By Seira Tamang As noted by various scholars, Hinduism, the Nepali language, the monarchy and a rastriya itihas (a chronicle of progress in which the dark era of Rana rule is contrasted with the enlightened, progressive and modern period of Panchayat rule) formed the core of the Panchayat regime’s national culture. The formation and consolidation of this national culture have required the expunging of uncomfortable facts and stories that might raise ambiguities and questions. While the selection of what and who is and is not acknowledged to exist (or at least exist in historically important ways) in official Nepali history is complex, social scientists have begun to provide more comprehensive historical accounts of the past through oral histories and re-readings of historical documents. Such accounts reveal how ordinary people lived in the past, and offer ways to think through how ‘history’ is crafted, shaped and managed in order to reflect ‘the reality’ best suited to the status quo, ...
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Dear Ghanshyam,
ReplyDeleteI had posted some comments a few months ago, somehow they don't appear on this site. Maybe your grand-daughter can do it this time. All four of us are here in the USA. Philip is working in Afghanistan with USAID. Margaret and Nancy are in California. I am here in washington. We remember you especially as a football player.
Regards,
Gladwin Dayal,Philip,Margaret & Nancy.
My uncle Ghanshyam Pradhan had thanked for your message and wished u all best wishes for the new year. 9547116106. This is Ghanshyam Pradhan's number. you can contact him anytime.
ReplyDeletehttp://sikhim.blogspot.com/2009/11/when-alwynian-met-after-41-years-in.html
thank you
Shital Pradhan (I am Ghanashayam Pradhan's brother's son)