Selected Abstracts and Panels for the Chautari Annual Conference - 2024

2024-07-16

The following abstracts and panels have been accepted for the Chautari Annual Conference – 2024 to be held in Kathmandu on November 27–29, 2024. More details about the conference will be uploaded on this website when they become available.

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Paper Title/Authors

1.

Irrigation Access and Poverty in the Nepal Tarai
Adarsh Bikram Sah, Program Associate and Compliance Manager, International Development Institute, Nepal and Roshan Adhikari, Research Fellow, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK

2.

राजनीतिमा लैंगिक समावेशीकरण : दलगत र चुनावी राजनीतिमा वर्तमान अवस्था
आन्विका गिरी, अनुसन्धाता, डेमोक्रेसी रिसोर्स सेन्टर नेपाल

3.

‘Growing Pains’ Like No Other: An Emotional Portal into the Lived and Everyday Experience of Nepali Students in Canada
Amrita Gurung, PhD Student, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Canada

4.

“Contentious Collaborations”: Nepal and India in the Decades between 1940s–1970s
Anubha Anushree, Stanford Introductory Studies, Stanford University, USA

5.

Land Displacement, Migration and Resettlement with Reference to the Lepchas in Shree Antu, Ilam
Ayush Shankar, MA Student, Centre for Himalayan Studies, University of North Bengal, India

6.

Debate on Ethnic Conflict in Nepali Politics
Bhoj Bikram Budha Magar, Central Department of Political Science, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal

7.

Navigating the Medieval Streets of Nepal: A Search for Spirituality
Bibek Khanal, BArch Student, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

8.

Heterogeneity in Rates of Returns to Education and Its Persistence Over Time in Nepal
Bidhan Aryal, PhD Student, Faculty of Economics, South Asian University, India

9.

Empowering Women and Enhancing Health: Motivating Factors in Sustaining Female Community Health Volunteer Programs in Nepal
Binita Acharya, Master in Population, Gender and Development Studies, School of Development and Social Engineering, Pokhara University, Nepal

10.

The Small States and the UN Security Council: A Case Study of Nepal
Binita Adhikari, PhD Student, Department of International Relations, South Asian University, India

11.

Measuring Adaptation for Whom? The Politics of Climate Change Adaptation Metrics in Nepal
Biraj Adhikari, Senior Researcher/Postdoc, Practical Action Consulting, Nepal

12.

Internal Migration in Nepal
Bishal Kumar Chalise, Graduate Researcher, Faculty of Business and Law/Department of Economics, Deakin University, Australia

13.

Gendered Statelessness and Prospects for Reform: Analyzing Barriers to Acquiring Citizenship Cards Post Constitutional and Legal Amendment
Chihiro Kawaguchi, PhD Student, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Japan

14.

Gender, Caste and Romantic Relationships among Nepal’s Maoist Combatants
CP Aryal, PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology, South Asian University, India

15.

Population Dynamics of an Endangered Orchid Dactylorhiza Hatagirea (D. DON) SOÓ in Nepalese Himalaya: Effects of Habitats and Harvesting
Deep Jyoti Chapagain and Henrik Meilby; Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal and Suresh Kumar Ghimire, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

16.

Secularism in Hindu Majority States of Nepal and India: A Comparative Study
Devender Chand, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Government College, Shimla, India

17.

स्थानीय सरकारको भूमिका : विद्यालय तहको परीक्षा व्यवस्थापन र नतिजा
देवीराम आचार्य, विद्यावारिधि शोधार्थी, काठमाडौँ विश्वविद्यालय, नेपाल

18.

Deimperialisation of Cultural ‘Debts’: Nepal and the Buddhist Lineage in Bengali Language
Dhritiman Chakraborty, Assistant Professor and Joint-Director, Abid Ali Khan Centre for Digital Archive and Translation of Cultures, Gour College, University of Gour Banga, India

19.

A ‘Seductress’ for Nepal: An Analytical Study of a Woman Diplomat in South Asia
Dickey Lama, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Women’s College, Calcutta, India

20.

School Teachers’ Awareness and Capability Enhancement Approaches Regarding Disaster Management in Kathmandu, Nepal
Dil Kumari Karki, MPhil-PhD Scholar, Department of Gender Studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

21.

Politics of Participation: How Caste Matters in Cultural Capital Making of Dalit Political Leaders in Nepal
Ghamber Nepali, MPhil Scholar, Nepal Open University

22.

Relationship among Teacher Well-being, Job Satisfaction and Students’ Perceptions
Gopal Prasad Bashyal, Tribhuvan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Palpa, Nepal

23.

Intergenerational Change in Gender Roles in Harnamadi Village of Makawanpur District
Jamuna Siwakoti, Lecturer and MPhil-PhD Scholar, Department of Gender Studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

24.

Nepal in Darjeeling: Politics of Linkages and Linkages of Politics
Jigme Yeshe Lama, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta, India

25.

परम्परागत मिडिया : वैकल्पिक आम्दानीका स्रोतको खोजी
कमलदेव भट्टराई, सम्पादक, द अन्नपूर्ण एक्सप्रेस

26.

From the Time of the Mahabharata, the Mahasu Temple at Hanol in Uttarakhand
Kiran Tewari, SRF ICSSR, Department of History, Kumaun University, India

27.

The Symbiotic Evolution of Skateboarding and Hip-Hop Culture in South Asia: A Comparative Study of Nepal and India
Leena Sharma, PhD Researcher, School for Language, Literature and Cultural Studies, Central University of Gujarat, India

28.

Assessing Drinking Water Sufficiency in Diverse Ecological Zones of Nepal
Lila Prasad Limbu, Lecturer; and Purnima Shrestha, BA in Social Work; Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

29.

A Comparative Study of the Chepangs and the Kusundas in the Socio-Economic, Cultural and Political Context of Nepal
Mimansa Subedi, MA in English, Salesian College, University of North Bengal, India

30.

Eco-tourism and Associate Lives across Tharu-inhabited Region of India-Nepal Border
Mohan Dangaura, PhD Student, Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University, Nepal; Lecturer, Nepal Sanskrit University

31.

Understanding the Religious Definitional Changes in India through a Political Lens
Mohan Kumar Mishra, PhD Scholar, Department of Political Science, Banaras Hindu University, India

32.

Political Navigation of Squatters: A Case of Thapathali, Kathmandu
Naba Raj Dhakal, Lecturer of Sociology, Bhairahawa Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

33.

Experience of ‘Living Together’ among Urban Couples in Kathmandu Valley
Narayani Devkota, Lecturer of Sociology, Saraswati Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

34.

Kailash as a Platform of Himalayan Studies
Nikita Biswakarma, UGC Junior Research Fellow, Centre for Himalayan Studies, University of North Bengal, India

35.

Cross-border Influences and Nepal’s Impact on Darjeeling’s Narratives: A Study of Darjeeling-based Periodicals
Nima Doma Lama, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Asutosh College, Kolkata, India

36.

Nepal-Chin Maitree Sangh – A Pioneer People Level Initiative: Contribution for Nepal-China Diplomatic Relation
Niraj Lawoju, PhD Candidate, School of International Studies, Sichuan University, China

37.

Advocacy: A Noun, a Verb in Kathmandu’s Youth Sector
Phoenix Kenney, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK

38.

Women Perception on Inheritance of Parental Property in Nepal
Pooja Shrestha, MPhil-PhD Scholar, Department of Gender Studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

39.

Application of EMI Policy in Nepal: An Examination
Prakash Chandra Giri, Researcher/MPhil Scholar, Nepal Open University, Nepal

40.

Founding of the Madheshi Ethnicity: Exploring the Dynamics through the Life of Gajendra Narayan Singh
Pranab Kharel, Martin Chautari

41.

State, Society and Temples: A Case Study on Maisthan, Ilam
Prashanti Mukhia, MA in Strategic and Area Studies, Centre for Himalayan Studies, University of North Bengal, India

42.

Transitioning Traditional Structures and Tharu Community Leadership
Rajendra Sharma, Senior Research Associate, Social Science Baha, Nepal

43.

Madheshi Women in the Political Movements in Nepal
Ranju Kumari Yadav, MPhil-PhD Scholar, Department of Gender Studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

44.

Understanding of Menopause: Women, Symptoms and Coping Strategies
Rashmi Paudel, MPhil Scholar, Department of Social Work, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

45.

Portrayals of Madheshi Characters in Nepali Cinema
Praveen Kumar Yadav, MA in Human Rights and Democratization, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand and Anil Yadav, News Editor, Sutra News/TV, Nepal

46.

Rental Living in Urban Residential Neighborhoods of Kathmandu Valley: A Case of Koteshwor, Kathmandu
Rijina Bajracharya, Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Khwopa Engineering College, Nepal

47.

Current Opportunities and Challenges in Community Health Worker Governance in Federal Nepal
Roosa Tikkanen and Sushmita Pokhrel; Institute for Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; Usha Ghimire, University of Aberdeen, UK/Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Nepal; and Biraj Neupane, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

48.

Negotiating Expert Identities: Cases from Public School Teachers and Classrooms in Nepal
Sabhyata Timsina, Research and Teaching Fellow, The Open Institute for Social Science, Nepal

49.

Social Sufferings in Russia-Ukraine Warfare: A Narrative Analysis of Nepali Citizens Exposed in Sordid Trafficking
Sachin Ghimire, Anthropologist, Central Department of Public Health, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

50.

The Collective Memory of Migration in Nepal
Sanjit Shrestha, Senior Research Associate; Avantika Jhunjhunwala, Senior Research Associate; and Khem Shreesh, Editor; Social Science Baha, Nepal

51.

Contribution of Old Age Allowance on the Welfare of Senior Dalit Citizens in Nepal
Sarita Bista, Lecturer of Population Studies, Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan Universtiy, Nepal and Dipak Ghising, PhD Scholar, Central Department of Rural Development, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

52.

The Plight of Stateless Madheshi Migrants in the Tarai and Their Quest for Identity
Shahid Minhazul, Masters in Conflict Analysis and Peace Building, Jamia Millia Islamia, India

53.

नेपाली निर्वाचन प्रक्रियाको लेखाजोखा
शेखर पराजुली, अनुसन्धाता, डेमोक्रेसी रिसोर्स सेन्टर नेपाल

54.

Earthquake, Urbanisation and Temporal Rupture: Menstrual Materialities of the Home in Shankharapur, Nepal
Sierra Humbert, PhD Fellow, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

55.

The Value Construction of Nepalese Fengyan Bodhi Seeds in the Chinese ‘Wenwan’ Market
Siyun Shiong, PhD Candidate, Ecological Anthropology, Yunnan University, China

56.

Seventy Years of Cooperation: Assessing and Advancing Japan-Nepal
Soumya Ranjan Gahir, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, Ravenshaw University, India

57.

Caste-based Business Barriers for Dalit Entrepreneurs in Nepal
Subhash Nepali, Economist/Sustainable Development Adviser, UN Nepal

58.

Access to Water and Sanitation among Madheshi Dalit Women of Malangawa Municipality, Sarlahi District
Sunita Bhukhaju Shrestha, MPhil-PhD Scholar, Department of Gender Studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

59.

Intersecting Violences: Women’s Narratives of Gender, Caste and Resistance in Rural Nepal
Supriya Joshi, PhD Candidate, Department of Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, USA

60.

The Spectre of ‘Too Many Nepalese’ in the Construction of a Usable Tibetan Buddhist Past for Bhutan and Sikkim, 1946–1950
Swati Chawla, Associate Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, O.P. Jindal Global University, India

61.

Build Back Better and the Question of Project Success Critical Knowledge: An Investigation into Post Occupancy Householder Lived Experiences, Assumptions, Aspirations, and Agency in Residential (Re-)Construction Settings in Mid-Montane Nepal
Tobias Vokuhl, MPhil/PhD Student, School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, UK

62.

Remaking the Margins: Identity and Diaspora among the Limi People in Nepal
Wu Di, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Ethnology and Sociology, Yunnan University, China

63.

Local Governance of Kinship: Resolving Difficult Cases of Civil Registration in Ward Offices in Nepal
Xing Li, PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Chinese University of Hong Kong

64.

नेपाली चलचित्र नायकको फेरिँदो नायकत्व
यज्ञश, लेखक/सम्पादक

 

Panel I
Panel Title: Trends in Himalayan Studies

65.

Paper I:  Mapping the Dimensions of Himalayan Mountaineering: A Critical Review and Future Directions
Debaditya Dutta, Assistant Professor in Sociology, Government General Degree College, Mangalkote, West Bengal, India

66.

Paper II: Borderland (1876–2023): Trends in Himalayan Studies
Somoshree De, ICSSR Doctoral Fellow, Centre for Himalayan Studies, University of North Bengal, India

67.

Paper III: Folk(s) in Highlands: Mapping Trends in Himalayan Studies through Eastern Himalayan Folk Cultures and Literatures
Priyanka Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, Centre for Distance and Online Education, University of North Bengal, India

68.

Paper IV: Muslims of Nepal: Research Trends, Representation and Narrative
Md. Faruk Hossain, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Chittagong University, Bangladesh

69.

Paper V:  Himalayan Studies in Nepal
Swatahsiddha Sarkar, Professor, Centre for Himalayan Studies, University of North Bengal, India

 

Panel II
Panel Title: New Directions of Nepali Migrations: Beyond Remittances and Suffering

70.

Paper I: Being Agile: Navigating the Physical and Digital Spaces on Mobility among High-skilled Nepali IT Workers in the USA
Avash Piya, Independent Researcher

71.

Paper II: Navigating International Airlines’ Recruitment Processes: On Aesthetic Labour, (Broken) Promises and Global Hierarchies
Anne Kukuczka, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Zurich, Switzerland

72.

Paper III: (In)visible Workers: Insights and Reflections on Malta’s Growing South Asian Working Class
Josef Neubauer, Doctoral Researcher, Department for Migration and Globalisation, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria

 

Panel III
Panel Title: पहिचान आन्दोलनका आयाम : “नो कोशी” प्रतिरोधको सन्दर्भ

73.

Paper I: पहिचान आन्दोलन : कोशी प्रदेश नामकरण विरुद्धको आन्दोलनप्रति राज्य र राजनीतिक दलको प्रतिक्रिया
अंकलाल चलाउने र चिरन मानन्धर; अनुसन्धाता, डेमोक्रेसी रिसोर्स सेन्टर नेपाल

74.

Paper II: किरात-लिम्बुवान भूमिमा चलिरहेको पहिचान आन्दोलनमा ‘एजेन्सीहरूको परिचालन : “कोशी नाम खारेजी” को सन्दर्भ
गोविन्द छन्त्याल, अनुसन्धाता, इन्डिजिनियस विदाउट बोर्डर्स र कैलाश राई, मार्टिन चौतारी

75.

Paper III: “नो कोशी” आन्दोलनमा महिला सहभागिता : आदिवासी जनजाति महिलाका फेरिँदो भूमिका र छवि
कैलाश राई, मार्टिन चौतारी; सीता मादेम्बा, अनुसन्धाता, सोसल साइन्स बहाः र निरन्ती तुम्बापो, महासचिव, किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ

 

Pannel: IV
Panel Title: नेपालमा विद्यालय शिक्षाको इतिहास - १

76.

Paper I: मन्दिरमार्फत् जमिनमाथिको पहुँच र पूर्वी नेपालको दिङ्लामा पाठशाले-शिक्षाको उन्नति (वि.सं. १९५५–२०१५)
अर्जुन पन्थी, मार्टिन चौतारी

77.

Paper II: कृष्णप्रसाद कोइराला, आदर्श विद्यालय र पूर्वी तराईमा शिक्षाको विस्तार (वि.सं. १९६८–२००७)
देवेन्द्र उप्रेती, मार्टिन चौतारी

78.

Paper III:  विद्यालय शिक्षामा लैङ्गिक असमानता : डाब्जोङका तामाङ महिलाको सन्दर्भ (वि.सं. २००८–२०५५)
सन्जिला मोक्तान, मार्टिन चौतारी

 

Pannel: V
Panel Title: नेपालमा विद्यालय शिक्षाको इतिहास - २

79.

Paper I: नेपालमा आधुनिक बोर्डिङ स्कूलको प्रारम्भिक इतिहास
लोकरञ्जन पराजुली र रुख गुरुङ; मार्टिन चौतारी

80.

Paper II: पोस्ट-वार रिकन्स्ट्रक्सन फण्ड र पोखराको सोल्जर्स बोर्ड स्कूल
रुख गुरुङ र लोकरञ्जन पराजुली; मार्टिन चौतारी

81.

Paper III: Gopal Pandey, Nepali Shiksha Parishad and the “Rastrabhasa Shiksha Pranali” (1951–1973)
Pratyoush Onta, Martin Chautari

 

Panel: VI
Panel Title: Traversing Higher Education Reforms in Nepal

82.

Bal Chandra Luitel, Professor and Dean, Kathmandu University School of Education, Nepal; Pramod Bhatta, Martin Chautari; Prem Phyak, Associate Professor in International and Comparative Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA; and Sushan Acharya, Professor, Tribhuvan University, Nepal


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