Conference 2020
Panel A1 17:00-18:20
Caring for the Young and the Elderly
https://zoom.us/j/92618712216
Host: Nyima Dorjee
Opening Remarks and Chair
Nirmal Man Tuladhar, Chair, Social Science Baha
Discussant: Shak Bahadur Budhathoki, Education Coordinator, Mercy Corps, Lalitpur
Sanjeev Dahal
PhD Scholar in Social Work at Boston College, MA, USA
Sarah Speck, Ulrike Müller-Böker
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Break 18:20–18:50
Panel A2 18:50–21:00
From Conflict to Federalism
https://zoom.us/j/95287159667
Host: Nyima Dorjee
Chair
Sara B. Shneiderman, Associate Professor, Dept of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
Discussant
Sudeshna Thapa, Research Officer, Social Science Baha
Mahendra Lawoti
Professor, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University, USA
Vishnu Tandon
PhD Candidate in Political Science, École Des Hautes Études En Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, France
Kirpa Ram Bishwakarma
Lecturer, Aathabis Education Campus, Aathabis Municipality-8 Dailekh, Nepal
Panel B1 17:00–18:20
Continuity and Change in Marriage Rituals
https://zoom.us/j/96260265497
Host: Shalini Gupta
Opening Remarks and Chair
Katsuo Nawa, Nepal Academic Network (Japan)
Discussant: Seika Sato, Teikyo University, Japan
Anisha Bhattarai
Research Associate, Social Science Baha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Pushpa Palanchoke
MA. Ethnomusicology, Department of Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Break 18:20–18:50
Panel B2 18:50–21:00
Traditional Local knowledge
https://zoom.us/j/99242571877
Host: Shalini Gupta
Chair
Magnus Hatlebakk, Senior Researcher, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway
Discussant
Sangita Thebe Limbu, University of Oxford
Rajiv Ghimire
PhD Student, Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA
Tom Robertson
Former executive Director, U.S. Educational Foundation (Fulbright Nepal), 2017-2019.
Nabin Maharjan
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Child and Youth Studies, Brock University, Canada
Nirdesh Shrestha
Trainer, Crystal Counseling Center
Palistha Sikhraka
Trainer/Counsellor, Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA), Lalitpur, Nepal
Pratap Adhikari
Consultant, YouMe Nepal
Roji Maharjan
Former coordinator, Counseling Psychology and Social Studies College (CPSSC), Kathmandu
Sarada Rana Magar
Social Mobilizer, Association for Rural Welfare Nepal (ARSOW Nepal), Banepa, Nepal
Saurav Rajbhandari
Independent Filmmaker
Sujan Oli
Social Entrepreneur
Panel A3 17:00–18:20
Moving on after Disasters
https://zoom.us/j/97041638706
Host: Nyima Dorjee
Chair
Nabin Rawal, Lecturer, Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University
Discussant
Austin Lord, PhD Candidate, Cornell University
Nabin Maharjan
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Child and Youth Studies, Brock University, Canada
Nirdesh Shrestha
Trainer, Crystal Counseling Center
Palistha Sikhraka
Trainer/Counsellor, Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA), Lalitpur, Nepal
Pratap Adhikari
Consultant, YouMe Nepal
Roji Maharjan
Former coordinator, Counseling Psychology and Social Studies College (CPSSC), Kathmandu
Sarada Rana Magar
Social Mobilizer, Association for Rural Welfare Nepal (ARSOW Nepal), Banepa, Nepal
Saurav Rajbhandari
Independent Filmmaker
Sujan Oli
Social Entrepreneur
Sanae ITO
National Institute for the Humanities, Tokyo, Japan / Visiting associate professor, Graduate school of Asian and African Studies, Kyoto University, Japan
Break 18:20–18:50
Panel A4 18:50–21:00
Religion: Explorations and Experiences
https://zoom.us/j/95783896654
Host: Nyima Dorjee
Chair
Swosti Rajbhandari Kayastha, Lecturer, Museology and Buddhist Collection, Lumbini Buddhist University
Discussant
Alfred Pach, Senior Social Scientist, International Vaccine Institute
Gaurav Shrestha
Education Counselor & Writer at Backbenchers™ Gurgaon, India
Michael Baltutis
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, USA
Richard Bownas
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, USA
Panel B3 17:00–18:20
Culture as Identity: Fixity and Flexibility
https://zoom.us/j/95162187396
Host: Shalini Gupta
Chair
Heather Hindman, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Discussant
Sara Bertotti, SOAS, University of London
Swosti Rajbhandari Kayastha
Lecturer, MA Museology and Buddhist Collection, Lumbini Buddhist University, Nepal
Izumi Morimoto
Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama, Japan
Break 18:20–18:50
Panel B4 18:50–21:00
Piecing Together the Past
https://zoom.us/j/97269589099
Host: Shalini Gupta
Chair
Tom Robertson, Former Executive Director, Fulbright Nepal
Discussant
Sanjay Sharma, PhD Candidate, National University of Singapore
Srujay Reddy, Cheering Palkit, Aniket Alam
Associate professor & students, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India
Yutsha Dahal
Researcher,Nepal Picture Library, Kathmandu, Nepal
Shrey Shahi
Doctoral candidate in History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Panel A5 17:00–19:00
Spaces and Resources
https://zoom.us/j/94879610488
Host: Nyima Dorjee
Chair and Discussant
Arjun Kharel, Research Coordinator, Social Science Baha
Sanju Koirala
Senior Program Officer (Water, Energy and Gender), Policy Entrepreneurs Incorporated, Bakundole, Lalitpur, Nepal
Shristi Shakya
Research Associate, Policy Entrepreneurs Incorporated (PEI), Bakundole, Lalitpur, Nepal
Urmi Sengupta
Senior Lecturer and Director of Education, School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Sese Ma
Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies Kyoto University, Japan
Break 19:00–19:30
Panel A6 19:30–21:00
Nationalism by Any Other Name
https://zoom.us/j/91222654001
Host: Nyima Dorjee
Chair
Jeevan Baniya, Assistant Director, Social Science Baha
Discussant
Amit Gautam, Research Associate, Social Science Baha
Subodh Chandra Bharti
PhD. South Asian Studies, JNU, New Delhi, India
Suraj Kushwaha
Undergraduate Student, Princeton University, USA
Panel B5 17:00–19:00
Governance and Accountability: Stakeholder Engagement
https://zoom.us/j/95425565404
Host: Shalini Gupta
Chair
Hari Sharma, Social Science Baha
Discussant
Nabin Rawal, Lecturer, Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University
Shak Bahadur Budhathoki
Education Coordinator, Mercy Corps, Lalitpur, Nepal
Prabin Nanicha Shrestha, Nirmal Rijal
Equal Access International, Kathmandu, Nepal
Seika Sato
Teikyo University, Japan
Break 19:00–19:30
Panel B6 19:30–21:00
Family Occupation and Social Mobility
https://zoom.us/j/97517133723
Host: Shalini Gupta
Chair
Lopita Nath, Professor, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
Discussant
Ritika Singh, Research Associate, Social Science Baha
Badri Aryal, Durga Devkota, Prem Bhandari, Anoj Chhetri, Naba Raj Devkota
Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal
Young Hoon Oh
Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University of California, USA
Panel A7 17:00–18:20
Heritage and Expertise in Nepal’s Post-Earthquake Reconstruction
https://zoom.us/j/96243323463
Host: Nyima Dorjee
Chair and Discussant
Deepak Thapa, Director, Social Science Baha
Manoj Suji
Senior Research Associate, Social Science Baha
Nabin Rawal
Lecturer, Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University
Break 18:20-18:50
Panel A8 18:50–20:10
Survival Strategies of the Bhutanese Refugees in the United States
https://zoom.us/j/95392167889
Host: Nyima Dorjee
Chair and Discussant
Mahendra Lawoti, Professor, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University, USA
Lopita Nath
Professor and Chair of the History Department, Coordinator of Asian Studies University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas
Jennifer Yanez-Alaniz
A poet and community activist, USA