Three transgender women. Three extraordinary paths. One shared belief: authenticity has the power to change lives. This Pride Month, WOW brings together actor Pushpa Thing Lama, activist Umisha Pandey and mountaineer Nilam Poudel to talk about the colour of their lives. From the Cannes spotlight to community advocacy and the summit of Mount Everest, their […]
Public life has a way of reducing women into symbols. The supportive wife. The composed public figure. The woman standing quietly beside power. But Sabina Kafle resists easy definitions. As the wife of Nepal’s Prime Minister, Balendra Shah, she stands at the intersection of visibility and vulnerability. Beneath the headlines is a woman navigating ambition, […]
In a world where leadership is often loud, Megha Chaudhary moves with a quieter, more deliberate force. As the Consul General of Morocco to Nepal and Managing Director at BLC Global Holdings, she stands at the intersection of legacy and reinvention. Raised in one of Nepal’s most influential families, Megha carries forward a lineage of […]
Power in South Asia has rarely been neutral terrain for women. Even when women rise to the highest offices, their authority is often examined through a different lens. Their decisions are scrutinised alongside their appearance, their tone of voice, even the way they walk into a room. For Sushila Karki, 73, Nepal’s first woman Prime […]
This generation of Nepali women is not waiting to inherit power. They are building it. Across sport, science, culture, activism, business and storytelling, women are building institutions, rewriting narratives and creating measurable impact. Some work on global stages, others from remote districts, but all share a commitment to purpose-driven leadership. The WOW 30 Under 30 […]