Conference 2019

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Panel A1 9–11 am

Urban Growth: Change and Livelihood

Opening Remarks and Chair

Krishna Adhikari, Chair, Britain–Nepal Academic Council

Discussant

Shangrila Joshi, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, USA

Changing Kathmandu: Land, Water, and Public Space Through the Decades

Thomas Robertson

Executive Director, Fulbright Nepal

Informal Economy and Poverty in Nepal

Dipak Bahadur Adhikari

Lecturer of Economics, Patan Multiple Campus

Industry under the Open Sky: An Exploration of the Political Economy of Brick-making in Nepal

Sanjay Sharma

PhD Candidate, National University of Singapore

Break 11–11:30 am

Panel A2 11:30 am–1:30 pm

From Epicentre to Aftermath: Ethnographic and Historical Views of Post-Earthquake Nepal (double panel)
(Convener: Jeevan Baniya, Social Science Baha)

Chair

Ramjee Parajulee, Department of Political Studies, Capilano
University, Canada

Discussant

Stefanie Lotter, Senior Teaching Fellow, SOAS, London

Reconstruction and the Rise of One-roomed Houses in Rural Nepal

Bina Limbu

Independent Researcher

Earthquakes and Cashflows: Households and Disaster Financialization in Post- earthquake Nepal

Philippe Le Billon

Professor, Department of Geography University of British Columbia, Canada

Manoj Suji

Research Associate, Social Science Baha

Dinesh Paudel

Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainable Development, Appalachian State University North Carolina, USA

Before the Dust Settled: Nepal’s Seismic Constitution

Michael Hutt

Professor, SOAS, London

Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm

Panel A3 2:30–4:30 pm

From Epicentre to Aftermath: Ethnographic and Historical Views of Post-Earthquake Nepal (double panel)

Chair

Nabin Rawal, Lecturer, Central Department of Anthropology,
Tribhuvan University

Discussant

Dinesh Paudel, Appalachian State University, USA

Disasters and ‘Conditions of Possibility’: Rethinking Causation through an Analysis of Nepal Earthquakes

Mark Liechty

Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Between Two Big Ones: Earthquakes in the Nepali Consciousness, 1934-2015

John Whelpton

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Discourses in Nepali Newspaper Op-eds about Rescue, Relief, Recovery and Reconstruction in the post-Gorkha Earthquake

Jeevan Baniya

Assistant Director, Social Science Baha

Anisha Bhattarai

Research Associate, Social Science Baha

Sita Nepali

Research Associate, Social Science Baha

Panel B1 9–11 am

Memorialising Nostalgia and Loss

Opening Remarks and Chair

Nirmal Man Tuladhar, Chair, Social Science Baha, Kathmandu,
Nepal

Discussant

Michael Hutt, Professor, SOAS, London

When There Was a King There Was Unity: An Exploration of Nostalgia for the Monarchy

Abha Lal

Independent Researcher/ Desk Editor, The Record

From Darbar to Sañgrahalaya: Creating New History in the Narayanhiti Palace, Nepal

Bryony Whitmarsh

Associate Dean, Faculties of Creative and Cultural Industries and Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Portsmouth

Collecting Loss and Displaying Absence: Curating the Earthquake

Stefanie Lotter

Senior Teaching Fellow and Research Fellow, SOAS, London

Break 11–11:30 am

Panel B2 11:30 am–1:30 pm

Informed Policies: Insights and Evidence

Chair

Janak Rai, Associate Professor, Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University

Discussant

Arjun Kharel, Research Coordinator, Centre for the Study of Labour and Mobility, Social Science Baha

Measuring Caste Discrimination in Urban and Rural Nepal: Some Empirical Approaches

Richard Bownas

Associate Professor, Political Science and International Affairs, University of Northern Colorado

Use of Data for Decision Making in Planning Process of Local Health System in Nepal: A Critical Note on Problems and Prospects

Obindra B. Chand

Qualitative Research Officer, HERD International Kathmandu, Nepal

Shophika Regmi

Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation, HERD International

Abriti Arjyal

Research Coordinator, HERD International

Chandani Kharel

Research Manager, HERD International

Sushil C. Baral

Managing Director, HERD International

Legislators’ Engagement in Policy Making and Post-Legislative Scrutiny in Nepalese Parliament Since 1991

Sanjaya Mahato

Independent Researcher

Rupesh Kumar Sah

Under Secretary, Federal Parliament Secretariat Nepal

Pooja Chaudhary

Advocate affiliated with the Nepal Bar Association

Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm

Panel B3 2:30–4:30 pm

Mediating Development: Clients and Agents

Chair

Thomas Robertson, Executive Director, Fulbright Nepal

Discussant

Dannah Dennis, Hamilton College, New York

Role of Actors and Institutions in Translating the 2030 Agenda for Gender Equality Commitments in National Discourse: A Case Study of Nepal

Manoj Suji & Nilima Rai

Research Associate, Social Science Baha

Sambriddhi Kharel

Independent Researcher

Development (In)Convenience: Agrarian Change and the Experience of Development in Dakshinkali, Nepal

Pearly Wong

PhD Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Neoliberalization, Climate Change, and Community Forestry in Nepal

Shangrila Joshi

The Evergreen State College, Olympia, USA

Panel A4 9–11 am

School Education in Nepal: Planning and Practice

Chair

Dyuti Baral, Social Science Baha

Discussant

Lok Ranjan Parajuli, Senior Researcher, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu

Improving Learning Outcome through School Improvement Plan (SIP)

Shak Bahadur Budhathoki

Education Coordinator, Mercy Corps Nepal

Dalits in the School Curriculum in Nepal

Krishna Adhikari

Britain–Nepal Academic Council (BNAC), UK

Gopal Nepali

Samata Foundation, Lalitpur

David N. Gellner

Professor, University of Oxford

Controversy Over Medium of Education in Nepal: Some Milestones

Toya Nath Bhattarai

PhD Candidate, Kathmandu University

Break 11–11:30 am

Panel A5 11:30 am–1:30 pm

Colonialism: Historicising the Subaltern

Chair

Michael Hutt, Professor, School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London

Discussant

Hema Kiruppalini, National University of Singapore

New Insights into Colonial Encounters in the Himalaya

Amanda Taylor, Claire Blaser

Postgraduate (MA) Student, SOAS, London

Martin Brooks

Postgraduate Associate, SOAS, London

Labour in the High Himalayas: Recruitment and Agency of Mountaineering Expedition Labour on Nanga Parbat and Everest (1922–1939)

Nokmedemla Lemtur

PhD Student, Center for Modern Indian Studies, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Germany

‘Invisible Counterparts’ of the ‘Warrior Gentlemen’: Tracing out the Mobilities of ‘Gurkha Women’

Sanjay Sharma

PhD Student, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm

Panel A6 2:30–4.30 pm

Stigma: Changing the Narratives

Chair

Madhusudan Subedi, Professor, Central Department of Sociology, Tribhuvan University and Patan Academy of Health Sciences

Discussant

Amar BK, PhD Candidate, University of Pittsburgh

Recovery Narratives in Global Mental Health: Understanding the Benefits and Harms of Mental Health Service User’s Storytelling in Nepal

Sauharda Rai

PhD Student, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Bonnie Nicole Kaiser

Assistant Professor, Anthropology, University of San Diego, USA

Brandon A. Kohrt

Charles and Sonia Akman Professor of Global Psychiatry, The George Washington University, USA

Thinking with Ghosts: Bhut laagyo, Hysteria, and the Politics of Conceptualization

Aidan Seale-Feldman

Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer, Bioethics Program, University of Virginia, VA, USA

Dealing with Marginality: Gender and Caste in Western Nepal

Yasuko Fujikura

Research Fellow Institute of Research in Humanities, Kyoto University, Japan

Panel B4 9–11 am

Dignity without Danger: Collaboratively Analysing Stigma and Taboos to Develop Innovative Strategies to Address Menstrual Exclusion in Nepal (Convener: Sara Parker, Liverpool John Moores University)

Chair

Bindu Pokhrel

Discussant

Meera Mishra

Dignity Without Danger: Opportunities and Challenges of Engaging Partners in Collaborative Action Research

Madhusudan Subedi

Professor, Central Department of Sociology, Tribhuvan University

Sara Parker

Reader, Department of Sociology, Liverpool John Moores University

BK Shrestha

Director, Global Action Nepal

Exploring The Diversity of Stigmas and Taboos Surrounding Menstruation – Preliminary Insights from The Field–Western and Eastern Nepal

Stefanie Lotter

Senior Teaching Fellow SOAS, London

Rajya Gurung, Lina Baniya

Senior Researchers, Dignity Without Danger, Department of Sociology, Tribhuvan University

Reflecting on The Role of Diaries in Collaborative Action Research Opportunities and Challenges

Sara Parker and research team (TBC)

Break 11–11:30 am

Panel B5 11:30 am–1:30 pm

Community Institutions: Old and New

Chair

Suresh Dhakal, Central Department of Anthropology,
Tribhuvan University

Discussant

Pritisha Shrestha, Syracruse University, New York

Cultural Tourism: An Ethnographic Study of Home-Stay in Briddim, Rasuwa, Nepal

Tek Bahadur Dong

OneSeed Expeditions, Regional Director for Nepal and Bhutan

Fighting Caste through Religious Conversion: Early Experiences of Nepali Dalit Christians

Mitra Pariyar

Leverhulme Research Fellow, Kingston University, London

Guthis Abroad: Catering to the Social Needs Amongst the Newar Diaspora

Shobhit Shakya

Junior Research Fellow and PhD Student Ragnar Nurkse, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm

Panel B6 2:30–4.30 pm

Disaster and Suffering: Ascendency of Resilience

Chair

John Whelpton, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Discussant

Jeevan Baniya, Assistant Director, Social Science Baha

The Determinants of Disaster–Resilience in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal: An Assessment of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience in Nepal after 2015 Earthquake

Jinglu Song

Department of Urban Planning and Design, Xi'an Jiaotong- Liverpool University, Hong Kong

Bo Huang

Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T

Rishikesh Pandey

School of Development and Social Engineering, Pokhara University, Pokhara, Nepal

Indiscriminating Earthquake Discriminatory Aid: Effectiveness of Blanket Approach to Aid Distribution to People with Disabilities

Sapana Basnet Bista

PhD Researcher, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Shaurabh Sharma

HI International

Rose Khatri

Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Padam Simkhada

Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Panel A7 9–11 am

Nepali Women: Struggles for Autonomy and Agency

Chair

Dipak Gyawali, Social Science Baha

Discussant

Neeti Aryal Khanal, Central Department of Sociology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Bold, Brahmin and Banned: Recovering History’s Unsung Rhetoric of a Revolutionary Woman of Nepal

Pritisha Shrestha

PhD Student, Syracruse University, New York

The Untouchables: Prevalence of Sexual Relationship during Menstrual Period

Sanjaya Mahato

Independent Researcher

Pooja Chaudhary

Advocate affiliated with the Nepal Bar Association

Dogendra Tumsa & Bipin Upadhyaya

Statistician, Social Science Baha

Autonomy, Gender, and Women’s Suffering in Nepal

Amar BK

PhD Candidate, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Break 11–11:30 am

Panel A8 11:30 am–12:50 pm

Violence: Understanding its Forms and Consequences

Chair

Katsuo Nawa, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, The University of Tokyo

Discussant

Sudeshna Thapa, Research Associate, Social Science Baha

Understanding the Nature of Sexual Assault Cases in Nepal Through a Forensic Lens

Lata Gautam

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

Agatha Grela

University of West London, UK

Jaya Satyal & Sharad Gajuryal

Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences, Nepal

From Media Accountability to Violence: Audience Participation and Opposition in the Proposed LED Bulb Procurement Episode on Social Media

Harsha Man Maharjan

Researcher, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu

Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm

Panel A9 2.30–3.50 pm

Children’s Needs: Moving beyond Rights

Chair

Mitra Pariyar, Leverhulme Research Fellow, Kingston University, London

Discussant

Aidan Seale-Feldman, Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer Bioethics Program, University of Virginia

Why Children Matter: Vulnerabilities and Needs of Children in Disasters

Jeevan Baniya

Assistant Director, Social Science Baha

Tracy Ghale

Senior Research Associate, Social Science Baha

Nilima Rai

Research Associate, Social Science Baha

Amit Gautam

Research Associate, Social Science Baha

Lacchindra Maharjan

Save the Children, Nepal

The UNCRC and Global Childhoods: Transdisciplinary Reflections from Nepal

Nabin Maharjan

PhD Candidate, Department of Child and Youth Studies, Brock University, Ontario, Canada

Richard C. Mitchell

Professor of Child and Youth Studies, Brock University, Ontario, Canada

Panel A10 4 pm–5.20 pm

Mixed Panel

Chair

Richard Mitchell, Brock University, Canada

Discussant and Closing Remarks

Dipak Gyawali, Social Science Baha

Centering Himalayan Stray Dogs: Reframing the Narrative of Non-Human Being Subjectivity and Agency

SeSe Ma

Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Japan

Issues in the Development of Community-Led Tourism in Nepal–the Example of Dhorpatan

Ravindra Nyaupane

PhD Candidate, Swansea University, UK

Mike Pretious

Senior Lecturer in Management, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Suvash Khadka

University of South Wales, UK

Panel B7 9–11 am

Transitions: Meeting Aspirations and Expectations

Chair

Seira Tamang, Independent Researcher

Discussant

Sanjaya Mahato, Independent Researcher

Additional Official Language Policy of Nepal: A Review

Bhim Narayan Regmi

Lecturer, Central Department of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Revisiting Ex- Combatants: Past Assumptions and Present Realities

Chiranjibi Bhandari

Assistant Professor, Department of Conflict, Peace and Development Studies, Tribhuvan University

Translating Hybridity and Change: The 2006 Comprehensive Peace Accord of Nepal

Sara Bertotti

PhD Student, SOAS, London

Break 11–11:30 am

Panel B8 11:30 am–12:50 pm

Borders and Boundaries

Chair

Nabin Rawal, Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Discussant

Rupak Shrestha, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Boulder, Colorado

Summer Farmers, Winter Traders: Loba’s Adaptation through Changing Socio-Political Times

Yangchen Dolker

Research Associate, Social Science Baha

Khem Raj Shreesh

Social Science Baha

Enduring Islam and ‘Muslimness’ in Trans- Himalayas: Some Reflections from the Case of the Gorkha Muslims and Tibetan Muslims in the Eastern Himalayan Town of Darjeeling, India

Anup Shekhar Chakraborty

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Political Studies, Netaji Institute for Asian Studies, Kolkata, India

Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm

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