Seasons of Flight
by Manjushree Thapa
Penguin/Viking, 2010
When Thapa's The Tutor of History was published, in 2001, it was hailed as the first significant novel to
Is this a book, a magazine or an academic journal? Pahar is none of these, yet a little bit of each. It is a new concept: an annual magazine that
Falling water is Nepal´s wealth. As is the case with some other small, land-locked countries like Paraguay, Laos and Bhutan, its hydro-electric potential is Nepal´s greatest
The story unfolds high on the Mahab-harat Lekh, somewhere in West Nepal, many years ago. Gurans {RJiododendrori), a girl tree, was in her gangly adolescent stage. Her branches hung
Let me acquire my share of merit by reciting the name of ´Ramacharitra Manas three times before dwelling upon the mundane aspects of its influence upon the daily lives of
Kancha Ilaiah burst onto the Indian intellectual scene in 1996, with his now-famous book, Why I Am Not a Hindu. In that work, Ilaiah made a partly autobiographical case
Kaifi & I: A Memoir
by Shaukat Kaifi
edited & translated by Nasreen Rehman
Zubaan, 2010
This new work is a fascinating stroll down memory lane with the renowned theatre
The earlier book by this Buddhist monk-turned author, Buddhism without Beliefs, published in 1997, aroused with significant controversy, with critics accusing the author of having put forth arguments that
Lately, the Indian middle class has come under widespread scrutiny, with some of its own in the vanguard of the critical brigade. This self-analysis is not unwarranted, given that
Foreign Aid and Politics in Nepal
by Eugene B Mihaly
Himal Books, Kathmandu, 2002 (2nd edition)
pp lx+237, NPR 460
ISBN 99933 43 40 4
When Mihaly wrote this
Over the past decade, in fiction and autobiography, South Asian women have begun to explore the stories of their pasts in an efflorescence of writings. Among others, Mrinal Pande, Manju
Nine Decades of Marxism in the Land of Brahminism
by S K Biswas
Other Books, Calcutta, 2008
With chapters titled 'Beware of Manuwadi Marxists', 'No Revolution Possible
