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Nepal: Unifier King Prithvi Narayan Shah’s ‘DIVYA UPDESH’ (COUNSEL)

DIVYA UPDESH FULL TEXT Ambassador Dr. Niranjan Man Singh Basnyat Kathmandu, Nepal King Prithvi Narayan Shah is believed to have fallen sick in the last week of December 1774. Then he summoned everybody to his palace in Nuwakot and gave his Counsel in order to safeguard the nation for future generations. He died on the […]

Nepal Unification Campaign: The Death of King Prithvi Narayan Shah

Ambassador Dr. Niranjan Man Singh Basnyat Kathmandu, Nepal King Prithvi Narayan Shah had given the responsibility of Kantipur to his son Pratap Singh and was living in Nuwakot. The king was exhausted physically as well as mentally after a lifetime of hardship, especially the mental and physical toll taken up by the unification campaign. When […]

Nepal: Battles against Chaubisi States during Unification Campaign 

Dr. Niranjan man Singh Basnyat. Kathmandu, Nepal The Chaubisi states in western Nepal became jealous of Gorkha because it captured prized locations, including the jewel of Kathmandu valley, which was the symbol of culture and wealth. There is little doubt that the Gorkhali achievement was a major victory in the history of Nepal. All the […]

Nepal: Local Development Strategy-Part 2

Insensitive Government, Conflicting Donor Agenda, and Emergent NGO Initiatives at the Grassroots Bihari Krishna Shrestha Nepal scholar Donors in Nepal’s Rural Development:  All major donors around the world have been assisting Nepal in multi-sectoral large-scale rural development projects. During the Panchayat days, they mostly followed the policies of the government which themselves were steadily evolving, […]