Tales of the Turquoise is put together from day-to-day notes of events taken during a twenty day pilgrimage of many of the major temples,. shrines and sacred mountains of the Dolpo region of north-west Nepal. The author's companion, Karma, a nomad from Western Tibet, revealed himself to be an excellmore
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Who would be the next king appointed on the Throne of Stone?
For three generations struggles in parts of what is now Nepal and northern India mired the peace by land-grabbing, kidnap, murder, feuds, poison, passion, magic and blind lust, but also with kindness, compassion, common sense and unrequmore
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The concept of banking system was introduced in Nepal with the establishment of Nepal Bank Ltd. in 1937. The financial scenario has changed with introduction of joint venture banks in 1984. The domestic banks of Nepal, Nepal Bank Ltd. and Rastriya Baniiya Bank could no longer hold monopoly. The numbmore
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The purpose of BIBLIOTHECA HIMALAYICA is to make available works on the natural history and civilizations of Central Asia and the Himalaya. The selection of books includes new works by present-day scholars and students, as well as reprints of classical, out-of-print or antiquarian books. Reprints ofmore
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The purpose of BIBLIOTHECA HIMALAYICA is to make available works on the natural history and civilizations of Central Asia and the Himalaya. The selection of books includes new works by present-day scholars and students, as well as reprints of classical, out-of-print or antiquarian books. Reprints ofmore
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An International Conference on the Anthropology of Nepal: Peoples, Problems and Processes was held in the Hotel Vajra, Kathmandu from the 7th to the 14th September 1992. It was organized jointly by the Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies (CNAS), Tribhuvan University and the Department of Anthropologymore
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This book gives a comprehensive analysis of folklore in general, as well as a thematic and structural study of Nepalese folk tales. It draws comparisons between the genres of myths, legend and folklore, pointing out some little-known or forgotten characteristics of the later. This book helps the reamore
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Articles:
Chaitanya Mishra - Locating the “Causes†of the Maoist Struggle. 3
Laura Kunreuther - Voiced Writing and Public Intimacy on Kathmandu’s FM Radio. 57
Ani Rudra Silwal - Not as Easy to Achieve as it is to Claim: Repayment Success of Nepali Village Banks. 97
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