Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology
Conceived, edited and published by Tribhuvan University's Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, the Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology series dates back to 1987. Eleven volumes have been published to date, and Digital Himalaya is delighted to host the back issues of this important journal on social science in Nepal.
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- Cover and Contents (2.2 MB)
- The Dalit Context (4.5 MB, 1-21)
author: Harka Gurung - The Plight Of The Tharu Kamaiyas In Nepal: A Review Of The Social, Economic And Political Facets (5.8 MB, 22-46)
author: Ram B. Chettri - Nepalese Buddhists' View Of Hinduism (3.9 MB, 47- 62)
author: Krishna B. Bhattachan - Culture And Politics Of Caste In The Hlmalayan Kingdom (6.2 MB, 63-90)
author: Tulsi Ram Pandey - Adaptation And Identity Of Yolmo (6.8 MB, 91- 119)
author: Binod Pokharel - Social Structure And Inter-Group Relations: A Case Study Of A Village In Nepal Tarai (3.8 MB, 120- 137)
author: Surendra Mishra - Social Equity In Farmer-Managed Irrigation In The Terai Of Nepal (8.2 MB, 141- 175)
author: Laya Prasad Uprety - Women And Irrigation In Nepal: Context, Issues And Prospects (4 MB, 176- 193)
author: Sujan Ghimire - Water Resources In Nepal: Institutional Analysis Based On Legal Provisions (7.5 MB, 194-227)
author: Shyamu Thapa Magar - Foreign Aid, Sustainable Development And Rapti IRDP (7.2 MB, 131- 157)
author: Madhusudan Sharma Subedi - Sustainability Or Sustainable Development: An Anthropological Perspective (4.4 MB, 258- 277)
author: Shambhu Prasad Kattel - Do Males Always Like War? A Critique On Francis Fukuyama And His Hyper Masculine Assertions On World Politics (4.4 MB, 278-299)
author: Youba Raj Luintel
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- Cover and Contents (1.6 MB)
- Ethnicity And Identity (3 MB, 1-11)
author: Rishikeshav Regmi - Notes On Lagi-Lagitya Relation In Jumla (1.4 MB, 12-17)
author: Om Gurung - Participatory Action Research In Community Forestry: A Case Study Of A Community Forest Users’ Group From A Hill Village Of Eastern Nepal (6.1 MB, 18-40)
author: Laya Prasad Uprety - Changing Pattern Of Forest Consumption: A Case Study From An Eastern Hill Village In Nepal (4.7 MB, 41-58)
author: Binod Pokharel - Strategies And Practices Of Advocacy: Gender Advocacy Against Trafficking In Women In Nepal (4.9 MB, 59-76)
author: Meena Poudel, Youba R. Luintel - The Position Of Dalit Women In Caste System (2.9 MB, 77- 87)
author: Samira Luintel - Agriculture And Ritual Landscape: A Case Study From The Magars Of Argal, Baglung District, Nepal (4.4 MB, 88-104)
author: Man Bahadur Khattri - Development Of Water Supply And Sanitation Facility In The Rural Areas Of Nepal: An Overview (6.1 MB, 105-127)
author: Jiba Nath Prasain - Healer Choice In Medically Pluralistic Cultural Settings: An Overview Of Nepali Medical Pluralism (8.3 MB, 128-158)
author: Madhusudan Sharma Subedi - Quantifying "Peoples' Participation AndPsychological Empowerment": A Model OfIndividual Behaviour In Nepal (8.8 MB, 159- 192)
author: Philip Tanner, Dhirendra B. Parajuli - Corruption: A Psychosocial Issue (2.9 MB, 193-203)
author: Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay - NGO/INGO Centered Approach: An Alternative Approach To Development (3.4 MB, 204- 217)
author: Harihar Ghimire - The Demographic Characteristics Of Patients Seeking Health Care For Infant And Childhood Illnesses At Nepal Medical College And Teaching Hospital (2.3 MB, 218- 226)
author: Kishore Raj Pandey, Phanindra Prasad Kafle, Debendra Karki - An Obituary To Prof. Gs. Nepali (872 kb, 227- 229)
author: Ganesh Man Gurung
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- Cover and Contents (1.5 MB)
- Anthropological Insights In The Delivery Of Health Services In Nepal (3.4 MB, 1-13)
author: Rishikeshab Raj Regmi - Weberian Model Of Social Stratification- A ViewPoint- (3 MB, 14-25)
author: Kailash Pyakuryal - Anthropology, Society And Development In Nepal: A Native Perspective (3.6 MB, 26-40)
author: Padam Lal Devkota - Population Dynamics And Environmental Degradation In Nepal: An Overview (6.1 MB, 41-64)
author: Laya Prasad Uprety - Gender Roles And Activities Among The Rural Poor Households: Case Studies From Hill Villages (5.1 MB, 65-82)
author: Binod Pokharel - Exclusion, The Politics Of Location And Women’s Property Rights Debates In Nepal: A Discourse Analysis Of Political Activism (4.9 MB, 83-100)
author: Youba Raj Luintel - The Social World Of Nepalese Women (3.9 MB, 101-114)
author: Samira Luitel - Cultural Dimension Of Pasture Resource Management In Nepal: A Study Of Gumba System Of The Northwest Dolpa (8.3 MB, 115-146)
author: Dhirendra B. Parajuli - Emerging Methods In Research Participation And Empowerment Processes In Nepal (8.1 MB, 147-179 )
author: Philip Tanner
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- Cover and Contents (968 kb)
- Editorial Note (296 kb, 1-1)
- Anthropology, Development And Public Policy (8.1 MB, 3-32)
author: Gerald D. Berremen - Development Issues Raised During The "People's Movement" Of 1990 (4.9 MB, 33-49)
author: Krishna B. Bhattachan - Anthropological Perspectives On Grassroots Development In Nepal (5.6 MB, 50-71)
author: Padam Lal Devkota - Deforestation And Rural Society In The Nepalese Terai (4.8 MB, 72-89)
author: Rishikeshab Raj Regmi - The Current Socioeconomic Status Of Untouchables In Nepal (5.1 MB, 90-109)
author: Thomas Cox - Group Process For People's Participation In Rural Nepal: Reflections From A Micro Level Study (3.5 MB, 110-123)
author: Youba Raj Luintel - Sherpa Buddhists On A Regional Pilgrimage: The Case Of Maratika Cave At Halase (5.8 MB, 124-145)
author: Eberhard Berg - Book- Review (1.1 MB, 146-149)
author: Hemanta Kumar Jha - Contributors (584 kb, 150-150)
- Faculty Of The Department (576 kb, 151- 152)
- Full Download (48.8 MB)
- Cover and Contents (924 kb)
- Editorial Comment (728 kb, I-III)
- Forestry And Farming System In The Mid- Hills Of Nepal (6.7 MB, 1-27)
author: Kiran Dutta Upadhyay - Socio-Economic And Cultural Aspects Of Ageing In Nepal (5.2 MB, 28-46)
author: Rishikeshab Raj Regmi - Religion, Society And State In Nepal (2.9 MB, 47- 57)
author: Dipak Raj Pant - Community Development As Strategy To Rural Development (2.7 MB, 58-68)
author: Kailash Pyakuryal - National Integration In Nepal (6.7 MB, 69-95)
author: Ganesh Man Gurung, Bishnu Bhandari - The Failure Of Confidence Mechanism (7.8 MB, 96-127)
author: Tulsi Ram Pandey - Building A New American Academic Anthropology (988 kb, 128-131)
author: Tom Cox - AfropAmerican Sociologists And Nepali Ethnography (6.2 MB, 132-157)
author: Stephen L. Mikesell - Case Studies In Domestic Servants: Reflections On Rural Poverty (5.4 MB, 158-179)
author: Saubhagya Shah - Contributors (1 MB, 180-180)
- Errata (1 MB, 185-189)




