Contributions to Nepalese Studies articles from January 2002

Contributions to Nepalese Studies archives from January 2002

Assessing the quality of survey data on adolescent sexuality by talking with the field staff.
January 1, 2002... Survey interviewers and supervisors are a rich source of information. Long hours in the field allow them to intimately observe and interact with study respondents. The trained interviewer can view the living conditions and relationship dynamics...

Nepal's experience for currency unification: an examination of exchange rate performance for the Nepalese vis-a-vis Indian currency with special reference to the period of 1956-1960.
January 1, 2002... Introduction Nepal is a kingdom located in South Asia. It lies on the southern lap of the Himalayas occupying an area of approximately 147,181 square kilometers being roughly rectangular in shape with average width of 193 kilometers from...

Social sciences in Nepal.
January 1, 2002... Introduction The "decline of history" in Nepal was the focus of an article in one daily paper (Nepal Samachar Patra) on August 29, 2001. Six months earlier, another daily carried a piece on an "empty in history class and history teacher...

An examination of the socioeconomic implications of microfinance programmes: an alternative approach in Nepal.
January 1, 2002... Introduction In Nepal, development planning was started with the implementation of the First Five-Year Plan in 1956. Despite experiencing improvements, Nepal still remains one of the poorest countries in the world with a human development...

Trafficking of women in South Asia: a sketch.
January 1, 2002... This brief note seeks to draw a sketch of the regime of trafficking in South Asia, particularly in relation to the trafficking of girls and women for prostitution. To this end, it enters the theme by describing and examining the...

A qualitative description of perinatal care practices in Makwanpur District, Nepal.
January 1, 2002... Introduction Perinatal mortality remains high throughout south Asia. Deaths in the perinatal period are intimately linked to the health of the mother and her newborn. Despite their public health importance interventions to address...

Siddhicharan Shrestha (1913-1992) in nealese perspective.(non-native author of Nepali poetry)(Critical Essay)
January 1, 2002... Background There is a misconception that the Nepali language, known as Khas Kura in earlier times, was forced upon the Newar speaking population of the Kathmandu valley, and other linguistic groups in the mountains and the plains...

Travel as theatre in Nepal mandala.
January 1, 2002... Preview Travel has played very significant part in the performance art in Nepal mandala. The journey has been both metaphysical and realistic in nature. Travel is one such trope that brings human beings on a par with the movements of the...

Powell, Robert. Himalayan Drawings.(Book Review)
January 1, 2002... Edited by Michael Oppitz, with contributions from Peter Herbstreuth, Niels Gutschow, Gotz Hagmuller, Clare Harris, Heather Stoddard, Charles Ramble, Annegret Nippa and Michael Oppitz. The Volkerkundemuseum der Universitat, 2001. 304 pp., 283...

Hachhethu, Krishna. 2002. Party Building in Nepal: Organization, Leadership and People.(Book Review)
January 1, 2002... 311pp. Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point. ISBN: 99933-10-13-1. NRs. 550.00 The book under review, Party Building in Nepal: Organization, Leadership and People; A Comparative Study of the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal...