Utar Chadhav

Things that give us joy. Little things, big things. Stationery, barbecue, the first flower in spring, beautiful clothes…especially when given by a loved one. Sometimes, things that give us joy get buried in the mountain of things we end up collecting, and we find them one day when cleaning out our space. In our minds as well, things that give us joy get buried among the demands and stresses of dai...

June is Pride month. Pride Month is an entire month dedicated to uplifting LGBTQIA voices, celebrating LGBTQIA culture and supporting LGBTQIA rights. A month जहाँ entire year पर्दा पछाडी पारिएका stories and eventsबो लर्को लाग्छन् and त्यही लर्कोमा हामी पनि थपिएका छौँ। In this episode we talk about love. We hear a lot of coming out stories, the preparation, the anticipation, the hopes and the event...

Procrastination has many of us in its grip. Looking for solutions, we end up in rabbit holes - reading up about 5 ways to beat procrastination, the secret recipe to become productive and so on. For many of us, these lists become a bigger source of distress, when these “cures” do not work, and they start to feel like nothing can help them. Have you ever imagined what your procrastination would look...

In our second episode, we talk about the ups and downs of online spaces. Online spaces can bring us joy and connection when we feel sad and alone . We go on social media to share happiness with a wider audience. We laugh, we cry, we search, we play and so on. Going online and checking updates is often the first thing we do when we wake up, and last thing we do before bed. Simply put, online spaces...

Our first episode is here! We start off the UtarChadhav series with a conversation on breakups.  Break Ups are difficult. We grieve the loss of so many possibilities, yet, that pain is not acknowledged in the spaces and conversations around us. There is no word for "break up" in Nepali - and when the word doesn't exist, sometimes it is almost as if the experience itself does not exis...