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A very special Valentine's Day episode dedicated to our lovely listeners who have been with us for the last eight years! Thank you so much for being part of our laugh and guff gaff. It feels like we’ve actually become boju and bajai in podcast years. So your grannies next door are a bit tired, and desperately in need of some aaram, and will be going on a season break after this episode. We will use this time to work on new projects, hopefully, different from what you have seen/heard in the last eight years.
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This is also a perfect opportunity for you to listen to our past episodes (bojubajai.org/episodes), read our newsletter, and check out our videos on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/bojubajai)
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Please don’t miss us much hai, cos हम हैं राही प्यार के, फिर मिलेंगे चलते चलते ;p See you after the season break.
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Related readings:

- A new global gender divide is emerging, Financial Times

https://www.ft.com/content/29fd9b5c-2f35-41bf-9d4c-994db4e12998

- Why is South Korea so conservative, a thread on X
https://twitter.com/HeejungChung/status/1752279887547601036

- Shame on you CAN! https://bojubajai.substack.com/p/take-20-shame-on-you-can

- Guff Gaff with wildlife researcher turned social entrepreneur Priya Joshi about her professional and personal journey, her complicated relationship with motherhood, and her attempt at creating a nurturing, kind online community for young Nepali mothers like her.

https://bojubajai.org/episodes/88-guff-gaff-with-priya-joshi/

- Nursing pillows are associated with more than 160 infant deaths, NBC investigation finds

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nursing-pillow-baby-deaths-breastfeeding-infant-investigation-rcna97725

Boju Bajai in conversation with journalist Bidhya Rai. We talk about her experience being a woman inside and outside the newsroom, her journey from Bhojpur to Kathmandu, and why her relationship with social media has deteriorated over the years. Bidhya is an award-winning journalist who has consistently reported on stories about the most marginalised communities in Nepal through an intersectional lens, from disability rights to cyber security, gender and climate change. In 2023, she won a South Asia Laadli Media Awards for gender sensitive reporting. This conversation was recorded in May 2023. Bidhya is a reporter at Kantipur.

You can follow Bidhya Rai on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bidhya.bantawa2053/

Here’s a list of Bidhya’s stories:

‘लैगिंक हिंसा रोक्न गर्न लगानी बढाउनुपर्छ’, Kantipur
https://ekantipur.com/news/2023/11/27/investment-to-prevent-gender-violence-57-35.html?author=1

महिला तथा बालिकामाथि अनलाइन हिंसाको कहर, Kantipur, https://ekantipur.com/news/2023/11/26/the-ravages-of-online-violence-against-women-and-girls-47-32.html?author=1

चौथो अंग : पत्रकारितामा भविष्य छैन भनेर सिनियर पत्रकारले निरुत्साहित गराउँदा नयाँ पुस्ता डराए, Ukeraa, https://ukeraa.com/news/detail/143407/

Bhojpur farmers vexed by falling productivity, The Kathmandu Post
https://kathmandupost.com/money/2018/01/08/bhojpur-farmers-vexed-by-falling-productivity

विमानस्थलको होडबाजीमा एक दशकमा डेढ अर्ब खर्च, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/news/2024/01/15/one-and-a-half-billion-spent-in-a-decade-on-airport-gambling-03-16.html
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Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

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Boju Bajai in conversation with Dr. Dovan Rai, a researcher, writer, and educator. In this episode, we talk about Dovan's experiences as a woman working in STEM and education, her writings about Nepal's long history of failed political leadership, and the role and effectiveness of civil society in Nepal.

Dovan Rai is passionate about making quality education accessible and has worked at OLE Nepal where she designed educational software for public schools in Nepal. She studied engineering at Pulchowk Campus and has a PhD in Computer science from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts.

She is currently working as a visiting lecturer in the computer science department at Mount Holyoke College. She is also a development board member of the University of Nepal (UoN) and writes on socio-political issues of Nepal.

You can follow Dr. Dovan Rai on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dovan_rai 

Related readings

नेपाल– आशा र निराशाको ढिकीच्याउँ, Setopati
https://www.setopati.com/cover-story/setopati-debate/308113

तरे संसार घुमिआम्ला, झरे माछा भइजाम्ला, Naya Patrika https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/1457/2021-08-07

बहुसांस्कृतिक राष्ट्रमा धार्मिक सहिष्णुता, Naya Patrika
https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/1513/2021-10-02

The women who are changing the face of tech in Nepal, The Kathmandu Post https://tkpo.st/2LdKgef

Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai 

Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com

Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ 
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Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai  
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Boju Bajai in conversation with writer and lawyer Durga Karki. In this episode, we talk about her writing journey as a young बुद्धिजीवि in Nepal, her grad school experience at Harvard, and her recent decision to stay off social media as much as possible.

Durga Karki is a lawyer by training, a journalist by interest, and a writer by passion. She writes both fiction and non-fiction in various national dailies and online portals on issues ranging from feminism to federalism. Her first book - a collection of short stories - 'Kumari Prashnaharu' was published in 2020. She recently graduated with a master's degree from Harvard University.

Listen to Boju Bajai Reads featuring Durga Karki, reading her short story ‘साथे’ from her book “कुमारी प्रश्नहरू” https://link.chtbl.com/bbreadsftdurgakarki

Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

You can follow Durga Karki on
Twitter: https://twitter.com/durgakrk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/durga.karki.96

You can listen to our earlier episode of सोझो केटो, surveillance and social media featuring Durga Karki from Jan 2020
https://youtu.be/YGS8GtqSiKE?si=ZauTuY6o4NYuDiz6

Related readings

'यस्तो पनि देश?', Setopati
https://www.setopati.com/cover-story/setopati-debate/308373
हिमालमा के छ?, Setopati
https://www.setopati.com/opinion/254137

Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com/

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This is the third installment of Boju Bajai Reads where we get our favorite writers to read their writings. And this time, we are thrilled to have writer Durga Karki reading her short story ‘साथे’ from her book “कुमारी प्रश्नहरू”.

We are releasing our episode ‘Guff Gaff with Durga Karki’ on December 2. So please mark your calendar hai.

Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

You can follow Durga Karki on
Twitter: https://twitter.com/durgakrk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/durga.karki.96

You can listen to our earlier episode of सोझो केटो, surveillance and social media featuring Durga Karki from Jan 2020

Related readings

'यस्तो पनि देश?', Setopati
https://www.setopati.com/cover-story/setopati-debate/308373
हिमालमा के छ?, Setopati
https://www.setopati.com/opinion/254137

Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com/

Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff:
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Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai
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Music by Ashot Danielyan (pixabay)

In this episode, journalist Manju Telor explores the working conditions of overworked and underpaid nurses in Nepal. How does that affect the quality of care in Nepal’s hospitals, and what can the institutions within which these care professionals work do better?


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Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai


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Related readings:

Boju Bajai #70 Looking Back: Women at the Covid-19 frontline: https://bojubajai.org/episodes/women-at-the-covid-19-frontline/

३२ वर्षदेखि थपिएन डाक्टरको दरबन्दी, Manju Telor, Naya Patrika https://www.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/118513/2023-07-04