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The Press in Nepal (1951-74)
The author argues that it is a difficult task to present the genesis, growth, and present function of the press in Nepal. The article gives an account on the history of the Nepali press and shows the ...
Siberian Shamanistic Traditions Among The Kham-Magars of Nepal
The article discusses the Kham-Magars, who are a people of ancient Mongolian descent inhabiting the upper tributaries of the Sani Bheri, Bari Gad, and Mari Khola on the southwestern flank of the Dhaul...
Nepal and South India
The article traces the ancient relation of Nepal with South India. The author writes that Viramadevi, mother of prince Jay Sakhti, had the image of the bull and the flag-staff plated with gold at the ...
A Brief Survey of Nepal's Trade with British India During the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
The article briefly surveys Nepal's trade with the British India during the later half of the nineteenth century. The article reveals that there existed no registered trade between the two countries o...
Review of Siegfied Lienhard, Navārīgītimañjarī, Religious and Secular Poetry of the Nevars of the Kathmandu Valley
This is a review by A. W. Macdonald of Siegfied Lienhard, Navārīgītimañjarī, Religious and Secular Poetry of the Nevars of the Kathmandu Valley.
Review of Debala Mitra, Excavation at Tilaurakot and Kodan and Explorations in the Nepalese Tarai
This is a review by P. R. Sharma of Debala Mitra, Excavation at Tilaurakot and Kodan and Explorations in the Nepalese Tarai.
Review of A. Patricia Caplan, Priests and Cobblers
This is a review by D. R. Dahal of A. Patricia Caplan, Priests and Cobblers: Social Change in a Hindu Village in Western Nepal (San Francisco: Chandler, 1972).
Nepal on the Eve of the Rana Ascendancy
The article tries to add research work on the number of positions within the administrative hierarchy based on the work of Satish Kumar's Rana Polity in Nepal. Actually, it is a supplement to t...
Tatooing Among the Tharus of Dang Deokhuri, Far Western Nepal
The article gives an account of tattooing practices among the Tharus of Dang Deokhuri, in far western Nepal. The tattooing is done by making drawings on the human skin and then inserting these inside ...
The Saugal-ṭol Temple of Patan
The article discusses a small, two-roofed temple with a square foundation and typical Nepalese or Newar style brick and wood which stands at Saugaltol, Patan in Kathmandu Valley. The article is writte...
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