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Title: Ambivalence Denied: The Making of Rastriya Itihas [National History] in Panchayat Era Textbooks
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Pratyoush R. Onta
One Sentence Summary: The article explains that during the time of the panchayat system, the Nepali language, Hinduism, and monarchy constituted the triumvirate of official Nepali national culture.

Description: The article explains that during the time of the panchayat system, the Nepali language, Hinduism, and monarchy constituted the triumvirate of official Nepali national culture. The nationalization of the past under the panchayat system created a sense of a shared history - the author calls this rastriya itihas (RI), literally "national history" - amongst inhabitants of Nepal. It discusses the case of Balbhadra, a war hero of Nepal included in a textbook named Mahendra Malla, as one relevant example. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-03-01)

Publisher Place: Kirtipur, Nepal
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Publisher URL: http://www.cnastu.org.np/
Published Date: 1996-01
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_23_01_13.pdf
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (1996) Vol. 23, no. 1
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: Prem K. Khatry
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 23
Source Number: 1
Source Page Numbers: 213-254
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

Means of availability: Available online as a PDF within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database.

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Resource Type: Article
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