In 1974, seven years before the forma! study of sociology and anthropology by Nepali scholars had even begun, Khem Bahadur Bista asked the "Nepalese authorities to consider whether to
In anthropological studies, certain people and places become associated with particular themes of research. The best example of such gatekeeping concepts is perhaps that of caste in India. Such concepts
Before the field workers came the foreign travellers and writers. Among the latter were British administrators and travellers cum -writers, such as William Kirkpatrick. Francis Buchanan Hamilton, Brian Hodgson and
Himalayan publishing in European languages spells big money, but the market is dominated by books about idyllic mountains and touristic pursuits. While serious publishers in the region face hardships, some
The diversity of species in this little corner of the Tibetan Plateau is impressive, but under threat.
A naturalist today would be hard pressed to name a truly wild paradise,
The production of cheese has been regarded as one of the few rural successes of the Nepali Government´s development programme. One of the main areas of this success has
NOTES FROM AN AUGUST 1991 CONFERENCE IN QINGHAI PROVINCE
In August 1991, China´s western provinces — rich in natural resources and home to many of China´s "national minorities&
Confusion, Conflicts and Choices
While there have been some good intentions, no one comes off shining in Nepal's experiment with forestry: not the forester, the social scientist, the
Downhill skiing is being introduced in the hills of Uttar, Pradesh, but at what cost to the local society and environment? We must study the experience in the Alps, and
If you can withstand asphyxiation by the combined fumes of the local latrine and the Patan buses enter Patan through Patan Dhoka. If you can find your way through, the
The art, culture and ambience of old, medieval Patan has almost disappeared under the assault of historical neglect and runaway "modernisation"
Buddhi Man Shakya, a 77-year-old craftsman from
