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Conference 2016
Social Science Baha organised the fifth Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya in partnership with Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, Britain-Nepal Academic Council, Centre for Himalayan Studies-CNRS & Nepal Academic Network (Japan).
The conference was held in Kathmandu from 27 to 29 July, 2016.
Panel A1 9 – 11 am
Opening Remarks
Nirmal Man Tuladhar, Social Science Baha
Chair
Krishna Adhikari, BNAC
Discussant
Andrew Haxby, University of Michigan
Sanjaya Mahato
PhD Candidate, Graduate School for Social Research (GSSR), Institute of Philosophy and Sociology – Polish Academic of Sciences (IFiSPAN)
Thakur Prasad Bhatta
PhD Candidate, Kathmandu University, School of Education
Manoj Suji
Research Associate, Social Science Baha
Break 11 – 11:30 am
Panel A2 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Chair
Katsuo Nawa, University of Tokyo
Discussant
Noah Coburn, Bennington College
Sujeet Karn
Researcher, Social Science Baha
Krista Billingsley
Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology, University of Tennessee
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel A3 2:30– 4:30 pm
Chair
Sambriddhi Kharel, Social Science Baha
Discussant
Ajapa Sharma, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Rajen Upadhyay
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Namchi Government College
Swatahasiddha Sarkar
Assistant Professor, Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of North Bengal
Panel B1 9 – 11 am
Opening Remarks
Katsuo Nawa, Nepal Academic Network (Japan)
Chair
Michael Hutt, School of African and Oriental Studies
Discussant
Swatahsiddha Sarkar, University of North Bengal
Ajapa Sharma
Candidate for MPhil in Modern Indian History, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Lokranjan Parajuli
Senior Researcher and Head, Publications, Martin Chautari
Balram Uprety
Assistant Professor of English, St. Joseph’s College
Break 11 – 11:30 am
Panel B2 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Chair
Jeevan Baniya, Social Science Baha
Discussant
Ang Sanu Lama, Social Science Baha
Jessica DiCarlo
Master of Development Practice, University of California, Berkeley (expected)
Katie Epstein
Masters of Arts in Energy and Resources, University of California, Berkeley (expected)
Bikash Adhikari
Forest Action Nepal
Rishikesh Pandey
School of Development and Social Engineering, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pokhara University
Kalyan Bhandari
Lecturer in Events, Hospitality and Tourism at the University of West of Scotland
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel B3 2:30– 4:30 pm
Chair
Jeevan R. Sharma, University of Edinburgh
Discussant
Deepak Thapa, Social Science Baha
Shiva Raj Adhikari
Associate Professor, Tribhuvan University
Radha Adhikari
Research Fellow, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh
Obindra Bahadur Chand
Research Associate, Social Science Baha
Kapil Dahal
Lecturer, Central Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Tribhuvan University
Ian Harper
Professor of Anthropology of Health and Development, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
Sushil Baral
Health Research and Social Development Forum (HERD)
Rekha Khatri
Independent Researcher
Open Panel (Public Session) 5 pm
Academic Journal Publishing in and about Nepal: Some Reflections
Moderator
Janak Rai, Tribhuvan University
Panelists
Pratyoush Onta, Editor, Studies in Nepali History and Society
Man Bahadur Khatri, Editor, Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
Heather Hindman, President, Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, publisher of Himalaya
Michael Hutt, Contributing Editor, European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
Panel A4 9 – 11 am
The Use of Social Sciences Methods in Mental Health Research and Intervention Design in Nepal
Chair
Radha Adhikari, University of Edinburgh
Discussant
Madhusudan Subedi, Patan Academy of Health Sciences
Mangesh Angdembe
Project Coordinator, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal
Kohrt Brandon
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Global Health, and Anthropology, Duke University
Mark Jordans
Director, War Child Holland, Department of Research and Development
Damodar Rimal & Nagendra Prasad Luitel
Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO), Nepal
Sauharda Rai
Research Associate, Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), Duke University
Kohrt Brandon
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Global Health, and Anthropology, Duke University
Prasansa Subba & Nagendra Prasad Luitel
Transcultural Psychosocial Organization(TPO), Nepal
Mark Jordans
Director, War Child Holland, Department of Research and Development
Kohrt Brandon
Professor of Psychiatry, Global Health, and Anthropology, Duke University
Break 11 – 11:30 am
Panel A5 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Chair
Heather Hindman, ANHS
Discussant
Amrita Limbu, Social Science Baha
Ramji Prasad Adhikari
Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Engineering, Pokhara University
Rishikesh Pandey
School of Development and Social Engineering, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pokhara University
Rashmi Upadhyay
PhD candidate, Department of Anthropology, NEHU and Aarhus University
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel A6 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Chair
Shiva Raj Adhikari, Tribhuvan University
Discussant
Sambriddhi Kharel, Social Science Baha
Kanako Nakagawa
Research Fellow, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Graduate School of Asia African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Tek Bahadur Dong
M. Phil. Candidate Anthropology, Tribhuvan University
Panel B4 9 – 11 am
Evaluation of the Impact of Migration in Nepal
Chair
Jeevan R. Sharma, University of Edinburgh
Discussant
Rashmi Upadhyay, NEHU and Aarhus University
Bandita Sijapati
Research Director, Centre for the Study of Labour and Mobility (CESLAM), Social Science Baha
Jeevan Baniya
Researcher, Social Science Baha
Neha Choudhary
Independent Researcher
Bandita Sijapati, Sambriddhi Kharel & Anish Bhandari
Social Science Baha
Break 11 – 11:30 am
Panel B5 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Chair
Kanako Nakagawa, Kyoto University
Discussant
Jeevan Baniya, Social Science Baha
Andrew Haxby
PhD candidate, University of Michigan
Leah James
Research Associate, Natural Hazards Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado
Courtney Welton-Mitchell
Director, Humanitarian Assistance Applied Research Group Josef Korbel School of International Studies University of Denver
Shree Niwas Khanal
Program Coordinator, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO), Nepal
Alexander James
The State University of New York at Binghamton
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel B6 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Chair
Kalyan Bhandari, University of West of Scotland
Discussant
Kumar Chettri, University of North Bengal
Noah Coburn
Faculty Member, Bennington College
Dawa Tshering Sherpa
Independent Researcher
Neha Choudhary
Independent Researcher
Open Panel (Public Session) 5 pm
Public Release of Richard Burghart’s
The History of Janakpurdham: A Study of Asceticism and the Hindu Polity
edited and introduced by Martin Gaenszle
by Dr Ram Baran Yadav
former President of the Republic of Nepal
edited and introduced by Martin Gaenszle
by Dr Ram Baran Yadav
former President of the Republic of Nepal
Speakers
Michael Hutt, Director, South Asia Institute, School of African and Oriental Studies
Ramawatar Yadav, former Vice-Chancellor, Purbanchal University
Jacob Rinck, PhD candidate, Yale University
Ramawatar Yadav, former Vice-Chancellor, Purbanchal University
Jacob Rinck, PhD candidate, Yale University
Panel A7 9 – 11 am
Chair
Mahendra Lawoti, Western Michigan University
Bryony Ruth Whitmarsh
PhD Candidate, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Gaurav Lamichhane
MA South Asian Studies, University of Heidelberg
Ruja Pokhrel
Research Officer, Emerald Project, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO), Nepal
Nawaraj Upadhaya, Mark J.D. Jordans, Dristy Gurung, Ramesh P. Adhikari, Inge Peterson & Ivan H. Komproe
Break 11 am– 11:30 pm
Panel A8 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Chair
Susan Clarke, University of New South Wales
Discussan
Bryony Ruth Whitmarsh, University of London
Claire Martinus
Pedagogic Assistant, Anthropology and Sociology, UMONS-ESHS
Dawa Tshering Sherpa & Soni Khanal
Independent Researcher
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel A9 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Chair
Bandita Sijapati, Social Science Baha
Discussant
Sanjaya Mahato, Institute of Philisophy and Sociolgy – Polish Academic of Sciences
Closing Remarks
Heather Hindman, Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
Mahendra Lawoti
Professor, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University
Swatahsiddha Sarkar & Babika Khawas
Department of Sociology, University of North Bengal
Panel B7 9 – 11 am
Chair
Lokranjan Parajuli, Martin Chautari
Discussant
Jeevan R. Sharma, University of Edinburgh
Alba Castellsagué
PhD Candidate, Socio‐Cultural Anthropology, Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona (UAB)
Kumar Chhetri
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Doctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, University of North Bengal
Susan Clarke
PhD candidate, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales
Break 11 am– 11:30 pm
Panel B8 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Chair
Noah Coburn, Bennington College
Discussant
Sujeet Karn, Social Science Baha
Jeevan R. Sharma
Lecturer, South Asia and International Development, University of Edinburgh
Nar Bahadur Saud
Masters in Conflict Peace and Development Studies, Tribhuvan University