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Sunk
cost fallacy in politics: Alternative voices being
marginalised, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 11/09/2023)
Why
the 1923 Nepal–Britain Treaty of Friendship is of great
importance for Nepal and the UK : The 1923 treaty helped
Nepal to stay as an independent sovereign state in the
immediate aftermath of the independence of India, by
Surya P. Subedi (nlt 18/07/2023)
Decentralized
Autonomous Nepal, by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep
29/06/2023)
The
Hindutva template of hegemony : The controversy over
Bhanubhakta’s statue shows the emancipation of the
subaltern is a long process, by CK Lal (kp
10/05/2023)
NA:
Keep Professional Integrity Intact, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 02/04/2023)
1923
- 2023 : The centenary of the Nepal-Britain Treaty of
Friendship reminds us of a time when Nepal’s leaders had
strategic thinking (nt 10/03/2023)
UK
envoy talks about the 1923 friendship treaty. Why is it
important? During her meeting with PM Dahal on
Wednesday, British ambassador to Nepal, Nicola Politt,
shared priorities of the 1923 friendship treaty.
Historians have attached a great importance to this
treaty (nlt 19/01/2023)
Marking
Unity Day With Ardour, by Shreeram Upadhyaya (rn
11/01/2023) [The problem is that
reality differs in many ways from this glorifying image
of history!]
Chisapani
Gadhi: Why it is historically important : Until 2018 BS,
Chisapani Gadhi was used as the office of the chief
administrator, where records of people entering the
Kathmandu Valley via this route were kept, by Sushil
Hamal (nlt 31/12/2022)
Relooking
early phase of Nepal-China relations : There are
interesting episodes in Nepal-China relations. Every
such episode has contributed to making of the
Nepal-China relations in one way or the other, by
Laxmi Basnyat (nlt 11/09/2022)
The
way we were : New book about old Nepal is an album of
images by father-son photography pioneers, by Kunda
Dixit (nt 02/09/2022) [book review]
‘Off
the Cuff’ Population Policy! There is a need for a
paradigm shift in Nepal - from an anti-natalist to a
pro-natalist population policy - aiding economic growth,
by Pradip Kumar Kafle (rep 26/08/2022)
Lacuna
in Nepali history: Giving rise to jingoism, by
Nishant Pokharel (ht 10/08/2022)
Historical
palaces in Bajhang in dilapidated condition : Palaces in
the district have historical and archaeological
significance but most monuments have either been lost or
have decayed over time, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
07/08/2022), Preserving
heritage : Prioritising locals in restoring important
landmarks would help alleviate unemployment (kp
09/08/2022)
Karnali
– Humla : From Prosperity to Inferiority. Was Karnali
always like this - poor, deprived, and backward? The
answer is ‘No’. The Karnali Kingdom was prosperous and
cultured until the 18th century from the 9th century,
by Nabraj Lama (rep 19/07/2022) [In
other words, the decline began with the integration of
this region into the Hindu state of the Shah monarchy!]
History
and memory : Nepal may have become a republic, but the
public memory of the royal figures has not gone away,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 10/06/2022)
The
enigma of Kathmandu : As one of the three cities of
Nepal Mandala, it has occupied the minds of people for
centuries, by Abhi Subedi (kp 05/06/2022)
Archiving
Manuscripts Is An Arduous Affair, by Aashish Mishra
(rn 01/04/2022)
Nepal
Receives Geophysical Survey Report Of Panchkhal From The
UK, by Raj Kumar Parajuli (rn 22/02/2022)
13
February : On the 26th anniversary of the start of the
Maoist insurgency, history repeats itself as a farce
(nt 11/02/2022)
The
historic Kathmandu beneath our feet : Archeological
sites hold clues to past earthquakes and the heritage of
Kathmandu Valley civilisation, and need protection,
by Sahina Shrestha (nt 14/01/2022)
The
Nyishangba traders of Manang : Their remarkable
adventurism adds an important chapter to Nepal’s history
of trade, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 29/10/2021)
In
defence of alternative narratives : We have a huge mass
unaware of our history and how it continues to shape
present-day interactions, by Deepak Thapa (kp
28/10/2021)
The
fishing village and the stolen boat : They stole our
ghats. They stole our boats. They stole our rivers and
our fish. Crushers in our rivers, they even stole the
lands of our ancestors, by Raju Syangtan (rec
11/08/2021)
Prime
Ministers Who Ruled The Longest, by Nir Bahadur
Karki (rn 11/08/2021)
Celebration,
censorship, and indifference: Nepali theater in the
shadow of the state, by Deepesh Padel (rec
03/08/2021)
Rebuilding
Kathmandu after the 1934 quake : The construction of New
Road 90 years ago has lessons for post-disaster urban
planning, by Alina Bajracharya (nt 23/04/2021)
Rewriting
the history of subalterns, by Anish Kumar Thokar
(rep 21/03/2021)
Who
gets to write our history? The nationalist narrative
conveniently sets aside other histories that don’t see
Nepal as a great nation, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
22/01/2021)
As
Ratna Park gets new name and statues of two icons, many
say ‘let history be history’ : At the centre of
Kathmandu, the City has memorialised lives of Sankhadhar
Sakhwa and Padma Ratna Tuladhar but the step has sparked
debate about remembering history, by Srizu
Bajracharya (kp 28/11/2020)
हाम्रो
नेपाल किन बनेन ? [Why didn't our Nepal come into
being?], by Peshal Acharya (ns 11/11/2020)
Air-brushing
history by toppling statues: Keeping them visible may
help remind the present generation of historical wrongs,
by Ivan G. Somlai (nt 07/08/2020) [But
not as long as they are celebrated as idols of Nepal's
national identity!]
Justice
Done To Statues, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
16/06/2020)
Even
India's official documents show that Limpiyadhura is the
real source of the Kali River, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 27/05/2020)
Keep
the border regulated: Before the Sugauli Treaty we had a
closed border to the south. Following the annexation of
Naya Muluk in 1860 it became controlled border and
gradually changed into an open border, by Nara
Bahadur Kandel (rep 18/05/2020)
Will
the subject of history soon be history? A lack of job
prospects and Tribhuvan University’s failure to attract
a new generation to the subject have meant that fewer
students are pursuing history as a discipline, by
Shashwat Pant (kp 05/03/2020), The
past is present: Studying history helps to expand the
mind (kp 06/03/2020), Nepal’s
history foretold: Those who do not learn from the past
are destined to repeat it, by Anil Chitrakar (nt
06/03/2020)
Connectivity
blues at Kantipur Conclave: We should not entirely
dismiss the heritage of freedom practised by countries
who did not directly come under British rule, by
Abhi Subedi (kp 16/02/2020)
New
names for old places reflect the changing times, but not
everyone is happy: Old place names were born out of
tradition, culture and heritage, which new names ignore,
say locals, by Shashwat Pant (kp 23/01/2020) [This tradition was introduced under the
authoritarian royal panchayat system with its policy of
"one nation, one language, one culture, one religion",
which is still continued today by the minority of male
high-caste party politicians who treat Nepal like their
property! The cut of today's provinces and the problems
around their naming are exactly related to this.]
Original
copies of both Sugauli Treaty and Nepal-India Friendship
Treaty are missing: While some suspect they’re in
foreign lands, no one really knows where the originals
of these two historic documents are, by Anil Giri
(kp 14/08/2019)
Nepalis
are dying from floods—and they repeat every year:
Between 1900-2005, 3.2 million Nepalis died in floods;
2.8 million of them were from the Tarai, by Amish
Raj Mulmi (kp 26/07/2019)
Rulers,
religion, and the republic: Nepal’s new rulers have just
taken over the roles and duties of the former monarchs,
by Khem R Shreesh (kp 02/06/2019)
Redrawing
history: as the Nepali state discriminatory toward
certain languages, castes, cultures and peoples? Sujit
Mainali tells us, it was but not all the time and not in
every case, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 12/05/2019)
[book review]
Bhaktapur’s
Bhaju Pokhari 500 years older than Rani Pokhari: Study
(kp 13/03/2019)
The
end of history: Our text books and teachers are so
boring, no one is enrolling to study Nepal’s diverse
past, by Anil Chitrakar (nt 08/02/2019)
Trajectory
of
history writing: As Nepal stands at cross-roads of
history, it would be helpful if our historiography moved
beyond linear narratives, by Pranab Kharel and
Gaurab KC (rep 04/02/2019)
Ideological
Pillars Of Unity, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 11/01/2019)
[Please stay on the ground:
Nepal must thank Prithvinaran for her independence to
this day, but he was also responsible for the lack of
social inclusion, inequality, the over-centralised and
discriminating Hindu state and the total control of
public life by a minority of male Tagadharis!], Prime
Minister KP Oli and Prithvi Narayan Shah, by Siddhi
B Ranjitkar (km 11/01/2019), 297th
Prithvi Jayanti observed; President offers tribute to
nation builder’s statue, by Anuj Kumar Adhikari (kp
12/02/2019)
History:
A Forgotten Discipline, by Prem Khatry (rn
18/12/2018)
Prithvi
Thought-I : Respect All Faiths & Cultures,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 16/12/2018) [???],
Prithvi Thought-II: Champion Of Economic Nationalism,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 23/12/2018), Prithvi
Thought-III Stress On Sovereignty & Robust Diplomacy,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 30/12/2018), Prithvi
Thought-IV: Endowed With Revolutionary Concepts, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 06/01/2019)
Daura
and Suruwal: Their history & journey, by Prithubir
Khatri (ht 11/12/2018)
Manufacturing
courage: The history of Gorkhas is a case study of
colonial mindsets and Nepali rulers’ failures, by
Amish Mulmi (kp 16/11/2018), Lest
we
forget: The political, socio-economic, military and
demographic impact of Gurkha recruitment in World War I on
Nepal, 100 years on, by David Seddon (nt 16/11/2018)
Hundred
years on: In Nepal, there appears to be national amnesia
about World War I and its aftermath, by Deepak Thapa
(kp 01/11/2018)
A
Dashain diversion: Stories of history and society from
perspective of Dalits, Janjatis and Madhesis remain to
be written. Until then, only way to get their version is
to listen to their woes firsthand, by CK Lal (rep
08/10/2018)
Love
and longing in Lhasa: Two works of fiction tell us more
about the personal lives of Lhasa Newars, by Amish
Raj Mulmi (kp 07/09/2018)
Islamic
Community in Nepal, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
17/08/2018)
Unlocking
horns: Rhino diplomacy isn’t a new phenomenon; it begins
as early as 1834, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 10/08/2018)
Kathmandu’s
love affair with Kauli, by Prawash Gautam (kp
21/07/2018)
Who
saved
Nepal? Nepal has been able to keep its sovereignty
intact (to whatever extent that is), out of some tricks,
some bit of wisdom and some bit of foresight displayed
by our predecessors, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
04/06/2018)
The
life and times of Arniko, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt
18/05/2018)
Khokana’s
Kols: Today, Khokana is one of the last surviving
remnants of the Malla-era pastoral life in Kathmandu
Valley. And for its residents, the town is more than
just a cluster of ancient homes, temples and courtyards,
by Prawash Gautam (kp 21/04/2018)
Padmaavat
and
Prithvi Narayan Shah: In today’s ‘post-truth world’,
majoritarianism is cocooned and strengthened in
perceived victimhood, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
26/01/2018)
The
first map of Nepal: A covert British invasion plan that
never materialised, by Sanyukta Shrestha (kp
30/12/2017)
Meaningful
interpretation: Nepal’s complex yet creative narratives
assume avatars of different forms and convenience,
by Abhi Subedi (kp 29/10/2017)
Marching
to the tune of history, by Alisha Sijapati (kp
23/09/2017)
The
Gorkha
Empire: The concept of ‘unification of Nepal’ with
Prithvi Narayan Shah as the hero who unified Nepal began
to take root after the Shah restoration of 1951, by
Binayak Sundas (rep 09/08/2017)
The
history
lesson: Prithvi Narayan Shah was projected as the worst
of the worst thief and King Mahendra was portrayed in
the same negative light, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep
02/08/2017)
All
our yesterdays: Photographs taken by Peace Corps
volunteers a half-century ago offer a stark reminder of
how much Nepal has changed in 50 years (nt
23/06/2017)
Trafficking
in
the 1920s: One man’s stand against those who threaten
liberty, defy law and elude public justice, by
Mahendra P. Lama (kp 14/06/2017)
Today’s
Nepal:
Peripheral ambiance, by Suresh Chalise (ht
05/06/2017)
From
royal
to republic: Nepal sets an example in smoothly
transitioning from monarchy to republic, by
Shreejana Shrestha (nt 26/05/2017) [??]
Contestations
of
Nepali history, by Mahabir Paudyal (kp 29/04/2017) [criticising Western authors from the
18th to early 20th century but not mentioning the
shortcomings of official non-inclusive Nepali
historiography!]
Dehradoon
Security
Conference: Intellectual discourse; The Gorkha
recruitment by the British in 1815 was the turning point
weakening Nepal’s nationhood. Nepal’s capability for
industrial development was completely ruined by the
tripartite 1947 Gorkha Recruitment Treaty, by Umesh
K. Bhattarai (ht 18/04/2017)
Historical
channel:
Nepal has been conducting entrepot trade across the
Himalaya since ancient times, by Ram Chandra Pokhrel
(kp 12/03/2017)
Understanding
of History, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 07/02/2017)
Musing
On Martyrs’ Day, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 30/01/2017)
Liberal
blues:
It may not be fair to judge the Gorkha king by today’s
standards, by Prashant Sharma (kp 24/01/2017)
With
archives being forced to move, many historical documents
at risk, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep 07/01/2017)
A
Reflection On Prithvi’s Birth Anniversary Celebration,
by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 05/01/2017)
200
years
of Nepal-UK ties: Nepal’s integration in the global
market has a long history, one in which the Gurkhas
played a pivotal role, by Deepak Thapa (kp
29/12/2016)
Diplomats
question
Prithvi Narayan's role in nation-building (rep
22/11/2016)
Keeping
One-upmanship At Bay, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
19/06/2016)
The
‘foreign’
scarecrow, by Our political leaders are taking a leaf
from the rulebook of their predecessors to hold people
on a tight leash, by Abhinawa Devkota (kp
04/06/2016)
Curator
of
history: Sanskritist Gautama V Vajracharya puts Nepali
art history on the world map, by Ayesha Shakya (nt
27/05/2016)
Three
options
for Nepal: King Mahendra's fear that in an agrarian
economy like ours parties depend on foreigners for money
to contest elections wasn't unfounded, by Trailokya
Raj Aryal (rep 10/05/2016) [The
failure of today's polticians cannot excuse the putch by
Mahendra in 1960 that had been simply guided by power
greed!!]
The
discharge
of history, by Marissa Taylor (kp 09/04/2016)
Looking
back
to the future: Nepalis have waited 200 years for a
nation that they can once more be proud of (nt
25/03/2016)
Rajman
and
Hodgson: Learning to remember, by Kanak Mani Dixit
and Shamik Mishra (rep 23/03/2016)
Power
of
narrative: Late King Mahendra and late BP Koirala had
their own narratives which they wanted to sell to the
people, by Bhagirath Yogi (rep 18/01/2016)
Valley’s
archaeological
features uncovered (ht 17/01/2016)
Nepal’s
chronology:
The new translation of History of the Kings of Nepal- A
Buddhist Chronicle aims to correct the mistakes and fill
the gaps found in the earlier translation, by
Madeline Zutt (nt 25/09/2015)
A
past for a present: Whether it is a dog’s bite or deaths
in Kailali, caste and ethnicity have become the central
issue. And our history of forgetting the past is to
blame for it, by Malati (kp 12/09/2015)
Historical
papers
in poor state (kp 12/08/2015)
Vision
of
the past: It is erroneous to believe that Shah Dynasty
continuously ruled Nepal since 1769; Shah Kings directly ruled
for a total of 107 years, in installments, by Mukesh
Khanal (rep 06/08/2015)
Where
Did
It All Go Wrong?, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 06/03/2015)
Nepal
denies
secret deal with Gyanendra (kp 21/02/2015)
The
things
we don’t know: Nepal doesn’t just have ruptures; it has gaping
holes in its collective memory, by Pranaya Shamsher J.B.
Rana (kp 07/02/2015)
The
dead
tell tales: The cemetery near the British and Indian embassies
speaks volumes about Nepal’s relations with Britain and Europe,
by Abhi Subedi (kp 11/01/2015) |
