The four-year-old Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, has achieved a feat many thought impossible under Nepal's dual-election system: a sweeping majority.

Last month, from Feb. 2-10, the walls of the Pyunik Development Center (Buzand 3/1) were filled with a mysterious silence and the melancholic energy of female figures. The venue hosted “They,” a solo ...

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