Who gets to write our history?

The nationalist narrative seeks to establish Nepal as a great nation, and conveniently sets aside other histories that defeat this purpose.

Every year, without fail, all Nepalis wake up to the ‘greatness’ of Prithvi Narayan Shah on the occasion of Prithvi Jayanti, now also known as Nepal Ekikaran Diwas, or unification day. This year was no different. One commentator