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THE POWER OF OPTIMISM: CAN POSITIVE THINKING DRIVE SOCIAL PROGRESS IN NEPAL?

SILENCE AND SHAME: WHY MENTAL WELL-BEING STILL LACKS LANGUAGE IN RURAL NEPAL

THE SENTENCE THAT STARTS WITH “YO DESH MA…” AND ENDS IN EITHER LAUGHTER OR RAGE

WHY WE SAY ‘MAILE TA BHANYA HO’ WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

THE GREAT NEPALI FIGHT FOR THE REMOTE: WHO CONTROLS THE TV AT HOME?

THE MEANING HIDDEN IN “BUJHIYES?”—DO WE REALLY WANT AN ANSWER?

ARE WE TEACHING ENOUGH MORAL EDUCATION IN NEPALI SCHOOLS?

WHY WE SAY ‘I FORGOT’ INSTEAD OF ‘I DIDN’T WANT TO’

HOW RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INFLUENCE EVERYDAY DECISION-MAKING IN NEPAL

WHEN ‘TARA’ (BUT) HIDES A THOUSAND HESITATIONS

WHY 'KE GARNE' IS NOT LAZINESS BUT LANGUAGE OF ACCEPTANCE

WHAT PEOPLE MEAN WHEN THEY SAY “JHAN JHAN…” IN CONVERSATION

THE ROLE OF FATALISM IN SHAPING NEPALESE ATTITUDES TOWARD CHANGE

THE MANY MEANINGS OF “HO NI”: AGREEMENT, SARCASM, OR SURRENDER?

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