The Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya – Kathmandu, Nepal
Evidence suggest huge health benefits of breastfeeding including reduced risk of infectious diarrhoea and ear infection, improved cognitive development, lower rates of obesity among mother and child, reduced risk of diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, low cholesterol, and some types of cancer. There are greater relative risks of hospitalization among formula-fed infants for a range of …
With no history of indentured labour, or displacement caused by partition, or even of the trauma of colonialism; it may be easy to overlook the Nepali diaspora within the rubric of South Asian diasporic literature. If South Asian diaspora foregrounds multiple positioned identities and legitimises cross-cultural habitation; where and how does the Nepali diaspora fail …
Panel: Nepali Diasporic Identity in the Context of Multiculturalism Read More »
Critical discourses of postcoloniality proposed by subaltern studies have challenged Enlightenment rationalism, ideologies of progress and the nation-state, as well as the generalization of the capitalist market economy and its consequences on subalterns. This research focuses on the experiences of women employed in the production sector in Kathmandu in order to provide insights into the …
Challenges of Nepali Women in Production Sector in Kathmandu Read More »
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the living conditions of Rohingya refugees in Nepal, with a particular focus on their needs for food, employment, shelter, and access to healthcare and education services. Through a thematic analysis of interview data, the study discusses how the relationship between the refugees and the local Nepali community shapes …
Forging Paths: Understanding Rohingya Refugees’ Livelihood Challenges in Nepal Read More »
The paper aims to explore the engagement of school stakeholders for transformative school performance through participatory school self-evaluation. I visited community schools in the Dhading district on a regular basis from January to May 2022. I interacted with the teachers, students, parents, management committee members, as well as local government representatives, and commonly they shared …
Participatory School Self-evaluation as a Tool for Transformative School Performance Read More »
Nepal is going through waves of political and social changes over the past several decades. There has been contentions and inequalities between marginalized communities and the ruling elites. Marginalized communities are often seen as ‘weak’, ‘powerless’, and ‘uneducated’. Yet, they are able to continue their struggle demanding equal social, cultural and political representation specifically by …
The concept of privacy, when only explained through a rights perspective, is inherently western and does not capture the nuances of the concept – especially for marginalized communities in Nepal. Thus, the legality of and conversations around privacy need to incorporate perspectives from the marginalized groups to make it inclusive and relevant. For this study, …
Privacy in the Digital Age and as Understood by Marginalized Groups in Nepal Read More »
The Government’s policy, Guideline on Complaint Hearing 2016, envisions that Nepal’s community schools form a Complaint Hearing Committee consisting of a female teacher, head teacher, representatives of School Management Committee and Parents Teacher Association, elected women member of ward level, and members of child club. In addition, a ‘complaint box’ is set up and operationalized …
As an insider participant political process and political ethnography, I seek to answer why women are often excluded in the political leadership in Nepal. Taking the case studies of Nepali Congress party, the article minutely discusses the structures, process and context that often excludes women in political leadership. First, structural – both social and political …
Evidence suggest huge health benefits of breastfeeding including reduced risk of infectious diarrhoea and ear infection, improved cognitive development, lower rates of obesity among mother and child, reduced risk of diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, low cholesterol, and some types of cancer. There are greater relative risks of hospitalization among formula-fed infants for a range of …
Evidence on the Relationship between Breastfeeding and Long-Term Outcomes Read More »