Load shedding was supposed to have ended in Kathmandu with the commissioning in 1982 of the Kulekhani Hydroelectric Project, Nepal´s biggest and costliest power plant. This February, load shedding
We had to wait till 2009 before someone thought of knitting a song around the ubiquitous sound, dhantaran! This 'expression' does not have a Southasian origin as far
Wege und Ittwege der Entwickslungspotlitik
Das Experimentieren
an der Dritten Welt
Toni Hagen
Verlag Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Zurich
J988, 38 Swiss Francs
Review by Claus Euler
The "Third World&
Travels in Nepal: The Sequestered Kingdom
Charlie Pye-Smith Aurum Press, London 1988, 12.95 Pounds
Review by Miriam Poser
The title of this well-written book is very misleading.
In this column, we report on significant developments and new ideas relating to articles which appeared in past issues of Himal.
TENGBOCHE: WHAT WENT UP IN FLAMES? (Jan/Feb 1989)
While many international donors search oul exotic locales such as the Khombu or Thak Khola to conduct their
aid activity, others shun the limelight and persevere in remote areas. One
In this column, we report on significant developments and new ideas relating to articles which appeared in past issues.
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT (July 1988)
The
A successful Kathmandu cardiologist who had made a name for himself treating the rich and powerful was suddenly jolted into an acute awareness of the entrenched poverty and endemic disease
HIMALAYAS
by Blanche C. Olschak, Augusto Gansser and Andreas Gruscke
Facts on File 288 pp. U$ 40, 1988 Now translated from German into English, this 288-page illustrated volume is
A Classful Of Gods And Goddesses
Ruth Higbie
Boxwood Press, California
U$ 12,50. 1988
Review by Jay a raj Acharya
Ruth Higbie´s book is a well written persona]
Staying Alive Women, Ecology And Survival in India
Vandana Shiva Kali for Women IRs 60, 1988
Review by Vlalavika Karlekar Vandana Shiva´s impassioned plea, "…the violence to nature,
