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by Herne Katha · Nepali · Society & Culture
Herne Katha is a web documentary series which shows the everyday stories of ordinary people and communities in Nepal. You can now listen to the episodes of Herne Katha! Support us: Become our Patron: https://www.patreon.com/hernekatha Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/
16 May 2026 · 50 min
Dr. Bhaneshwar Pokharel studied agriculture in Rampur before earning his Master’s and PhD in Denmark. He spent years working in agricultural research there. Driven by a desire to pour his skills and knowledge back into his own soil, he returned to Nepal six years ago. In Madi, Chitwan, Bhaneshwar has built a beautiful and inspiring farm — following the dreams he truly believes in. Come, let’s listen to the story of this PhD farmer.
S1 · E165 · 2 May 2026 · 55 min
Perhaps beautiful souls are meant for difficult places. Just as the rhododendron blooms on rugged slopes and wildflowers thrive in the cold meadows, so do people like Tshiring Samdup and Sonam Bhuti—blossoming in the heart of the Himalayas.
S1 · E163 · 4 Apr 2026 · 1 hr
The Hetauda Textile Industry, established in 1976 (2033 BS) with Chinese assistance, once provided employment to around 1,200 people. Among the hundreds of hands that helped lay its foundation were those of Prakash Paudel. Having spent 23 years working there as a laborer, today we walk through the same Hetauda Textile Industry with him, revisiting its past and present.
S1 · E162 · 21 Mar 2026 · 42 min
Some traditional ancestral occupations are slowly disappearing. There are growing voices saying they should be preserved. However, in Nepal, there exists a community that no longer wishes to continue its own ancestral profession.In a few villages around Nepalgunj, the Maganta community is known for an occupation passed down through generations — begging.
S1 · E161 · 21 Feb 2026 · 54 min
A remote rural corner of Dhanusha. On one side stretch the vast sandy banks and grasslands of the Kamala River; a little farther lies the Indian border. Far from towns, markets, and main roads — Kathal village of Janak Nandini Rural Municipality. In this distant village, Sanjay Yadav is slowly spreading a little light.
S1 · E160 · 7 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
Locally, rudraksha is known as dana. In the months of Kartik and Mangsir, the hills of Bhojpur and Sankhuwasabha are filled with it. Dana in the fields, dana in sacks, dana laid out to dry, dana at doorsteps, dana in small bags—dana everywhere.
S1 · E158 · 10 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
In a quiet corner of Hetauda, a blind motorcycle mechanic and his family keep life moving with love, labor, and resilience.
S1 · E157 · 27 Dec 2025 · 58 min
For generations, Dhankuta’s oranges have been worth their weight in gold. Today, this city of citrus is embracing a new identity — rising as the capital of avocados.
S1 · E156 · 13 Dec 2025 · 53 min
Perhaps the sighs and fatigue of the porters here are fading away amidst the beautiful photos of the mountains, the exciting stories of the Khumbu trek, and the dozens of names and records of climbing.
S1 · E155 · 29 Nov 2025 · 56 min
While traveling along the postal highway, we saw large huts on the side of the road near Rangeli in Morang. When we looked closer, we realized that they were modern goat farms.
S1 · E154 · 15 Nov 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
After finishing our stay at Charka Bhot, we headed towards Tinje, another human settlement in Upper Dolpa.
S1 · E153 · 1 Nov 2025 · 56 min
Once upon a time, the people of Tetang village used to lend money to the entire Mustang region. These days, people have slowly started migrating away. Like other Himalayan villages, snowfall has stopped here too, and the natural water springs are beginning to dry up.
S1 · E152 · 18 Oct 2025 · 43 min
In Himalayan regions like the Tsum Valley, where cultivable land is scarce, brothers traditionally shared a single wife to avoid dividing their property. Although this practice was once common, it is now slowly disappearing with increasing contact with the outside world.
S1 · E151 · 4 Oct 2025 · 53 min
Along the banks of the Brahmaputra in Assam, the Gorkhas carry memories of mountains and migration. Their past still lives in their hearts, but now, they are shaping their own present.
S1 · E150 · 20 Sep 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
For forty days of the monsoon, the dense forests beneath Machhapuchhre open their secret bounty—tender cane shoots. At the break of midnight, gatherers rise, braving leeches and bears, climbing into the steep thickets where the fragile shoots hide
S1 · E149 · 23 Aug 2025 · 1 hr
Stories from Chharka Bhot in Dolpo region, one of the highest human settlements in the world.
S1 · E148 · 9 Aug 2025 · 54 min
About 65 kilometers east of Guwahati, the capital of Assam, a Nepali settlement is found along the highway. The name of the place is Amlighat. Amlighat is famous for its cowherds. The Kapili River is not far from here. But nowadays, cows do not disappear beyond the Kapili River as in Bhupen Hazarika's song. It has been years since the people here stopped raising cows by living in the forests.
S1 · E147 · 26 Jul 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
This time we decided to travel to Upper Dolpa, via the Mustang route.
S1 · E146 · 12 Jul 2025 · 54 min
Three different stories from Rolpa about the Maoist insurgency.
S1 · E145 · 28 Jun 2025 · 46 min
"The Wild Flowers" tells the poignant story of two elderly sisters, Bhimala and Lalima, who live a quiet, self-sufficient life deep in the hills of Nepal. Isolated from modern society, they embody resilience, simplicity, and a deep bond with nature, symbolizing how beauty and strength can bloom even in the remotest corners—like wildflowers in the forest.
S1 · E144 · 14 Jun 2025 · 39 min
Before the climbing season begins in the spring, Mount Everest and its foothills have already endured a season of rain and winter. The paths traveled the previous year have disappeared. The journey to the summit has become uncertain. In that uncertainty, the icefall doctor takes the first step.
S1 · E143 · 31 May 2025 · 55 min
Those who went to raise cattles in Assam probably chose water and forest. Some people came down from Bhutan following the Sarbang River. Some arrived from Nepal. In a place called Khalasi in Kokrajhar district, people who raise cattles are still found in the middle of the forest.
S1 · E142 · 17 May 2025 · 50 min
In the heart of Perth, Scotland, there is a hotel called Grampian. Outside the hotel, along with the flags of England and Scotland, the Nepali flag is also flying. The hotel, named after the Grampian mountain range in Scotland, is owned by Kashiram Bhandari.
S1 · E141 · 3 May 2025 · 54 min
बर्खा रोकिएपछि कमलाका दायाँबायाँ काँस र खरका झाडीहरु बढ्न थाल्छन् । कति ठाउँमा चाहिँ बालुवै बालुवाका फराकिला मैदान बन्छन् । यही बालुवाका थुप्रोहरुमा यहाँका मुखिया र मुसहरहरु श्रमको बिउ रोप्छन् ।
S1 · E140 · 19 Apr 2025 · 45 min
Almost 6 years ago we met 13-year-old Juntara in the shed of a brick kiln in Kathmandu. When we reached Rolpa 6 years later, we wanted to find Juntara.
S1 · E139 · 5 Apr 2025 · 44 min
आजकल लन्डन शहरमा धिमे र धाँ बाजा घन्किन्छन्, बिस्केट जात्रामा रथ तानिन्छ, कुमारी र भैरव नाच हुन्छन् । लन्डन शहरबाट १ घन्टा टाढा रसमोर जिल्लामा चाहिँ तारो खेलिन्छ ।
S1 · E138 · 22 Mar 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
What connects the remote villages of Rukum to the United States of America that lies beyond the Atlantic Ocean? Dreams.
S1 · E137 · 8 Mar 2025 · 46 min
डन्डी विश्वविद्यालयमा क्यान्सर जस्ता रोगको उपचारमा सघाउने एउटा महत्वपूर्ण प्रयोगशालाको नेतृत्व गरिरहेका प्राध्यापक डाक्टर गोपाल सापकोटा । विद्यार्थी भिसामा २० वर्षको उमेरमा वेलायत पुगेर, अहिले चाहिँ महिनावारी हुँदा लगाउने कट्टुको उत्पादन गरिरहेकी रुबी राउत । आजको हेर्ने कथामा यी दुईका कथा ।
S1 · E136 · 22 Feb 2025 · 55 min
रेलमा मान्छे भेटिन्छन् । मान्छेसँगै कथा । मान्छेका कथा अनि रेलको कथा । खचाखच मुसाफिर बोकेर रातो र निलो रङगको सुन्दर रेलगाडीले जनकपुरधाम हल्ट छाड्छ । अनि दुइ देशका भुगोलका सिमारेखाहरु पार गर्दै दिनमा ३ पटक ओहोरदोहोर गर्छ ।
S1 · E135 · 8 Feb 2025 · 55 min
This is Meghalya, home of the clouds. 10 years ago, when the coal mines got shut down, the Nepali workers moved away in search of other opportunities. Some returned back to Nepal. Some, who stayed behind, can be found guarding the dry hills of Meghalaya.
Herne Katha is a web documentary series which shows the everyday stories of ordinary people and communities in Nepal. You can now listen to the episodes of Herne Katha! Support us: Become our Patron: https://www.patreon.com/hernekatha Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/
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