On the move from Kathmandu to Kabul: 2024's top episode

Nepal Now: On the Move

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Hi everyone. Today we’re replaying our most popular episode of the year. Like every migration story, it is a unique one. Prem Awasthi moved to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, almost exactly one year ago to start a new job with the United Nations. We talked with him just hours before his plane left Kathmandu, to hear his expectations of this new stage in his life, and the life of his family.

Welcome to Nepal Now: On the Move. My name is Marty Logan. This is the podcast that talks to some of the hundreds of thousands of people migrating from — and sometimes to — this small country surrounded by global giants China and India. Months later we reach out again to find out if reality in their new, temporary, home is meeting expectations. Occasionally we call in an expert to try and better understand all of this movement.

Not only did we talk with Prem Awasthi before he left Nepal, we caught up with him six months later to see how his new life compared to what he imagined before leaving. What struck me most about our second conversation was his feeling that already his roots to his homeland were getting shallower.
Thank you to everyone who listened in 2024. Focusing solely on one issue – migration – was something new for Nepal Now, so I hope you enjoyed that approach. Whether you did, or didn’t, you can send a comment or an idea for a future episode by clicking on the link at the top of these show notes. Message Nepal Now on social – we’re @nepalnowpod on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. You can also email me at nepalnowpod(at)gmail.com.
I’ll talk to you next time.

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Follow-up episode with Prem Awasthi
Updated trailer explaining why we do this show

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Thank you to Himal Media in Patan Dhoka for the use of their studio.

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1. On the move from Kathmandu to Kabul: 2024's top episode (00:00:00)

2. Prem's early life in Far West Nepal (00:02:30)

3. Prem's humanitarian work in Nepal (00:06:15)

4. "Actually, I am travelling tonight!" (00:11:00)

5. Reactions from family and friends (00:16:03)

6. Opportunity to learn in a fragile context (00:20:36)