Amish Raj Mulmi
Caste has been essential to the Nepali Hindu state
Nepal’s history, as documented in Dalit: A Quest for Dignity, shows how entwined Hinduism and caste are.
“It’s difficult to govern a place if you don’t understand its...
Tsewang Lama discusses life and governance in Humla.
What next for federalism in Nepal
The campaigns revealed that either the idea of provinces hasn’t yet filtered down to the street level, or the federal project has been deliberately weakened
Why did the British not colonize Nepal?
One of the key questions regarding the historical development of the Nepali state pertains to its independence
The Making of the Gorkha Empire: Part IV – The Present
How Nepal’s imperial history resulted in today’s inequalities
The Making of the Gorkha Empire: Part III – Dominance and...
How the Khas-Arya Hindu elite created a nation in its own image
The Making of the Gorkha Empire: Part II – The Ruling...
Why the Gorkhali court was plagued by intrigues and conspiracies
The Making of the Gorkha Empire: Part I – Land
How the tiny Gorkhali hill-state territorially expanded to become Nepal