POLITICS IN NEPAL 1980-1991: REFEREN-DUM, STALEMATE AND TRIUMPH OF PEOPLE POWER
by Rishikesh Shah Third Revised Edition Manohar Publishers. New Delhi 1992 [SBN817304 0206 Ks320
The first edition oflhis book
History is often accepted as an account of how good kings won battles, established empires and kept their subjects happy; and conversely, of how the bad ones oppressed the poor
Father´s Woes
Manisha Aryal´s article on Himalayan herbs belittles Nepali professionals and perpetu¬ates the inferiority complex that we Nepalis have. Aryal has covered many aspects of the
Dawn, 17 Jan 2010
IN an opinion piece in TheWashington Post on Friday, President Zardari has told his foreign audience that his government has a plan to build "a
Indra Bahdur Kapchake
The news item in the papers in late January was brief and perfunctory. A 55-year-old man had been run over by a bus in the eastern Nepal
DO YOU KNOW YOUR HIMAL?
Arnica K. Panday
How muck do you really know about the mountain world of ´South and Central Asia? Go through each multiple-choice question below, circling
The best hope for making cities livable, and at the same time stopping the juggernaut of urban developmentthat destroys the surrounding environment, is to promote "compact development" and
Five Queen's Road
by Sorayya Khan
Penguin, 2009
Train to India: Memories of another Bengal
by Maloy Krishna Dhar
Penguin, 2009
Two new books touch upon the lesser-known
