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Archive Language 2000-2004


Archive

2000-2004


current events

Endangered languages (kp 24/12/2004)

Ethnic tongues need saving: Nidhi (ht 27/11/2004)

Documentation of languages sought (ht 24/11/2004)

Concise Magar dictionary released (ht 22/11/2004)

Indigenous language dictionaries in pipeline (kp 12/11/2004)

Training in Gurung language (ht 27/10/2004)

Nepalbhasa literary conference begins (rn 26/10/2004)

Kusunda language does not fall in any family: Study (ht 11/10/2004), Kusunda tribe’s language on verge of extinction (rn 30/10/2004), Kusunda Language (rn 31/10/2004)

Govt mulls textbooks in mother tongues, by Renu Kshetry (ht 10/08/2004)

Fund crunch hits publication of Majhi-Nepali dictionary (ht 08/08/2004)

Nepal Bhasa body marks silver jubilee (ht 31/07/2004), Padma Ratna, others honoured (ht 01/08/2004)

Call to preserve mother tongues (ht 26/07/2004)

Politics of language, by Dubi Nanda Dhakal (kp 24/06/2004)

Equal treatment to all languages emphasised (rn 30/05/2004)

Our language in death throes, say Magars (ht 15/01/2004)

Plea to document Nepal’s languages (ht 28/11/2003)

Importance of Sanskrit highlighted (Kathmandu Post, 10/11/2003)

Limbu language is rich, say linguists (Himalayan Times, 03/11/2003)

Nepal Bhasha contributors felicitated (Kathmandu Post, 20/10/2003)

23rd Nepal Bhasa meet (Kathmandu Post, 08/10/2003), Meets on Nepal Bhasa begin (Himalayan Times, 08/10/2003), Nepal Bhasa symposiums end (Himalayan Times, 09/10/2003)

Regional language teachers in a fix (Himalayan Times, 29/09/2003)

Writers’ shortage hampers indigenous language education, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (Kathmandu Post, 15/08/2003)

Translation: From corruption to meditation, by Sangita Rayamajhi (Kathmandu Post, 12/08/2003)

Tamang language classes begin (Kathmandu Post, 09/08/2003)

Gurung-Nepali-English Dictionary (Kathmandu Post, 27/07/2003)

Newari language training begins (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2003)

Protest letter to Chief Justice (Kathmandu Post, 03/06/2003)

Unavailability of books affects teaching of Bantawa language, by Shahiman Rai (Kathmandu Post, 16/05/2003)

Unique school where Nepal Bhasa reigns supreme, by Tejasuee Rajbhandari (Kathmandu Post, 01/03/2003)

Ten languages added to school curriculum, by Renu Kshetry (Himalayan Times, 01/02/2003)
See also editorial Teaching "local" languages (Himalayan Times, 03/02/2003), Native languages are 'second to none', by Sagun S Lawoti (Himalayan Times, 08/02/2003)

Tower of Babel and linguistics, by Abhi Subedi (Space Time Today, 01/12/2002)

Indigenous languages a part of UNESCO policy (Kathmandu Post, 30/11/2002)
See also 13 indigenous languages endangered (Rising Nepal, 30/11/2002)

Learning Nepali popular among Terai children (Kathmandu Post, 21/11/2002)

Language of the Gods falling into decline, by Renu Kshetry (Himalayan Times, 09/11/2002)

First Nepali book on shorthand released (Kathmandu Post, 16/09/2002)

Limbu lexicon launched (Kathmandu Post, 04/09/2002)

Language a hurdle to bring indigenous people to schools (Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2002)

Language tussle, by Rakshya Dhungel (Kathmandu Post, 22/06/2002)

Thirteen language activists arrested (Kathmandu Post, 02/06/2002)
See also Indigenous communities for linguistic rights (Kathmandu Post, 02/06/2002)

Paper on Kusunda language to be presented (Rising Nepal, 12/04/2002)

Language Bill on the pipeline (Kathmandu Post, 10/03/2002)

Equal rights for languages demanded (Kathmandu Post, 04/03/2002)

Nepal committed to work for development of Mother Tongues in the SAARC Region, by Amod Prasad Upadhyaya, Minister of Education (Telegraph, 27/01/2002)

National language or language of the nation, what’s it? by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 22/02/2002)
See also Govt firm to promote mother tongues (Kathmandu Post, 22/02/2002)

Convention of Linguistic Society Nepal kicks off (Rising Nepal, 27/11/2001)

Language Bill tabled (Kathmandu Post, 18/10/2001)

Mayor launches Nepal Lipi (Kathmandu Post, 30/09/2001)

Language is the mainstay of nation: Deuba (Rising Nepal, 16/09/2001)

Losing voices to the lingua franca, by Surendra Phuyal (Sunday Post, 19/08/2001)

Nepali: Literary History, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 03/08/2001)

Don't neglect national languages: Pradhan (Rising Nepal, 11/07/2001)

Mother tongue, by Hemlata Rai (Nepali Times, 06/07/2001)

On Writing In English, by Khem Aryal (Rising Nepal, 21/06/2001)

g]kfnL af]Ng ghfGg]sf] dft[efiff g]kfnL †, by Lokendra Bista (Kantipur, 17/06/2001)

Police intervene on language rally (Kathmandu Post, 01/06/2001)

eflifs ;dfgtfsf] cfGbf]ng / h]7 !* ut]sf] g]kfn aGb, by Dev Gurung (Kantipur, 23/05/2001)

Nepali Language: Key To National Unity, by Bala Ram Aryal (Rising Nepal, 05/05/2001)

g]kfnL zAb–;fu/sf] hGd–j[QfGt, by Lakshmi Kumar Koirala (Kantipur, 21/04/2001)
See also letter by Gauri Bahadur Karki,
g]kfnL zAbsf]z ;a}sf] kx'"rdf k'Ug'k¥of] (Kantipur, 24/04/2001)

dx]Gb| ;+:s[t ljZjljBfnosf] pbfx/0fLo sfo{ …;+:s[t—g]kfnL a[xt\ zAbsf]zÚ, by Hemraj Gyawali (Kantipur, 18/04/2001)

Promoting Languages (Rising Nepal, 10/04/2001)

;+:s[t efiffsf ljifodf, by Taranath Sharma (Kantipur, 07/04/2001)

Equal rights on languages stressed (Kathmandu Post, 18/03/2001)

Linguists' concern over endangered languages (Kathmandu Post, 14/03/2001)

cª\u|]hL xf]Og, lnDa" efiffsf] b'lgof (Koseli, 17/02/2001)

du/ efiff M ;+:s[t / g]kfnL;“u, by Tika Ram Panthi (Kantipur, 17/02/2001)

tfdfª efiff, ;flxTosf] ljsf;df of]ubfg k'¥ofpg]nfO{ k'/:sf/ (Kantipur, 14/02/2001)

;+:s[t efiff;DaGwL s]xL s'/fx¿, by Suresh Ale Magar (Kantipur, 02/02/2001)
part 2 (Kantipur, 03/02/2001)

ofbjx¿sf] efiff ljjfb (Bimarsha, 02/02/2001)

Shooting of Sanskrit tele-serial initiated (People's Review, 12/01/2001)

Democracy or Panchayat? (Kathmandu Post, 29/12/2000)
Letter by Sugandha Shakya

The little pundits’ love for English, by Archana Parajuli (Kathmandu Post, 25/11/2000)

Maithili meet to be held in Biratnagar (Rising Nepal, 01/11/2000)

Challenges Of Preserving Kirat Rais’ Languages, by Dhan Raj Rai (Rising Nepal, 20/09/2000)

Nepalese English and its impact on tourism, by Lekh Nath Bhandari (People's Review, 27/07/2000)
part 2 (03/08/2000), part 3 (10/08/2000), part 4 (17/08/2000)

Burning Sanskrit books, by Ubraj Katawal (Kathmandu Post, 04/06/2000)

Sanskrit origin of culture: Ojha (Rising Nepal, 30/04/2000)

Sanskrit promotion stressed (Kathmandu Post, 30/04/2000)

Writing on a Dead language (Sunday Post, 16/04/2000)

Hindi meet adopts declaration (Rising Nepal, 26/03/2000)

Language politics in Nepal, by Ram Kumar Dahal (Telegraph, 09/02/2000)
part 2 (Telegraph, 16/02/2000)

g]kfnL efiffsf] z'4 k|of]u , by Badri Kumar Karki (Kantipur, 22 January 2000)

Topics in Nepalese linguistics, by Kamal Poudel (The Kathmandu Post, 16 January 2000)

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