2016 Social Science Baha organised the fifth Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya in partnership with Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, Britain-Nepal Academic Council, Centre for Himalayan Studies-CNRS & Nepal Academic Network (Japan). The conference was held in Kathmandu from 27 to 29 July, 2016.
2016 Day 3: 29 July (Friday) SESSION 7: 9 – 11 am HALL A HALL B Panel A7 Panel B7 Chair: Mahendra Lawoti, Western Michigan University Discussant Chair: Lokranjan Parajuli, Martin Chautari Discussant: Jeevan R. Sharma, University of Edinburgh Bryony Ruth Whitmarsh PhD Candidate, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Gantantra Smarak (Republic Memorial): The Politics of Memory Alba Castellsagué PhD Candidate, Socio‐Cultural Anthropology, Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona (UAB) Schooling, Gender and Mobility in Nepal: At The Crossroads towards Development? Gaurav Lamichhane MA South Asian Studies, University of Heidelberg State Recognition and Emerging Trends of Modernization of Tibetan Medicine in Nepal Kumar Chhetri Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Doctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, University of North Bengal Gender Dimension of the Gorkhaland Movement Ruja…
2016 Day 2: 28 July (Thursday) SESSION 4: 9 – 11 am HALL A HALL B Panel A4 Panel B4 The Use of Social Sciences Methods in Mental Health Research and Intervention Design in Nepal Chair: Radha Adhikari, University of Edinburgh Discussant: Madhusudan Subedi, Patan Academy of Health Sciences Evaluation of the Impact of Migration in Nepal Chair: Jeevan R. Sharma, University of Edinburgh Discussant: Rashmi Upadhyay, NEHU and Aarhus University Mangesh Angdembe Project Coordinator, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal Kohrt Brandon Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Global Health, and Anthropology, Duke University Mark Jordans Director, War Child Holland, Department of Research and Development Damodar Rimal Nagendra Prasad Luitel Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO), Nepal Qualitatively Exploring the Adaptation of Community Mental Health Services in Pyuthan, Nepal Bandita Sijapati Research Director, Centre…
2016 Day 1: 27 July (Wednesday) SESSION 1: 9 – 11 am [sta_anchor id="Ajapa Sharma"] HALL A HALL B Opening Remarks: Nirmal Man Tuladhar,[sta_anchor id="Sanjaya Mahato"] Social Science Baha Opening Remarks: Katsuo Nawa, Nepal Academic Network (Japan) Panel A1 Panel B1[sta_anchor id="Lokranjan Parajuli"] Chair: Krishna Adhikari, BNAC[sta_anchor id="Manoj Suji"] Discussant: Andrew Haxby, University of Michigan [sta_anchor id="Thakur Prasad Bhatta"] Chair: Michael Hutt, School of African and Oriental Studies Discussant: Swatahsiddha Sarkar, University of North Bengal Sanjaya Mahato PhD Candidate, Graduate School for Social Research (GSSR), Institute of Philosophy and Sociology – Polish Academic of Sciences (IFiSPAN) Women and Competency in Electoral Competitions in the Nepalese Elections after 1990 Ajapa Sharma[sta_anchor id="Balram Uprety"] Candidate for MPhil in Modern Indian History, Jawaharlal Nehru University Becoming Nepali: Projects of Self- Making in the Writings…
2016 Social Science Baha organised the fifth Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya in partnership with Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, Britain-Nepal Academic Council, Centre for Himalayan Studies-CNRS & Nepal Academic Network (Japan). The conference was held in Kathmandu from 27 to 29 July, 2016.
