Past Events

February 2014

:: February 26: Movie night – Himalayan Gold Rush directed by Eric Valli

September 2013

:: September 20: Annual Dashain Celebration

Dashain is the most auspicious festival in the Nepali Calendar. Flying kites, playing in bamboo swings, and eating lots of good food are some of the highlights of this festival. People in Nepal look forward to this 15-day festival all year round. For those of us who are far from home, we would like to enjoy ourselves during this festival and we are hosting a “Dashain Celebration” in the East Rock Park. Everyone is invited.

October 2013

:: October 16: Movie night – The Desert Eats Us by Kesang Tseten

Every day more than 600 Nepalis leave the country legally to find work elsewhere, many of them ending up in the Persian Gulf region. Countless others migrate illegally as undocumented workers. Villages are emptying, and an entire generation of Nepali youth are now convinced that finding work abroad is the only solution to securing a future for themselves and for their families. The issue is compounded by the fact that Nepal’s economy is heavily reliant on the remittances supplied by these foreign workers. But what of the workers themselves? Rarely do we get a glimpse of what life is actually like for Nepalis living and working abroad. Filmmaker Kesang Tseten explores this issue in ‘The Desert Eats Us’, a fascinating and often surprising look into the lives of a group of Nepali men working in Qatar.

November 2013

:: November 20: Seminar – Current Situation in Nepal by Kunda Dixit

April 2013

:: April 9, 2013: Seminar – Budding Federalism and Challenges of Natural Resources Allocation in Nepal by CK Lal

:: April 18, 2013: Seminar – Springs of Namje: A Ten-year journey from the Villages of Nepal to the Halls of Congress

:: April 21, 2013: Nepali Sanjh (An Evening of Nepali Food and Culture)

After the success of last year’s Nepali Sanjh the Nepali Association of Yale Affiliates (NAYA) brings to you another evening of Nepali culture and food. Come join us for an evening of delicious Nepali food and a chance to know the beautiful country beyond its mountains. If you are interested in working or traveling to the country, use this opportunity to find out about work opportunities and to talk to both Nepalis and foreigners who have traveled to and lived in Nepal.

February 2013

:: February 7, 2013: Seminar – Delivering Health Care to the World’s Poorest – An Evening with Mark Arnoldy, Executive Director, Nyaya Health

:: February 24, 2013: Chiya Chat with Sneha Moktan, IR’13

:: February 27, 2013: Movie night – ‘We corner people’ directed by Kesang Tseten

January 2013

:: January 16, 2013: Movie night – Highway and Discussion with Director Deepak Rauniyar

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December 2012

:: December 6, 2012: Seminar – Heir to a Silent Song: Two Rebel Women of Nepal By Barbara Nimri Aziz

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November 2012

:: November 14, 2012: Seminar – Modern Theory, Ancient texts: Ethics of Relationship between humanity and Environment by Sanjeev Uprety