The multi-ethnic and multi-caste communities of the Himalayan region are today witnessing the revival of ethnic and religious consciousness leading to widespread social and political upheaval. This collection engages with the rapid social change and acute religious and identity crises that have emermore
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The Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, ever since its inception in 1972, has been an international Centre for research and publications of exceedingly rich and variegated subjects of historical and contemporary interests in social sciences. CNAS is an autonomous organization functioning under Tribhmore
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With its enormous geo-ethnic diversity, unique history, and strategic location, Nepal has undergone drastic changes following the democratic restoration of 1990. Sadly, despite the proliferation of media and information technology; rapid urbanization, interconnectivity with the outside world, implemmore
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Election and Governance is the first innovative work on Nepal based on both theoretical and empirical studies. The main variables have been tested empirically at the local level bye using survey methods and personal interviews. In the process, 500 respondents from fifteen villages and five municipalmore
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The Newars of Nepal are a people with a high degree of material culture and a distinctive social organisation. Though stray references on them are available from the pioneering accounts of Levi, Hodgson, Oaldfield, K.P. Chattopadhyaya and others, there has been no systematic ethnosociological study more
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Aziz?s quest to understand two women from the Arun Valley and Manakamana who
undertook important political and civil rights work. Yogamaya employed religious ideals
in a non-violent challenge to Nepal's Brahminic patriarchy and the elitist structure high-caste Hindus established in Nepal. Durga Demore
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University Press; Katmandu. Good+ N.D.. Softcover. Light stain at top corner and across top page edges with some warping on the rear cover. Several turned corners. ; Light yellow and white medium size softcover with red and blue titles and decorations. Assembled and printed in Nepal, around 1982, usmore
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The Jirel people of Dolakha display a mixture of diverse cultural elements from Hinduism,Buddhism and Shamanistic traditions that they have adapted to unique ways. The authors emphasise the extraordinary Jirel sociocultural and religious traditions located halfway between the lowlands and the lofty more
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