When art meets activism: How ‘Dhaka-Dhoti’, Nepal’s first Madhesi-language rap, came to be

Artists Deepak Kahar and Suraj Chhetry talk about their latest smash hit and how they hope to introduce—and highlight—different ethnicities into mainstream Nepali rap.

A native of Rudrapur, a far-flung village in Rupandehi, Deepak Kahar says he has witnessed prejudice and discrimination his community has faced for much of his life.