Himalayas
Till 1950 no substantial geological studies could be made in the kingdom of Nepal. The first geological study of Nepal Siwaliks was made by Auden (1935) and then Lombart (1952) and in 1959, Toni Hagen minutely studied the cross-sections of the Siwaliks and noted three-fold stratigraphic division in its formation.
This paper analyses the studies and the findings of geological studies in...
To travel for economic or religious reasons (e.g. to pilgrimage sites) is as ancient a human activity as any we possess. But touring for rest, relaxation, or education began only in the 19th century as, on the one hand, the distinction between urban and rural began to reflect that of work and leisure, and on the other, the socialisation process of elites began to include the "Grand Tour" of...
The overthrow of the isolationist Rana regime in Kathmandu in 1951 and the Ce annexation of Tibet in 1959 signalled significant socio-cultural, political and economic changes for communities throughout the Himalayas of Nepal. For the Sherpas of Khumbu, north east Nepal, such changes were compounded by the advent of mountaineering and susequent mass tourism of the mid 1960s. In 1984 von Furer-...
The present UN/ Cambridge Multi Dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has changed the whole complexion of the poverty issue with a country like Nepal, which has shown results recently of a decrease in numbers of people living below the poverty line from 31% to 25.4%. However, the MPI Index has shown Nepal's MPI as 65%. This has really raised questions on the work being carried out so far by the...
Nepal's important place in south Asian regional security stems from her geostrategic position. She lies not only at the crossroads of two powerful civilisations, but also in the heart of the Himalayas, the formidable mountain range separating the Indo-subcontinent from the Tibeto-Chinese region. Although India is about two-thousand miles long, the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau are the...
The expression 'Nepal' throughout the paper is used in the traditionally limited sense to include the Kathmandu Valley only, which embraces the three ancient cities of Kantipur, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur. The spacial dimension of the Kathmandu Valley is a little oval, elongated in shape, covering an area of 200 square miles. Nepal's contribution to the evolution and development of Buddhism art in...
In general, the purpose behind establishing national parks is preservation of indigenous plants and animals, and historical places - the biotic environment and cultural heritage. Although priorities may differ in space and time, safeguarding such valuable national assets demands that specific areas be permanently set aside or at least temporarily restricted from human interference so that...
The present paper attempts to provide a picture of Himalayan polyandry on the basis of empirical information gathered through the course of a short filed study. The study was conducted in Tangin, a village in Humla District, north-west Nepal. It assumed the hypothesis that polyandry is an outcome of adaptability in the ecological setting of the Himalaya, and the present environmental...
Any waste that does not go up the stake or down the drain is solid waste. It is useless, unwanted or discarded material of industrial production and consumption. Solid waste which arises in association with diverse human activities is a major threat to the sustainable utilisation of natural resources - air, water, soil, and natural scenery. Sustainable utilisation means using renewable...
Though one can visualise the environmental problems in the mountain regions in almost all countries of the world, the magnitude of the problem is very high in a mountainous and developing country like Nepal. Due to the rapid growth of population and consequent effect on over exploitation of the depleting resources, ecological degradation is taking place everywhere in the Nepal Himalaya. The...
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