Anish Ghimire

INTERVIEW: I just wanted to make a damn good movie: Ramesh Sippy on ‘Sholay’ Fifty years after the blockbuster, Bollywood’s veteran director reflects on timeless storytelling, Nepali cinema, censorship, and debunks a popular cinema myth. kathmandupost.com/interviews/202… —by @AnishG08

Artists see new possibilities in Nepal’s political shift Voices across film, music, literature and theatre say the moment offers a chance to rethink how creative work is valued. kathmandupost.com/art-culture/20… —by @AnishG08

BBC investigation shows broad intelligence failure of security agencies and damning role of Chandra Kuber Khapung in the shooting of unarmed protestors on Sept 8. "Our officers fired on them like they were enemies," one police officer said. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Nepal through Dr Govinda KC’s lens Travelling to the country’s most remote districts to provide healthcare, KC quietly documents the lives he encountered in ‘Doctorle Dekheko Nepal’. kathmandupost.com/art-culture/20… —by @AnishG08

‘Scary and exciting’: Aakriti and Abishek on their debut The lead actors of the upcoming movie ‘Kumari’, Aakriti Rajbhandari and Abishek Khadka, discuss the challenges of playing complex characters, debut jitters, and the pressure of public scrutiny. kathmandupost.com/art-culture/20… —by @AnishG08

Thank you @kathmandupost and @AnishG08 for this conversation around my new book Shared Bonds, Strategic Interests; India- Nepal relations in a Turbulent World published by @SimonSchusterIN with perspectives from both countries.

Year of election: Celebrities, Gen Z and the ballot Public figures are calling on young Nepalis to vote, seeing the election as a chance to end decades of political instability—while remaining wary of repeating past mistakes. kathmandupost.com/art-culture/20… —by @AnishG08

Akhilesh Upadhyay discusses his new book, ‘In the Margins of Empires: A History of the Chicken’s Neck’ and how life in the borderlands is defined not just by power politics, but by memory, movement and ordinary people. kathmandupost.com/books/2025/12/… —by @AnishG08

If I were to play a young actor today, I’d play young Rajesh Hamal Nepal’s Mahanayak on memes, discipline, superheroes, and his book ‘Yug Dekhi Yug Samma’. kathmandupost.com/interviews/202… —by @AnishG08

How an Irish cricket commentator fell in love with Nepal An advocate for Associate Cricket, Andrew Leonard, aka ‘Taklu Dai’, says Nepal is close to a breakthrough in world cricket, with the Nepal Premier League providing fresh momentum. kathmandupost.com/art-culture/20… —by @AnishG08

How @CricketBadge fell in love with Nepal, and why the Himalayan nation loves him back. Find out here: kathmandupost.com/art-culture/20…

Narayan Wagle | कलमदेखि कोदालोसम्म | Da Messages youtube.com/shorts/eK_AtZ_… via @YouTube

@CfcThapa @booksphere___ @pratyoushonta @narayanwagle The second session's link is here. youtube.com/watch?v=kKouIp…

@CfcThapa @booksphere___ @pratyoushonta @narayanwagle Here is the link to the first discussion. The second will be uploaded soon. youtube.com/watch?v=oVcTW3…

For the opening session of Kalam Konversation, we discussed Nepali non-fiction writing, publishing, and the public sphere with @pratyoushonta In the second session, @narayanwagle elaborated on his move from the journalistic life to Tanahun Farm, Palpasa Cafe, and Nepali society

@booksphere___ @pratyoushonta @narayanwagle What a happy coincidence!

@AnishG08 @pratyoushonta @narayanwagle Today we were talking about @narayanwagle 's palpasa cafe and how palpasa cafe became a turning point in nepali literature!!!

किताबबारे संवाद गर्न बसेको किसानीबारे हुन पुग्यो र म खुशी छु!

It was so nice chatting with you sir!

Happening tomorrow

This Sunday at Nepalaya's R-sala, I am speaking with Narayan Wagle about literature, farm life, and societal change.