A weekly current affairs newsletter from Nepal, written by Pranaya Rana
Kathmandu, Nepal
Joined August 2024
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A thorough look at six months of Balendra Shah government in Nepal, by @inkthink
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Why are Nepalis burning themselves to death?
A good and timely piece by @inkthink on an issue I have been thinking about for quite some time, and one that deserves much more discussion and reporting. @WeeklyKalam
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For my latest— reporting for @WeeklyKalam on one year of the Gen Z protest and whether the current government lives up to expectations.
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"So what do we do while the rare window of the world's attention is open following the Bhotekoshi flood? We make the climate conversation impossible to disappear.."
Special edition newsletter by climate researcher @ShuvamRizal for @WeeklyKalam.
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"In Kathmandu, there is talk of reparations and how the West must pay blood money for the death and destruction that Nepal itself has done little to set in motion... The US and China, the world’s two top carbon emitters, could give billions to Nepal, but that would be too little after the fact. The dead are dead and no amount of reparations will resurrect them," writes Pranaya Rana (@inkthink ): himalmag.com/nepal-flood-cli…
This story has been co-published with @WeeklyKalam
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All that we know about the Nepal flood and its aftermath
On the causes of the flood, the government response, and what the media and citizens are saying
— by @inkthink
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"Nepal also sets an interesting precedent by shifting from the language of aid to that of compensation... The change in language is deliberate, aimed at holding others responsible rather than a benign plea for aid."
What do we know about the flood and its aftermath?
In this week's deep dive, we provide a detailed breakdown on the causes of flood, the government reponse, and what the media and citizens are saying.
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So happy to see @inkthink’s shoutout for our coverage of the floods in the latest edition of @WeeklyKalam.
I’ve had the great fortune to work with Pranaya and I know how high his bar for stories (and praise) is. Also: Nepali media culture is not known to publicly appreciate another publication’s work. So thank you, Pranaya.
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Most Nepalis lead lives of constant precarity, one disaster — an earthquake, a flood, a serious illness — away from ruin. They know there is no official safety net, no comforting hand of government to swoop down and save them. @inkthink stark reality of our time. 🙌
"If an entire town can vanish in a few seconds, is there hope for any of us? No ground feels high enough, no home sturdy enough when the earth itself moves under your feet.."
Read a personal reflection on the flood amid climate change by @inkthink.
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@inkthink escaped the Nepal flash flood by an hour, maybe less. Here he tells the story -- and gets into just why this particular disaster has left Nepalis so deeply shaken. "Perhaps this is why Nepalis take it upon themselves to help each other," he writes. "They know that next time it could well be them. This time, for my friends and me, it was almost us."
A deeply affecting piece at @WeeklyKalam and @HimalSouthasian. Do read.
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“All Nepalis see themselves in the faces of those waiting for news of their husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, children, friends.” @inkthink on how it could have been him, or any of us, in the flood. kalamweekly.substack.com/p/i…
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"My friends and I missed the flood by an hour. ... Every Nepali knows that the next time ‘it could be me’. This time, for my friends and me, it was almost us."
~ Pranaya Rana @inkthink reflects on the Trishuli flood
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ALT the trishuli just before the flood
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"I escaped the flood by an hour. Like all Nepalis, I know disaster can hit me next time."
@inkthink's personal reflection on the flood and the precarity of life in Nepal amid climate change and inept government.
Superbly written, as always, by Pranaya.
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"Perhaps this is why Nepalis take it upon themselves to help each other. They know that next time it could well be them.."
A reflective piece on flood and the precarity of life in Nepal amid climate change by @inkthink for @WeeklyKalam.
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Update from Team Kalam in Nepal
Scientists are determining whether flood was triggered by earthquake-induced avalanche or glacial collapse, but climate change was major underlying causal factor with increasing dangers for Nepal's mountainous regions.
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For now, like all of Nepal, we are watching in shock and sadness as the death toll climbs, and wishing it does not climb too much higher.
My latest for @WeeklyKalam
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