06Jul 2013 by annual

Episode 3—Ashwini Deshpande: ‘Caste Discrimination and Exclusion: Assessment of Affirmative Action as a Remedy’

यस लेख १८–२० जुलाई, २०१२ मा काठमाडौंमा सम्पन्न ‘असमानता र सकारात्मक कदमः विश्वव्यापी बहसमा नेपालको प्रवेश’ विषयक सम्मेलनमा प्रस्तुत कार्यपत्रको सारांश हो । त्यो सम्मेलन त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालयको समाजशास्त्र मानवशास्त्र केन्द्रीय विभाग र काठमाडौंको सोसल साइन्स बहाःले संयुक्त रूपमा आयोजना गरेका थिए । त्यसनिम्ति ब्रिटिश एकाडेमी युके–साउथ एसिया पार्टनरसिप स्किम, लण्डन विश्वविद्यालयको गोल्डस्मिथ्स, येल विश्वविद्यालय, सामाजिक समावेशीकरण अनुसन्धान कोष र ओपन सोसाइटी फाउण्डेसनको सहयोग प्राप्त थियो । सो सम्मेलनमा सिर्जित ज्ञान आम नेपालीसम्म पुग्न सकोस् भनेर त्यहाँ प्रस्तुत कार्यपत्रहरूको नेपाली अनुवाद प्रकाशित गर्न लागिएको हो । शिक्षक मासिकका तीन अंकहरू (असार, साउन र भदौ २०७०)मा कार्यपत्रको नेपाली अनुवाद क्रमशः छापिने छन् । यस लेखको नेपाली रूपान्तरण पत्रकार मोहन मैनालीले गर्नुभएको हो । यस छापिएको लेखका बारेमा असार २३, २०७० गते आइतबार बिहान ८ देखि ८:३० सम्म काठमाडौंको रेडियो सगरमाथा (१०२.४ मेगाहर्ज) लगायत देशका विभिन्न…

29Jun 2013 by annual

Episode 2—Hilary Silver: ‘Social Inclusion and Affirmative Action: Conceptual and Policy Distinctions’

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यस लेख १८–२० जुलाई, २०१२ मा काठमाडौंमा सम्पन्न ‘असमानता र सकारात्मक कदमः विश्वव्यापी बहसमा नेपालको प्रवेश’ विषयक सम्मेलनमा प्रस्तुत कार्यपत्रको सारांश हो । त्यो सम्मेलन त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालयको समाजशास्त्र मानवशास्त्र केन्द्रीय विभाग र काठमाडौंको सोसल साइन्स बहाःले संयुक्त रूपमा आयोजना गरेका थिए । त्यसनिम्ति ब्रिटिश एकाडेमी युके–साउथ एसिया पार्टनरसिप स्किम, लण्डन विश्वविद्यालयको गोल्डस्मिथ्स, येल विश्वविद्यालय, सामाजिक समावेशीकरण अनुसन्धान कोष र ओपन सोसाइटी फाउण्डेसनको सहयोग प्राप्त थियो । सो सम्मेलनमा सिर्जित ज्ञान आम नेपालीसम्म पुग्न सकोस् भनेर त्यहाँ प्रस्तुत कार्यपत्रहरूको नेपाली अनुवाद प्रकाशित गर्न लागिएको हो । शिक्षक मासिकका तीन अंकहरू (असार, साउन र भदौ २०७०)मा कार्यपत्रको नेपाली अनुवाद क्रमशः छापिने छन् । यस लेखको नेपाली रूपान्तरण पत्रकार मोहन मैनालीले गर्नुभएको हो । यस छापिएको लेखका बारेमा असार १६, २०७० गते आइतबार बिहान ८ देखि ८:३० सम्म काठमाडौंको रेडियो सगरमाथा (१०२.४ मेगाहर्ज) लगायत देशका…

24Jun 2013 by annual

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List of Radios Broadcasting Radio Programme 'Inequality and Affirmative Action' S.N. Name of Radio Place Frequency Time 1 Radio Sagarmatha Lalitpur 102.4 Mhz 8:00-8:30 am 2 Solu FM Dorpu Bazar 101.2 Mhz 8:00-8:30 am 3 Samad fm Lahan 102.6 Mhz 8:00-8:30 am 4 Narayani fm Birgunj 103.8 Mhz 8:00-8:30 am 5 Radio Sworgadwari Dang 102.8 Mhz 8:00-8:30 am 6 Radio Gandaki Pokhara 90.2 Mhz 8:00-8:30 am 7 Radio Janakpur Janakpur 97 Mhz 8:00-8:30 am 8 Vijaya FM Gaindakot 101.6 Mhz 8:00-8:30 am 9 Ilam fm Ilam 93 Mhz 8:30-9:00 am 10 Radio Sindhuligadhi Sindhuli 103.6 Mhz 8:30 -9:00 am 11 Samudayik Radio Sarlahi Hariwon 105.6 Mhz 8:30-9:00 am 12 Radio Lumbini Manigram 96.8 Mhz 8:30- 9:00 am 13 Radio Bheri Surkhet 102.7,98.6, Mhz 8:30- 9:00 am 14 Radio Purbanchal Biratnagar…

24Jun 2013 by annual

Schedule of Radio Programme ‘Inequality and Affirmative Action’

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Shikshak Monthly First Supplement (Asar Issue) Episode Date Author Paper Title Anchor & Discussant Guest Invitee 1 23 June, 2013 Neera Chandhoke Locating Affirmative Action in the Concept of Equality Basanta Thapa & Om Gurung Dyuti Baral 2 30 June, 2013 Hilary Silver Social Inclusion and Affirmative Action: Conceptual and Policy Distinctions Hari Sharma & Mukta Singh Tamang Dyuti Baral 3 07 July, 2013 Ashwini Deshpande Caste Discrimination and Exclusion: Assessment of Affirmative Action as a Remedy Basanta Thapa & Hira Vishwakarma n/a 4 14 July, 2013 Glenn C. Loury The Simple Economics of Affirmative Action Policies Hari Sharma & Mukta Singh Tamang Dyuti Baral 5 21 July, 2013 Debipriya Chatterjee Can Affirmative Action Policies Succeed in the Presence of Social Marginalization? Basanta Thapa & Mukta Singh Tamang Dyuti Baral…

23Jun 2013 by annual

Episode 1—Neera Chandhoke: ‘Locating Affirmative Action in the Concept of Equality’

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यस लेख १८–२० जुलाई, २०१२ मा काठमाडौंमा सम्पन्न ‘असमानता र सकारात्मक कदमः विश्वव्यापी बहसमा नेपालको प्रवेश’ विषयक सम्मेलनमा प्रस्तुत कार्यपत्रको सारांश हो । त्यो सम्मेलन त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालयको समाजशास्त्र मानवशास्त्र केन्द्रीय विभाग र काठमाडौंको सोसल साइन्स बहाःले संयुक्त रूपमा आयोजना गरेका थिए । त्यसनिम्ति ब्रिटिश एकाडेमी युके–साउथ एसिया पार्टनरसिप स्किम, लण्डन विश्वविद्यालयको गोल्डस्मिथ्स, येल विश्वविद्यालय, सामाजिक समावेशीकरण अनुसन्धान कोष र ओपन सोसाइटी फाउण्डेसनको सहयोग प्राप्त थियो । सो सम्मेलनमा सिर्जित ज्ञान आम नेपालीसम्म पुग्न सकोस् भनेर त्यहाँ प्रस्तुत कार्यपत्रहरूको नेपाली अनुवाद प्रकाशित गर्न लागिएको हो । शिक्षक मासिकका तीन अंकहरू (असार, साउन र भदौ २०७०)मा कार्यपत्रको नेपाली अनुवाद क्रमशः छापिने छन् । यस कार्यपत्रको नेपाली रूपान्तरण पत्रकार मोहन मैनालीले गर्नुभएको हो । यस छापिएको लेखका बारेमा असार ९, २०७० गते आइतबार बिहान ८ देखि ८:३० सम्म काठमाडौंको रेडियो सगरमाथा (१०२.४ मेगाहर्ज) लगायत देशका…

05Apr 2013 by annual

Migrating to Gulf Countries for Domestic Work: Exploring the Gendered Terrain of Nepalese Women’s Labour Migration

Abstract 2013

Youba Raj Luitel Nepal’s adult men have been migrating to India in pursuit of seasonal labour since long. While India (from Bombay to Kalapahad) had traditionally been the popular destination for such labour migration, Gulf countries have attracted Nepalese men more since the last couple of decades. Labour migration is no longer confined to the conventional epicentre of mid-west hills (comprised of Achham to Jumla) either. Rather, it has embraced the whole country, from Mountains and Hills to Madhesh-Tarai, although in varying degrees. Not only is there a spatial expansion of labour migration, it cross-cuts every segment of life. While, conventionally, labour migration had been a male domain, despite many ups and downs, Nepalese women too have begun to grasp such an emerging global opportunity. The gendered terrain of labour…

05Apr 2013 by annual

Understanding Nutritional Behaviour of Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Dhanusha District, Nepal

Abstract 2013

Vikas Paudel, Naomi Saville, Joanna Morrison, Dharma S Manandhar, Bhim P Shrestha, Kristen Ormston Background Poor nutrition is believed to be the underlying cause of 35-50% of all child deaths, and 20% of maternal deaths. It is also a large contributor to ill-health in these groups. Dhanusha district in Nepal suffers from particularly poor nutritional outcomes, contributing to high maternal and child mortality rates. 40.7% of reproductive age women have low body mass, and 43% are iron-deficient. While children under two years have high levels of anaemia, stunting, wasting, 37.2% of them are also underweight. Traditional food beliefs and practices in pregnancy and postpartum could further exacerbate under-nutrition, with additional negative impacts on neonatal and maternal outcomes. Hence, we sought to understand the local context and prevailing beliefs about food…

05Apr 2013 by annual

A Lowland Plague in a Himalayan Country: A Historical Political Ecology of Disease in Nepal Before 1950

Abstract 2013

Thomas Robertson For most outsiders, Nepal evokes the soaring peaks of the Himalayas—Everest, Annapurna, Kanchenjunga. But, surprisingly, much of Nepal’s history has been shaped by a lowland disease and the insects that carry it: malaria. Malaria plagued the entire Himalayan area—especially the Tarai, but also the valleys between mountain ranges. Its eradication, although not 100%, radically re-configured the country’s economic, social, political, and environmental history. Today, we cannot understand the history of Nepal’s lowlands or its uplands without understanding the history of this disease. And yet, we actually know very little about the malaria of the Nepal Himalayas. Misunderstandings are common. Even well educated people think of malaria as a single disease that comes from dirty water and that affected just the Tarai and did so equally. But in fact,…

05Apr 2013 by annual

‘Grief Arising Out of Violent Death is Like Swallowing a Hot Chilli’: A Nepali Case

Abstract 2013

Sujeet K. Karn This paper seeks to discuss death and bereavement arising from political violence in Nepal. Throughout the paper, an attempt is made to analyse death and bereavement in the context of a post-conflict situation with an emphasis on the people’s engagement with death and their coping mechanisms for grief and loss. In the post-conflict Nepali perspective, when death is discussed in reference to political violence, it is understood in its multifaceted approach. Findings from the field suggest an overarching complexity in which the people of Nepal continue to make meaning out of death and are able to make a judgement to move beyond loss and suffering to continue their life. Moreover, death constitutes an important feature of the Maoist Conflict. When careful attention is paid to visualise the…

05Apr 2013 by annual

Modernity Prior to the Era of Development: Forestry Management, Domestic Water Supply and ‘Pragati’ during the Rana Period

Abstract 2013

Sudhindra Sharma, Sujan Ghimire, and Bandana Gyawali Gautam With external financing entering Nepal especially after 1951, aid policies and planning models have increasingly built upon the monolithic and quintessential western construct of development trying to eradicate ‘traditional’ obstacles that were blocking ‘development’. This representation implies a lack of development prior to entry of foreign aid in Nepal. In fact, aid documents usually begin by stating the country being in a ‘blank state’, where there is no ‘development’ and a '…text -book of opportunity' available for donors to implement their projects (Fujikura, 1996). However, this paper argues that engagements with ideas and practices of modernity and some extent of scientific and technological advancement were prevalent in Nepal prior to 1951. This paper argues that the conventional textbook approach of the account…