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Protest Poetry: The Voice of Conscience
A research note on protest poetry in Nepali literature. The author writes that protest poetry in Nepali literature has come a long way from Balak baburo by Lekhnath Paudel up to 2051 B.S. (time...
Lalitatripurasundarīko nidhan ra Bhīmasen Thāpāko Avasān
The article discusses the tragedy faced by General Bhimsen Thapa after the demise of queen Lalitruparasundari. General Bhimsen Thapa was a powerful and popular personality, and there were many groups ...
Review of Michael Vinding, The Thakali: A Himalayan Ethnography
This is a review by Dilli R. Dahal of Michael Vinding, The Thakali: A Himalayan Ethnography.
Review of Gunanidhi Sharma, Nav R. Kanel and Neelam Kumar Sharma, eds., Nepal: Missing Elements in the Development Thinking
This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of Gunanidhi Sharma, Nav R. Kanel, and Neelam Kumar Sharma, eds., Nepal: Missing Elements in the Development Thinking.
Jesthavarna Mahāvihāra of Lalitpur: History and Evolution
The article discusses the Jesthavarna Mahavihara which is one of the oldest and principal bahas in Lalitpur. It is a prominent baha of the Newar Buddhists of Lalitpur which is commonly known as Tanga ...
The Function of Meaning of Combs in the Newar Culture (Nepal)
The article attempts to find the function and importance of combs among the Newars of Nepal. The comb plays an important role in the culture and in ritual functions. It reveals the social meaning and ...
Language Politics in Nepal
The article focuses on the close relation between language and politics. Language is a voluntary vocal system of communication between individuals and between individuals and groups. Socio-cultural ph...
Duṣyanta and Śakuntalā in the 1980s: Mādhava Ghimire's Śakuntalā Gīti-Nāṭaka
The article presents the major shifts in formal and contextual elements in relation to the historical model of Kalidasa's Abhiyana sakuntala natak. The Sakuntala topic has long been popular amo...
A Note on Some Typical Architectural Designs of Western Nepal
The article discusses the architectural designs of western Nepal. The article reveals that western Nepal was prosperous during the rule of Khasa King from the twelfth century to the fourteen century A...
An Emic Critique of Austine Waddell's Buddhism and Lamaism of Tibet – A Gross Misrepresentation of the Vajrayana of Tibet
The author writes that Buddhism and Lamaism of Tibet by Austine Waddell cannot and should not be taken as an authoritative book on "Tibetan Buddhism." The writer uses "Vajrayana of Tibet" inste...
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