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The phenomenological approach to a person's own awareness is capable of revealing the contents of his experiential world without the limitations inherent in the use of projective method. As a rating scale, Cantril's self-monitoring scale is a useful device for revealing the subjective world of one's experience. With its remarkable simplicity, it can provide data of considerable value in cross-...
Nepal, as a patrilineal society, is generally characterised by the domination of women by men. As such, it is widely believed that productive activities are mainly carried out by men. Women are generally seen as being confined to household activities only, such as looking after the house, child rearing, food processing and collecting firewood. Women are not thought to be directed by economic...
Anthropologists have long recognised that even the simple economies not only fulfil biological needs but also contribute to the social needs as determined by socially prescribed forms of kinship, hospitality rules, moral values, prestige requirements, etc. In fact the economic system and the society are so much interrelated that it is not possible to comprehend fully an economic system without...
It is commonly known that there is wide publicity and propaganda for the enlargement of bottle-feeding in most of the developing countries of the world. Unlike in developing countries, life in the developed countries is more complex, the standard of living is high, and the feeling of solidarity is less prevalent. The developed countries have achieved the kind of modernisation where human life...
Dharmadev was the father of Manadev I. He was one of the Licchavi kings. He is described to have ruled for forty-one years. According to the Changu inscription of Manadev I, Dharmadev was the son of Shankaradev. Religios-minded, well-versed in Dardaniti (state craft) and Karmakanda (religious text), endowed with good virtues, King Dharmadev had expanded and protected Nepal. He was loved by his...
This article introduces the topic of decision-making among the farming families. In the first section, the general idea of people's participation in agricultural development is touched upon. The second section briefly describes the geographical, social and economic context in which decisions are made by farming families in the area of Palpa district selected for study. In the third section, an...
Newari is one of four Tibeto-Burman languages with an old written tradition (the other three being Tibetan, Burmese and Manipuri) and the only member of the Himalayan group with such a tradition. The most common name for the language in linguistic literature is Newari or Nevari, but indigenous publications by Newari writers consistently refer to it as Nepali Bhasa. In colloquial terms, the...
Maithili, like most Indo-Aryan languages, is a stress language. However, stress in Maithili is far weaker than in English. Vowel reduction in unstressed positions is not as great in Maithili as in English. Also stress in Maithili is less significant, playing only a marginal roile in distinguishing words.
This paper reviews some of the proposed stress-assignment rules for Maithili and...
The Kathmandu Valley which has always been a centre in the history of Nepal has also been a place where most development efforts have been concentrated. It is to be expected that considerable economic and social changes have taken place in recent years not only in urban areas, but also in rural areas linked to the major cities of the valley.
This article analyses recent economic changes...
The Newar trade industry in central Nepal is changing with new geographical and political conditions. This paper concerning a Newar bazaar community proceeds from consideration of the history of development of a trade network and cultural centre to a description of the general economy and life-styles resulting from this development. It concludes with a description of the decline of the centre...
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