CURRICULUM VITAE

KRISHNA B. BHATTACHAN, Ph.D.

Central Department of Sociology and AnthropologyTribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, NepalTel.: +977-1- 5 551-469 (Residence); +977-1-4 331-852 (Office)

Fax: +977-1-5 528-047Cell Phone: +977-9841 295 855

E-mail: bhattachan.k@gmail.com or bhattachan.k@cdsatu.edu.np

Name : Krishna Bahadur BhattachanDate of Birth : 22 August 1953Place of Birth : Pokhara, Kaski, NepalSex : MaleMarital Status : Married with one son and one daughterCitizenship : NepaliLanguage Proficiency : Thakali (Mother Tongue), English, Nepali, Hindi, and NewariCountries Visited : Australia, Austria; Belgium; China; Denmark; Finland; Germany;

India; Indonesia; Japan; Netherlands; Philippines; South Korea; Sri Lanka; Thailand; United Kingdom (UK); United States of America (USA), Vietnam.

Permanent Address : Ganesh Tole, Pokhara-4, Kaski District, Nepal Current Residence : Shanti Basti, Ward No. 3, Lalitpur Sub-Municipality, Lalitpur

District, NepalMailing Address : Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan

University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A., 1993.

M.A., Sociology, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras, India, 1980, [First Division].

B.A., Political Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1977, [Merit].

ORIENTATION / COURSE ATTENDED

Intensive English and Academic Orientation for Foreign Graduate Students, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, U.S.A., July-August, 1987.

Attended a course on Conflict Resolution, Postwar Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU), University of York, York, the UK, January 16-April 7, 2006.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Modernization and Development; Qualitative Research; Indigenous Peoples; Gender, Dalits, Madhesi; Social Excusion and Inclusion; Conflict Analysis; Advocacy.

RATOS: R=Research; A=Advocacy; T=Teaching/Training; O=Organization Building; and S=Social Mobilization.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS (Selected)

Senior Chevening Fellow at the Post-War Recosntruction and Development Unit (PRDU), University of York, York, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the United Kingdom, January 16 to April 7, 2006.

Mahendra-Vidya Bhusan Class-A Medal awarded by His Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, February 24, 1994.

Fulbright Scholarship, University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A., 1987-1992.

Tribhuvan University Faculty Development Fellowship, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras, India.

HONORS/FELICITATION (Selected)

Honoured with a Plaque of Recognition by the Dalit NGO Federation (DNF) in Kathmandu on Interntaional Day Against Racism, March 21, 2005.

Honored with a Letter of Honour by the Sociology/Anthropology Student Association (SASAN) and Free Student's Union, Trichandra Campus, July 19, 2003.

Honoured with a Plaque of Recognition by the Nepal Federation of Nationalities (NEFEN) in Kathmandu on World Indigenous Day, August 9, 2002.

TEACHING POSITIONS

Faculty Member, Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, Since 1985.

Chair, Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1985-1986.

Assistant Professor, Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, From its inception in 1981 to1985.

Graduate Student Instructor (GSI), Department of Sociology, University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A., Fall of 1992 and Spring of 1993.

RESEARCH / CONSULTANCY WORKS

Principal Researcher, A Case Study on Adaptive Responses, Livelihood and Food Security among the Tharus Living in the Chitwan National Park in Nepal, Asian Indiegnosu Poeples Pact Foundation (AIPP) and International Work Group for Indigenous Issues (IWGIA), May-July 2014.

Facilitator, Strategic Plan of Rastriya Haliya Mukti Mahasangh (RHMSF), Care Nepal, May 2013.

Team Leader, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on IL C. 169, International Labor Organization (ILO), April-May 2013.

Team Leader, Free, Prior Informed Consent Manual, Climate Change and RED Partnership Program/Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), December 2012-March 2013.

Team leader, Baseline Survey of the MUKTI Project, Care Nepal, September-)ctober 2012.External Evaluator, Mid-Term Evaluation of the Project “Enhancing Access to Justice for Dalit", Lawyers' National Campaign for Elimination of Caste Discrimination (LANCAU) and ICCO, Netherlands, Kirk in Actie, July-August 2012.

Consultant, Documentation at Indigenous Film Archive (IFA), Indigenous Film Archive (IFA), Anamnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal, August 2012.

Citizenship Certificate Acquisition in Nepal: Identifying Barriers and Impacts, Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD), January-February 2012.

Team Leader, Baseline Survey of Violence against indiegnous women, National Indigenous Women Federation (NIWF), Nepal, April-June 2011. Team Member (National Consultant), Assessment of Regional Initiatives on Indigenous Peoples Rights and Development (RIPP) of UNDP, UNDP, Since August 28, 2010 (With Christian Erni of IWGIA).

Consultant, Mid-term Evaluation of the Project “Advocating the Social and Legal End of Untouchability through the Constitution Building Process,” Lawyers' National Campaign for Elimination of Untouchability (LANCAU), April 2010.

External evaluation of the Public Hearing Campaign for Social Justice Implemented by the LANCAU Nepal and Funded by the Interchurch Organisation for Development Co-operation (ICCO), Lawyers' National Campaign for Elimination of Untouchability (LANCAU), March 2010.

Team Leader, Final Evaluation of the Project Advocating the Social and Legal End of Untouchability through the Constitution Building Process, LANCAU Nepal and European Commission, Kathmandu, Nepal, January 2010.

Team Leader, Social Inclusion in Nepal, National Inclusion Commission and the SNV, Nepal, November 2009.

Author, Federalism and Indigenous Peoples of Nepal, the New School, New York, June 20 -22, 2009, India China Institute, the New School, July-October, 2009.

Team Leader, Training Need Assessment on ILO C. 169 and Indigenous Peoples' Issues, ILO PRO 169, International Labour Organization, Nepal. April-May 2009. (With Claudia Lasimbang of Malaysia).

Team Leader, Gudieline on Untocubaility Crime Watch Center, LANCAU, Nepal. 2009.

Team Leader, Performance Review of Institutional Support Programme (ISP), National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) and Enabling State Programme (ESP)-DFID, September 2008.

Author, Briefing Paper on Dalit Issues, Constitutional Advisory Support Unit (CASU), UNDP, Nepal, May 7, 2008.

Team Leader, Evaluation of Inclusion and Empowerment Projects Implemented by Holistic Development Centre (Samagra), Lawyer’s National Campaign against Untouchability (Lancau) and Nepal Dalit Jagarn Kendra (NDJK), DANIDA-HUGOU, October 1, 2007 to December 17, 2007.

Team Leader, Integration of Indigenous Issues in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Process, International Labour Organization, PRO 169, Geneva. (with Dr. Bhuvan Bajra Bajracharya), July-September 2007.

Team Member, Evaluation of DANIDA-HUGOU supported Projects of Dalit NGO Federation, Feminist Dalit Organization and Dalit Welfare Organization, April 1, 2007 to May, 2007 (with Team Leader Hanne Lund Madsen).

Nepal Team Leader, “Caste Based Discrimination in South Asia: Study of Nepal” as a part of the study project on “Caste Based Discrimination in South Asia: Study of Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka,” Indian Insitituet of Dalit Studies, Delhi and International Dalit Solidarity Network, Denmark. September 2006 to September 2007.

Research Consultant, Study on Participation and Inclusion (P & I) Audit: Mainstreaming Dalits and Women in Development, Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organization (NNDSWO) and Concern Nepal. August-December 2006.

Team Member, Baseline Survey of Highly Marginalized Janajatis, Janajati Empowerment Project (JEP) and Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationaltiies (NEFEIN), 2006.

Team Member, Contextual Analysis of BISEP-ST for SNV, Nepal, September 1-25, 2005 (With Team Leader Dr Maguns Hatlebakk, CMI, Norway).

Team Member, Study on Indigenous Peoples, PRSP and Conflict in Nepal, ILO, April 2005, (with Sarah Webster, ILO, Delhi).

Team Member, Baseline Survey of Highly Marginlized Janajatis, Janajati Empowerment Project (JEP) and Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationaltiies (NEFEIN), Since January 2006.

Team Leader, Need Assessment of Highly Marginlized Jnajatis, Janajati Empowerment Project (JEP) and Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationaltiies (NEFEIN), 2005.

Consultant, TOT Manual on Advocacy, Leadership and Legal Issues of Indigenous Nationalities of Nepal, Janajati Empowerment Project (JEP) and Nepal Federation of Indiegnosu Nationaltiies (NEFEIN), December-January 2004.

Consultant, Bibliography on Indigenous Peoples of Nepal. Nepal Foundation for Development of Inidgenous Nationalities (NFDIN), Kathmandu, 2004-2005 (Team Leader: Dr. Harka Gurung).

Consultant, A study on the Status of Women in the Nepalese Print and Electronic Media, SAS/N and IMPAC, 2004-2005.

Consultant, Media Monitoring on Gneder Issues, Press Council Nepal, 2004-2005.

National Consultant, Outcome Evaluation: Responsiveness of national and local policies and plans to gender issues, Nepal: UNDP. (Team leader: Lynn Lee), August 9-October 8, 2004.

Team Leader, Dalit's Empowerment and Inclusion for Integration in the National Mainstream: Strategy for Influencing Policy and Institutions, Dalit Empowerment & Integration Project (DEIP), February 2004 - 6.8.2004

International (Short Term) Consultant, Evaluation of EU Project Proposals, ARS Progetti, Italy, December 2003-January 2004.

National Consultant, Review of Advocacy Activities of and Advocacy Strategy Formulation for the Dalit Partner Organization, DANIDA-HUGOU. November, 2003

National Consultant, Study of Best Practices to Include Indigenous Peoples in Sector Programme Support, DANIDA (Team Leader: Birgitte Feiring). September 8, 2003 (with focus on education and natural resource management sector).

Team Member, Nepal: Evaluation of The Danish Association for International Cooperation (MS), Chr. Michelsens Institutt Bergen, Norway. February-March, 2003. (Nepal Team Leader: Dr. Tone Bleie).

Author, Country Report: Nepal, Minority Rights Group International (MRG), London, Since August 2002.

Team Leader, Assessment of Center for Women's Legal Aid and Counseling (CWLAC), Ministry of Women, Child and Social Welfare, National Planning Commission, His Majesty's Government of Nepal and Mainstreaming Gender Equity Program, UNDP, May-August, 2002.

Sociologist (Team Member), Social Assessment (Phase-I) of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation II. The World Bank. March-April, 2002.

Resource Person, Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation of Advocacy, June 19-23, 2002, Actionaid-Nepal.

National Consultant, Preparation of Project Document of Mainstreaming Gender Equity Programme, Phase-II (NEP/97/005), UNDP, May 2 – June June 10, 2002.

National Consultant (Team Leader), Tracking Gender in UNDP Assisted Programmes, Nepal. December 17, 2001-January 16, 2002. (Team Leader: Krishna B. Bhattachan and Gender expert: Ms. Menaka Rajbhandari Shrestha).

National Consultant, Mid-Term Evaluation of Mainstreaming gender programme (MGEP) of UNDP, October 29-November 28, 2001. (Team Leader: Dr. Afsana Wahab from Bangladesh).

Team Leader, Existing Practices of Caste Based Untouchability in Nepal and Strategy for a Campaign for Its Elimination, Actionaid-Nepal, July 1-December 31, 2001.

Consultant, Gender Discriminatory Laws in Nepal, Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD), (Team Coordinator: Ms. Sapana Pradhan Malla), the Asia Foundation, 1999. (Team Coordinator: Advocate Sapana Malla-Prdhan).

Coordinator, Organizational Capacity and Impact of SFCL, Impact Monitoring Unit and SFDP-TA, GTZ, Kathmandu, November 1998-February 1999.

National Consultant, Socio-behavioral Research on Selected Vector Borne Diseases (VBD), Environmental Health Project (EHP), Ministry of Health, HMG-Nepal and USAID. December 21, 1999-March 6, 2000.

Team Leader, Impact of Early/Child Marriage, Centre for Women and Child Development (CWCD), Plan International-Nepal Office, Kathmandu, Since July 1999.

Team Leader, Impact of Seasonal Out-Migration on Children and Women: A Qualitative Study of Selected VDCs of Surkhet and Accham Districts," the Save the Children Fund (UK), March-December 1998.

Team Leader, Male Perspectives in Reproductive Health throughout the Life Cycle: A Qualitative Study in Nepal, The JOICFP-Japan/the Valley Research Group, Kathmandu. 1998-99.

Team Member, "Comparative Study of European Aid For Poverty Reduction: Collaborative European Research Project. Country Study Nepal," [with Dr. Hans Gsanger, German Development Institute (GDI), Berlin; Mr. Timo Viopio, Institute of Development Studies, University of Helsinki; and Dr. Kishore K. Guru-Gharana, Member, National Planning Commission of Nepal, Kathmandu], April 1-July 31, 1997. (Team Coordinator: Dr. Hans Gsanger from Germany).

Consultant, "A Social Assessment of Girls and Children of Minority Groups," Centre for Educational research and Development (CERID), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, April - June 1997.

Institutional Development Expert, "Impact Assessment of Self-help Support Through NGOs," Impact Monitoring Unit (IMU), Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Kathmandu, August 1995-March 1996.

Research Associate, "SFDP Institutional Autonomization Assessment Study," Small Farmers Development Program-Technical Assistance (SFDP-TA)/GTZ, Kathmandu, January 28, 1994-May 13, 1994.

Co-ordinator, "Status of Youths in Nepal," The International Youth Year National Committee, Nepal, 1985-1987.

Consultant, "Monitoring and Evaluation of the Community Drinking water Supply and Sanitation Project in Dhading and Illam Districts in Nepal," World Health Organization (WHO)/Integrated Development Systems (IDS), Kathmandu, Nepal, February, 1986-January, 1987. (Team Coordinator: Ms. Indira Shrestha).

Co-ordinator, "Nepali Women in Prison," Research Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies (CNAS), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, March, 1984-February, 1985.

SUPERVISION TO PH.D. DEGREE CANDIDATES

Doctoral dissertation research on "People's War and Human Rights in Nepal" by Bishnu Pathak, Tribhuvan University awared Ph.D. degree to Bishnu Pathak on Wednesday September 7, 2005 (Bhadra 22, 2062 B.S.).

Doctoral dissertation research on " People, Forests and the State. Impacts of Finnish Aid in the Forestry Sector in Nepal" by Sujan Ghimire since March 2005.

Doctoral dissertation research on "Conflict affected internally displaced families in Nepal" by Ananda Kumar Subedi, since August 2009.

Doctoral dissertation research on “Public Debate on Social Inclusion from the Perspective of Indiegnous Poeples” by Jyoti Kumar Ray Danuwar, since June 8, 2010.

TASK FORCES

Member, Dialogue Team of Nepal Federation of Indiegnous Nationalities (NEFIN) for a dialogue with Nepal Government’s Dialgoue Team. 2007.

Member, Task Force on Foundation for Upliftment of the Nationalities, Ministry of Local Development, His Majesty's Government of Nepal, January 15, 1996 - April 14, 1996 [Team Leader: Mr. Santa Bahadur Gurung].

Research Officer, "Internal and International Migration in Nepal," Task Force headed by Dr. Harka Gurung, National Commission on Population, His Majesty's Government of Nepal, February-July, 1983.

APPLIED PROFESSIONAL WORKS

Consulting Sociologist, Impact Monitoring Unit (IMU), Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Kathmandu, April 1, 1996-March 31-1997.

Local Level Institutional Development Co-ordinator (Team Member), Dhading Development Project (DDP), Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Kathmandu, May 16, 1994 - June 30, 1995.

JURY

Jury Member, International Indiegnous Film Festival, Indiegnous Film Archive (IFA), Kathmandu, Nepal, 2010.

ASSOCIATION WITH PROFESSIONAL, VOLUNTARY AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS (Selected)

Advisor, Online Journal of Inclusive Democracy, Since 2004.

Advisor, Dalit NGO Federation (DNF), Kupondole, Lalitpur, August 2002-2005.

Advisor, Pro-Public, Public Interest Law Firm, Kathmandu, November 2001-2003.

Advisor, Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), Kathmandu. Since 2000.

Advisor, Sancharika Samuha, Nepal (SAS/N), 1999-2005.

Advisor, Human Rights Organization of Nepal (HURON), June 20, 1999-December 2000.

Advisor, Bhasik Adhikar Samyukta Sangharsa Samiti, Nepal, Kathmandu, April 1998-2001.

Life Member, Fulbright Alumni Association of Nepal (FAAN), Kathmandu, Nepal, Since 1995.

Founder General Secretary and Life Member, Sociological/Anthropological Society of Nepal (SASON), 1984-1985 [Ad hoc Committee]; 1985-1988; 1994-1996.

Member, Subject Cimittee of Sociology and Anthroplogy, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Since 1981.

PUBLICATIONS: MONOGRAPH/MANUAL/WORKING PAPERS

Country Technical Mote on Indiegnous Poeples' Issues. Nepal. 2010. IFAD and AIPP.

Caste-based Discrimination in Nepal (co-cuthored with Tej Sunar and Yasso Kanti Bhattachan (Gaucahn)). Working Paper Series Volume III Number 08, 2009. Delhi: Insian Institute of Dalit Studies.

Chuwachut Aparadh Nigarai Kendrako Nirdesika ("Guideline on Untouchability Crime Watch Center") (co-author with Narayan Nepal and Yasso Kanti Bhatatchan (Gauchan)), Kathmandu: LANCAU, Nepal. 2009

Federalism, Right to Self-Determination and Autonomy of Indigenous Peoples. Kathmandu: National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN)/Institutional Strengthening Project (ISP) and Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN)/Janajati Empowerment project (JEP). 2009. (Text in Khas Nepali).

Minorities and Indigenous Peoples. 2008. Kathmandu: National Coalition Against Racial Discrimination (NCARD).

“TOT Manual. Legal Awarenes, Leadehsip Development and Advocacy on Indiegnous Peoples’ Issues. Kathmandu: Nepal Federation of Indiegnous Nationalitiess (NEFIN). Janajati Empowerment Project (JEP)”). March 2005. Total pages 226.

PUBLICATIONS: ACADEMIC ARTICLES

Nepal, Pp. 354-359, In: The Indigenous World 2014, Copenhagen: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA).

Nepal, Pp. 301-308, In: The Indigenous World 2013, Copenhagen: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA).

Ethnopolitics and Ethnodevelopment: An Emerging Paradigm in Nepal – with a Postscript, Pp. 35-57, In: Mahendra lawoti and Susan Hangen (Eds.) (2013) Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict. Identities and Mobiliztion after 1990. London and New York: Routledge.

Indiegnosu Peoples' Right to Self-Dtermination in Nepal, Pp. 139-165 In Chaitanya Mishra and Om Gurung (Eds.) (2012) Ethnicity and Federalism in Nepal. Kathmandu: Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University.

Nepal, Pp. 301-308, In: The Indigenous World 2012, Copenhagen: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA).

Nepal, Pp. 335-340, In: Indigenous World 2011, Copenhagen: International Work Group for Indiegnous Affairs (IWGIA).

"State Building: Proposals for Dederalism," Pp. 19-61, In: Kristian Stokke and Mohan Das Manandhar (Eds,) (2010) State and Society Social Exclusion and Inclusion in Nepal. Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point.

"Background Paper on Dalit Issues", Pp.19-36, In: UNDP (2008) The Dalits of Nepal and a New Constitution. A Resource on the Situation of Dalits in Nepal, their Demands and the Imlications for a New Constitution. Kathmandu: United Nations Development Programme.

"Discourse on Social Exclusion and Inclusion in Nepal: Old Wine in a New Bottle," pp. 11-43, In: Identity & Society Social Exclusion and Inclusion in Nepal. 2009. Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point in association with Lalitpur: Social Inclusion Research Fund.

“The Concept of Sanskritization,” Pp. 1-18, In: Tek Nath Subedi and Milly Joshi (Eds.) Journal of SASS, Volume 1. Kathmandu: Society of Anthropology/Sociology Students. Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu. 2006.

"Nepalese Buddhists' View of Hinduism," Pp. 227-239. In: Jerald D. Gort, Henry Jansen and Hendrik M. Vroom (Eds.) Religions View Religions. Explorations in Pursuit of Understanding. 2006. Amsterdam-New York: Rodopi.

Book Reviews: Towards a democratic Nepal. Inclusive Institutions for a Multicultural Society by Mahendra Lawoti. Pp. 605-607, Democratization. Special Issue: Promoting Democracy Abroad, Volume 12, Number 4, Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group, August 2005.

"Tribals and Forest in Nepal: Whether Tribals or Animals and the Dominant Groups Have Right to Live?", Pp. 42-66, Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anhtropology, Volume I, Tribhuvan University, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Mahendra Mutliple Campus, Baglung, Nepal. 2005.

"Socio-cultural Diversity and Development in Nepal," Pp. 31-64, In: Culture and Religious Diversity: Dialogue and Development. 2005. (R. D. Bajracharya, K. B. Bhattachan, D. R. Dahal and P. K. Khatry. UNESCO Kathamndu Series of Moographs and Working Papers: No 6. Kathmandu: UNESCO.

"Nepali Chhapa Madhyamma Laingik Sawalko Anugaman" ("Monitoring Gender Issues in the Nepalese Print Media") with Bishnu Sharma, Bandana Rana, Ram Kumar Dahal and Taranath Dahal). Kathamndu: Press Council Nepal. 2005.

"Nepalese Buddhists' View of Hinduism," Pp. 47-62, Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology. Vol. 9, Caste/Ethnic Issues, Water Management and Trends in Local Development. Kathmandu: Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University. 2005.

Quest for Inclusive Democracy in Nepal: Identifying Process and Content, Pp. 70-85, In Mukti Rijal (ed.) Readings on Governance & Development (Vol IV). Kathmandu: Institute of Governance and Development (IGD).

"(I)NGOs in Nepal," Pp. 65-96, In: Non-Government Organisations Challenges and Opportunities. 2004. (Edited and Coordinated by Toya Gautam). Kathmandu: Sahakarya. 2004.

"Nepalma Rastriya ra Antarastriya Gaira Srakari Sansthaharu," Pp. 12-46. In: Gairasrakari Sanstha Chunauti ra Abasar. (Edited and Coordinated by Toya Gautam). Kathmandu: Sahakarya. 2004.

"Nepalma Bidhyaman Jatiya Chuwachut ra Yesko Nirakaran Garne Rananitik Abhiyan" (with Chakraman Viswakarma, Kamala Hemchuri and Yogendra Gurung). (Translators: Vikas Ranpaili and Chakraman Viswakarma).Actionaid Nepal. 2004.

"Guidelines for Research Proposal Writing in the Social Sciences", Pp. 99-105, Himalayan Journal of Sociology & Anthropology. Volume I. Pokhara: Prithvi Narayan Campus, Tribhuvan University. May 2004.

"Civil Society and Diversity in Nepal." Pp. 32-62. In Nepal Tomorrow Voices & Visions. Kathamdnu: Koselee Prakashan. 2003.

"Sociological Perspectives on Internal Conflict Resolution/management in Nepal," Pp. 71-85, In Ananda P. Shrestha and Hari Uprety (Eds.). Conflict Resolution & Governance in Nepal. Kathmandu: Nepal Foundation for Advanced Studies (NEFAS) in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Nepal. 2003.

"Women in Governance in Nepal." Pp. 95-100. In Mukti Rijal (Ed.). Readings on Governance & Development (Vol II). Kathmandu: Institute of Governance and development (IGD). January 2003.

"Culture and Communication." Pp. 91-114. In P. Kharel (Ed.). Media in Society. Kathmandu: Nepal Press Institute with support of DANIDA. December 2002.

"Traditional Voluntary Organizations in Nepal." Pp. 27-34. In Shrestha, Vinod K. et al. (Eds.). Volunteerism in Nepal. Kathmandu: NPC/NDVS/IYV 2001 Nepal and UN Volunteers. December 2002.

"Social and Economic Conditions of Dalit Women." Pp. 65-89. In Parbodh M. Devkota (Ed.). Dalits of Nepal. Issues & Challenges. Lalitpur: Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO).

"Challenges of Ethnonationalism in South Asia." Pp. 33-59. Nepali Journal of Contemporary Studies. Volume 1. Number 2. September 2001.

"Peace and Good Governance in Nepal: The Socio-cultural Context." Pp. 73-88. In Quest For Peace. SAP-Nepal. Kathmandu: South Asia Partnership-Nepal. July 2001.

"(I)NGOs and Disadvantaged Groups in Nepal." Pp. 67-99. In Krishna B. Bhattachan et al. (Eds.) NGO, Civil Society and Government in Nepal. Critical examination of Their Roles and Responsibilities. Kathmandu: Central department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2001.

"Socio-cultural Aspect of Gender Equity/Equality and Democracy in Nepal." Pp.152-167. In Laxmi Keshari Manandhar and Krishna B. Bhattachan (Eds.) Gender and Democracy in Nepal. Kathmandu: Central Department of Home Science-Women's Studies program, Tribhuvan University in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2001.

"Sociological Perspectives on Gender Issues in Changing Nepalese Society." Pp.76-94. In Laxmi Keshari Manandhar and Krishna B. Bhattachan (Eds.) Gender and

Democracy in Nepal. Kathmandu: Central Department of Home Science-Women's Studies program, Tribhuvan University in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2001.

"Possible Ethnic Revolution Or Insurgency In A Predatory Unitary Hindu State, Nepal." Pp. 135-162. In Dhruba Kumar (Ed.). Domestic Conflict And Crisis of Governability In Nepal. Kathmandu: Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies (CNAS), Tribhuvan University. 2000.

"Discriminatory Laws in Nepal and Their Impact on Women: A Review of the Current Situation and Proposals for Change," (Co-ordinator: Advocate Sapana Pradhan Malla, Consultant: Dr. Krishna B. Bhattachan, Associates: Advocates Sabin Shrestha, Rupnarayan Shrestha, and Nira Talchabhadel), Kathmandu: Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD), August 2000.

"NGOs and INGOs in Nepal: Reality and Myth," pp.269-280, in Farhad Hossain, Marko Ulvilla and Ware Newaz (eds.) Learning NGOs and the Dynamics of Development Partnership. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Dhaka Ahsania Mission, January 2000.

"National Governance in Nepal," pp. 28-48, in Governance in the Doldrums. Who Really Governs? Kathmandu: South Asia Partnership (SAP)-Nepal, January 2000. Also, summary "National Governance," pp.12-15, in Vision Beyond 2000: A Civil Society Perspective for Good Governance in Nepal, Kathmandu: South Asia Partnership-Nepal. Also, published in Nepali: "Nepalma Rastriya Sushashan," pp. 34-41, in San 2000 Pachiko Dristikon: Nepalma Sushanprati Jansamajko Pariprechha, Kathmandu: South Asia Partnership-Nepal, 1999.

Indigenous Ethnic Groups Get Organized?", pp. 123-127, in Pratyoush Onta, Shova Gautam and Amrita Banskota (eds.) Chhapama Mahila. Sandarva Samagri. Kathmandu: Nepal Press Institute, 1999.

"NEPAL. Minority Rights in the Predatory Nepalese State," pp. 38-58, in Sumanta Banerjee (ed.) Shrinking Space. Minority Rights in South Asia. Nepal: South Asia Forum for Human Rights (SAFHR), 1999.

"Sthaniya Swayetta Sashan Bidheyekma Adivasi: Ek Alochantmak Samikchya" ("Indigenous Peoples in the Local Autonomy Bill: A Critical Evaluation"), Janajati, Year 1, No. 1-2, Kathmandu: National Committee for Development of Nationalities, 1999.

Development Challenges for Nepal, Madan K. Dahal, Keshav P. Acharya, Dev Raj Dahal In association with Krishna B. Bhattachan and Mani K. Nepal, Kathmandu: Nepal Foundation for Advanced Studies (NEFAS), and Finnish International Development Agency (FINNIDA), March 1999.

Making No Heads or Tails of the Ethnic 'Conundrum' by Scholars with European Head and Nepalese Tail," Review Article, Contributions to Nepalese Studies, Volume 25, Number 1, January 1998, Kathmandu: Research Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies (CNAS), Tribhuvan University.

"Nepalese Perceptions of European Donors' Approaches to Poverty Reduction in Nepal," pp.199-229, South Asian Survey, 5:2 (1998), New Delhi/Thousand Oaks/London: Sage Publications.

"Globalization and Its Impact on Nepalese Society and Culture," pp.80-102, in Impact of Globalization in Nepal, Edited by Madan K. Dahal, Kathmandu: Nepal Foundation for Advanced Studies (NEFAS), and Friedrick-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Germany, 1998.

"People/Community-Based Development Strategy in Nepal," pp.100-148, in Developmental Practices in Nepal, Edited by Krishna B. Bhattachan and Chaitannya Mishra, Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu in cooperation with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Nepal Office, Kathmandu, 1997.

"Sthaniya Bikasko Sandarbhama Janajatiko Lagi Nawaun Yojanako Adhar-Patra: Kati Adhar Kati Niradhar?" ("The Concept Paper of the Ninth Plan for Ethnic Groups in the Context of Local Development: How Much Reliable How Much Unreliable"), pp.87-101, Sahabhagita, The Journal of Development and Local Government, Volume 1, Number 2, September 1997, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur: Local Development Training Academy.

"Sociological and Anthropological Research and Teaching in Nepal: Western Adaptation Versus Indigenization," pp.7-30; in Social Sciences in Nepal: Some Thoughts and Search for Direction, Compilation of Papers and Comments presented at the National Conference, September 13-15, 1995, Edited by Prem K. Khatry, Kathmandu: Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University.

Nepal: The GTZ Experience of Self-help Promotion at Local Level, (with Dr. Durga P. Ojha), Discussion Paper Series No. MEI 97/1, ISSN 1024 - 7564, June 1997, Kathmandu: International Centre for Mountain Development (ICIMOD).

"Induced and Indigenous Self-Help organizations in the context of Rural Development: A Case Study of the GTZ Supported Self-Help Promotion programs in Nepal," in Social Economy and National Development, Edited by Horst Mund and Madan Kumar Dahal, Kathmandu: Nepal Foundation for Advanced Studies (NEFAS), and Friedrick Ebert Stiftung (FES), Germany. 1996.

"Ethnoregional Approach to the Issue of National Integration in Nepal," Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology. Emerging Ethnicity and Community Adaptation, Volume 5, 1996, Edited by Krishna B. Bhattachan, Ganesh M. Gurung and Aanda Aditya, Kathmandu, Nepal: Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology,

Tribhuvan University; See also The Telegraph Weekly, April 2, 1997 Wednesday, p.3 for a summarized version of this article.

"Teaching and Learning Process in Social Sciences at Tribhuvan University: A Need to Move From a Boot-Camp to a Bazaar Model,"pp.247-254, [Commentary], Studies in Nepali History and Society, Volume 1, Number 1, June 1996, Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point.

"Decentralization in Socioculturally Plural Nepalese Society," pp.20-34, Democracy and Decentralization. A Policy Perspective on Nepal from POLSAN Seminar, Edited by Ganga B. Thapa, Kathmandu: Political Science Association of Nepal (POLSAN) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Germany, 1996.

"Ethnopolitics and Ethnodevelopment: An Emerging Paradigm in Nepal," pp.124-147, State, Leadership and Politics in Nepal, Edited by Dhruba Kumar, Kathmandu, Nepal: Research Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University, 1995.

"Development Issues Raised in the Political Documents During the People's Movement of 1990," pp.33-49, Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology, Volume 4, 1994, Kathmandu, Nepal: Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University.

"Nepal in 1993: Business as Usual," pp.175-180, Asian Survey, Volume XXXIV, Number 2, February 1994.

"Contemporary Sociology in Nepal," (with Prof. James F. Fisher), pp.731-742, International Handbook of Contemporary Developments in Sociology, Edited by Raj P. Mohan and Arthur S. Wilke, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1994.

"Sociology Anthropology Curriculum and the Needs of Nepal," pp.21-28, Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology, Volume 1, 1987, Edited by Prof. James F. Fisher, Kathmandu, Nepal: Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University.

"An Annotated Bibliography of the Thakalis," (with Michael Vinding), pp.1-24, Contributions To Nepalese Studies, Volume 12, Number 3, 1985, Kathmandu, Nepal: Research Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University.

Nepali Women in Prison: A Study of Female Prisoners in Kathmandu, (with Sudha Paneru, and Surendra Amatya), Kathmandu, Nepal: Research Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University. (LCN:94900865/N-E-6516/Microfiche 94/62651 (H), The Library of Congress).

PUBLICATIONS (Foreign Languages)

“Aktuelle politische Lage in Nepal,” Pp. 28-32, Nepal Information. Zeitschrift der Deutsch-Nepalischen Gessellschaft e. V. NR 98 . 1/2007. (In German language).

High Evaluation on Peace Keeping Activity of the Gurkha Army. Sixty Chapters to Know Nepal. Edited by Japan Nepal Society. Published by Akashi Soten. 2000. Pp. 45-47. The First Section: Changing Space and Time. (Co-authored with Dev Raj Dahal) [Text in Japanese language].

PUBLICATIONS: COAUTHORED BOOKS

Coauthor (with Tej Sunar and Yasso Kanti Bhattachan) Nepalma Jatiya Bibhed (Caste Based Discrimination in Nepal). 2008. Kathmandu: DNF-Nepal, NNDSWO, Kathmandu, IIDS, Delhi and IDSN, Copenhagen.

Coauthor (with Dr. Bhuban B. Bajracharya), Integration of Indigenous Issues in Poverty Reduction Strategies. A Study of Nepal’s Three-Year Interim Plan (2008-2010) and Tenth Plan (2002-2007). 2008. International Labour Organization (ILO).

Coauthor (with Dr. Harka Gurung). Nepal Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples (Janajati). 2006. Lalitpur, Nepal Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN).

Coauthor (with Sarah Websetr).Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Reduction and Conflict in Nepal. 2005. Geneva: International Lbour Organization (ILO).

Coauthor (with Bandana Rana, Dr. Gyanu Panday, Harikala Adhikari and Dipa Gautam) Sancharkarmi Mahilako Awastha (“Situation of Women Communicators”). Kathmandu: Sancharika Samuha and IMPACS. 2006 (2062).

Co-Author (with Parshuram Tamang and Gyan Lal Shrestha), 2001, Tamang Healing in the Himalaya. The Tamang Healing Knowledge and the Development Interventions in and Around Langtang National park of Central Nepal, Kathmandu: Milijuli Nepal.

PUBLICATIONS: COAUTHORED ARTICLE

Co-Author (with Tej B. Sunar and Yasso Kanti Bhattachan (Gauchan)), Caste-based Discrimination in Nepal, Working Paper Series, Volume 3, Number 08, 2009, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi.

PUBLICATIONS: CO-EDITED BOOKS

Co-editor (with R. D. Bajracharya, D. R. Dahal and P. K. Khatry). Culture and Religious Diversity: Dialogue and Development. 2005. UNESCO Kathamndu Series of Moographs and Working Papers: No 6. Kathmandu: UNESCO.

Research Consultant (with Co-ordinator Advocate Sapana Pradhan Malla). 2003. Special Measures for Women & Their Impact, Kathmandu: Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD).

Co-editor (with Dev Raj Dahal, Sheetal Rana, Jyoti Gyawali, Min B. Basnet, Kashi Ram Bhusal and Ram Raj Pokharel), 2001, NGO, Civil Society and Government in Nepal: Critical Examination of Their Roles and Responsibilities. Kathmandu: Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Co-editor (with Laxmi Keshari Manandhar), 2001, Gender and Democracy. Kathmandu: Central Department of Home Science--Women's Studies Program, Trbhuvan University in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Co-editor (with Parshuram Tamang), 1999, Reasserting Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Proceedings of an international seminar in Nagarkot in Kathmandu, November 1997. Kathmandu: NEFEN.

Co-editor (with Chaitannya Mishra), 1997, Developmental Practices in Nepal, Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmadnu in cooperation with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Nepal Office, Kathmandu.

Co-editor (with Ananda Aditya and Ganesh Man Gurung), Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology. Emerging Ethnicity and Community Adaptation, Volume 5, 1996, Kathmandu, Nepal: Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University.

Editor, PHALO, Volume 2, Number 1, 1985, Kathmandu: Thakali Yuba Pariwar, [text in Nepali] (Editor-in-Chief: Mana K. Gauchan).

PUBLICATIONS: RESEARCH REPORTS

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals among the Indigenous Surels of Nepal. Final Report by Krishna B. Bhattachan and Dambar Chemjong International Labour Organization, Project to Promote the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PRO 169), International Labour Organisation (ILO), September 2006.

Existing Practices of Caste-based Untouchability in Nepal and Strategy for a Campaign for Its Elimination, Research Team: Dr. Krishna B. Bhattachan, Ms. Kamal Hemchuri, Mr. Yogendra Gurung and Mr. Chakra Man Biswakarma, Kathmandu: Actionaid-Nepal, 2003.

Pilot Research on Equal Rights to Parental Property. A Review of the Public Perception of the Will System and Implications of Cross-border Marriages on Property in the Madhes. Lalitpur: Sancharika Samuha-Nepal (SAS/N). June 2001. (With Bandana Rana, Coordinator; and Krishna B. Bhattachan Research Consultant).

Discriminatory Laws in Nepal and Their Impact on Women: A Review of the Current Situation and Proposals for Change. Kathmandu: Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD). August 2000. (With Sapana Pradhan-Malla, Coordinator; and Krishna B. Bhattachan Research Consultant).

Institutional Sustainability and Impact of Small Farmer's Cooperative Limiteds (SFCLs), SFDP-TA/GTZ and IMU/GTZ, February 2000. [With Suresh Sharma and Rajendra Shrestha].

UNPUBLISHED REPORTS/DISSERTATIONS (Selected)

"Rapid Appraisal on Livelihood Analysis and Need Assessment of Highly Marginalized Janjatais (HMJ)." Final Report prpepared by Dr. Krishna B. Bhattachan (Team Leader), Dr. Om Gurung, Dr. Sumitra Manandhar Gurung, Narendra Lal Kayastha, Jitpal Kirant and Amrit Yonjan—Tamang, Submitted to Janajati Empowerment Project (JEP), Nepal Federation of Indiegnous Nationalities (NEFIN), Laitpiur, November 2005.

"Dalit's Inclusion and Empowerment for Integration in the National Mainstream: Strategy for Influencing Policy and institutions." Final report prepared by Krishna B. Bhattachan (Team Leader), Tek Tamrakar, Yam Bahadur Kisan, Ratna Bahadur Bagchand, Pavitra Sunar, Sadananada Pasawan and Bishnu Pathak and submitted to Dalit Empowerment & Integration Project (DEIP), August 6, 2004.

"Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Nepal and National Framework for Their Development." Prepared by Krishna B. Bhattachan and Yasso Kanti Bhattachan and submitted to The Royal Danish Embassy, Kathmandu. October 2003.

"report. Indigenous Nationalities & Minorities of Nepal." Final Report. MRG International. 2003.

"From Himmelbjerget to Himalaya MS in Nepal. Final Report. Prepared by Tone Bleie, Lok Bhatarai and Krishna Bhattachan, August 2003 (Sub-study to 'MS at the Crossroads: An Evaluation of the Danish Association for International Cooperation", Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, September 2003.)

"Case Studies on Impact of SFDP on the Participating Households in Dhading," (with Kailash N. Pyakuryal, Bhanu Timsina, and Surendra Mishra), Impact Monitoring Unit (IMU), German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1997.

Public Debate on Development: Sociological Perspectives on the Public Philosophy of the development of Nepal, Ph.D. Dissertation, 1993, (University of California at Berkeley, California, U.S.A.), Michigan, Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International (U.M.I.), Order Number 9407886.

Status of Youth in Nepal, (with Dr. Chaitannya Mishra, Jitpal Kirant, Balkrishna Suwal, and Govinda Malla), Kathmandu: Research Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University.

PAPERS PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS:

"Adaptive Responses, Livelihood and Food Security among the Tharus Living in the Chitwan National Park in Nepal", Paper presented at a Regional Multi-stakeholder Consultation on Livelihood and Food Security of Indigenous Peoples in Asia organized by Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) Food and Agriculture Organization-Regional office in Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 28 – 29, August 2014

Traditional Elders and Local Governance in Nepal, Presented in a Writeshop on Traditional Elders and Local Governance organized by Coprdillera People's Alliance (CPA) and Aisan Indigenous People's Pact (AIPP), Baguio City, the Philippines, October 15-19, 2011.

"Ethnic conflict in Nepal," Paper prepared for presentation in the International conference on Changing Dynamics in Nepali Society and Politics 17-19 August, 2011, Kathmandu organised by Alliance for Social Dialogue, Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies and Social Science Baha.

Discussant, "Two decades of Nepalese Dalit Movement (1990-2010): an analysis of the socio-political perspective" presented by Yam Bahadur Kisan in the International conference on Changing Dynamics in Nepali Society and Politics 17-19 August, 2011, Kathmandu organised by Alliance for Social Dialogue, Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies and Social Science Baha.

"Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Self-Determination in Nepal Paper prepared for presentation in Symposium on Ethnicity and Federalization, Kathmandu, Nepal, organized by Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal with support of Social inclusion Research Fund (SIRF), SNV, Nepal April 22-24, 2011.

"Issues on Forest and Climate Change", Presented in the Direct Dialogue between the World Bank and the Global Indigenous Peoples Community, Washington D.C. November 14-15, 2010.

"The Issues of Self-Determination in Nepal", Paper presented in The panel on Indigenous Peoples in the 21st Century at the conference Asian Diversity in a Global Context organized by University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-13 November 2010.

"Revisiting Jim's Works on Maintenance of Ethnic Identity and Tradition of Communities in Transition and Assessing Impact of His Work on My Scholarship", Paper presented in a panel discussion on “Communities in Transition: The Contribution

of Jim Fisher’s Himalayan Anthropology” at the 39th Annual South Asian conference to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, October 14-17, 2010.

"Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Participate in Decision-Making in Nepal", Paper presented in an "International Expert Seminar on Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Participate in Decision-Making" jointly organized by the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), in cooperation with EMRIP members in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 20 - 22 January 2010.

"Climate Change and Indigneous Peoples in Nepal", a country presentation jointly done by Krishna B. Bhattachan and Nima Lama, Asia Summit on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, Bali, Indonesia 24-27 February 2009.

"Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP), Nepal", a case study presented jointly by Krishna B. Bhattachan and Nima Lama at ADB’s Safeguard Policy Update (SPU) – Indigenous Peoples Consultation Workshop at the ADB Headquarters, Manila The Philippines on 17 November 2008.

"Main challenges facing the implementation today", Presented in a Session on Implementation Gaps in Policy, Institutions and Impact at Asia Regional Seminar on Implementing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Godavari Village Resort, Kathmandu, 27-29 April, 2009

“Vision for a new Nepal: A Maoist Perspective”, a panelist as an interpreter/commentator on a key note speech by Dev Prasad Gurung, Hon. Minister of Local Development and Senior Member of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), The New School, New York, April 22, 2008.

“Taking Stock: Exclusion and Dissent”, a panelist in an international conference on Nepal Today: Challenges of Inclusive Democracy” organized by India China Institute of The New School in New York on May 19, 2007. “Taking Stock: Exclusion and Dissent”, a panelist in an international conference on Nepal Today: Challenges of Inclusive Democracy” organized by India China Institute of The New School in New York on May 19, 2007. “Democratic Transition in Nepal: Nature and Implications,” Discussion paper presented in the Second Study Group meeting on Nepal for the East-West Center Washington project on State Building Challenges in Asia, Co-Sponsored by East-West Center (EWC) Washington and Social Science Baha in Katmandu, Nepal, July 17-19, 2006.

“Expected Research Methodology in Exclusion/Inclusion in Nepal,” A paper presented in a Workshop on Understanding Social Inclusion and Exclusion: Theories, Methodologies and Data organized by Social Science Baha and Social Inclusion Research Fund Secretariat, Kathmandu, June 3, 2006.

"Violent Conflict and Minorities in South Aisa," A research proposal presented at the South Asia Workshop-II (SAW-II) on "Prospects for Collaborative Research in South Asia" organized by the Indian Sociological Society, India and SASNET, Lundberg University, Sweden in Surajkund, Haryana on 22-23 December, 2005. (with Mukta Singh Lama Tamang).

"Sociological Perspectives on Internal Conflicts in Nepal," Paper presented in an international seminar on Ethnic Dimensions of Human Security organized by the International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo and The Delhi Policy Group in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 12-13, 2003.

"Expected Model and Process of Inclusive Democracy in Nepal," Paper presented in an international seminar on Agenda of Transformation: Inclusion in Nepali Democracy organized by the Social Science Baha in Kathmandu, April 24-26, 2003.

"Nepalese Buddhists' Views on Hinduism," A paper presented in an international seminar on "Religions Views Religions" organized by the Free University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands in Helboirt, the Netherlands, November 1-4, 2002.

"Civil Society and Protection of Diversity in Nepal," Paper presented in a seminar on Diversity and Pluralism in South Asia organized by International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), Colombo in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 16-18, 2000.

"Tribals and Forests in Nepal: Whether Tribals or animals and the Dominant Groups Have Right to Live?", Paper presented at a Working Session on Sustainable Livelihood in a South Asia Conference on Legacy of Mahbub ul Haq-Human Development organized by the Institute of Social Sciences at India International Centre, new Delhi, India, May 19-23, 2000.

"Voluntary Actions and Ethnicity in Nepal: Challenges and Limitations," Paper presented in a dialogue seminar on Voluntarism: Experiences and Reflections organized in Kathmandu, Nepal by the Center for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, and Coalition for Environment and Development, Finland. April 4-5, 1999.

"Minority Rights in the Predatory Nepalese State," a paper presented in a Regional Consultation on Minority Rights in South Asia organized by South Asia Forum for Human Rights (SAFHR) in partnership with Odhikar, Dhaka, Bangladesh with support of Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung, South Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, Kathmandu, August 21-22, 1998.

"Ethnic Situation in Nepal," Presented a paper in a consultative workshop on Initiative For South Asia Peace Charter. First Regional Consultation organized by South Asia Forum For Human Rights (SAFHR), Kathmandu, Nepal in partnership with National Peace Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka, sponsored by Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung, New Delhi at Villa Ocean View, Wadduwa in Sri Lanka on April 24-26, 1997.

"Finnish Foreign Aid," Lead Discussant in a session on Donor Ethnography, Organized by University of Helsinki Institute of Development Studies and Interdisciplinary Analysts/Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, March 4-5, 1997.

"Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia: An Overview," Paper presented in a regional workshop on Ethno-Nationalism, Cross Border Ramifications & Prospects of Regional Cooperation in South Asia, organized by Coalition For Action on South Asian Cooperation (CASAC), Kathmandu, Nepal, December 9-10, 1996.

"Youth in Nepal," Presented at an International Seminar on the "Dynamics of Social Change in Nepal," the Centre for the Study of Nepal, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras, India, January 23-25, 1986.

Note: List of articles published in newspapers, magazines, foreword, guest lectures delivered in Nepal and abroad, papers presented/commented in national seminars television and radio interviews are available on request.

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