Nepal, the land of Buddha and Mt. Everest, is a small country sandwiched between two intimidating giants – India in the south and China in the north. This nation of about 25 million depends primarily on agriculture. Politically speaking, Nepal remained a sovereign kingdom throughout history.

IHEU member organization IHEYO is supporting a new South Asian Working Group to parallel is successful Africa Working Group initiative.

For long the world’s only Hindu Kingdom, Nepal recently declared itself secular. This is not just a symbolic move, but the culmination of a silent People’s Revolution aiming to restore democracy and the rule of civilised law in the land. Babu Gogineni, who inaugurated the Humanist Association of Nepal in 1997 in Khatmandu, looks at the latest, exhilarating developments in the Himalayan Kingdom. Is a People’s Democratic Republic far away? And will the People’s Revolution last?

In the first of a new series of articles, The Human Angle, Babu Gogineni, who inaugurated the Humanist Association of Nepal in 1997 in Khatmandu, looks at the latest developments there.

For long the world's only Hindu Kingdom, Nepal recently declared itself secular. This is not just a symbolic move, but the culmination of a silent People's Revolution aiming to restore democracy and the rule of civilised law in the land. Is a People's Democratic Republic far away? And will the People's Revolution last?

Ganga Prasad Subedi

In 2003, IHEU supported a Dalit Empowerment project implemented by the Humanist Association of Nepal (HUMAN). Ganga Prasad Subedi, the project's coordinator writes about the work carried out.

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Nepal: The Power of Superstition

The hold of superstition in Nepal was confirmed by a shocking incident in December.