Discussions take place at Martin Chautari every Sunday at 3 pm on Research related topics, every Tuesday at 3 pm on various topics and every Thursday at 3 pm on Media related issues. Participation is open to all. Unless otherwise stated, all discussions take place in the Nepali language.
Research Seminar Series (Sunday, 3 pm)
19 May 2013/ 5 Jeth 2070
Role of Ghunght (Veil) on the Life of Maithil Women
Pradip Kumar Mahato, SIRF
Abstract
This paper is an outcome of a study undertaken in the Maithil community of Mahottari district addressing the practices of Ghunghat and changes occurred throughout the time (intergenerational) and across the space. Covering so-called upper caste and the Dalit as socioeconomic strata, women representing three generations - mother in-law, daughter in-law, and granddaughter in-law – from within a same family were purposively selected and a total of 180 women were surveyed. In-depth interviews, group discussions, informal conversations and observation were other methods of data collection. This paper argues that the honor of elders and respected persons, shyness with the strangers, pattern of socialization, belief that veiling/ghunghat protects the modesty and chastity of the women are the main causes behind these practices. Study findings reveal that majority of Maithil women expect complete removal of Ghunghat system to enhance their mobility and social participation
Mangalbare Discussion Series (Tuesday, 3 pm)
21 May 2013/ 7 Jeth 2070
Samjana Shakya's Book Hypertension: Prevention and Control
Biju Kumar Shrestha, Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Government of Nepal and Samjana Shakya, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre
Media Discussion Series (Thursday, 3 pm)
23 May 2013/ 9 Jeth 2070
No Discussion due to a Special Program
Research Seminar Series (Sunday, 3 pm)
26 May 2013/ 12 Jeth 2070
Policy Discussion Series (jointly Organized with Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies and Nepal Policy Research Network)
Foreign Policy in Nepal
Dr. Rajan Bhattarai, Nepal Institute of Policy Studies
Mangalbare Discussion Series (Tuesday, 3 pm)
28 May 2013/ 14 Jeth 2070
Art Discussion Series
Being in Kathmandu: Mekh
Mekh Limbu, Visual Artist
Media Discussion Series (Thursday, 3 pm)
30 May 2013/ 16 Jeth 2070
Film @ Chautari: Show and Discussion
Ritwik Ghatak’s Ajantrik (India, 1958, 102 mins) Bangali with English subtitles
About Film
Ajantrik (The Mechanical Man or The Pathetic Fallacy), one of the most idiosyncratic art films have emerged from the fifties, utilizes a remarkably layered sound design and unsentimental narrative approach to produce a poignant and funny depiction of the awkward relationship between man and machine: a poor Bengali taxi-driver and his taxi. The film was considered for a special entry in the Venice Film Festival in 1959.
The Creation of Public Meaning during Nepal’s Democratic Transition’ is a collaborative research project between the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London and Martin Chautari (MC), Kathmandu. The project is jointly coordinated by Prof. Michael Hutt of SOAS and Dr Pratyoush Onta of MC and is being funded by the British Academy under its International Partnership Scheme for the period March 2010 to March 2013. Read more
Martin Chautari organizes discussions thrice a week.
The library is open to all from Sunday to Friday, 10:30 am to 5:00 pm except for a half-hour tea break between 2:00pm and 2:30pm when the circulation desk will be closed. Read more>>>