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Whatever Happened to the “Golden Age”?
Nepali and non-Nepali modern-day historians of Nepal have a lot to answer for.
Two decades ago, addressing a gathering of social scientists in Kathmandu. historian Ludwig R Stiller declared that they were living in the "golden age" of Nepali history. "Rarely have historians of any nation had access to so much untouched material for their use," he said.