Separating the upper watersheds of the t3 Sunkosi and Tamakosi riven north-east of Kalhmandu is a long saw-tooth ridge of black rock known as the Pamari Himal or
In the summer of 1982, I was conducting ethnographic research on Tibetan pastoralists in Langtang Valley north-west of Kathmandu Valley. When I was not conducting interviews, studying the Kyirong
I am a Nepali who has lived abroad for the past ten years, and have visited Kathmandu about once a year during the period. The annual visits have provided me
As politicians, planners and administrators continue their ostrich-like response to the Valley\´s ills and woes, one might well ask where all this "development" is leading. As
Forests on the Valley rim have a heavy burden: they must help maintain bio-diversity, sustain the rural population, and prepare for the recreational needs of an urbanising Valley floor.
To Nepalis of the lowlands and midhills: try the high-Himal in mid-summer, rain or shine. Especially rain.
Trekking in the monsoon. For more than a decade the idea
Contrary to popular Nepali perception, the Kosi Project may have proved to be a nightmare for those who live within the embankment area.
The Kosi floods of July 1991 have
The legal fight for gender equality in Nepal involves in large part the effective implementation of legislation which already exists, to counter the retrograde legacy of the Muluki Ain.
The
We were conducting a demographic study in Hattiban, a village in Nawalparasi District in the Inner Tarai of Nepal. The aim was to assess the high fertility rates in villages
Because the role of the woman in Nepali society is by and large restricted within the family, her participation in development must also necessarily be within the family.
During recent
If political power is to be achieved through parliamentary legislation, then women have first to get elected to Parliament. The male-dominated hierarchies of the major political parties have not
While there is loud talk of the trafficking of Nepali girls, few are serious enough to address the issues behind the phenomenon. What are the real numbers? Who is endangered by AIDS? And should prostitution be legalised within the country?
