This book contains Nine best stories of Ramesh Vikal translated by Manjushree Thapa.
About the author
Ramesh Vikal is one of the most esteemed modern writers of Nepal. he was born in 1927 in the vilalge of Arubari, in northeaster Kathmandu valley. He has authored there novels: Suanuli; Abirai Bamore
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Nepal, a country as diverse demographically as it is topographically, is populated by over thirty culturally and linguistically distinct ethnic groups. Damais occupy a unique place within this immense cultural diversity. The Damai are thought to be an auspicious caste in Nepal who are professionmore
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"Newari, a Tibeto-Burman language, is the mother tongue of the Newars, the earliest settlers of the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. The Newars have long occupied a culturally important place among the Himalayan peoples. Over the centuries they have developed a complex and advanced culture which contains more
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Civilized Shamans examines the nature and evolution of religion in Tibetan societies from the ninth century up to the Chinese occupation in 1950. Geoffrey Samuel argues that religion in these societies developed as a dynamic amalgam of strands of Indian Buddhism and the indigenous spirit-cults of Timore
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The purpose of BIBLIOTHECA HIMALAYICA is to make available works on the natural history and civilizations of Central Asia and the Himalaya. The selection of books includes new works by present-day scholars and students, as well as reprints of classical, out-of-print or antiquarian books. Reprints ofmore
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Nepal is a heterogeneous country of different ethnic groups with different cultures and languages. This Himalayan Kingdom is also very rich in natural wealth, varied flora and fauna dwelling in different topographical variations. Nepalese plants are known by different names by different people. Aftemore
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One hundred years have passed since Ekai Kawaguchi left his country to explore a world that he did not know much about. From the study of materials, interviews with people and observation of his collections, it becomes evident that he was a very remarkable monk, a humanist and poet who deserves to bmore
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