Contributions to Nepalese Studies articles from July 2006

Contributions to Nepalese Studies archives from July 2006

Education in Nepal: meeting or missing the millennium development goals?(Table)
July 1, 2006... Education in Nepal has a number of annual highlights. One is the National Education Day, on Falgun 12th (late February), commemorating the late king Birendra's coronation address in 1975. There he proclaimed that "education constitutes the...

Family change in Nepal: evidence from Western Chitwan.(Report)
July 1, 2006... Family change has been of central interest in both academia and the policy arena for some time. Because family has always had the primary responsibility for raising children, caring for individuals as they age, and generally pursuing the...

The Svanti festival: victory over death and the renewal of the ritual cycle in Nepal.
July 1, 2006... Introduction Religious and ritual life in Newar society is highly guided by calendrical festivals. We can say that the Newars spend a good part of their time to organise and perform these festivals. They are highly organised when it comes...

Escalating inequality in South Asia: a challenge to political managers.(RESEARCH NOTE)(Table)
July 1, 2006... Introduction In this era of modern technology and communication no one can deny the importance of equal and equitable distribution of resources. This is considered an essential feature of democratic as well as dictatorial regimes. The...

Women in armed conflict: lessons to be learnt from Telangana people's struggle.(RESEARCH NOTE)(Essay)
July 1, 2006... This essay elaborates and compares the role of women in two political movements--the Maoist movement in Nepal and the Telengana people's struggle in India. The first is an ongoing struggle while the latter is a struggle which started in the...

Joshi, Jibgar. 2006. Regional Strategies for Sustainable Development in Nepal.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Joshi, Jibgar. 2006. Regional Strategies for Sustainable Development in Nepal. Kathmandu: Lajmina Joshi. 156 pages with 38 Tables and 8 Figures, Price NRs. 400. Unlike many Nepali bureaucrats, Dr. Jibgar Joshi has already published three...