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FIRE ON THE ROOFTOP

When the Streets Burned and the Trails Went Quiet

from tiktok to thamel, a generation’ s fury rose against corruption and silence— shaking nepal’ s streets, dimming its high season, and echoing through the mountain trails and empty hotels. in a nation built on travellers’ dreams, the protests became a reminder that the greatest journeys are not always measured in miles, but in the courage to demand change. a change that is promising a bright future, a future that is welcoming all ' guests that are as likley as gods!'.

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