Puru Shah, Author at Madhesi Youth

Raut Trapped in Legal Maze

The government of Nepal has repeatedly violated its own law to intimidate and arbitrarily arrest Madhesi activist Dr. Chandra Kant

Harsar village lies about 20 kilometers north of Janakpur in Dhanusa district. Dhanusa district has sent more migrant workers abroad

Bhramarpura village has sent more men abroad for foreign labor than any other village in Mahottari district. This is significant

When one thinks of Nepal, images of Himalayas and mountains come to mind. However, Nepal also comprises of plain land

A version of this article originally appeared in the Nepali Times with the same title “High risk and no return”

A decade has passed since the first Madhes Movement. It has been an eventful decade for Madhesis who took to

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It also attracts

A typical day for Nepali migrant workers in the labor camps of Dubai and Abu Dhabi begins around 4 am.

The number of people leaving Nepal to seek employment abroad has continued to increase. In a previous article, I showed

The GDP per capita income of Nepal is about 1160 USD which is ranked at 197 among 230 countries. Similarly,