s many students, current and former of St. Mary's started speaking about the toxic culture that has been normalised in their school, a new wave has emerged in Nepal. Young people who studied in the schools of the country have started voicing out their concerns about many draconian rules they are/were forced to follow. Likewise, the students have also started speaking against physical and mental harassment, they were subjected to, and how schools were tone-deaf to their problems.    After a...

On Poush 5, PM KP Sharma Oli dissolved the House of Representatives (HoR), which was endorsed by the President as well. After then a series of protests have been taking place all over the country criticising the action taken by the government, who wants to hold elections in the middle of a pandemic.    So, what does the dissolution really mean and on what grounds the HoR can get dissolve? Watch out our video to know more about it.   #nepal #nepalipolitics  Find us on Twitter:...

The current political turmoil has created chaos in the country. What happens when the parliament gets dissolved? Will there be stability? Who will lead the country now?  In these uncertain times, people are seeking information that can solve their queries.  However, there isn't enough information available that can explain the country's political situation.    In this series of videos, our co-host Samman Humagain explains how our country functions, how we elect our Prime Minister and the...

Did you know that some households in Asan don't put tika on the Dashami? Likewise, even within the Newa community, residents of Khokana don't celebrate Dashain. Instead, they celebrate Sikali Jatra, a five-day-long festival with enthusiasm and fervour.   For years, Dashain has been celebrated as the festival for commemorating the victory of goodness over the evil. Then why in the name of the festival the act of killing animals to please the divine gods and goddesses take place?  Why do...

Death Penalty/Capital Punishment is the ultimate punishment one can get regarding a crime committed (as prescribed by law in such cases for the death penalty) if found guilty by a court of law. It is the extreme form of punishment a state can give to a perpetrator of a crime which in such a state or country is punished by death.    However, the question has been looming forever throughout the globe; does taking someone's lives in response to the crime for which they are found to be guilty...

What happens when you don't use your phone for a day?   Is it more productive or like the usual days?   To find more about the experiment, where we controlled our temptations, and didn't use the phone for a day, watch the full video.

This week, we also reviewed, the recent hit docu-drama, 'the Social Dilemma' that has grabbed the eyeballs of people and awaken them about the ills of social media.    Watch the whole view to know our views regarding the docu-drama.   #netflix #thesocialdilemma   Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuffGuff   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guffandstuff/   Anchor: https://anchor.fm/guff--stuff/

Eat, sleep, phone. And repeat.   Our life revolves around phones. From our morning poop to our head resting on the pillows, there's hardly anyone who doesn't use phone and document their lives through various social media accounts.    In this episode, we discuss how social media has made an impact on our lives, our love and hate relationship with the various platforms, and how we are trying our best to not becoming a puppet to our devices, which are literary controlled by a handful number...

Confusion... confusion... and confusion.  While our messy life will always leave us confused, but after graduation and even before it, we are experiencing a big uncertainty about our life, that we aren't sure how we will paddle ourselves in this journey.   For months, we have been experiencing difficulty from transitioning into a new realm, that's isn't as fun as our college days, where we could find solace in the company of our friends.  Although we had no clue how we could describe it, we...

Loksewa, sarkari jagir, Civil Service whatsoever you may call it is a field of employment that is widely sought after by people because of a number of employment benefits it offers.   Ranging from a handsome amount of remuneration in lieu of their service to the government, civil servants are also looked upon as a respected and an authoritative figure in our society.    Civil service can be perceived as the permanent government of the state; leaders are elected, they come and go but civil...

Hair is much more than just a protein filament growing from under the skin. It's one of the ways of endorsing yourself as a human being. It's a medium through which you emote your mood and persona.  While hair above the skull and the moustache, as well as the beard for males, are considered normal and acceptable, hair in the rest of the body is still considered to be the unwanted kind of hair. From the glamour world to society, the guys are always bare-chested and or are covered by long...

For years, we have seen our mothers, sisters, and aunts take barta and dance their hearts out during Teej. While in our childhood, we enjoyed seeing and being part of the festival, but the more we learn about the festival, the more it makes us question in its nature and existence since some practices during Teej underlies the notions of patriarchy as well.    Haritalika Teej known as Teej in abbreviated form is the festival that celebrates women altogether.    In a society deeply rooted...

It is safe to say that momo has become one of the most loved and trending food in the past decade. If we overlook its tempting side, it is interesting how momo has become familiar to us, considering the food limitations of the dominant caste group in the past years. In addition to that, momo is unique to other food that we grew up eating.  Today, we find momo in extravagant restaurants to the street food vendor. In the following years, we have grown our love towards momo.   But how did it...

History tells Nepotism was started by the then privileged who wanted to keep and exercise their once earned power. Questioning the nature of nepotism is like questioning hardwired human nature, which has been recognized by various philosophers but there has been no remarkable evolution so far. In the present context, we can catch a glimpse of nepotism if we carefully observe our political, social, or commercial sectors. Nepali society, which was once divided into people according to their...

Sex, drugs, and rock and roll In the magic bus, they troll Searching for love, bliss, and spirituality In the land full of deities  High all day on hashish and weed They plow tourism's seed Bewildering older golden times When Garden of Eden used to shine  From the '60s to early '70s, the land of deities, Kathmandu had opened its arms for the Hippies.  The flower children, who were taken as a nuisance in the West, traveled thousands of miles, to reach an unknown land, with the hope that they...

Advertisement is defined as a marketing approach for the promotion of a product, cause, or service. Today, most of us resent watching advertisements and find it difficult to wait for a few seconds so that we can skip to the main content. Having said that, looking back to our pleasant childhood memories where television graphed society, advertisements were the preview of our society consumerism status, trend, and advancement. Thus, advertisements are based on the psychology of...

For the first episode of Guff & Stuff, we talk about something that affects each and every human being: love.  Like, share and subscribe to our channel to listen to such amazing podcasts :)

Since our childhood, we have followed Bollywood crazily. From getting wooed by Shah Rukh Khan to always aspiring to be like Kareena Kapoor, there's no hiding fact that these stars have influenced us. However, growing up, even though it's painful to admit but most of the stars we looked up to were not master of their craft.   For this week's episode, we relived our memories of watching movies that had some impeccable performances by the actors, who haven't received enough due for their...

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, in the last few days, we witnessed two gruesome crimes, that has raised a question on our social fabric. The killings of Dalit youth in Rukum reminded us that honour killing and caste-based discrimination still plague our society. Likewise, the murder of George Floyd, due to the police brutality, showed as even the country which depicts it as the champion of human rights falls shorts in the safety of its minorities.   Since we haven't faced caste or race-based...

Can you think of the times we have ended up talking about ghosts during the sleepover? Why do we like to believe in impossible? Why does the ghost story excite us?   We, humans, are curious and tend to reason anything mysterious with our own accustomed biases. Unpredicted events such as death, cheating, misfortune, or natural disaster are often rationalized within our selves, as our brain likes anticipating the meaning in chaos.  This process somewhat establishes our faith in something...

Despite being outlawed by the Supreme Court of Nepal, Chaaupadi continues. If not Chaaupadi modernized form of menstrual shaming culture still exists affecting menstruators from all spheres of life. Being disciplined in the modernized Chaaupadi system, we all had our share of embarrassment, humiliation, and realization to reach the point that we are today.    On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene, four schoolmates share their personal experiences about what periods are and why do the...