepal, working in radio and print media. Her main reporting focus is gender issues, and her other interests are arts and literature, environment, and rural Nepal. Follow Sewa on Twitter: @sewa_ditee Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai Illustrations by Stuti Sharma Follow Stuti’s work on Instagram: @zealteal Music by Flekke Sound design by Phatcowlee Marketing and Social media: Rabina Adhikari & Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (Boju Bajai team) Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

We spoke to Rubeena Mahato, a public policy specialist, about meaningful representation and inclusion in a deeply unequal society like ours. समानता, समावेशिताका नारालाई व्यवहारमा उतार्न के गर्न सकिन्छ? आरक्षणबारे दोहोरो कुरा गर्नै नखोज्ने/ नचाहने र meritocracy को मात्र रटान लाउनेहरूलाई कसरी engage गराउने यी महत्वपूर्ण विषयहरुमा? कोहि बेला यस्ता जठिल कुराहरुबारे meme बनाएर मात्र हुँदैन/ पुग्दैन, यी कुराहरुबारे यस्तो गफगाफ पनि सुन्ने गरौ है, gaaiz !! This conversation was recorded for Guff Gaff with Boju Bajai, a web-series presented by Book Bus Nepal. The series was produced by Satori Center for the Arts, Quixote’s Cove, and Boju Bajai. Watch ‘दाजु भाई show’, the third episode of Guff Gaff with Boju Bajai series, featuring our Rubeena Mahato and Shusma Barali on our YouTube channel. Alongside a skit from the office of 'ASSHOLE' by Yoznaa Thapa Magar and a musical performance by singer-songwriter Simma Rai. https://youtu.be/KyB86yyYJ7w If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

Take a break from the relentless 2021 news cycle, and listen to our ‘छाडा’ and ‘अराजक’ take on everything that has happened in Nepal in the last two weeks - from this kaam chalau government’s authoritarian streak in the online and offline world to the violence and discrimination Nepali women are subjected to everyday. And it’s only February, yaar! Oh bhaaisaa, ये क्या हो रहा हे नेपालमे? एकछिन chill गर्न नपाइने यो देशाँ! #bojubajai #kaamgarnadeu #freedomofexpression #bideshjanadeu #saasfernadeu #bachnadeu If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on Soundcloud @bojubajai or wherever you get your podcast. Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ Related readings: सामाजिक सञ्जालसम्बन्धी निर्देशिका जारी गर्ने सरकारको तयारी - https://ekantipur.com/news/2021/02/09/161287884604191929.html ओलीको आमसभा : निर्मलालाई न्याय माग्दा पक्राउ, कालो टोपी लगाउनेलाई रोक - https://ekantipur.com/news/2021/02/09/161287884604191929.html New rule requiring women under 40 to take approval from family, local ward office to go abroad draws criticism - https://kathmandupost.com/national/2021/02/10/new-rule-requiring-women-under-40-to-take-approval-from-family-local-ward-office-to-go-abroad-draws-criticism Why Ram Kumari Jhakri has been arrested and under which law? - https://tkpo.st/3qaHPsd

Here’s our haudey guff gaff welcoming 2021 with utmost respect cos ओल्बा said so (स्योस?). We talk about everything from what news from Nepal would sound like in the hit podcast The Daily, Boju Bajai’s plans for the new year and lastly, we try to imagine how life would be in utopian Nepal. Dhilaai bhaeni Happy New Year. We hope this year is mucho mucho better than 2020. If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on Soundcloud @bojubajai or wherever you get your podcast. Follow @Bojubajai on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more laughs. Related readings https://www.recordnepal.com/wire/features/oli-sacrifices-the-constitution-to-save-his-skin/ Music: The Daily theme music by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly. Learn more about the iconic theme music in this episode of songexploder podcast https://songexploder.net/the-daily and in this piece by zeeee Michael Barbaro https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/podcasts/daily-theme-song.html Kuch Toh Hua Hai, Kal Ho Naa Ho by Shankaar-Eshan-Loy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWDiVU38lKg

In this episode, we talk about violence against women offline and online. We hope to explore how gender-based violence manifested itself in new and different forms during the COVID pandemic and also touch on the lack of policy and judicial responsiveness when it comes to online harassment and bullying of women and individuals from marginalised communities. Follow Boju Bajai: YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw Facebook www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter twitter.com/bojubajai Instagram www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Support us on Patreon www.patreon.com/bojubajai This episode is part of a series Boju Bajai has produced in partnership with UN Nepal on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. It is an attempt to amplify the voices of individuals and organizations in Nepal striving towards creating a more equal, just and sustainable society. For more information and take part in the UN75 survey, please go to un75.online/ Related readings: How COVID-19 Worsens Gender Inequality in Nepal: https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/how-covid-19-worsens-gender-inequality-in-nepal/ Lockdown and the surge in domestic violence: https://www.nepalitimes.com/latest/lockdown-and-the-surge-in-domestic-violence/ Domestic violence surging during lockdown: https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/domestic-violence-surging-during-lockdown-2552 648 women committed suicide during lockdown: Police: https://english.khabarhub.com/2020/15/104698/ Child marriages up during Nepal lockdown: https://www.nepalitimes.com/latest/child-marriages-up-during-nepal-lockdown/

चिल्लो सडकमा चिल्लो गाडी हैन, हामीलाई हिँड्न डुल्न, साइकिल कुदाउन सुरक्षित सडक चाहियो माइ लर्ड! बढ्दो प्रदूषणलाई नियन्त्रण गर्न निजी गाडीलाई भन्दा विद्युतिय सार्वजनिक यातायातलाई प्रोत्सहान गरौ र सबैलाई सुरक्षित महशुस हुने र वातावरणलाई संरक्षण गर्ने किसिमका भौतिक पूर्वाधारको विकास गरौ, माइ लर्ड! यसैबारे यसपालिको गफगाफ featuring Shristina Shrestha of Nepal Cycle Society. This episode focuses on transport, both as a local and national concern. We have tried to explore the state of public transport and how it represents the contestations and conflicts experienced by individuals (especially women) and communities on a daily basis. Our guest Shristina Shrestha of Nepal Cycle Society offers a critical view on some policy lapses when it comes to addressing the public versus private divide in relation to access to green spaces and the disproportionate impact of pollution on the general health and wellbeing of the urban population with limited means. Follow Boju Bajai: YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw Facebook www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter twitter.com/bojubajai Instagram www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Support us on Patreon www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow Nepal Cycle Society on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Nepalcyclesociety/ This episode is part of a series Boju Bajai has produced in partnership with UN Nepal on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. It is an attempt to amplify the voices of individuals and organizations in Nepal striving towards creating a more equal, just and sustainable society. For more information on the UN75 survey please go to un75.online/ Related readings: Bourgeois environmentalism, Prashanta Khanal, The Kathmandu Post https://tkpo.st/3k7LymM Cycling lessons from Copenhagen, Prashanta Khanal, The Record https://www.recordnepal.com/perspective/cycling-lessons-from-copenhagen/ Read more about Nepal’s petrol tax policies https://bit.ly/3pS7kyM Environmentalists say government can start with using tax pollution to combat poor air quality, The Kathmandu Post - https://tkpo.st/2COzBix Heat and dust: Kathmandu's commuter hell – in pictures, The Guardian, https://bit.ly/3pP6yTl कस्तो हुन्छ समाजवादी सहर ? (अडियाेसहित) - https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/1155/2020-10-17

Produced by - Rajan Shrestha aka Phatcowlee To watch full video - https://youtu.be/-oTePnqQz6g Featured in Ep 4 of Guff Gaff with Boju Bajai (https://youtu.be/itL42WgcSQY)

In this episode, we talk about the personal approach to green living in urban spaces. What are the small initiatives and actions that individuals are taking in order to lead a more environmentally friendly lifestyle while addressing the challenges that urban settings such as Kathmandu pose. फोहोरलाई मोहर बनाउन (or at least राम्रो तरिकाले व्यवस्थापन गर्न) प्रयत्नशील दुई जना cool womaniyas सँगको हाम्रो कुराकानी सुन्नुहोला । This episode is part of a series Boju Bajai has produced in partnership with UN Nepal on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. It is an attempt to amplify the voices of individuals and organizations in Nepal striving towards creating a more equal, just and sustainable society. For more information on UN75 survey please go to https://un75.online/ Follow Boju Bajai YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw Facebook www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter twitter.com/bojubajai Instagram www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/bojubajai Reading list Don’t waste food https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2018/06/15/dont-waste-food Springs, Storage Towers, and Water Conservation in the Midhills of Nepal https://lib.icimod.org/record/32016 THE ONUS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/confronting-carbon-inequality Waste Management in Nepal https://www.adb.org/publications/solid-waste-management-nepal-current-status-and-policy-recommendations Ten simple ways to act on climate change https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20181102-what-can-i-do-about-climate-change

In this episode, @shaileeism and @PayalPallavi take over Boju Bajai and talk about what it means to be a Madhesi, a Nepali, and a Madhesi woman in Nepal. Disclaimer - This episode contains two un-beeped expletives, ध्यान दिएर सुन्नुस् होला :) Also, mooori mooori dhanyaawad to everyone supporting us Patreon and making us feel truly happy about the work we do. Please do support our work through Patreon and make our lovely grannies ajhai khushi. More deets here www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow us on: Facebook www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter twitter.com/bojubajai Instagram www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Disclaimer: This episode contains foul language and is intended for 18+ listeners.

We are only 2.3% behind Nepali men in our pursuit for happiness, dear ladies, according to a recent study by a CBS survey. So in this episode we talk about things that would make us as happy or happier than Nepali men. A big big thank you to all the wonderful womaniyas who responded to our questions about (un)happiness :) Also, mooori mooori dhanyaawad to everyone supporting us Patreon and making us feel truly happy about the work we do. Please do support our work through Patreon and make our lovely grannies ajhai khushi. More deets here https://www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow us on: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter https://twitter.com/bojubajai Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Nepali men happier than women: CBS survey https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/nepali-men-happier-than-women-cbs-survey/ Senti background music- Info Junction Hindi https://bit.ly/3eWSTTx

In this episode, we look at how the state institutions of Nepal are mirror images of the caste system. We will also listen to the lived experiences of Dalit women as they challenge and speak against the very foundations of caste-based discrimination and caste-based oppression. Sources used: "From Tika to Ashes" by Sarita Pariyar (https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2019/01/25/from-tika-to-ashes) "Caste Apartheid in the Judiciary" by Raksha Ram Harijan (https://www.recordnepal.com/perspective/opinions/caste-apartheid-in-the-judiciary/) "Dalits and women the most under-represented in Parliament" by Bhola Paswan (https://www.recordnepal.com/data/dalits-and-women-the-most-under-represented-in-parliament/) "Bullied every time" by Aahuti (https://www.recordnepal.com/perspective/opinions/bullied-every-time/) http://www.jagaranmedia.org.np/ Benchmark Study, Samata Foundation in 2014 (https://www.samatafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Benchmark-study_nepal-report.pdf) Empowering women through education: Experiences from Dalit women in Nepal by Nerine Guinée (2014) FEDO, e-Bulletin Issue 38, 2019 (https://fedonepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Issue-38.pdf) 'Dalits facing difficulties even to rent room in Kathmandu' by Arpana Adhikari (https://therisingnepal.org.np/news/32721)

Four years of laughing, guff gaffing, long-distance friendships and long-distance skype calls. We would like to thank all of our listeners for your love and support. A big hug to all of the new friends we have made because of our podcast. Our podcast has always been about pushing for space and creating space for women in the Nepali public sphere, and if you like what we do, please subscribe to our podcast on http://Soundcloud.com/bojubajai If you like what we do, please consider supporting our work on Patreon www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on Soundcloud @bojubajai or wherever you get your podcast. Follow @Bojubajai on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more laughs.

महामारीको बेला महिला र पुरुषलाई यसले कसरी बेग्ला बेग्लै तरिकाले असर गर्छ भन्नेबारे सोच्नुभाको छ? बन्दाबन्दीको बेला अपिसको काममाथि घरायसी कामको भारले महिलाहरुमा पर्ने असरबारे यसपालिको एपीसोड । Listen to this episode to find out what it's like for women working from home, where many find themselves having to combine domestic work that they never get paid for with work that they have to do, in order to get paid. A huge huge thank you to all the women who shared their stories with us for this episode. If you like what we do, please consider supporting our work on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai or wherever you get your podcast. Follow Boju Bajai on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more laughs. Theme music by Flekke https://flekke.bandcamp.com/

Headphones लगाम् र नयाँ वर्ष विशेष एपिसोड सुनम्। विशेष धन्यवाद to Flekke for the music and Phatcowlee Rajan Shrestha for mixing magic. Podchaser code: SjcuPezLLFRoIppwuNd9 Here are some video links to Flekke's originals : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTdzznK02-4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT7k0zeKR-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1koSDrxNpSA Find her on Bandcamp at flekke.bandcamp.com Find Phatcowlee here : https://soundcloud.com/phatcowlee

For International Transgender Visibility Day we spoke to queer rights activist Rukshana Kapali about language, visibility and why Nepal’s queer movement needs diverse narratives to move forward. At the young age of 20, Rukshana has sparked some critical conversations around how Nepali media and the Nepali state views transgender people. And we strongly feel Ruskhana should be on all the high achievers' lists of the world! Follow her incredible work at https://rukshanakapali.com/english/ Queer Youth Group https://www.facebook.com/QYGnepal/ New Queer https://www.facebook.com/NewaQueer/ Body and Data https://bodyanddata.org/

Sabse bada rupaiya? Talking about money and class in the time of Coronavirus. Also, this episode was recorded a week ago and since then a lot of things have changed in Nepal and elsewhere. Stay safe hai! Earlier this week, the Nepalese government decided to close down movie theatres, gyms, schools, night clubs from 19 March to 30 April 2020 as part of precautionary measures against the spread of Covid-19. Read more about it here: https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/112334 Cardi B, Money https://bit.ly/2vFN6RM Aghosh, Mujhe Mil Toh Jaye Thoda Paisa https://bit.ly/33wE5a2 Girish, Money https://bit.ly/3ba3HMz 'The Rapist Is You!': Women Flash Mob Protests Outside Harvey Weinstein Courthouse | NBC News https://bit.ly/395h1QQ

With everything happening right now, from mindless violence to a deadly virus spreading around the world, we attempt to bring some joy with our guff gaff and laugh with the one and only Bartika Rai :) Thank you for your time and for letting us use your beautiful songs, dear Bartika. Taral- Ghar (Yaadharu) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7C7oXShSqE Bimbaakash-Khai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7ZODxg0yyY Si/Ma-[Na] - Deshnikala https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUuCwpEnS-o

इन्टरनेटमा हाम्रो अनुभवबारे गफगाफ गरियो अस्ति Boju Bajai Live मा । How do women own the social media space? How should we respond to trolls or social media abuse? How can we deal with social media fatigue? How do we choose the battles we want to fight? यो Boju Bajai Live को अन्तिम अंश हो। धैर्य धारण गरिदिनु भएकोमा फेरि पनि मुरी मुरी धन्यवाद। Read Durga Karki's सोझो केटो here https://www.setopati.com/opinion/132445 Listen to the first two episodes of Boju Bajai Live here https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/opening-act and here https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/bgjvcymrxfgs

इन्टरनेटमा हाम्रो अनुभवबारे गफगाफ गरियो अस्ति Boju Bajai Live मा । What is a woman's experience online? How do you navigate between the personal and the public persona on social media? आउने हप्ताहरुमा Boju Bajai Live को बाँकी अंशहरु upload गर्नेछौ । धैर्य धारण गरिदिनु भएकोमा फेरि पनि मुरी मुरी धन्यवाद। Listen to the first bit of of Boju Bajai Live here https://soundcloud.com/bojubajai/opening-act

Manel organize गर्न साह्रै गाह्रो रहेछ हौ, सक्षम पुरुष नै नपाइने भन्या! त्यसैले केहि महिलाहरुलाई भेला गरेर इन्टरनेटमा हाम्रो अनुभवबारे गफगाफ गरियो अस्ति Boju Bajai Live मा । What is a woman's experience online? What it means to be on social media and how do you deal with the emotional toll social media and internet take on us? आउने हप्ताहरुमा Boju Bajai Live को बाँकी अंशहरु upload गर्नेछौ । धैर्य धारण गरिदिनु भएकोमा मुरी मुरी धन्यवाद।

Guff gaffing about what made us cringe, laugh and curse in 2019. Highlights of 2019 from the Nepali internet, politics and media, Boju Bajai isshtyle! If you like our work and want to support us, you can find us on Patreon - patreon.com/bojubajai If you are in Nepal and can't use your card to support our work on Patreon, we are esewa as well hai - esewa id 9803030926

Say hello to Muna Gurung, our third boju, and brilliant writer/translator friend. We talk to her about translations, about women, often forgotten by Nepal's literary circle and her amazing Lightroom Conversation series, where she speaks with some of the most interesting figures in Nepal's literary scene. Also, we are taking a season break aka Puja holidays, bishes! We will be back with more fun guff gaff in 2020. We hope you enjoy this hour-plus guff gaff, season finale :) Link to the series https://www.nepalitimes.com/author/muna-gurung/

In this very cheesy episode, we talk about why friendship is important and how it shapes our lives. And why we need more deep portrayal of female, queer and all kinds of non-broey friendship in our books and movies. Also, a big thank you to everyone who shared their friendship stories with us. If you enjoy our laugh and guff gaff, please consider being our patron hai. More details here hai https://www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and FB @bojubajai hai

In this episode, we take a look at the stand-up scene in Nepal and the type of content that is being produced and consumed by a large, easily influenced, and relatively young audience. Are our comedians just assuming their audience is dumb, or are they dumbing down their audience? We also talk a bit about our evergreen, never ageing hero, Mr. Bhuwan KC. Ohoo! Bhuwan Kc? Also, please go listen to Antariksa podcast. It is excellent. https://soundcloud.com/antariksaspace

Bhrikuti lovingly calls her periods, Rajaswala didi, but does didi love her back? In this episode, we talk about women's relationship to their bodies and how Nepali newspapers are courting and publishing an increasing number of personal narrative pieces written by women writers. While personal narratives are inspiring and spark important conversations, are they enough to bring about structural change? What more can Nepali media do besides publishing more content written by women writers?

Boju Bajai turns three. Thank you for laughing and guff gaffing with us. हाँस्दै, खेल्दै, पितृसत्तालाई उडाउदै समय बितेको त् पत्तै चल्दैन रेछ बै ! तपाईहरुको साथ यसरी निरन्तर रहिरहोस्। We have some important birthday message in this episode so please majjaale, ध्यान दिएर सुन्नु होला र प्रतिक्रियाको पठाउनु होला। उही तपाईहरुको उत्ताउली, जान्ने पल्टिने बोजु बज्यै :) For more Boju Bajai please follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Twitter https://twitter.com/BojuBajai Background track (and birthday feelz courtesy) Happy Birthday to you Sunita - Music by Laxmikant- Pyarelala, 1967, Saregama https://gaana.com/song/baar-baar-din-ye-aaye-happy-birthday-to-you

The world's "best constitution" doesn't give equal citizenship rights to Nepali women cos some citizens are more equal than others, haina bro? A lot happened after we recorded this episode, all of which we couldn't include. So here's a mini explainer: - Amid uncertainty surrounding the amendment to the Citizenship Act, the Home Ministry on April 2 issued a circular to all 77 chief district officers across the country, telling them to grant citizenship by descent to those individuals whose parents are citizens by birth. - And then some smart ass uncle filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court to not implement the ministry’s decision on citizenship, leading to an interim order to the government to stop the implementation. - A few days later, the Supreme Court paved the way for individuals, whose parents are Nepali citizens by birth, to acquire citizenship by descent. (Boohoo, uncle!) - For now, hundreds of people without citizenships are able to apply for papers. But the issue of citizenship through mothers remains and we will have to wait and see what our lawmakers do about amending these laws. Read more about it here https://bit.ly/2DvsTi0 Interview with lawmaker Binda Pandey of the ruling Nepal Communist Party The Kathmandu Post, Tsering D Gurung, https://bit.ly/2Gwwdu2 Setopati, Shova Sharma https://setopati.com/politics/177120

नेपाली संगीत जगतको चीरफार in Boju Bajai isshtyle! Do popular Nepali songs and music represent our lived experiences? What are the characters on screen singing about, and who determines what kind of music becomes "mainstream" in Nepal? All this and much much more in this episode! Thanks to all the artists who gave us permission to use their tracks. Links to all the songs we talked about is here. Please do check them out. Fuzzscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLH6vVpQBTE&t=1066s Rai ko Ris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cz1zbDspIU Raithane Music: https://www.facebook.com/raithanemusic/videos/275552059800535/ हट्ने हैन( हटी हैन) डटी लड्ने: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnqLuLxeS-g Sajjan Raj Vaidya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogr6ygCwRwc Pitch road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV8_VniF19o Chyangba Hoi Chyangba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjmeuTnojzc Dui rupaiya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grixSgZmMPc Kutu ma Kutu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwIWfvW3SD8 Yo keti ko thik chaina chala: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9BXMJkrfyw

Why don't we believe women when they share their Me Too stories? Shouldn't we be talking about the skewed power structures and institutions that enable sexual misconduct and predatory behavior? In this episode, we also talk to a survivor of sexual harassment, who wrote about the ordeal she faced at the hands of her professor at Tribhuvan University. Links to Manisha and Nisha's piece Kantipur https://bit.ly/2AdBUKX The Record https://bit.ly/2CAcyc8

In 1928 Virginia Woolf argued how important it is for women to have their own space to cultivate creativity. Nearly a century later, here we are talking about our unsuccessful pursuit of personal space and time. Music: A Good Start by Monplaisir Source: Freemusicarchive.org

A Survival Guide for Young Girls I have nothing in common with them, except I was once a young girl, just like them, but I am alive. They are dead. My body is of its shape, theirs was of a prey, now dead. Unlike me, they will never get to see an eclipse of a life-time.

अनि कतिको तीज लागिरछ त ? Where's the party tonight? At Pashupatinath, and chowks, gallis and all the public spaces that are usually reserved by men on other days. PS: We somehow lost this episode from our list, so reposting it hai.

When will the politicization of women's bodies end? Last month it was former law minister Sher Bahadur Tamang's sexist remarks on Nepali girls studying in Bangladesh. It is convenient for the state to call us cheli beti because once they refer to us as citizens they have to give us equal rights.

Nepal's editors and reporters tell us how they cover rape, sexual assault and why our newsrooms need to rethink how it reports rape and crimes of sexual violence. In this two-part episode in collaboration with The Record, we are going to look at how different public institutions including media deal with sexual violence. Link to The Record's article https://bit.ly/2tT2DZy Image credit: The Record

It's that time of the year again. So what are we marching for this time?

'Tis the season for trolling the trolls. (Apologies for the sound quality. We blame it on long distance relationships.)

We talk about our awkward introduction to sex, or shall we say reproduction. In this लास्टै bold episode we also share the epic journey of the condom from the shelf to the counter and why we need non-judgement gynaecologists. 51 Hilarious Jokes About Sex By Indian Women On Twitter http://bzfd.it/2tsjxir Soundtrack : Karz, 1980, Saregama Music

In this episode, we explore the 'types' of Nepali men we have come across. While stereotyping might be counter-productive, we see some value in countering the stereotyping of women and the perpetuation of gender types/roles. A special shout out to @bhenajuofficial and her hilarious videos - https://www.facebook.com/bhenajuofficial/ Photo credit: Bikram Rai Woke Desi Men, https://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/whos-the-wokest-boy-in-the-world

In this episode we talk about local elections, women in Nepali politics and the female political career. How do media coverage of women politicians shape the way they are perceived? How difficult is it for women to enter a political environment that is built on patronage? Links to the articles and reports we talk about the in this episode: Kathmandu candidate numbers http://www.onwardnepal.com/election/kathmandu-candidate-numbers/ http://mahilakhabar.com/news/2017/05/05/25905.html The Female Political Career - http://www.womeninparliaments.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Final_13012015_The-Female-Political-Career.pdf Nepali women voters : http://www.onwardnepal.com/election/nepali-women-voters-candidates/ Dalit women candidates http://bit.ly/2qLrP0T Image credit : iknowpolitics.org

Stop comparing our bodies to fruits, coke bottles and animal body parts. In this episode we talk about why we need to change the way we talk about women's bodies and appearance. Follow Kripa Joshi and Miss Moti's adventures here https://www.missmoti.com/ Force feeding women in Mauritania http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a3513/forcefeeding-in-mauritania/

Misogyny isn't cute. Repeat. Misogyny isn't cute. Also why are people so afraid of the F word? It's just Feminism, hey!

We look back at the year 2016 and discuss the good (Nepali women who kicked ass), the bad (all-male panels) and a little bit of the ugly (sexist media reports+ trolls) . The year in review is here. Link to the works of all the awesome women we talk about Insta बहिनी Lhakyila https://www.instagram.com/lhakyila/?hl=en Bartika Rai's Youtube channel http://bit.ly/2jdHhQT Chaukath http://bit.ly/2jlrF0g Sushila Maharjan, Phd wins Elsevier Foundation Awards for Women in Science http://bit.ly/1QhZC6M Picture credit : Pinterest

मन मिल्ने कुरा त कोहि गर्दैनन्, बा !! जात, छालाको रंग र PR पाउने काम भए बिहे पक्का हुने। यस्तै रहेछ अअअअ हाम्रो घर परिवार र समाजको चलन। In this episode we talk about why we love and despise the wedding season. Also why our families and society treat us like छिप्पेको बोडी र भिन्डी if we ain't married by a "certain" age. Follow us on Twitter @bojubajai and like our Facebook page BojuBajai Picture : Annatamila, Pinterest

Second part of two part episode on sexual harassment. Follow us on Twitter @bojubajai and like our Facebook page BojuBajai . Read more about Code for Nepal's survey on harassment here http://bit.ly/2ey9OlR Contact numbers of district police offices in 75 districts: http://bit.ly/2hpwW2X Learn more about Women and Children Service Directorate http://bit.ly/2gCkRuD

Based on the insightful piece 'घरकी बुहारी बोलाएर ससुरा र श्रीमानलाई गाली गर्न सिकाउने!' published by Manavi ji on Setopati, here is our special episode. हाम्रो विशेष प्रस्तुति को हुनेछ करोडपतिमा के भृकुटी जी ले नारीवाद, पुरूषतन्त्र, केटाकेटीको दशैंबारे यी पाँच प्रश्न जवाफ दिन सक्नु होला? घरकी बुहारी बोलाएर ससुरा र श्रीमानलाई गाली गर्न सिकाउने! http://setopati.com/blog/57853/ Enjoyed the episode? Now take part in this fun quiz http://bit.ly/2gzCud7 Gender Based Violence in Nepal http://bit.ly/2fWWsdK 16 days of activism against gender abuse (or as Manavi ji puts it केटाकेटीको दशैं) http://bit.ly/2gGhHpe Follow us on Facebook and Twitter https://twitter.com/BojuBajai