A journalist’s mission to record Nepali football’s golden past

Veteran football journalist Himesh’s debut book—‘Swarnakatha: Nepali Footballko’—is more than a tribute to the sport. It’s a wake-up call for authorities to step up record-keeping.

Long before streaming links and floodlit stadiums, before national jerseys were stitched with sponsors’ names and hashtags, Nepali football lived in the cheers of local grounds, in grainy newspaper photos, and in the memory of those who were there. It’s easy to forget that the sport had its golden time—a period of pride, promise, and packed stadiumsーin the laps of the Himalayas.