After 25 years of persevering belligerence, Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered the three cities of the Kathmandu Valley in 1769. One year later, on 23 March, he shifted his capital to
Nepal has been aptly described as Asia´s ethnic turn-table. It is the land of interface between the oriental Kirant (Mongoloid) and occidental Khas a (Caucasoid) people. The former migrated
The foreign aid which has poured into Nepal in the form of cash, commodities and advisory services has only led the individual Nepalis deeper into poverty. Despite the massive intervention
The cause of the poor directly and indirectly constitutes the basis for practically every foreign-aided development project in Nepal. The state of poverty in this poorest of poor countries manifests
The Asian Development Bank's lending to Nepal is increasing, but its profile remains low. As its influence spreads, will the ADB become as overbearing as the World Bank?
Foreign assistance in Nepal has involved multiple donors, billions of rupees and numerous projects — all funding remarkable portions of all Five Year Plans.
The year 1951 was remarkable for two
The May/June 1991 issue of Himal on 'Troubled Waters' carried a detailed review of Nepal's struggle with its hydropower resource. During the past year, democracy
There is a finality behind the fast-paced alterations and destruction of the squares, streets and facades of the Valley towns. White the process of urban degradation started later in Bhaktapur
As politicians, planners and administrators continue their ostrich-like response to the Valley\´s ills and woes, one might well ask where all this "development" is leading. As we
