Opinion | Media outlets dress up for Dashain. What about other festivals?
Summary
Nepali media often decorate their mastheads for Dashain, but the practice raises questions about whether other religious and cultural festivals receive similar visibility. The piece argues that media should reflect Nepal’s diverse communities more consciously in their visual identity and public coverage.
Key Points
- Nepali news outlets commonly use tika and jamara imagery in their mastheads during Dashain.
- The article questions whether festivals such as Buddha Jayanti, Eid, Lhosar, Chhath, Udhauli, Ubhauli and Christmas receive comparable recognition.
- It argues that media organisations shape public representation and should reflect Nepal’s religious and cultural diversity.
- The central issue is not whether every festival gets identical treatment, but whether media make a conscious effort to include all communities.
