Members of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party demonstrate to demand the restoration of Nepal’s constitutional monarchy and Hindu state (Sipa photo by Prabin Ranabhat via AP Images). This emergence of ...

KATHMANDU, (IANS) – Nepal is witnessing a growing call for the restoration of the Hindu state. The erstwhile Hindu state adopted a federal, secular, and democratic identity in 2008. The changes took ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals. In the Bankali ...

KATHMANDU, NepalKATHMANDU, Nepal — Thousands of Indian pilgrims arrive at daybreak at Pashupatinath, the most revered Hindu temple in Nepal, after traveling long distances in buses. Hawkers greet them ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Once the only Hindu kingdom in the world, Nepal was declared a secular state by its parliament in 2006, and the monarchy was abolished two years later. Now, with a new constitution ...

The growing calls from pro-monarchist Hindu hardliners to re-establish monarchy and abolish secularism to declare Nepal a Hindu state, is a threat to religious minorities, say minority community ...

When most Americans think of the Hindu community here, they tend to conflate Hindus with Indians, up to a third of the Hindu population in the U.S. is not from India and close to 40 percent of the ...

Anne Mocko has received research funding from the US Government through the FLAS and Fulbright Hays programs. Gyanendra Shah, former king of Nepal, will celebrate his 77th birthday on July 7, 2024.