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1 Recent Books from Nepal May 2015 Anthropology Mary Martin Booksellers Pte Ltd Blk 231, Bain Street #03-05, Bras Basah Complex Singapore Tel : / Fax : info@marymartin.com From Literature to Culture : Selected Writings on Nepalese Studies, / Kamal P. Malla Kathmandu, Nepal : Himal Books for Social Science Baha, p $ 30.00/ PB 810gm. Table of Contents Language and Education English Studies Literature, Grammar and Translation Culture and Society Prehistory in Place Names Archaeology and Historiography The Chronicle Texts Religion and the Arts Spanning a period of over 40 years, this collection of essays serves to portray the intellectual depth and evolution of renowned Nepali scholar Kamal P. Malla. Beginning his career as a teacher of linguistics, Professor Malla ventured into the field of cultural history and eventually also engaged with the latter-day concerns of identity politics. Delving into subjects as varied as the state of English education in Nepal to the history of mediaeval Nepal, his writings included in this book provide a window into the concerns of Kathmandu's small but intensely engaged academia of the 1970s and the 80s. This collection of essays re-introduces the reader to the prolific and diverse output of one of Nepal's best-read scholars and finest minds of the second half of the 20th century Mary Martin Booksellers Pte Ltd Nepal - May

2 who was also one never to shirk from expressing his innermost beliefs. A public intellectual with both wide learning and a willingness to speak out, Professor Malla's writings will educate us far into the future Ecology/Environment A List of Cultivated and Edible Wild Plants in Nepal / Teruo Shimada and Bhola Man Singh Basnet Nepal : Lochan Gyawali, 2015 xliii, 311p $ / PB 985gm. Japanese, English, Nepali, Maithili, Tamang, Tharu, Newari, Hindi Languages and Scientific Names. Trajectory of Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems / (Eds) Prachanda Pradhan, Upendra Gautam, Naveen Mangal Joshi Kathmandu, Nepal : Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion Trust, 2015 viii, 160p $ / PB 320gm. Newar Indigenous Knowledge of Water Resources Management in Kirtipur / Gyanu Raja Maharjan Kathmandu : Gyanu Raja Maharjan, 2014 xii, 125p. Bibliography p Water Resource-Management $ / PB 185gm. Mary Martin Booksellers Pte Ltd Nepal - May

3 Economics/Development Studies The SAARC Tax System / Rup Khadka Kathmandu : Pairavi Prakashan, p $ / PB 345gm. History Justice to Justice : Bhutan / N B Giri Nepal : Rosy Giri, p $ / PB 200gm. On The Bhutanese Refugees Behind Her wedding Veil : Struggles of My Rebellious Mother / Kk. Pandey Kathmandu, Nepal : Vajra Books, 2015 xxxi, 445p $ / HB 560gm Law Nepal Human Rights Yearbook 2015 (This Report Covers the Period January to December 2014) / (Ed) Yogish Krishna Kharel et. al. Kathmandu, Nepal : Informal Sector Service Centre, p $ / PB 620gm. Mary Martin Booksellers Pte Ltd Nepal - May

4 Literature LA.LIT : A Literary Magazine : Vol Nepal : Safu, Ekantakuna, 2015 ISSN : p. $ / PB 285gm. I Knelt Down and Wept. / Kamal Singh Mahat Kathmandu : Oriental Publication House Pvt Ltd., p $ / PB 295gm. Literary Icons of Nepal : Part 1 / Gopal Parajuli ; Tr. Chandra Gurung Nepal : Ratna Pustak Bhandar, p $ / PB 225gm. Politics Elections in Nepal : Identifying the Politically Excluded Groups : A Study of the Parliamentary Election Results from 1991 to 2013 / Kare Vollan Kathmandu : Himal Books for Social Science Baha, 2015 v, 56p $ 5.00 / PB 100gm. Mary Martin Booksellers Pte Ltd Nepal - May

5 Democracy Indispensable for Development / B.P. Koirala 3 rd Ed. Nepal : Parashuram Pokharel, p $ / PB 305gm. Religion/Buddhism Golden Faces of Dipankara Buddha : Samyak Mahadana Festival of Nepal : Excellence in Newari Arts & Crafts / Chandra B. Shakya Lalitpur, Nepal : Mrs. Rita Shakya, 2015 viii, 176p $ / PB 310gm. Hiranyavarna Mahavihar (Kwa Baha) (Golden Temple) : A Place of Buddhas, Lokeshvaras and Bodhisattvas : A Place of Ultimate Refuge for Devotees / Chandra B Shakya Lalitpur, Nepal : Mrs. Rita Shakya, 2015 viii, 84p $ / PB 155gm. Mary Martin Booksellers Pte Ltd Nepal - May

6 Sociology The Road to Nowhere (A Selection of Writings )/ Kamal P. Malla 2 nd Ed. Lalitpur,Nepal : Jagadamba Prakashan, 2015 xv, 311p $ / PB 365gm. This book first published in 1979, is a collection of essays primarily on Language, education and Cultural Identity that provides a gripping insight into Kathmandu Society and the Nepali Polity of the 1960s and 1970s. Health Programs and Planning in Nepal / B.K. Suvedi Kathmandu, Nepal : Sukriti Suvedi, p $ / PB 340gm. Varna System and Class Struggle in Nepal / Aahuti Nepal : Samata Foundation, p $ / PB 340gm. Mary Martin Booksellers Pte Ltd Nepal - May

7 Travel Guidebooks Glimpses of Dhulikhel, Nepal : A Pictorial Guidebook of Dhulikhel and its Surroundings Nepal : Dhulikhel Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and Tourist Information Centre (TIC), p $ / HB 1000gm. Mary Martin Booksellers Pte Ltd Nepal - May

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Recent Books from Nepal Nov 2014 Mary Martin Booksellers Pte Ltd Blk 231, Bain Street #03-05, Bras Basah Complex Singapore 180231 Tel : +65-6883-2284/6883-2204 Fax : +65-6883-2144 info@marymartin.com www.marymartin.com