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SITTING CROSS-LEGGED ON THE FLOOR: A DISAPPEARING POSTURE OF HUMILITY

IS PATRIOTISM JUST ABOUT WAVING A FLAG ON CONSTITUTION DAY?

THE SHOES OUTSIDE THE DOOR: WHAT RESPECT LOOKS LIKE IN NEPALI HOMES

THE IMPACT OF SMARTPHONES ON FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION

THE UNSPOKEN RULES OF QUEUEING: PATIENCE AND COURTESY IN EVERYDAY LIFE

DOES SUFFERING MAKE US MORE TOLERANT—OR JUST NUMB?

WHY EVERYONE IN NEPAL SAYS “COMING HAI!” BUT LEAVES AN HOUR LATER

WHY DO PEOPLE LOWER THEIR VOICE WHEN SAYING SOMEONE’S NAME?

WHY DO NEPALIS WORSHIP FOREIGN IDEAS BUT IGNORE LOCAL WISDOM?

THE SILENCE OF TEEN BOYS: WHAT EMOTIONS ARE WE TEACHING THEM TO HIDE?

THE NEPALI HABIT OF SAYING “THIK CHHA”—EVEN WHEN IT’S NOT

STREET FOOD CULTURE: WHAT VENDORS AND CUSTOMERS REVEAL ABOUT SOCIETY

THE MYTH OF ‘WE ARE POOR BUT HAPPY’: A ROMANTICIZED VIEW OF NEPALI LIFE?

OBSERVING SCREEN TIME IN CAFÉS AND PARKS: SOCIAL OR SOLITARY?

HOW STRANGERS CONNECT IN PUBLIC SPACES

KARMA- AN EXCUSE TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITY? RETHINKING TRADITIONAL BELIEFS