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Yaks, Cows and Status in the Himalayas
of past difficulties in applying these to non-Hindus, and the implicit ambiguity of the old legal code in regard to the traditional customs of various local communities. The third section illustrates ...
Bajhāṅa Jillākā Vārha Abhilekhaharū
The article discusses twelve inscriptions, writings collectively called abhilekh, from Bajhang district of Nepal. It describes their present condition and includes the original writing of all twelve a...
Review of Casper J. Miller, Faith-Healers in the Himalayas
This is a review by Michael Opptiz of Casper J. Miller, Faith-Healers in the Himalayas.
The High Altitude Ethnobotany of the Rolwaling Sherpas
The article is based on the botanical collection, particularly medicinal plants and poisons, made by the author in Rolwaling and covers the high altitude ethno-botany of the Rolwaling Sherpas. Around ...
Shamanism and Medicine in Developing Nepal
The article gives an account of shamanism in Nepal, particularly among the Tamang. The major social functions of the shaman in Tamang society is the diagnosis and treatment of illness. This article's ...
A Brief Survey of the Organization and Structure of Nepali Law Courts during the Third Quarter of the Nineteenth Century
This article analyzes the organization and structure of Nepali law courts during the third quarter of the nineteenth century. The article discusses the work of Shri Satis Kumar who wrote Rana Polit...
Testing Nepali as a Second Language
The article examines the competence level in writing Nepali of different groups at the primary school level, comparing the competence of those who speak Nepali as a first language (NL1) with that of t...
Error Analysis: A Pragmatic Approach
The article is a brief synopsis of the phenomenon of errors in writing. It sees error as a process in language development rather than as a final product. The article distinguishes the difference betw...
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