The Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya – Kathmandu, Nepal
In the days following the great Nepal earthquake of 2015, there arose a massive grassroots movement in Kathmandu as residents gathered relief materials to send to damaged rural areas. Though this movement attracted people of all ages, there was noticeable overrepresentation of young Nepalis, many of whom had moved to Kathmandu and were now sending …
Many I/NGOs have been found to show interest in contributing to girl’s education, especially the marginalised ones from the developing world. Nepal being one of the least developed with significant gender disparity, it is quite obvious that there is ample scope in this. However, in this regard, it becomes imperative to first question what barriers …
Examining INGOs’ Support for the Education of Marginalised Girls in Nepal Read More »
Vedic Gurukul schools have been reemerging in recent years in Nepal. Gurukul/Veda Vidyashram Management Council have been established under Department of Education for making policies for the Gurukuls. More than one hundred and fifty such schools have been affiliated to the council. There are dozens of such schools which have not registered yet, as officials …
Re-emergence of Gurukul in Nepal: Deconstructing Vedic Tradition for Girls Read More »
Nepal does not have a very long history of “modern” formal education; the Ranas who ruled the country for over a century (1846-1951) were, barring a few exceptions, against public having access to education. When the Rana rule ended, the literacy rate of the country was less than two percent. In the democratic decade (1951-1960) …
Schools as an Arena of Struggle: Reexamining the Panchayat Era Politics of Education Read More »
The Government of Nepal continues to allocate the largest share of the national annual budget for the education sector. At the same time, the Commission for the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) work as watchdogs for the public sector governance to contribute for transparency and accountability by closely …
The Use and Misuse of State Resources in Nepal’s Public Schools Read More »
Persistent inequality in education has been one of the pressing political and moral challenges in Nepal. As a response to this, there have been several efforts to introduce social justice, affirmative action, and equity measures in the implementation of education policy. Education scholarship programmes for needy and deserving students is one of such programmes. Due …
This paper will explore the interrelationships between state financing of education, community schooling and the private costs of public education in order to understand the Nepali state’s commitment to a free and universal school education. In other words, it will focus on the dialectics of the community management of school education amidst the rhetoric of …
‘Communityization’ of Public Schools and the Realities of ‘free’ Education in Nepal Read More »
Definition of the ‘self’ in the modern times is not just an individual’s quest for self-identification, but also a political statement of one’s status in the society. A sense of common origin, common beliefs and values, a common sense of survival; in other words a common cause has been a defining feature of mankind uniting …
Anxiety, Assertion and the Politics of Naming: The Making of ‘Assameli- Gorkha Read More »
Muliki Ain or Legal code of Nepal {1854} has politically transformed the ethnic and demographic configuration of Nepali society. Historically, this code has become a watershed moment in the formation of Nepali Hindu social hierarchy marked by the religious fundamentalism of Hinduism. It encompasses the entire population of (present day) Nepal into Hindu centric model …
MULIKI AIN: An Invisible Burden for Nepalis in India Read More »
This study explores the realities of heterosexual women with physical disabilities (WWPD) related to their sexuality, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH). It aims to place the experiences of WWPD in the cultural context of Nepal where social norms and values around marriage, childbirth and fulfilling ‘duties of daughter-in-law’ remain powerful institutions when it comes …
Sexuality of Women with Physical Disabilities: Experience and Realities Read More »