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Heritage tour: Bhaktapur Durbar Square, by Razen Manandhar (Sunday Post, 30/12/2001)

Maitighar mandala draws controversy (Kathmandu Post, 29/12/2001)

With ‘useless’ committees dissolved, Lumbini lies abandoned, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 24/12/2001)
See also editorial Long overdue (Kathmandu Post, 25/12/2001)

Heritage tour: Swayambhu hill monument zone, by Razen Manandhar (Sunday Post, 23/12/2001)

Sukunda, Khaadaloo: Two ancient oil lamps of Nepal, by Dhurba K Deep (Sunday Post, 23/12/2001)

Heritage tour: Patan Durbar Square, by Razen Manandhar (Sunday Post, 16/12/2001)

Temple complex of Lord Pashupatinath (Sunday Post, 09/12/2001)

300 yrs of construction of Nyatapola temple to be marked (Rising Nepal, 07/12/2001)

Coin-collectors frown at govt decision, by Perina Pathak (Kathmandu Post, 02/12/2001)

New scheme to save ancient idols, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 12/11/2001)

Being whole in Panauti, by Ram Kumar KC (Sunday Post, 21/10/2001)

A private project to renovate three temples at Hanumandhoka, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 09/10/2001)

Urban intrusion threatens age-old tradition in Maitidevi, by Birodh Pandey (Kathmandu Post, 21/09/2001)

Stolen images, stealing a nation’s heart, by Ghanashyam Ojha (Sunday Post, 02/09/2001)
See also Nepalese Artwork: Flying Everywhere, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 07/09/2001), Nepal’s search for missing Gods, by Keshav R Jha (Kathmandu Post, 11/09/2001)

A day in the life of a Living Goddess, by Salil Subedi (Nepali Times, 31/08/2001)

At 84, ex-Kumari Hira Maiya continues to enjoy her conjugal life, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 23/08/2001)

Pathivara pilgrimage season begins, by Dharma Prasad Poudyal (Kathmandu Post, 17/08/2001)

The show and gaze o’ th’ times, by Razen Manandhar (Sunday Post, 29/07/2001)

Heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley, by Prekshya Khatri (Rising Nepal, 24/07/2001)

Saving local architecture in monument zones, by Razen Manandhar (Sunday Post, 22/07/2001)

Kumari, the living goddess, by Ratna Bir Tamrakar (Sunday Post, 08/07/2001)
See also Four-year-old Shakya girl selected new ‘Kumari’, by Chet Bahadur Singh (Kathmandu Post, 11/07/2001) and Priti Shakya installed as new Kumari, by Ritu Raj Subedi (Rising Nepal, 11/07/2001), New ‘Kumari’ begins formal education (Kathmandu Post, 20/07/2001)

Where Reason Reigns, Superstition Recedes, by Gyan Rai (Rising Nepal, 05/07/2001)

Salyani khukuri may become extinct (Kathmandu Post, 28/06/2001)

400-year-old monastery found in Olangchung Gola (Kathmandu Post, 11/06/2001)

After eight years, World Heritage Site beckons visitors, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 09/06/2001)

Thousands of stolen artefacts await return ticket home, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 31/05/2001)

/fli6«o Pstfsf nflu eflifs / wfld{s ;lxi0f'tf, by V. Nanda Vaidya (Kantipur, 28/05/2001)

Trembling Temples, by Pragya Rajouria (Sunday Post, 13/05/2001)

Capital’s mushrooming Gombas worry experts, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 12/05/2001)
See also letters by J. Lama Wrong perception (Kathmandu Post, 17/05/2001) and by Sangye Sherpa Misleading content (Kathmandu Post, 21/05/2001)

Lumbini dev masterplan still remains a mystery, by Madhav Dhungana (Kathmandu Post, 07/05/2001)

German team meets Gurung (Rising Nepal, 01/05/2001)

Bagmati ghats in dire need of protection from squatters, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 15/04/2001)

The UNESCO campaign was remarkably successful (Kathmandu Post, 09/04/2001)
Interview with Giles Proctor, an architect associated with the Department of Archaeology of Britain

All eyes on Mayadevi Temple (Rising Nepal, 05/04/2001)
See also Restoration of Maya Devi Temple, by Shaphalya Amatya (Rising Nepal, 08/04/2001) and Mayadevi temple excavation report delayed (Kathmandu Post, 10/04/2001)

UNESCO warns govt (Kathmandu Post, 29/03/2001)

Heritage Safeguarding Campaign: A Review Of Joint Efforts, by Shaphalya Amatya (Rising Nepal, 28/03/2001)

GS set to lease religious land, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 25/03/2001)

Heritage conservation campaign likely to meet its end, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 13/03/2001)

Excavation at Kichakbadh area from next year (Rising Nepal, 26/02/2001)

Archaeological site discovered (Kathmandu Post, 26/02/2001)

Preserving Folklore (Rising Nepal, 19/02/2001)

Three lineal threads of Bhaktapur (Sunday Post, 18/02/2001)

Lumbini in new millennium, by Dr B P Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 12/02/2001)

Ugly structures threatening world heritage sites, by Pragya Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 27/01/2001)

Kathmandu Valley heritage , witnessing transformations (Kathmandu Post, 08/01/2001)
Interview with Francis Childe, Chief of Section of Europe Asia and the Pacific Division of Cultural Heritage Sites, UNESCO

How local initiative can change the fate of neglected monuments, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 06/01/2001)

Will historic Sundhara spout ever regain its lost glory? by Perina Pathak (Kathmandu Post, 22/12/2000)

Int’l meet to be held to safeguard Nepal’s heritage, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 16/12/2000)

Protecting cultural heritage, by Dilli Raj Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 14/12/2000)

Heritage experts demand separate culture ministry (Kathmandu Post, 11/12/2000)

Private construction encroaches historic site, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 07/12/2000)

Nepal’s cultural heritage on trial, by Keshav R Jha (Kathmandu Post, 10/11/2000)

Ancient monument under army protection, by Razen (Kathmandu Post, 23/10/2000)

UNESCO mission visit to Nepal in retrospect, by Keshav R Jha (Kathmandu Post, 13/10/2000)

Valley might soon be listed as endangered heritage site, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 04/10/2000)

Serious Loss Of Authentic Urban Fabric Seen (Sunday Despatch, 01/10/2000)
Interview with Abdelaziz Touri, Chairperson of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC)

A Pocket Tour of Durbar Square (Nepal Traveller, September 2000)

The Three Bhairabs of Kantipur City, by Amrit R. Tuladhar (Nepal Traveller, September 2000)

UNESCO team ‘cautiously impressed’ (Kathmandu Post, 29/09/2000)

Heritage conservation in IT age, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 28/09/2000)

Land of temple trust missing in Janakpur (Rising Nepal, 22/09/2000)

Nepal’s cultural heritage under serious threat, by Keshab R Jha (Kathmandu Post, 18/09/2000)

World Heritage Sites: Delisting feared (Rising Nepal, 14/09/2000)

Religion, culture identity of Nepal, says Koirala (Rising Nepal, 02/09/2000)

Preserving Cultural Heritage, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 01/09/2000)

In The Bazaar: Kathmandu’s Asan Tol, by Nick Gregory (Nepal Traveller, August 2000)

Heritage Conservation: Preparing For The Worst, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 25/08/2000)

Improve Pashupati area (Kathmandu Post, 22/08/2000)

Fables of Boudhanath and Changunarayan (Independent, 16/08/2000)

Swoyambhu facelift not according to masterplan, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 11/08/2000)

Where wishes come true (Independent, 09/08/2000)

It is god's gift to see beauty in small things (Independent, 12/07/2000)
Interview with Eric Theophile, Executive Directoor, Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust (KVPT)

Udaipur The Venice of the east (Sunday Post, 07/05/2000)

The soft thunder of Lumbini (Independent, 03/05/2000)

Literary picnic, by Pradhan (People's Review, 27/04/2000)

Burial practices causing concern (The Rising Nepal, 19 January 2000)

Preserve Changu Narayan to up tourism, by Gopal Tiwari (The Kathmandu Post, 16 January 2000)

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