Current Dynamics in Transforming Nepal

Contents: Foreword. I. Keynotes and commemorative paper: Keynotes: 1. History, structure and conceptualization and categorization in sociology/Chaitanya Mishra. 2. Making space by Nepali anthropologists: an appraisal/Dilli Ram Dahal. Commemorative paper: 3. In memory of Prof. Santa Bahadur Gurung/Bipin K. Acharya. II. Cultural Identity, movement and Governance: 4. Diversity and reconstruction of identities in contemporary Nepal/Asha Lal Tamang and Dimpal Yonjan Lama. 5. Culture conservation and identity making: the public anthropology of ethnic museums and heritage sites/Bipin Kumar Acharya. 6. Public understanding of the Government at local level/Bishnu Raj Upreti and Sony K.C. 7. Maoist movement in Nepal: implications for India/Eyasin Khan. 8. The narrative of Chawa: The Yamphu notion of self, identity and territory/Hom Yamphu. 9. Caste and identity: an ethnographic study of Dalit students/Kuldip Neupane. 10. Does law exist in the informal (stateless) society? A study of community laws and justice system of the Kisans of Eastern Nepal/Shambhu Prasad Kattel. 11. The magars, their history and identity in the eyes of scholars/Shyamu Thapa Magar. III. Development, Social mobilization and poverty: 12. Development impact: forced marginalization or retrofitting of economy?/Bhanu Timseena. 13. Dependency while producing public knowledge: an experience from post 1990 Nepal/Devendra Uprey. 14. Applicability of transition management and backcasting in Nepal: a case study from Kaule, Nuwakot District Eva Wieners, Martina Neuburger and Udo Schickhoff. 15. The potential of harmonization of modern development with traditional cultures: effects of migration on traditional Tamang society in Nepal/Kazuko Tatsumi and Phurpa Tamang. 16. Alcoholism and poverty: an incessant relationship/Parpanna Maskey. 17. Social mobilization for democratizing local Governance and development in Nepal: lessons from local Governance and community development program/Sangram S. Lama. 18. Disguised development: reigning Chaos/Santosh K. Bhagat. 19. Concept of development for the ethnic communities: a boon of bane? Field experiences from the Chenchus/Savaras (in India) and Newars (in Nepal)/Sipoy Sarveswar and Kiran Maharjan. IV. Disability and social inclusion/exclusion: 20. Disability and suffering: the challenges faced by people with physical disability/Khusboo Gupta. 21. Overcoming barriers to higher education: the experience of University graduates with disabilities/Santosh Shrestha. 22. Poverty as living with disability/Tek Nath Subedi. V. Education, Health and Nutrition: 23. Diet, physical activity and morbidity profiles of the elderly in a Kolkata neighbourhood: an exploratory study/Abhijit Dutta. 24. Technical education and poverty reduction in Nepalese rural village: focusing on Chapagaun VDC Lalitpur, Nepal/Amit Koirala. 25. Missing category: mental health in school level education/Obindra B. Chand and Devendra Uprety. 26. Role of education in social inclusion of Muslims in Nepal/Pasang Sherpa. 27. Medical practices among Hyolmos: an overview/Ram Hari Dhakal. VI. Gender and womenhood: 28. Personal narratives of Thakali women: education and aspiration/Dipti Sherchan. 29. Abused girl children in a slum of Berhampur (India)/Itishree Padhi. 30. In the modern way: women, development, and modernity in urban Nepal/Margaret Becker. 31. Gender mainstreaming: challenges as perceived among Nepalese Professionals/Mina Devi Uprety. 32. Sexuality in the making: Nepali rural women’s experience/Mira Mishra. 33. Patriarchy and the politics of gender identity in Nepal/Sarita Uprety. 34. Construction of masculinity in Vedic society: a sociological analysis/Shukra Raj Adhikari. 35. A study on effect of biogas in Terai arc landscape (TAL) from gender perspectives/Sikshya Adhikary Rana. VII. Human rights, violence of human security: 36. Concepts and major initiatives of human security/Bishnu Pathak. 37. Schemata of HIV/AIDS and human rights in Nepal: community legal empower.…