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The Inheritors of an Unfinished Revolution

By: Sushovan Dhar

Growing up after the monarchy’s fall, Nepal’s youth are confronting a republic that transformed political institutions while leaving the underlying social order intact.

(Narayan Maharjan / NurPhoto / Getty Images)

In the first week of September 2025, Nepal saw its biggest wave of unrest in almost twenty years. A small protest against a far-reaching social media ban quickly turned into a nationwide uprising against corruption, unemployment, and growing authoritarianism. In Kathmandu and other cities, tens of thousands of young people took to the streets, facing […]

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In the first week of September 2025, Nepal saw its biggest wave of unrest in almost twenty years. A small protest against a far-reaching social media ban quickly turned into a nationwide uprising against corruption, unemployment, and growing authoritarianism. In Kathmandu and other cities, tens of thousands of young people took to the streets, facing […]

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In the first week of September 2025, Nepal saw its biggest wave of unrest in almost twenty years. A small protest against a far-reaching social media ban quickly turned into a nationwide uprising against corruption, unemployment, and growing authoritarianism. In Kathmandu and other cities, tens of thousands of young people took to the streets, facing […]

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In the first week of September 2025, Nepal saw its biggest wave of unrest in almost twenty years. A small protest against a far-reaching social media ban quickly turned into a nationwide uprising against corruption, unemployment, and growing authoritarianism. In Kathmandu and other cities, tens of thousands of young people took to the streets, facing […]