State of Nepal

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State of Nepal
Kanak Mani Dixit & Shastri Ramachandaran
2002

A country in need of understanding. The more Nepal ‘modernises’ and the more complex its society becomes, the less understood it is in the South Asian neighbourhood and beyond. The life and times of 23 million people in the contemporary period, particularly in the last dozen year of democracy, is paradoxically an increasing area of darkness. This book describes how this uniquely diverse country is grappling with change and continuity, with some of the sharpest minds on Nepal writing on sixteen areas of critical importance. With their individual flair, emphasis and style of presentation, the essayist have contributed to a work that will be read as a standard reference on Nepal for some year to come.
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Shastri Ramachandaran is Senior Assistant Editor with The Times of India. Kanak Mani Dixit is Editor of Himal, the South Asian magazine.