POLITICS IN NEPAL 1980-1991: REFEREN-DUM, STALEMATE AND TRIUMPH OF PEOPLE POWER
by Rishikesh Shah Third Revised Edition Manohar Publishers. New Delhi 1992 [SBN817304 0206 Ks320
The first edition
History is often accepted as an account of how good kings won battles, established empires and kept their subjects happy; and conversely, of how the bad ones oppressed the poor
A World Bank mission arrives inNepal in mid-May to appraise the feasibility of the modified Arun III scheme, affectionately known as "Baby Arun". Thisrather oversized baby is
Father´s Woes
Manisha Aryal´s article on Himalayan herbs belittles Nepali professionals and perpetu¬ates the inferiority complex that we Nepalis have. Aryal has covered many aspects of the
Dawn, 17 Jan 2010
IN an opinion piece in TheWashington Post on Friday, President Zardari has told his foreign audience that his government has a plan to build "a
DO YOU KNOW YOUR HIMAL?
Arnica K. Panday
How muck do you really know about the mountain world of ´South and Central Asia? Go through each multiple-choice question below,
The best hope for making cities livable, and at the same time stopping the juggernaut of urban developmentthat destroys the surrounding environment, is to promote "compact development" and
This New Year, sellout sales abound. Chicanery packages can be purchased at bribery rates. Just give us your specifications: number of columns, stories, and images; colour or no colour; extent
Though ramshackle and long deserted, the Leh Palace remains an imposing building. Standing atop a hillock, the nine-story structure, inspired by the Potala Palace, dominates the otherwise low-lying
