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Maternal and Child Health Status in Jirel Community
A research note on maternal and child health status in the Jirel community. The author argues that the health status of a population is a reflection of the socio-economic and cultural development of t...
Forest Resources of Nepal: Destruction and Environmental Implications
The article gives an assessment of forests as a main resource of Nepal. The article brings awareness about the importance of afforestation and argues it should be encouraged. Forest is an important co...
Never Lost in Himalayan Space
This a review by Mark Turin of Himalayan Space: Cultural Horizons and Practices 1999 edited by Balthasar Bickel and Martin Gaenszle.
Nepal Agriculture Perspective Plan
This is a review by Khadga Basnet of Nepal Agriculture Perspective Plan 1995, prepared by the Agriculture Project Services Centre, Kathmandu, and John Mellor Associates, Inc., Washington D.C.
Gosāĩkuṇḍaḩ Ek Sāṅskṛtik Adhyayan
The article is an a socio-cultural study of a pilgrimage site. This article focuses on the study of Gosaikunda which is an important pilgrimage site situated in Himalayan region of Nepal. It is situat...
Nepalese Perception of Self
The article is a research study of Nepalese perception towards self. The self may be thought of as an "image" - the impression it makes on others. The "self-image" is referred as to the impression asp...
Reasons of State: Exclusivist Nationalism and Bhutan's Foreign Policy
The article attempts to study Bhutan's foreign policy. The author argues that to understand Bhutanese foreign policy is a difficult task, an example being the Bhutanese state forcibly evicting Bhutane...
Nepal's India Policy under Communist Government in Nepal
The article gives an account of Nepal's India policy under the communist-led government in Nepal. The Nepal Communist Party Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) came a long way when it declared its foreign ...
The Legends of 'Gayaḥbājyā' of Patan in the Kathmandu Valley
The article discusses the legends of Gayahbajya of Patan in the Kathmandu valley. The legend of this Brahman named Gaya was written by the author while he was collecting oral histories of Patan in 199...
Nepal-Tibet Cultural Relations and the Zhva-dmar-pa (Shyamarpa) Lamas of Tibet
The article discusses the age old cultural relationship between Nepal and Tibet. The wedding of Nepali king Amsuverma's daughter Bhrikuti to Songtsen Gampo, Nepali Buddhist scholars prominent role in ...
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