Nepal's Tamang community in Kathmandu has begun early celebrations of their New Year, Lhosar with dancing, singing, and exchanging greetings. The Tamang community will officially celebrate Sonam ...

This story appears in the June 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. EDITOR’S NOTE This story went to press before the earthquake struck Nepal on April 25. The kumaris in the Kathmandu ...

there is depopulation in 329 out of Nepal’s 753 municipalities, which is 43% of the country’s geography. It seems there is an inverse relationship between roads and migration. This is evident in ...