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Shakti Yogmaya — A Tradition of Dissent in Nepal

[1993, Originally published in “Anthropology of Tibet and the Himalaya”] In East Nepal, early in this century, an extraordinary uprising took place. Led by a woman of exceptional…

Tibetan Pottery

Originally published in Ceramics Monthly, Illustrated. March, 1993. Tibet’s otherwise bleak, brown land­ scape is sometimes broken by rust-colored hillocks. Located just beyond the mud brick walls of…

Moving towards a Sociology of Tibet

Originally published in The Tibet Journal, Vol XII, no 4. Dharamsala. 1987 Sociology of Tibet can begin with a study of its women and its men. As yet,…

Views from the Monastery Kitchen

Originally published in  KAILASH, A Journal of Himalayan Studies,  Vol IV. 2. 1976

Migrant Labor: A Central Pillar of Nepal’s Grim Economy

July 28, 2018 on Asia-Pacific Research They appear a hapless collection of desperate village lads lured by false promises, making their way to a hostile place fraught with…

मानवशास्त्रभन्दा माथि

आश्विन २०, २०७५ काठमाडौँ — सन १९८० ताका नेपालमा तानाशाही शासन थियो । त्यसैले योगमायाको सेरोफेरोका घटनामा चासो राख्नु एउटा खतरा मोल्नु नै थियो । नेपालभरि नै असहमत व्यक्तित्वको रूपमा…

Literature Can Displace Anthropology

August 31, 2018 on Counterpunch.org When I found myself well into my career as an anthropologist specializing in Himalayan peoples, I came across an historical episode concerning two…

Can Nepal Realistically Look to China as an Alternative Trade Partner?

January 4, 2019 on Counterpunch.org Three sturdy trekkers step out of a van and hoist top-heavy blue, green and orange rucksacks onto their backs. The two young women…

How Long Can Nepal Blame Others for Its Woes?

January 16, 2019 on Counterpunch.org “Every family has someone outside.” Conversations about Nepal’sdysfunctional economy invariably lead to its four million citizens, mainly young men, working abroad. (Some say…

Tibetan Manuscript Maps of Dingri Valley

Originally published in The Canadian Cartographer, Vol 12.1. 1975 An examination of Dingri Valley Tibetan maps. Townscapes of the area are discussed, and, throughout the paper attention is…