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Bhote Gaunko Katha
Herne Katha - S1 - E87
People from 12 villages in northern Mugu have migrated to Jumla in search of a better life. After all, how long can one live walking the trails of snow? But when they moved their homes, they didn’t just leave behind the memories of cold sorrows; they lost their language, they lost their identity.
Herne Katha: Season 1 - 79 Episode s
1x37 - Sangeetko Katha
September 1, 2019
Stories of three different lives from Eastern Nepal who have befriended music. We met them at a music school run by Sunita Katwal in Itahari.
1x38 - Sapanako Katha
September 15, 2019
Chandranigahapur in southern Nepal is famous for it's women football team. Despite coming from poor families how the girls chased their dreams.
1x39 - Aaune Janeko Katha
October 1, 2019
Eighteen years ago, a young Maoist boy disappeared from a battlefield.
1x40 - Ghumanteko Katha
October 15, 2019
Story of a Shepherd and a Cowboy from Eastern Nepal who live nomadic life for the sake of food for their cattle.
1x41 - Ruwako Katha
November 1, 2019
A group of women from 33 to 72 years old, dream about performing a theater play. With no previous knowledge and experience on acting and theater, these women work hard for months. Finally they perform a play named ‘Ruwa (Cotton)'
1x42 - Maun Katha
November 15, 2019
Stories of hearing impaired people from Eastern Nepal.
1x43 - Buwako Katha
December 1, 2019
Story of Thaggu Chaudhary and his 3 year old daughter in Buwako Katha (A Father's Story)
1x44 - Panche Bajako Katha
December 15, 2019
Men from 'Damai' community in Rukum, Western Nepal played a set of instruments called 'Panche Baja' (Five Instruments)
1x45 - Baliyo Katha
January 1, 2020
1x46 - Taroko Katha
January 15, 2020
1x47 - Marphako Katha
February 1, 2020
Story of Marpha village in Mustang, Nepal - exploring its unique historical traditions.
1x48 - Bhedi Gothko Katha
February 15, 2020
Story of a shepherd family from the mountains of the western Nepal.
1x49 - Geetko Katha
March 2, 2020
1x50 - Bhariyako Katha
March 17, 2020
Story of porters from Pathibhara temple in Taplejung, Nepal who carry pilgrims on their back to make living.
1x51 - The Man Who Died Once
March 2, 2021
Two families from different parts of Nepal, unknown to each other, are connected by a fatal road accident in Saudi Arabia. 'Marisakeko Manchhe' (The Man Who Died Once) is a story of life and death, unimaginable sorrows, surprises and some measure of comfort and happiness.
1x52 - Senmikhako Katha
March 16, 2021
Story of Senmikha, a young shepherd from Chakhewa, Bhojpur.
1x53 - Thakurniko Katha
March 30, 2021
Story of Manjuliyadevi from Morang in Eastern Nepal, who inherited her husband's profession of traditional barber after his death.
1x54 - Simanta Katha
April 13, 2021
Stories of people and villages in the mountains of Eastern Nepal bordering India.
1x55 - Lahureko Gaunko Katha
April 27, 2021
Story of a abandoned village near Pokhara in Western Nepal.
1x56 - Matoko Katha
May 11, 2021
Stories of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal who want to go back to their country.
1x57 - Paaniko Katha
May 25, 2021
Extreme scarcity of drinking water in a small village in western Nepal. The story of water. Paaniko Katha.
1x58 - Koila Khaniko Katha
June 8, 2021
Stories inside the tunnels of coal mines in the mountains bordering Dang and Rolpa district in the mid west Nepal. Koila Khaniko Katha - Story of Coal Mine.
1x59 - Ramailo Katha
June 22, 2021
Story of folk musician from Eastern Nepal.
1x60 - Bhante ko Katha
July 6, 2021
By the age of 20, Abadesh didn't just dropped out of his college, he left his family life too. Nowadays, he is seen in a Geru dress far away from his home. His friends don't call him as Abadesh, brother anymore. He has become 'Bhikkhu Metteyya' now. Story of a Bhante from Lumbini.
1x61 - Bhadako Katha
July 20, 2021
Story of a beautiful Tharu village, Bhada in Kailali district of western Nepal.
1x62 - Antareko Katha
August 3, 2021
Story of a shepherd from Taplejung in Eastern Nepal.
1x63 - Ishwarko Katha
August 17, 2021
Colorful story from Western plain of Nepal bordering India, where a boy named Ishwar dresses as a woman and dances in parties to make a living for his poor family.
1x64 - Narainapurko Katha
August 31, 2021
Story of traditional Laathi Khel (Stick fighting) from Narainapur a small town bordering India in western plains of Nepal.
1x65 - Chehimko Katha
September 14, 2021
Stories of old Limbu people from East Nepal who are prepared to die and celebrate death.
1x66 - Sol Kharkako Katha
September 28, 2021
Story of a challenging journey to meet a couple who are herding buffaloes in the middle of an isolated forest on top of a hill near Pokhara, Kaski.
1x67 - Machhagaunko Katha
October 12, 2021
Story of a 'Fish Village' in Bara, Bodhban. The villagers are switching to fish farming as it provides higher return compared to other traditional farming.
1x68 - Asoj 5 ko Katha
October 26, 2021
Most of the villagers in this part of Baglung (western hills), stay in hilly areas to feed their cattle for around 6 months. As the weather gets cold, they return to their village with their cattle's and belongings on the last week of September, to be exact, on 'Asoj 5.' This is the tradition that the villagers are following from decades. In this episode of Herne Katha, we have followed the villager's journey back to the village.
1x69 - Kabitako Katha
November 9, 2021
Story of a cricketer's journey with some ups and downs.
1x70 - Gyan Sirko Katha
November 23, 2021
Story of a dedicated teacher who has transformed a government school in his village to an exemplary school in the area.
1x71 - Sugandhi Katha
December 7, 2021
Story of a happy family built of love, passion and struggle, from southern Nepal.
1x72 - Biheko Katha
December 21, 2021
We followed a traditional wedding ceremony in a remote village in Jumla district, Karnali Province, in Western Nepal.
1x73 - Gaun Farkaneko Katha
January 4, 2022
Story of an aspiring musician who left Kathmandu and started farming in his own village with likeminded friends.
1x74 - Seto Chini ko Katha
January 18, 2022
We followed a mountain village to it's journey to collect medicinal herb called Seto Chini, also known as Khiranglo and Hidde in local language.
1x75 - Lahureko Sapanako Katha
February 1, 2022
Story of Deu Kumar Rai, an ex British Gurkha, now following some dreams back in his home village in Eastern Nepal.
1x76 - Chefako Katha
February 15, 2022
For many years, people in eastern Nepal are risking their lives to transport bamboo through Koshi (one of the largest rivers) and sell them in southern plains. One fine morning, Herne Katha team joined this adventurous river trip of villagers from Udaypur and witnessed the hardships, struggles and smiles of the bamboo rafters.
1x77 - Bauwako Katha
March 1, 2022
Story of friendship, family and love: Bauwa- a tailor from Birgunj, Nepal.
1x78 - Doctor Gaun ko Katha
March 15, 2022
A small Yadav settlement in Morang district in Eastern Nepal has produced nearly 30 doctors. How the village of farmers did this?
1x79 - Kulalbada Ko Katha
March 29, 2022
Kulalbada, a small Dalit settlement near Jumla Bazar is changing slowly. The story of Kulalbada tells more.
1x80 - Giddha Ko Katha
April 12, 2022
We have been telling the stories of people for a long time. Let's watch the stories of birds and animals too. In this episode, we are going to tell the story of vultures. Searching for the stories of vultures, we have travelled all around Pokhara. We, sometimes, travelled to the Seti river bank and sometimes, we waited for vultures at the vulture restaurant situated at Ghachowk.
1x81 - Sainoko Katha
April 26, 2022
Story of an amazing relationship between Durga Paudel and Mala Tamang which started more than 30 years ago in a small village in Eastern Nepal.
1x82 - Dolpa Jane Batoko Katha
May 10, 2022
We took an adventurous and difficult journey from Jumla to Dolpa in the Karnali region. Met people who have to walk for 2 days to reach Jumla from Dolpa.
1x83 - Tapuko Katha
May 24, 2022
Life in small islands (Srilanka Tapu, Jampani Tapu) made by Koshi river in Eastern Nepal.
1x84 - Harayeko Batoko Katha
June 7, 2022
We have tried to explore the abandoned walking routes to Jomsom, Mustang. The trails used by trekkers, mules, and pilgrims have been replaced by motorable roads these days.
1x85 - Rubberko Katha
June 21, 2022
Rubber farming in Jhapa district in Eastern Nepal.
1x86 - Sangam Ko Katha
July 5, 2022
We humans are driven by stories. It is stories that connect us, and stories that drift us apart. There is a group of people who have arrived in Pokhara with their own tales. There is a difference in what they do to survive and what they do to live a life. To survive, some of these people run a pharmacy, some sing folk lore, some paint the walls of houses, and some are artists. However, in order to live, they all sing songs; Songs of People.
1x87 - Bhote Gaunko Katha
July 19, 2022
People from 12 villages in northern Mugu have migrated to Jumla in search of a better life. After all, how long can one live walking the trails of snow? But when they moved their homes, they didn’t just leave behind the memories of cold sorrows; they lost their language, they lost their identity.
1x88 - Ama ko Katha
August 2, 2022
The wrinkles of her smile hide the signs of her age. The children playing around her look like butterflies in a garden, swarming around their favorite flower. She then transforms into a little child herself, running after them.
1x89 - Julabi Chowk ko Katha
August 18, 2022
No matter where life wanders, it is the memories that follow you. Julabi Chowk of Sundarharaicha, Morang reminisces the shadows and colors of the hills it left behind.
1x90 - Mitho Katha
September 2, 2022
Mitho Katha, directly translates as "A Sweet Story". A story about a mother and her son, who, despite their bitter past experiences have rewritten their life story, filling it with infinite sweetness.
1x91 - Paani Magne Katha
September 20, 2022
Godpasara village of Parsa district did not receive enough rainfall this monsoon. The paddy in the fields have withered. The soil is parched. Six years ago, they faced a similar drought in the village. When it happened again this year, the villagers decided to pray for water.
1x92 - Baganko Katha
October 4, 2022
During the British Colonization, indigenous people from Jharkhand, India were transported in trucks and tractors to work in the tea plantations of Assam and West Bengal in North-East India. They, who left their soil, cultivated treasures in these gardens. Generations passed.
1x93 - Sikaribasko Katha
October 18, 2022
Before reaching Thori of Parsa district through the Hulaki highway, a narrow unpaved road leads us towards a dense forest. After passing through the thick forest, we reach a village. It is surrounded by Chitwan on one side and Parsa National Park on the other. This village in the forest is called the 'home of hunters'.
1x94 - Didi Bhai ko Katha
October 27, 2022
There is a small family in Ladiya village of Danabaari, Ilam. A family of three siblings, Anisha, Anish and Anup. After losing both their parents, they have had to learn how to be each other’s guardians.
1x95 - Safar ko Katha
November 15, 2022
Bagwana village is located at the edge of the forest, approximately 27 km from Birgunj metropolis. Every morning, two buses leave from the village to the city. One belongs to Asiya Devi and the other to Sadhana Devi. Asiya and Sadhana are the owners, and the conductors of their buses.
1x96 - Bahundangi ko Katha
December 22, 2022
Story of years long conflict between humans and elephants in Bahundangi, Jhapa.
1x97 - Barekotko Katha
January 5, 2023
Our destination was Mugu. But the weather had the last word. We changed our route after the rain washed away parts of the Karnali Highway. Barekot, the northern part of Jajarkot, became our new destination.
1x98 - Post-mortem ko Katha
January 19, 2023
A person is a person as long as they are alive. After death, one becomes a dead body. “Where does one’s soul go after death?” Vishwanath Harijan does not have time for these questions. All he knows is that a person is taken to the morgue after death. However, he himself goes to the morgue alive.
1x99 - Jungle ko Katha
February 2, 2023
A group of technicians are gearing up to enter the forests of Bardiya National Park. Their job is to count tigers.
1x100 - Ghanaghasyako Ukalo Feri Katda
February 16, 2023
Half a century ago, Taranath Sharma walked from Jhulaghat, Baitadi to Dadeldhura. His account of this difficult journey, "Ghanaghasya ko Ukalo Katda" was also included in the older Nepali textbook. Now, 55 years later, we decided to take the same journey up the steep hills of Ghanaghasya.
1x101 - Kumaon ko Katha
March 2, 2023
It has been generations since people left the mountains of sorrow in Nepal to find happiness in the mountains of India.
1x102 - The Tiger's Jaw
March 25, 2023
High above the steep hills of Jajarkot, Nepal, four lives are tied together in the rugged cliffs of Khal Taakuri . Along the extreme topography of Nepal, and across the mental and emotional geographies of the tenacious human spirit, this documentary witnesses the perilous journey into the tiger’s jaw.
1x103 - Lauroko Katha
April 8, 2023
Krishna Lawad from Dehimandu, Baitadi has an interesting but a tough profession. He goes deep into the forest to find sticks. With his inherited craftsmanship, he turns them into strong and beautiful walking sticks and sells them in the market.
1x104 - Durgamki Doctor ko Katha
April 22, 2023
It takes two days of walking to reach the Pulu village of Karmarong; a remote village situated under the shadow of the lonely mountains in Mugu. Tulasi Shahi walked up these lonely mountains years ago, with a single purpose - to heal.
1x105 - Naya Katha
May 6, 2023
A few years ago, while travelling through Dailekh, we were surrounded by little children from a nearby Badi community singing on the road. This time we could not find them on our way, so we headed towards their settlement - "The New Settlement". But, the old wounds still hurt the same.
1x106 - Ausadhiko Aspatal Yatra
June 3, 2023
A motor road barely takes you from Mugu headquarters to a place called Chhayla. Even that is not possible in monsoon. The rations for 12 villages in Mugum Karmarong are then carried by either mules or humans. Lifesaving medicines also ride the mules.
1x107 - Rara ka Ghodchadhi
July 1, 2023
Story of the horse riders at Rara Lake.
1x108 - Bandarle Lakheteka Gauharu
July 15, 2023
Villages in Nepal are disappearing due to out-migration. While some people have left to chase their dreams, the others are driven away by compulsion. Villages near the Baitadi headquarters however, have been chased away by monkeys.
1x109 - [A]safaltako Katha
July 29, 2023
It's only fictional heroes in movies that are always successful. The life of a common person is sometimes a bed of roses, and sometimes full of thorns. Stories of success are often told, but who will tell the stories of failure?
1x110 - Aago Aaran ra Aatmako Katha
August 12, 2023
1x111 - Tsum Valleyka Kathaharu
August 26, 2023
Nestled between Ganesh Himal and Manaslu is a hidden valley, which until about 15 years ago, was closed off to foreigners. Tsum Valley is known for its mixture of Tibetan and Nepali ways of life. Our journey to Tsum Valley begins from Chhekong.
1x112 - The Last Village of Tsum Valley
September 9, 2023
It snowed all night at Nile - the last human settlement in Tsum Valley. If you go a little further, you will find a monastery and then yak pastures and hills for harvesting Yarsagumba. If you keep going, you will stumble upon Tibetan villages that have become isolated by the snow.
1x113 - Phunjoko Katha
October 21, 2023
1x114 - Tadhako Gaun ko Katha
November 11, 2023
We spent three days on the road before we reached Darchula's headquarters Khalanga from Kathmandu. From here, we still needed to go north - to Changru and Tinkar, villages at the border of China and India. However, there is no way to reach these villages through Nepal. One has to go through India. That is, if you are permitted by the Government of India.
1x115 - Chhangru to Tinkar Pass
December 3, 2023
In our previous episode, we travelled from Darchula’s headquarters to Chhangru village (elevation 3200 meters) near Kalapani. The villagers from Chhangru had one request for the country’s leaders: a trail road. Today, we are journeying even further - to the Tinkar village which sits at 3,800 meters, and then to the Nepal-China border at 5,300m.