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NEPAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
Issue No.
4
-
May,
1973
As of this date there are 206 of us, and we continue
to be unusually active both as an association and as an
interest group (see the Bulletins for this issue):
While no subject was selected as a central topic for
the current issue, a vital issue seems to have emerged of
its own accord and that is the appreciation of and concern
for Nepalese art, architecture and artifacts. This is reflec-
ted in Dr. Slusser's talk during the First Regional Seminar
of the NSA in Pittsburgh, in Mr. Gutschow's report of the
restoration of Pujahari Math, and especially in the pen and
ink drawing by Sally Tomlinson which appears on our cover.
Another matter of importance to NSA members (to judge
from our correspondence) is a need for bibliographic infor-
mation. In response to this we have included a list of
bibliographies about or related to Nepal in this issue.
This is the last issue which will be produced by your
present editorial staff. We wish to thank the NSA members
who have helped us in our efforts. Until a new editor is
appointed please address all correspondence tos The Center
for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Calif-
ornia, Berkeley, California 94720 (U.S.A.).
A reminder to those members who have not paid dues for
the current academic years your subscription ends with this
issue (unless you pay in Rupees in which case we have not
yet established a collection point). Please send dues tos
John Hitchcock, Anthropology Department, University of Wis-
consin, Madison, Wisconsin
53706 (U.S.A.)
BULLETINS
Executive Committee Election
An election for three new members of the NSA Executive Committee
is presently taking place, and a ballot has been enclosed with
your Newsletter. In order to vote for the candidates of your
choice, please mark your ballot as instructed thereon and return
to the address given on the ballot before July 15, 1973. This
date has been selected to take into account possible postal
delays and to ensure that all NSA members will have an equal voice
in electing the new members of the Executive Committee.
The members of the Executive Committee who are presently
serving area
Serving
h.
until 1974;
Barry Bishop (Geography, University of Michigan)
Bhuwan Lal Joshi (Psychology, University of California,
Santa Cruz)
Willi Unsoeld (Philosophy, Evergreen College, Olympia
Washington)
Serving until 1975;
Merrill Goodall (Public Administration, Claremont Graduate
School, Claremont, California)
John Hitchcock (Anthropology, University of Wisconsin)
Prakash Upreti (Anthropology, University of Wisconsin)
NSA First Regional Conference (Pittsburgh, April 2?-29, 1973)
Dr. Robert Norman reports that this conference, which was
intended to bring together Nepal experts, Nepali nationals
living in the United States, and those interested in Nepal,
for the purpose of exchanging ideas; was "a very informal
meeting with enthusiastic participation by all". The 30
Nepalis and 45 Americans who attended came from points as far
away as Canada and North Carolina, Massachusetts, Minnesota
and Kentucky.
A key event was a talk by Mary Slusser on Nepalese art and
architecture, in which she stressed the need for Nepalis to
develop more experts in the understanding and protection of
their own artifacts, which are rapidly being lost. The Nepalis
can, she said, provide a kind of expertise that no outsider
can. She noted that she was much helped in her research by
Nepali scholars who were able to read the ancient inscriptions
and provide other valuable knowledge.
Dr. Slusser's talk was scheduled as part of the workshops
and discussion groups which constituted the main activity of
the conference. The four major workshops (with their chairmen)
were
Optimum Development (Barry Bishop and Vishwa Shukla)
New Educational Plans (Douglas Hall and Kul Chandra
Gautam)
Research in Nepal (Prakash Upreti)
Politics in Nepal (Kunjar Mani Sharma)
John Hitchcock adds his impressions:
A more complete and formal report on the First Regional
Conference of the Nepal Studies Association will be reaching
you through the Newsletter, but while the impression still
is vivid in my mind, I wanted to let you know what a
thoroughly enjoyable, valuable and rewarding conference it
was, and because this might not appear in the report, how
very much we owe to Bob Norman and those who helped him:
Roger Cranes, Rich Pfau, Yader Thapa, Bob Kambie and Mrs.
Cone. Their efforts and the outcome more than justified
the sum provided by The Ford Foundation through the AAS.
We strengthened our understanding of one another's problems,
learned of new research, stimulated thought about new
directions for scholarly cooperation, worried about develop-
ment and its cost - in short, we educated one another and
in a spirit of openness and good will. It was great.
Programs in Nepal Studies
Nepal Studies at the Claremont Graduate School
"A limited number of graduate courses related to Nepal are offered
at the Claremont Graduate School in California. Courses in
Nepali language are taught by Professor Hans C. Ruyter, whose
doctoral degree is from Leiden. A bibliographical seminar on
South Asian studies, with attention given to Nepal, is taught
by Professor Richard Wheeler. Graduate courses on bureaucracy
and social change are taught by Professor Merrill R. Goodall.
A considerable number of courses focus on South Asia (in economics,
history, religion, political science) with some attention to
Nepal.
Two Nepali graduate students have earned doctoral degrees with
dissertations based on research in Nepal (in economics and
public administration). Four dissertations are now in progress,
one dealing with revenue administration, a second concerning
Nepal's use of public corporations for developmental purposes,
a third attempting an assessment of the activities of foreign
experts assigned to Nepal, and a fourth being a biographical
study of Tanka Prasad Acharya.
Fourteen students from Nepal have earned M.A. degrees at CGS
in such fields as public administration, economics, international
relations, and history. Other Nepali students have been
awarded certificates of completion of study. Two of the Nepali
M.A. graduates are presently employed by the United Nations.
Two work at CEDA. Most serve in His Majesty's Government. One,
a former Finance Secretary, is vice president of the Canadian
International Development Research Agency.
Five Claremont Graduate School faculty have had professional
responsibilities, including research, teaching, and advisory
assignments in Nepal, beginning as early as 1952. Their fields
of specialization have been public administration, art history,
literature, botany, and civil engineering. A former professor
at Claremont Men's College, who is also a Pomona College
graduate, is currently director of US/AID in Kathmandu and
another Pomona College graduate, an anthropologist, is a long-
time member of the United Nations mission in Kathmandu. US/AID
has employed other CGS graduates mainly in educational activities.
The ties between Claremont and Nepal were solidified by visits
of the president of the Claremont Graduate School to Nepal.
Two Claremont medical doctors have had duty tours in Shanta
Bhawan Hospital.
Formal instruction in Nepal-related topics has been supplemented
by the stay in Claremont of His Majesty's Government civil
servants, by UN advisors who have completed assignments in
Nepal, and by many Nepali educators, including possibly a
majority of the country's college principals.
The Graduate School, though independently administered, is one
of the six Claremont Colleges, which include Scripps, Pomona,
Claremont Men's College, Harvey Mudd and Pitzer Colleges."
Nepali Language at the University of Wisconsin
John Hitchcock writes to say: "Enquiries have been made about
the possibility of a summer program in Nepali at Wisconsin.
Krishna Pradhan, an experienced and outstandingly good Nepali
teacher, is willing to give a very intensive eight week course.
The cost would be $200, and could be reduced if a sufficient
number enroll. Administrative problems make it impossible to
give academic credit for the course, but in ability to speak
the language the summer's work will provide the equivalent of
two semesters' training. For information please write&
Mr Krishna B. Pradhan, Department of South Asian Studies,
1242 Van Hise, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
53706".
New ERA Announces A Science Education Development Program
The New Educational Reform Associates, Inc. of Kathmandu,
Nepal and Concord, New Hampshire, announce the signing of its
first technical assistance contract with USAID/Nepal. Under
this program, Science Advisor Mr. Peter Cross has begun work
in His Majesty's Government Curriculum Development Center,
helping to develop a basic research program to guide future
science curriculum development work, and also to analyze the
experimental Science Teaching Enrichment Programme (STEP) so
that the implications of that program for the teaching of
science under the new Educational System Plan may be identified.
The America-Nepal Society
Marcia Gregg, Secretary of the America-Nepal Society writes to
describe the Society's goals and activities:
The American Nepal Society is in its sixth year and is
primarily a bi-national friendship society. We meet
five or six times a year during the winter in the
Washington area for Nepal-related lectures, cultural
shows, and films. At present our membership of 200 is
about a third Nepali. Although three-fourths of our
members are in the Washington area, we mail our newsletter
to many countries other than the U.S. and Nepal.
She adds that the outgoing president of the Society, Harold
Smock, and four members of its executive committee attended
the NSA regional conference in Pittsburgh and "are most happy
for the experience".
The address of the America-Nepal Society is 2001 Woodberry
Street, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782. Their newly elected
president is Donald Reese, whose address is 2030 F Street N.W.,
Washington D.C. 20006.
Restoration of the Pujahari Math in Bhaktapur
Niels Gutschow has sent us a report of a joint German-Nepali
restoration project in Nepal* the Pujahari Math in Bhaktapur.
We present some excerpts from this reports
The restoration of a historical building was carried out
for the first time in Nepal with German assistance
between September 1971 and May 1972. On the occasion of
the wedding of the Nepalese crownprince and present king
HRH Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva the Federal Government
of Germany made an official gift which was tied to the
restoration of the Pujahari Math in Bhaktapur. A group
of architects from Darmstadt was invited by the Foreign
Office of the Federal Government to carry out the restora-
tion work.
The majority of the monuments now threatened by decay
originated in the cultural era of the Tibeto-Burmese Newars
who founded in the first millennium A.D. three cities in
the valley of Kathmandu. The valley flourished in the
three city states Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur under the
rule of the Malla kings (13th-18th century)....The Puja-
hari Math was the most important Math (a "Math" is a
landed socio-religious institution which assists the poor,
provides education, cares for the sick [collection of herbs]
and gives shelter to itinerant preachers) in the Kingdom
of Bhaktapur. It has four daughter Maths in the vicinity
and other buildings in the city proper. There are about
15 other Maths in Bhaktapur. Seven alone have their
houses on Dattatreya Square.
Major damage at the Pujahari Math is due to humidity....
Greatest damage, however, resulted from lacking maintenance
of the roof. A heavy earthquake in 1934 destroyed completely
the south-eastern part of the building. All roofs had to
be newly covered. Years of legal disputes about the
ownership of the Math led to neglect of maintenance of
the building, so that the upper floor beams also rotted.
Floors rotted. Additional damage was caused by pest
infestation which attacked mainly younger timber.
The process of restoration is described in detail, with
photographs, floor plans and maps in brochures which are avail-
able from Mr. Gutschow (61 Darmstadt, Wienerstrasse
60,
Germany).
Mr. Gutschow notest "The skill of the Newar craftsmen con-
tributed considerably to the success of the project." The
residential part of the building has been made accessible to
the population, while its ritual use remains unchanged on the
ground and third floors. Mr. Gutschow concludes by discussing
problems involved in monument conservation in Nepal, as well as
plans for further projects.
Ford Fellowship Awarded to Minto J. Thapa
Minto J. Thapa, a doctoral candidate in the Claremont Graduate
School, has been awarded a Ford area research fellowship for
dissertation study in Nepal. Mr. Thapa, a graduate of the
London School of Economics, will survey the administrative
system of Nepal and its receptivity to change.
NEW MEMBERS
1.
Dipendra P. Bisht, P.O. Box 627, Athens, Ohio 45701, states
his major interest as being in developmental economics and
family planning.
2.
S. Clark Choffy, Department of Political Science, Southeast
Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701;
is interested in the diplomatic relations of Nepal and also
in the Vajrayana practices among the Buddhist communities of
the Kathmandu Valley. He has undertaken the study of the
Nepali language along with Tibetan in anticipation of visiting
Nepal in a few years.
3.
Niels Gutschow, Darmstadt 61, Wienerstrasse 60, Germany;
is "studying problems related to the history of town-building
in the valley of Kathmandu (Newar settlements) and analyzing
the town plans (especially Bhaktapur) by investigating rituals
and festivals which take place within the public space". As
an architect, he has also done restoration work in Bhaktapur
on the Pujahari Math (see Bulletins, p.5, in the Newsletter).
4.
Milton S. Hicks, 4653 Drummond Drive, Vancouver 8, B.C.
Canada; is interested "in the area of artistic recording of
the art and architecture of Nepal in terms of the UNESCO Policy
of the Preservation of Cultural Heritage. The application of
this interest is in the production of audio-visual presentations,
television programs and in the publication of the material in
Art Book format". He did a four month study of the medieval
temple architecture of the Newars.
5.
Tulasi R. Joshi, Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West
Virginia 26554; has spent considerable time engaged in research
in Nepal, focussing mainly on problems of urban and regional
development. He also plans to write a regional geography of
Nepal. He lists publications.
6.
Malcolm J. Odell, Jr., Shirley Center, Massachusetts 01465,
worked with the Peace Corps in Nepal from 1962-6b. He hat,
continued "personal interest and involvement in Nepal; including
assistance to Sherpa Trekking Service". His scholarly interest
includes teaching Nepali and Nepal studies, and training
development administrators and family planning trainers from
Asia and Africa, including Nepal.
7.
Valworth R. Plumb, University of Minnesota, Duluth,
Minnesota 55812; worked as an Educational Consultant to
Tribhuvan University during 1967-68 and the summer of 1970.
His "interest in Nepal focuses on Nepalese education, and its
potential development in directions which will be in harmony
with the overall developmental objectives of the Kingdom".
8.
R. Radhakrishnan, Department of Linguistics, University
of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N41 has a scholarly
interest in linguistically oriented study of the Newari
language.
9.
John W. Smith, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn,
Michigan 48128; conducted interviewing on political and
economic integration in Kathmandu and Pokhara during the summer
of 1971. "Politics and geo-politics, e.g. integration studies"
is his main interest.
10.
John W. Terry, Department of History, Clairvaux College,
Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland 4122, Australia; is "interested
in studying the impact of change on the traditional Nepalese
normative patterns and the manner in which adherence to these
value orientations of the past is being challenged by a modern-
ization process fostered by post-Rana administrations".
11.
Susan Vogelsang, 1631 La Venda Road, Berkeley, California
94709; lived in Nepal from 1965-67. She is working towards
her M.A. in Asian Studies and hopes to "work in an international
capacity of some kind allowing me to spend time in Asia".
12.
Carol Cate Webster,
644
N. Indian Blvd., Claremont, California
91711; is interested in the political development in South Asia
in general and political socialization in India, Pakistan, and
Nepal in specific. She hopes to conduct research in this field
in Nepal.
Questionnaires from the following members of NSA have yet
to be viewed or were received too late for this issues
1.
Richard N. L. Andrews, School of Natural Resources,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
2.
Martha M. Bateson, 803 E Eagle Heights, Madison,
Wisconsin
53705
3.
Peter Calkins, 120 Catherine Street, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850
4, Mary Ann Chase, 34-503 North McKinley, Athens, Ohio
45701
5.
Tim DeYoung, 612 East 6th Street, Claremont, Calif.
91711
6.
Sloane Dugan, 115 College Place, Syracuse, N.Y.
13210
7.
Russell Gregg, 2001 Woodberry St., Hyattsville, Md.
20782
8.
Hem B. Hamal, Department of Social Science, Community
and Family Studies Center, University of Chicago,
Chicago, Ill. 60637
9.
Bob Kambie, 5425 5th Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15232
10.
Prem K. Kasaju, Maharajgonj, Bansbari, Kathmandu,
Nepal
11.
Susan Kling, Rm. 210, South Asia Press, USIA,
Washington, D.C. 20457
12.
Purna Maharjan, 138 W. Gorham St., Madison, Wisc.
53703
13.
Prahlad K. Manandhar, 212 Northwood Circle, Durham,
N.C. 27701
14.
Andrew Manzardo, Department of Anthropology, University
of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc. 53706
15.
Beatrice and Robert Miller, Department
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc.
of Anthropology,
53706
16.
Edna Mitchell, Department of Education,
Oakland, Calif. 94600
17.
Paul Naragon, Department of Anthropology, University
of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc. 53706
18.
Bakri D. Panda,
375
Saint Paul St., Burlington, Vt.
05401
19.
Krishna Bhai Pradhan, 1922 Regent St., Madison, Wisc.
53705
20.
Kali Prasad Rijal, Land Tenure Center, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc. 53706
21.
Mrs. Cindy Rose, School of Social Work, University
of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc. 53706
Mills College,
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22.
Prof. D. Seyfort Ruegg, Department of Asian Languages,
University of Washington, Thomson Hall DR-05, Seattle,
Wash. 98
1
95
23.
Rabindra Shakya, 102 B Eagle Heights, Madison, Wise.
53705
24.
Anil Sharma,
935
C Eagle Heights, Madison, Wisc.
53705
25.
Kunjar Sharma, 1976 Beech St., Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada
26.
Madhav Sharma, c/o Jack Kolb,
99
St. Mark's Place,
N.Y., N.Y. 10009
27.
Shib P. Sharma, Department of Agricultural Education,
Old Host. Bldg., University of Minnesota, St. Paul,
Minn. 55101
28.
J. N. B. Shrestha, A-31, 2024 Commonwealth Ave.,
St. Paul, Minn. 55108
29.
Mohan Shrestha, Department of Geography, Bowling Green
State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
30.
Barry D. Silver, 11959 Texas Ave., Los Angeles,
Calif. 90025
31.
Meera S. Singh, 319 Huntington Ave. No. 4, Boston,
Mass. 02115
32.
Vijai P. Singh, Department of Sociology, University
of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
15260
33.
Harold L. Smock, 10507 Greenacres Dr., Silver Spring,
Md. 20903
34.
Minto J. Thapa, Claremont Graduate School, 1111
Dartmouth, Apt. 222, Claremont, Calif. 91711
35.
Ram Prakash Yadav, 120 Catherine St., Ithaca, N.Y.
14850
Other members or organizations on our mailing lists
1. Cecile Panzer, Library and Documentation Unit, Harry
S. Truman Research Institute, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem
//
2.
Dr. Richard Park, South Asia Regional Council,
130 Lane Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Mich. 48108
3.
South/Southeast Asia Library Services, 438 Library,
University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720
Changes of address:
1.
William F. Danielson, 6635 Swenson Way, Sacramento,
Calif. 95831
2.
Alan E. Dieffenbach, P.O. Box 722, Kathmandu, Nepal
3.
David Henkel, 147•F Sembawane Road, Singapore 27
4.
Frances L. Nitzberg, 76 Oakdale Blvd., Pleasant
Ridge, Mich. 48069
5.
Mohan Man Sainju, CEDA, P.O. Box 797, Kirtipur,
Kathmandu, Nepal
PUBLICATIONS
Publications of the Centre for Economic Development and
Administration
Mr. G. Standrod, CEDA Librarian, announces publication of the
second issue of NEPAL DOCUMENTATION. This is an occasional
bibliography series which apperas twice a year, covering social
science and development aspects of Nepal. Both Issues No. 1
and No. 2 are available at $4.00 per copy. Orders should be
addressed to:
Librarian
Documentation Centre
Centre for Economic Development and Administration
(Tribhuvan University Campus - Kirtipur)
P.O. Box
#797
Kathmandu, Nepal
(The reader should also note that a list of bibliographies
about Nepal has been compiled for this issue of the Newsletter,
and may be found on page lq
Two other CEDA reports of note that have been published recently
ares
Gongal, Sushila Devi. SURVEY ON THE REPORTS OF FOREIGN
EXPERTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF NEPAL. CEDA, 1971.
76 pp., Bibliography. mimeo.
Joshi, Nanda Lall. EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
IN NEPAL. CEDA, 1972. 110 pp. mimeo.
Historical and Cultural Dictionary of Nepal
Basil and Anne Hedrick of Southern Illinois University announce
the publication of Volume No. 2 in the series, HISTORICAL AND
CULTURAL DICTIONARIES OF ASIA, entitled HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL
DICTIONARY OF NEPAL. This work "combines historical and cultural
facts and figures, with special emphasis on the cultural aspects--
particularly the religious area, with other useful information
to provide a balanced view of the beautiful but baffling
cultural melting pot known as Nepal."
"The compilers have provided objective information about
persons, places, events, grographical and political divisions,
contemporary and past governmental information and the most
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recent statistical information in an alphabetical arrange-
ment, with frequent cross-referencing. A substantial bib-
liography...is appended."
This work is published by the Scarecrow Press, Inc., P.O.
Box 656, Metuchen, N.J. 08840.
Phonology of Tamang
The following information has been received from Dr. E.
Dartiguenave of the Centre de Documentation Scinces Humaines,
Paris (as translated):
You asked about more specific information regarding the
publication date for Martine Mazaudon's dissertation
(PHONOLOGIE DU TAMANG, University of Paris V, 1971).
This dissertation will be reproduced in offset within
three months. You will be able to request it from
S.E.L.A.F. (5 Rue de Marseille, 75010 Paris) who are
supervising the reproduction; I believe it will be possible
for you to obtain a copy.
This dissertation is in French.
NEPAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES
The following list of bibliographies about Nepal has been in-
cluded in response to the many requests for bibliographic
information which we have received in recent months.
1.
Boulnois, L. and Millot, H. BIBLIOGRAPHIE DU NEPAL.
Vol. 1, Sciences Humaines, Paris. Editions du Centre National
de la Recherche Scientifique. 15, Quai Anatole-France, Paris
Vile. 1969. This volume is concerned with the civilization
of Nepal (excluding the Natural Sciences). It is classified
by subjects and includes brief notes to certain titles. It
also draws attention to reviews and analyses of important
items.
2.
NEPAL DOCUMENTATION. Center for Economic Development and
Administration, P.O. Box
797,
Kathmandu, Nepal,
1973.
This
is an occasional bibliography which appears twice a year,
covering social science and development aspects of Nepal.
Isues Nos. 1 and 2 are now available at $4.00 per copy (See
Publications, p. , in the Newsletter).
3.
Fisher, Margaret. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOURCE
MATERIALS
FOR
NEPAL. Institute of International Studies,
University of California, Berkeley, California 94720. Lists
bibliographic references to a variety of subjects pertaining
to Nepal; History, Politics, Sociology, Religion, Anthropology,
Linguistics, Public Health, to name a few.
4.
Kambara, Tatsu. NEPAL BIBLIOGRAPHY.
444,
3-Chome, Den'enchufu,
Ohtaku, Tokyo,
1959.
121p.
The category of this bibliography
is extended to all literatures expressly written on Nepal, or
those on adjoining countries such as India, Tibet, Sikkim or
the district of Kumaun, so far as some important descriptions
of Nepal have been provided.
5.
LINGUISTIC AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. Summer
Institute of Linguistics, Institute of Nepal and Asiatic
Studies, Tribhuvan University, Box 115, Kirtipur, Kathmandu,
Nepal, November 1972. 11 1. mimeo. This is a record of all
articles and monographs written by members of the Nepal-India
Branch of the Summer Institute of Linguistics. It is also a
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record of articles and monographs written or published in
conjunction with, or under the auspices of, SIL relating to
Nepal and India.
6.
Shafer, Robert. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SINO-TIBETAN LANGUAGES.
Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1957-63. 2 volumes.
7.
Wood, Hugh. NEPAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. The
American-Nepal
Education Foundation, Eugene, Oregon,
1959.
This bibliography
is the first of a series of studies to be sponsored by the
Central Library, which was established through the cooperative
efforts of
the
Ministry of Education of His
Majesty's
Govern-
ment of Nepal, and the University of Oregon, acting for the
U.S. Operations Mission.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Supplement to "Dissertations on Nepal"
These are additional.references for Nepal-related dissertations,
supplementary to those published in Newsletter No.
3.
1.
Devi, Leela. A PROPOSED COLLEGE HOME SCIENCE CURRICULUM
FOR NEPAL. Southern Illinois, 1972. 182 p. DAI 33 (Aug.
1972)1
804-BI UM
72-22, 179. The purpose was to study the
need of College Home Science Curriculum Change for Nepal and
to propose a curriculum to fit the individual, local and
national needs.
2.
Dutta, Upendra. FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION IN NEPAL.
Oregon, (Date?). 78 p.
3.
Fisher, James F. TRANS-HIMALAYAN TRADERS$ ECONOMY, SOCIETY,
AND CULTURE IN NORTHWEST NEPAL. Chicago (Anthropology),
1972. The fieldwork was conducted in Dolpa District, Dhaulagiri
Zone, from 1968-70.
4.
Joshi, Tulasi R. EXPLORATION OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ECOLOGY
OF KATHMANDU, NEPAL. Pittsburgh, 1972.
5.
Ludwar, Gudrun. SOME ASPECTS OF PROCESSES OF SOCIALIZATION
AMONG THE TIBETAN REFUGEES IN KATHMANDU AND DHORPATAN.
Sudasien-Institut, Heidelberg, W. Germany, Spring,
1973.
The field work was carried out in 1971-72.
6.
Michl, Wolf. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGES AMONG THE CHHANTAL,
WEST NEPAL. Sudasien-Institut, Heidelberg, W. Germany, Spring,
1973.
The field work was done in 1971-72 in an area to the
south of Dhaulagiri Himal. The thesis is focused on the
change in inter-ethnic relations, agricultural methods etc.,
which has been in process since the copper mines were closed
down.
7.
Stiller, Ludwig F. THE UNIFICATION OF NEPALI A STUDY OF
THE EARLY SHAH PERIOD FROM PRITHVINARAYAN SHAH TO GIRBANA
YUDDHA. Tribhuvan University, 1970. Published under the
title The Rise of the House of Gorkha, Manjusri,
1973.
* Nepal Studies Newsletter, Febuary
1973 (No. 3).
p. 11.
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8. Uebach, Helga. DAS NEPALAMAHATMYAM DES
SKANDAPURANAM:
LEGENDEN UM DIE HINDUISTISCHEN HEILIGTUMER
NEPALS. (German:
The Nepalamahatmyam of Skandapuranams Legends regarding the
Hindu Holy Temples of Nepal.) Munich, W. Fink, 1970.
255
p.
Dissertation
Work in Progress
TM list
includes proposed dissertations and dissertations
for which research is currently
in
progress.
1.
Campbell, J. Gabriel. THE JHAKRISI A STUDY OF THE SHAMANS
OF
NEPAL. Columbia (Anthropology of Religion). Research in
progress.
2.
Heller, A. PROBLEMS OF MODERN MEDICAL CARE IN NEPALESE
RURAL SOCIETY. Sudasien-Institut, Heidelberg, W. Germany.
Proposed dissertation. The field work will be done in Winter
1973-74 in the Trisuli Bazar area, especially among the Tamangs
in collaboration with Andras Hofer.
3.
Messerschmidt, Don. RESEARCH AMONG THE GURUNGS OF NORTHERN
LAMJUNG, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON SOCIAL STATUS,
CONFLICT AND
CHANGE. Oregon (Anthropology). Fieldwork was done from
September 1971 to November 1972 in
Lamjung.
4.
Putnam, April. THE RAPTI OF NEPAL. Michigan (Anthropology).
Proposed dissertation.
5.
Winkler, Walter. THE CASTE SYSTEM OF WESTERN NEPAL.
Wisconsin (Anthropology). Research presently in progress in
Baitadi and Doti (to be completed this summer).
