What do you mean it’s been NINE (!!) years since we released our first episode “Bears and Whores.” In this rambling birthday celebratory conversation, we look back on our journey, vent frustration about how the Nepali state continues to treat Nepali women as second-class citizens, the recent corruption kandas, "Paras Sarkar" content farm, and why Nepali netizens still can’t pachao opinionated women like actor Suraksha Pant. 

Thank you everyone for sticking around and being part of our laugh and guff gaff since 2016. 

Learn more about our upcoming special called “Lies We Tell” and find more about how you can be part of the mini-series by sharing your stories:

https://bojubajai.substack.com/p/take-22-the-lies-we-tell?utm_source=publication-search

Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai 

Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com/  

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Related readings, podcasts and videos

• ​Boju Bajai’s first episode, Bears and Whores https://open.spotify.com/episode/2nbPiO9HpBMzVI5WP8k9nC?si=igIq--j_T2e5RaNV7fWLJA
• ​Guff gaff with Rukshana Kapali 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlmYA6LzIg4&t=323s

• ​ Raja Aau, for real? 🙃 The not-so-Royal Nepal of the 90s 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhIs1vs5OI&t=2s

  This episode is part of our new series “Rewind with Boju Bajai”. The first video in the series explores the origin story of Wave magazine. Please check it out on Boju Bajai’s YouTube channel.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOg75WdVLqk

• ​Suraksha Pant’s interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAhoGZf3KNE&t=1272s
• ​Top 15 viral videos of Paras Sarkar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXNMI3Rbalw

• ​The UK supreme court and the definition of a woman https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TrVQG610L86QrLUeWbS7x?si=fg-cgbyWT0uhaE_apv6U0g
• ​Gender War In South Korea: Why The Backlash Against Feminism? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KpIXxF0abA

Credit

Chaand Taare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3QzaUwml5w

Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Wave was the most popular English language magazine among young Nepali readers in the 1990s and the 2000s. Launched in 1994, Wave became an instant hit because of its fresh take on music, fashion, youth culture and the concerns of young urban Nepalis. And remember the iconic lyrics book with guitar chords (this was when the internet wasn’t as accessible) and the glossy poster of international musicians that came with the magazine every month! It was also one of the very few and first Nepali media outlets to have a vibrant online presence through its website. Sadly, much of it is no longer available in the public domain.In this first episode of our brand new series called “Rewind with Boju Bajai” we sat down with Wave magazine’s founding editor Yubakar, assistant editor Tsering Choden, and Shashank Shrestha, who interned there. We asked them about their time at Wave, their favorite/most memorable cover stories, and what they most fondly recall about working at Nepal’s most iconic youth magazine.

Watch the second episode of "Rewind with Boju Bajai" featuring singer Sukmit Gurung here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Xzffi1QaM Follow @Bojubajai on all social media platforms. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bojubajai

Introducing our new series “Rewind with Boju Bajai” where we talk about all things nostalgia.  In this episode, writer Anbika Giri and computer scientist/educator Dr. Dovan Rai talk about growing up in Nepal in the 90s, where access to media and information was limited to Saturday films on Nepal Television, music videos on Image Channel, renting VHS tapes and a handful of magazines. 

They also reflect on their formative experiences during the years of political upheaval in Nepal, from Panchayat rule to multi-party democracy, followed by the Maoist insurgency, King Gyanendra’s direct rule to Nepal’s historic transition to a federal republic. 

This episode was recorded in 2024 so it doesn’t contain any reference to the recent raja baddies protest in Nepal.

This episode is part of our new series “Rewind with Boju Bajai”. The first video in the series explores the origin story of Wave magazine. Please check it out hai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOg75WdVLqk

Listen to our older episodes featuring Dr. Dovan Rai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R0ljURyo-Q and Anbika Giri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiCcZ01NPoA&t=134s

Learn more about our upcoming special called “Lies We Tell” and find more about how you can be part of the mini-series by sharing your stories: https://bojubajai.substack.com/p/take-22-the-lies-we-tell?utm_source=publication-search

Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai 

Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com/  

Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ 

Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai  

YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ 

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Credit

Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Shreeman Gambir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tnPuQCU6e4

Hatne Haina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofdTTAgdEwk

It’s that time of the year again! And no, we aren’t out marching this year cos we are boju bajai yaaaaa. Leg and back is dukhing hau. Also, no girl boss energy or women breaking glass/wooden/cement ceiling stories this time. Cos this Women’s Day we are putting the spotlight on jhooti, makkar, thaggar ladies - from “माताको भेषमा मूर्ति र घण्टी चोरी गर्ने” ladies’ gang in Dang to laptop luteri in Delhi and Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, the woman who caused the infamous diamond necklace kanda in 18th century France. 

Female con artists’ को कारनामा/ कर्तुत is as old the as the history of scams and frauds. So in this episode we are going to talk about women - con women, confident women - and our fascination with them. 

अपनी कुर्सी की पेटी बाँध लीजिये, cos we are going on a world tour with our scammer ladiz! Just so you know, this is in no way us glorifying crimes. Just some harmless fun re kya. 

Also, Women’s Dayमा चक्लेट, चिम्टी, चुरा र बिदा दिन बन्द गर्दा हुन्छ होला।

Hope you enjoy this episode!

Credit

- Research: Shristi Shakya (we miss our bhupu boju)

- Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com/

Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/
Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/

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- Bunty aur Babli soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuIplXLce0w

-Bluffmaster Vishal and Shekhar (those hip hop fakers, rey kya ;p) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX409_Bq7m0

- Don https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NkzxwE2Yzg

- Dauda Dauda Bhaga Bhagasa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTDZPmO3luQ

Reading list

1. माताको भेषमा मूर्ति र घण्टी चोरी गर्ने पक्राउ, Ratopati https://www.ratopati.com/story/422906

2. राष्ट्रपतिले भने,'स्याबास् अनुजा', Kantipur 

https://ekantipur.com/feature/2011/04/21/328357.html

3. के हो सत्य अनुजाको ? Salokya, MySansar 

         https://www.mysansar.com/archives/2011/04/18535/

• 4. 'The big laptop heist': Delhi's ‘Bunty and Babli’ con duo arrested, Hindustan Times https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-big-laptop-heist-delhis-bunty-and-babli-con-duo-arrested-101732854825390.html

5. Two women held for fraud https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/two-women-held-for-fraud

• 6. एमबीबीएस टपर डाक्टर भन्दै ठगी गर्ने दुई युवती प्रहरीको फन्दामा https://www.ratopati.com/story/347324

  7. Glitzy, Tragic and Selfish: Female Con Artists Waltz by Society’s Rules

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/us/female-con-artists-tori-telfer.html

• 8. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has a fandom of “Holmies” who hail her as “girl boss” despite fraud charges

https://www.businessinsider.com/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial-court-fans-holmies-girl-boss-fraud-2021-9

Affair of the Diamond Necklace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_the_Diamond_Necklace

Boju Bajai is back! Season break मा माया नमारिदिनु भएकोमा बहुतै ज्यादा धन्यवाद है।

In this episode, we talk about घर व्यवहार, geriatric pregnancy (yes, one of us is a mother now 😬), and trying to figure out if life after ४० कटेसी is actually fun. We are super excited to share this episode and very many aru ramailo guff gaff in 2025. Thank you for sticking around 🫶

We have also recently launched our new video series “Rewind” on YouTube. The series focuses on all things nostalgia and the first video explores the origin story of Wave magazine. So please check it out hai www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOg75WdVLqk

We are currently working on another special audio series called “Lies We Tell”. Find more about how you can be part of the mini-series and share your stories: bojubajai.substack.com/p/take-22-the…cation-search

Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com/

Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/
Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/

Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Mingle Game Song “Round and Round” | Squid Game: Season 2 | Netflix www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbAKYgfYET8

Boju Bajai is back!. Season break मा माया नमारिदिनु भएकोमा बहुतै ज्यादा धन्यवाद है।

In this episode, we talk about घर व्यवहार, geriatric pregnancy (yes, one of us is a mother now 😬), and trying to figure out if life after ४० कटेसी is actually fun. We are super excited to share this episode and very many aru ramailo guff gaff in 2025. Thank you for sticking around 🫶

We have also recently launched our new video series “Rewind” on YouTube. The series focuses on all things nostalgia and the first video explores the origin story of Wave magazine. So please check it out hai www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOg75WdVLqk

We are currently working on another special audio series called “Lies We Tell”. Find more about how you can be part of the mini-series and share your stories: bojubajai.substack.com/p/take-22-the…cation-search

Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

Please read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai here 👉🏼 bojubajai.substack.com/

Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/
Twitter: twitter.com/BojuBajai
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/

Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke

Mingle Game Song “Round and Round” | Squid Game: Season 2 | Netflix www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbAKYgfYET8