Conference 2017
Panel A1 9 – 11 am
Opening Remarks
Heather Hindman, Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
Chair
and
Discussant
Thomas B. Robertson, Director, Fulbright Commission, Nepal
Janak Rai
Associate Professor, Anthropology, Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Amy Leigh Johnson
PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology and School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, USA
Priyankar Bahadur Chand
Sickle Cell Nepal
Break 11 – 11:30 am
Panel A2 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Conservation and Locals
Chair
Hari Sharma, Executive Director, Alliance for Social Dialogue (ASD)
Discussant
Lokranjan Parajuli, Senior Researcher, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu
Pooja Thapa
PhD Candidate, Sociology, Institute for Social and Economic Change, India
Nayna Jhaveri
Independent researcher
Thomas B. Robertson
Associate Professor of History, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel A3 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Chair
David Gellner, Chair, Britain-Nepal Academic Council
Discussant
Sangay Tamang, PhD Candidate, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Krishna P. Adhikari
Research Fellow, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology (ISCA), University of Oxford, UK
David Gellner
Professor, Social Anthropology and Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford, UK
Steve Folmar
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, USA
Richard Bownas
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Northern Colorado, USA
Ratna Bishokarma
MPhil in Sociology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Break 4:30 – 5 pm
Public Event 5 pm
Keynote Lecture
Painting the Mythological History of Nepal: The Wall Paintings of the Tantric Shrine of Santipur
at Svayambhu, and their origins, history and fate
by
Alexander von Rospatt, Professor for Buddhist and South Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Panel B1 9 – 11 am
Opening Remarks
David Gellner, Britain-Nepal Academic Council
Ivan Deschenaux
PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, London School of Economics, UK
Bimla Kumari Gurung
PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology, Gurunanak Dev University, India
Claire Martinus
Lecturer, Anthropology, University of Lille 3, France
Break 11 – 11:30 am
Panel B2 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Empowering Women
Chair
Heather Hindman, President, Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
Discussant
Arjun Kharel, Researcher, CESLAM, Social Science Baha
Bal Krishna Khadka
Assistant Professor, School of Management, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Pranaya Sthapit
Researcher, Interdisciplinary Analysts, Kathmandu
Sudhindra Sharma
Executive Director, Interdisciplinary Analysts, Kathmandu
Rajendra Pradhan
Managing Director, Nepā School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Nepal
Ruth Meinzen-Dick
Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA
Sophie Theis
Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA
Sushila Chatterjee Nepali & Kanchan Lama
Women Leading for Change in Natural Resources, Nepal
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel B3 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Chair
Katsuo Nawa, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo
Discussant
Gaurav Lamichhane, PhD Candidate, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Jill Allison
Global Health Co-ordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Madhusudan Subedi
Professor, Central Department of Sociology Tribhuvan University, Nepal Cathy Ellis Bachelor of Fine Arts, Registered Midwife, MSc., Canada
Bhakta Dev Shrestha
Medical officer, National Health Education Information and Communication Centre, Nepal
Nani Kaway
Master in Nursing (Women Health and Development), Institute of Medicine, Nepal
Llamo Sherpa
Department of Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
Obindra B. Chand
Research Associate, Social Science Baha, Nepal
Radha Adhikari
Visiting Research Fellow, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
Susan Clarke
PhD Candidate, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
Break 4:30 – 5 pm
Panel A4 9 – 11 am
Sexing the State: Negotiating Sexual Politics in Naya Nepal
Chair
Susan Clarke, PhD Candidate, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
Discussant
Laura Kunreuther, Director of Anthropology, Bard College, New York
Kumud Rana
PhD Candidate, College of Social Sciences PhD Studentship, University of Glasgow, UK
Sarah Rich-Zendel
PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Ontario
Shubha Kayastha
MA Student, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Break 11 – 11:30 am
Panel A5 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Public Finance Dynamics in School Education in Nepal
Chair
Steve Folmar, Associate Professor, Wake Forest University, USA
Discussant
Nishesh Chalise, Assistant Professor, Augsburg College, USA
Pramod Bhatta
Senior Researcher, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu
Uma Pradha
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Education Anthropology, Aarhus University, Denmark
Shak B. Budhathoki
Associate Researcher, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel A6 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Post-Disaster Relief and Roles: Local Initiatives and Global Norms
Chair
Seira Tamang, Independent researcher
Discussant
Jeevan Baniya, Researcher, Social Science Baha
Andrew Haxby
MI. PhD Candidate, Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Briana Mawby & Anna Applebaum
Hillary Rodham Clinton Research Fellows, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, USA
Panel B4 9 – 11 am
Nepali Diaspora in India
Chair
Janak Rai, Associate Professor, Anthropology, Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Discussant
Shak B. Budhathoki, Associate Researcher, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu
Sangay Tamang
PhD candidate, Department of Humanities and Social Science, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Sumit Kumar Sarma
Research Scholar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Break 11 – 11:30 am
Panel B5 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
New and Old: Challenges in Education Sector in Nepal
Chair
Jeevan Baniya, Researcher, Social Science Baha
Discussant
Pooja Thapa, PhD Candidate, Institute for Social and Economic Change, India
Lokranjan Parajuli
Senior Researcher, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu
Rajendra Raj Timilsina
PhD Candidate, School of Education, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Shristi Sijapati
MSc. International Development, University of Manchester, UK
Damodar Khanal
Campaigner for Save the Children UK
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel B6 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Practice and Performance of Customs
Chair
Nirmal Man Tuladhar, Chair, Social Science Baha
Discussant
N/A
Asaf Sharabi
Peres Academic Center
Hagar Shalev
PhD candidate, Asian Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Nivedita Nath
PhD Candidate, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Michael C. Baltutis
Associate Professor, South Asian Religions, Department of Religious Studies & Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, USA
Panel A7 9 – 11 am
Securing the Status quo: Donors, Development and Reconstruction in Post-war Nepal
Chair
Mahendra Lawoti, Professor, Western Michigan University, USA
Discussant
Sujeet Karn, Independent researcher
Seira Tamang
Independent researcher
Feyzi Ismail
Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London, UK
James Sharrock
Independent researcher
Break 11 – 11:30 am
Panel A8 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Nepali Youth and the Job Market
Chair
Pramod Bhatta, Senior Researcher, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu
Discussant
David Gellner, Chair, Britain-Nepal Academic Council
Laura Kunreuther
Director of Anthropology, Bard College, USA
Mona Shrestha Adhikari
Fellow, South Asia Watch on Trade Economics and Environment, (SAWTEE), Kathmandu
Ram Narayan Shrestha
PhD Candidate, South Asian University, India
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel A9 2:30 am – 4:30 pm
Citizenship, Democracy and Human Rights
Chair
Rajendra Pradhan, Managing Director, Nepa School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Discussant
Dipak Gyawali, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)
Closing Remarks
Nirmal Man Tuladhar, Social Science Baha
Sanjay Sharma
Master’s in Political Science, Central European University, Hungary
Neha Choudhary
Independent Researcher
Shishir Lamichhane
Research Officer, Law and Policy Forum for Social Justice, Nepal
Mahendra Lawoti
Professor, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University, USA
Panel B7 9 – 11 am
Belonging and Recognition
Chair
Krishna P. Adhikari, Research Fellow, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology (ISCA), University of Oxford, UK
Discussant
Rajendra Raj Timilsina, PhD Candidate, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Arjun Bahadur BK
Independent Researcher
Gaurav Lamichhane
PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Break 11 – 11:30 am
Panel B8 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Diminishing Returns of Resources in Nepal
Chair
Nayna Jhaveri, Independent researcher
Discussant
Feyzi Ismail, Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London, UK
Nishesh Chalise
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Augsburg College, USA
Romain Valadaud
PhD Candidate, Geography Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Panel B9 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Nepali Imaginings
Chair
Claire Martinus, Lecturer, Anthropology, University of Lille 3, France
Discussant
James Sharrock, Independent researcher
Closing Remarks
Katsuo Nawa, Nepal Academic Network (Japan)
Agastaya Thapa
PhD candidate, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Bal Bahadur Thapa
Lecturer, Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Kalyan Bhandari
Lecturer in Events, Hospitality & Tourism, School of Business and Enterprise, University of the West of Scotland, UK