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Dohori--Nepal's take on karaoke

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August 24th 2008
Ever willing to show us a good time in Nepal, Rajan has, from the beginning, insisted that we spend an evening at dohori. Nepal's version of karaoke, dohori is essentially a mash-up of traditional folk songs and gender dynamics with contemporary pop culture and sexuality. Legend has it that traditionally dohori was a casual gathering of locals--men pitted against women in an ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more