History Of Nepal

A comprehensive and accessible one-volume history of Nepal, first published in 2005.

Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal is a story of Nepal's transformation from war to peace, monarchy to republic, a Hindu kingdom to a secular state, and a unitary to a potentially federal state. Part-reportage, part-history, part-analysis, part-memoir, and part-biography of the key characters, the book breaks new ground in political writing from the region. With access to the most powerful leaders in the country as well as diplomats, it gives an unprecedented glimpse into Kathmandu's high politics. But this is coupled with ground-level reportage on the lives of ordinary citizens of the hills and the plains, striving for a democratic, just and equitable society. It tracks the hard grind of political negotiations at the heart of the instability in Nepal. It traces the rise of a popular rebellion, its integration into the mainstream, and its steady decline. It investigates Nepal's status as a partly-sovereign country, and reveals India's overwhelming role. It examines the angst of having to prove one's loyalties to one's own country, and exposes the Hindu hill upper-caste dominated power structures. Battles of the New Republic is a story of the deepening of democracy, of the death of a dream, and of that fundamental political dilemma - who exercises power, to what end, and for whose benefit.

Recently anthropology has turned to accounts of persons-in-history/history-in-persons, focusing on how individuals and groups as agents both fashion and are fashioned by social, political, and cultural discourses and practices. In this approach, power, agency, and history are made explicit as individuals and groups work to constitute themselves in relation to others and within and against sociopolitical and historical contexts. Contributors to this volume extend this emphasis, drawing upon their ethnographic research in Nepal to examine closely how selves, identities, and experience are produced in dialogical relationships through time in a multi-ethic nation-state and within a discourse of nationalism. The diversity of peoples, recent political transformations, and nation-building efforts make Nepal an especially rich locale to examine people's struggles to define and position themselves. But the authors move beyond geographical boundaries to more theoretical terrain to problematicize the ways in which people recreate or contest certain identities and positions. Various authors explore how people_positioned by gender, ethnicity, and locale_use cultural genres to produce aspects of identities and experiences; they examine how subjectivities, agencies and cultural worlds co-develop and are shaped through engagement with cultural forms; and they portray the appropriation of multiple voices for self and group formation. As such, this collection offers a richly textured and complex accounting of the mutual constitution of selves and society.

The Main Issues Pertaining To Social History Of Nepal From Earliest Times To The 1950 Movement Have Been Analysed With Necessary Cross References Of The Post-Revolutionary Period In This Book.The Subject Matter Of This Book Is Divided Into Ten Chapters. First Chapter Analysis The Socio-Anthropological Aspects Of The Nepali People In Historical Perspective. Second Chapter Presents The Changing Structure Of The Nepali Society. Family System Of Nepal Is The Subject Matter Of Third Chapter. Fourth Chapter Gives A Vivid Picture Of Habitational Sites Of Nepal, Especially During The Ancient And Medieval Period. Position Of Women And The Nepali Food Habits Have Been Discussed In The Fifth And Sixth Chapters Respectively. In The Seventh Chapter, Dress And Ornaments Of The Nepali People Have Been Analysed. Eighth Chapter Highlights On A Descriptive Account Of The Social Entertainments Enjoyed By The Nepali People Throughout The Pages Of History. Ninth Chapter Deals With The Types Of The Education Of Nepal Through Ages. In The Last Chapter The Changing Trend Of Nepali Society Has Been Analysed In Its Historical Perspective.

Nepal Is A Hindu Kingdom. But Even Than It Is Not A Theoretic State. The Rajput Brahmin Combine Has Been Ruling The Country Since Long. Nepal Has Its Own Language Which Is Called Nepali. The Festivals Of Nepal Are Almost The Same As Are Prevalent Among Indian Hindus. The Temples Of Nepal Are Very Popular All Over The World. The Literary Rate In Nepal Is Not Very High, But There Is A Sizable Section Of People Who Are Highly Educated And Trained In Various Skills.In This Book The Various Facets Of Nepalese Culture Have Been Analysed In Historical Perspective.

Nepal emerged as a unified state over two hundred years ago, centred on the Kathmandu Valley with its two thousand years of urban civilisation. While John Whelpton s history focuses on the period since the overthrow of the Rana family autocracy in 1950 51, the early chapters are devoted to the origins of the kingdom and the evolving relations of its diverse peoples. By drawing on recent research on Nepal s environment, society and political institutions, the author portrays a country of extraordinary contrasts, which has been constantly buffeted by its neighbours, the two Asian giants, China and India. Economic and political turmoil over the last fifty years came to a climax in the massacre of the royal family in 2001, when the country erupted into civil war. The book is comprehensive and accessible approach will appeal to students, professionals and those visiting the region.