Conference 2023
Panel A1 | Trading on the Trans-Border Livelihoods 9:00 -11:00
Chair
Jeevan Sharma, General Secretary, BNAC
Discussant
Alice Millington, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge
Li Zhinong
Professor/Vice President, School of Ethnology and Sociology, Yunnan University, China
Wu Di
PhD candidate & Research Assistant, Yunnan University, China
Chinmaya Shah
Secretary and Programme Coordinator, Institute of Himalayan Environmental Research and Education, India
Chitra Rawat
Research and Operations Manager, India Migration Now
Break 11–11:30 am
Poster Presentation
The poster presentation will be on display on each day of the conference during tea/coffee and lunch breaks.
Sanjaya Aryal
Senior Research Officer, University of Essex, UK
Aaron Wyllie
Lecturer, University of Essex, UK
Kathryn Chard
Liliane Silva
Senior Research Officer, University of Essex, UK
Panel A2 | Literature as Aspirations and Representation 11:30 am–1:30 pm
Chair
Nirmal Man Tuladhar, Chair, Social Science Baha
Discussant
Rosy Chamling, Head, Department of English, Sikkim University
Michael Hutt
Emeritus Professor, SOAS, UK; Research Affiliate, University of Oxford, UK
Komal Phuyal
Lecturer, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Ramawatar Yadav
Former Vice-Chancellor, Purbanchal University, Nepal
Lunch Break 1:30–2:30 pm
Panel A3 | Nepali Diasporic Identity in the Context of Multiculturalism
Chair
Lokranjan Parajuli, Senior Researcher, Martin Chautari
Discussant
Komal Phuyal, Lecturer, Tribhuvan University
Rosy Chamling
Head, Department of English, Sikkim University, India
Prayash Gupta
Assistant Professor, Sikkim Manipal University, India
Bhaskar Chettri
PhD candidate, National Institute of Technology Sikkim, India
Panel B1 | Creating and Governing Subjects 11:30 am–1:30 pm
Chair
Pratyoush Onta, Research Director, Martin Chautari
Discussant
Sohan Prasad Sha, Researcher, Martin Chautari
Rita Baramu
Programme Manager, Body & Data, Nepal
Neha Gauchan
Programme Coordinator, Body & Data, Nepal
Shubha Kayastha
Executive Director, Body & Data, Nepal
Shambhawi Paudel
Programme Officer, Body & Data, Nepal
Lokranjan Parajuli
Senior Researcher, Martin Chautari, Nepal
Lunch Break 1:30–2:30 pm
Panel B2 | Political and Private Identity in Violence 2:30–4:30 pm
Chair
Richard Bownas, Professor, University of Northern Colorado
Discussant
Tracy Fehr, PhD Candidate, University of Colorado Boulder
Prakash BK
PhD candidate, University of Notre Dame, USA
Niki Rai
Research Scholar, B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi, India
Claire Willey-Sthapit
Assistant Professor, University of Kansas, USA
Panel A4 | Reimagining Marginalisation 9–11 am
Chair
Mahendra Lawoti, Professor, Western Michigan University
Discussant
Amar BK, Independent Scholar
Sita Mademba
Senior Research Associate, Social Science Baha
Sanjaya Mahato
Faculty, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Mitra Pariyar
Research Fellow, Kingston University, UK (Last affiliation)
Break 11–11:30 am
Panel A5 | Mixed Panel 11:30 am–1:30 pm
Chair
Claire Willey-Sthapit, Assistant Professor, University of Kansas
Discussant
Sudeshna Thapa, Research Coordinator, Social Science Baha
Sanjaya Aryal
Senior Research Officer, University of Essex, UK
Aaron Wyllie
Lecturer, University of Essex, UK
Kathryn Chard
Liliane Silva
Senior Research Officer, University of Essex, UK
Apolline Dupuis
MA student
Bimla Gurung
Lecturer, Morgan International College, Nepal
Claire Martinus
Lecturer, University of Lille, France; Lecturer, University of Mons, Belgium
Bhuwan Thapa
Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University, USA
Ujjwal Upadhyay
Senior Program Coordinator, National College, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Indresh M Sharma
Senior Research Coordinator, National College, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Lunch Break 1:30–2:30 pm
Panel A6 | Whither Education in Nepal 2:30 am–4:30 pm
Chair
Ramawatar Yadav, Former Vice-Chancellor, Purbanchal University, Nepal
Discussant
Arjun Kharel, Research Fellow, Social Science Baha
Phoenix Kenney
PhD candidate, University of Cambridge, UK
Uma Pradhan
Lecturer, University College London, UK
Chandra Upadhyay
Assistant Professor, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Panel B3 | Improving School Education and Performance 9–11 am
Chair
Pramod Prasad Bhatta, Member, Martin Chautari
Discussant
Uma Pradhan, Lecturer, University College London
Shak Bahadur Budhathoki
Member, Lifelong Learning Mandala, Nepal
Suman Gyawali
MEAL Officer, The Leprosy Mission Nepal
Pragya Paneru
Lecturer, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Prativa Paneru
Lecturer, Trinity College, Nepal
Break 11–11:30 am
Panel A7 | Displacement and Perseverance 9–11 am
Chair
Stefanie Lotter, Senior Research Fellow, SOAS University of London
Discussant
Michael Hutt, Emeritus Professor, SOAS University of London; Research Affiliate, University of Oxford
Nimesh Dhungana
Lecturer, University of Manchester, UK
Sanjay Sharma
National University of Singapore
Kripa Basnyat
National Project Coordinator, International Labour Organization
Narayan Adhikari
CEO & Director, Accountability Lab Nepal
Prekkshya Bimali
Flora Cornish
Amit Gautam
Research Officer, Social Science Baha
Jeevan Baniya
Assistant Director, Social Science Baha
Niraj Lawoju
MA, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Break 11–11:30 am
Panel A8 | Identity and Community Formation through Discourse 11:30 am–1:30 pm
Chair
Kumud Rana, Lecturer, Lancaster University
Discussant
Sanjay Sharma, Independent Scholar
Binita Magaiya
Researcher, Social Science Baha
Stefanie Lotter
Senior Research Fellow, SOAS, UK
Rinzing Ongmu Sherpa
PhD candidate, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Paulina Stanik
PhD candidate, University of Warsaw, Poland
Lunch Break 1:30–2:30 pm
Panel A9 | Examining Identity in Nepali Politics and Society 2:30–4:30 pm
Chair
Hari Sharma, Executive Director, Purak Asia
Discussant
John Whelpton, Independent Scholar
Richard Bownas
Professor, University of Northern Colorado, USA
Mahendra Lawoti
Professor, Western Michigan University, USA
Kumud Rana
Lecturer, Lancaster University, UK