Enigma
of Prithvi Narayan Shah : The uncertainty that the
political interpretations have created about the king
carries a burden of ambivalence, by Abhi Subedi (kp
15/01/2023)
Nepal-China
relations: Era of confrontations from 1788 to 1855 :
Direct confrontations with Tibet and indirect
confrontations with China later came to influence and
define Nepal-China relations. History is built on
several foundations, by Laxmi Basnyat (nlt
24/09/2022)
Martyr's
Week Begins: Martyr Shukraraj Shastri Remembered (rn
24/01/2022), Tribute
To Martyrs, by Parmeshwar Devkota (30/01/2022)
Prithivi
Jayanti and National Unity Day: Unity in Diversity,
by Shankar Man Singh (rep 11/01/2022), That
iconic portrait of Prithvi Narayan Shah, by Pranaya
Shamsher JB Rana (rec 11/01/2022)
Why
Nepalis should unite to commemorate King Prithvi Narayan
Shah : The primary motive for King Prithvi to launch the
battle for Nepal's unification was to save the country
from the threat of annexation by the powerful British
East India Company which was looking to subjugate Nepal,
by Prem Singh Basnyat (nlt 09/01/2022) [Prithvi
Narayan has historical significance as the unifier of
Nepal. Without him, Nepal would probably be a part of
India today. For this, he deserves respect and
recognition. That he did this for this reason alone and
not for the pursuit of power and wealth is a myth. At
that time, he conquered the numerous small states
militarily, partly brutally, and forced the
non-inclusive Hindu state on the people. Thus the
original reasons for the today's social malaise were
laid. These negative aspects must be thought of as well!],
A
Tribute To Nation's Unifier, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
09/01/2022), Prithvi
Narayan Shah, an Astute Strategist, by Surendra
Singh Rawal (rep 10/01/2022)
Looking
back at the 1923 Nepal-Britain Treaty : It was 98 years
ago this week that Nepal signed a treaty with British
India that established its independent status, by
Santa Gaha Magar (nt 24/12/2021)
From
Nalapani to Kalapani : The last of a 5-part series on
the rise and fall of the Gorkha Empire west of the
Mahakali more than two centuries ago, by Alisha
Sijapati (nt 12/11/2021)
Where
Nepal’s banner once waved : From Nalapani to Kalapani -
Part 4, by Alisha Sijapati (nt 29/10/2021)
The
start of the Anglo-Gorkha war : From Nalapani to
Kalapani Part 3, by Alisha Sijapati (nt 22/10/2021)
The
Gorkhali defeat at Kangra : From Nalapani to Kalapani
Part 2, by Alisha Sijapati (nt 08/10/2021)
Beginning
of the end of the Gorkha Empire : From Nalapani to
Kalapani Part 1, by Alisha Sijapati (nt 01/10/2021)
Thakalis
in Nepal-Tibet War: Selfless service to one's land,
by Bishwo Gauchan (ht 31/08/2021)
Sindhuligadhi
War Museum, a must-visit for history enthusiasts, by
Sabina Karki (kh 21/08/2021)
Three
must-know facts about Bhakti Thapa, the new Nepali
luminary, by Birat Anupam (kh 04/07/2021)
Clearing
Fallacies About PN Shah, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
10/01/2021) [This article is a
prime example of the view of the elite that has
dominated and controlled Nepal since Prithvinarayan's
conquests: What about experiences of those sections of
the population who have since been marginalised and
excluded? Deprived of their traditional culture,
languages and way of life? Who have been imposed laws,
ways of thinking and living based on Hindu state
thinking? Who do not find themselves included at all in
Nepal's national identity? Yes, Prithvinarayan Shah
unified Nepal and thus secured its place in history, but
that does not change the fact that his action was a
conquest that primarily served to satisfy his own power
and economic interests. No conquest in the history of
mankind has been done with the noble foresight in the
exclusive interest of his "subjects" to which
Prithvinarayan has been so fondly attributed!]
Diary
of a Nepali soldier in France : Writings and a khukri of
an unknown World War I Gurkha soldier surface in Germany
after 107 years, by Shree Bhakta Khanal (nt
04/12/2020)
Inside
story of Nepal’s Rana dynasty : The lockdown is a good
time to catch up with two books on the Ranas written by
Ranas, by Kunda Dixit (nt 11/09/2020) [book review]
How
patriotic was Bada Kaji Amar Singh Thapa?, by Prem
Singh Basnyat (ht 22/08/2020)
The
war Nepal won: Nepali soldiers had already proved their
mettle during the Sepoy Mutiny (1857) and World War I
(1914-18). Big powers of the day looked up to Nepal with
awe, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep 23/03/2020)
162
coins believed to be 200 years old found in Dharan's
Bijayapurdanda: Stakeholders urge the Department of
Archeology to study the coins and conserve the
historically important area, by Pradeep Menyangbo
(kp 22/03/2020)
Nepal-UK
defense ties: Nepal-Britain defense diplomacy goes back
to 1744 along with Captain Kinloch’s Expedition. It
stands on the foundation of faith and mutual honor,
by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep 18/02/2020)
No
lovelier spot than Kakani: The plot was gifted to the
British envoy by the Ranas in the 19th century as a
country retreat, by Lisa Choegyal (nt 31/01/2020)
Tracing
the roots of Nepal’s China policy: During Prithvi
Narayan’s time, Nepal’s policy on Britain was shaped by
suspicion and fear. But relation with China was shaped
by two seemingly contrasting factors: fear and hope,
by Sujit Mainali (rep 27/01/2020)
Documenting
historical forts: English troops led by Captain Kinloch
entered Nepal only after Jaya Prakash Malla requested
the East India Company for the support for protection
from Gorkha invasion, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep
01/12/2019)
Conflict
with the north: The 1791 war China resulted in loss of
many things for Nepal, including Nepal’s suzerainty-like
control over Lhasa and other Tibetan areas. With loss of
Lhasa, Nepal lost its economic lifeline, by Prem
Singh Basnyat (rep 02/10/2019)
Forgotten
in Kathmandu: Indian freedom fighter Begum Hazrat Mahal
and her son Birjis Qadr were exiled in Kathmandu for
decades. But there's no recorded history and no one
really knows about their lives in Nepal, by Prawash
Gautam (kp 24/09/2019)
The
battle of Sindhuli: One reason why East India Company
declared war against Nepal in 1814 was this sense of
retribution from their defeat in Sindhuli, by Prem
Singh Basnyat (rep 18/08/2019)
Visitors
at Gorkha Museum on the rise, by Narahari Sapkota
(rep 01/08/2019)
War
changed everything: After Nepal ratified Sugauli Treaty
following the war with British India, Nepal’s politics,
history and economy changed. Here is how, by Prem
Singh Basnyat (rep 20/07/2019)
100
years after Amritsar: British Gurkha riflemen were
involved in the Jalianwala Bagh massacre of 13 April
1919 in which 380 peaceful protesters were killed,
by David Seddon (nt 12/04/2019)
What
really happened: Mathbar Singh’s manuscript explains
Shah’s entry into Bhaktapur where he grew up, by
Sanyukta Shrestha (kp 18/01/2019)
Sword
‘used in Anglo-Nepal war’ found in Samanpur, by
Prabhat Kumar Jha(ht 30/12/2018)
Patronage
of
publics: Various efforts to cultivate intellectual life
in Nepal in the post-Rana period were patronised by the
‘feudal wealth’ of members of the Rana oligarchy
themselves, by Pratyoush Onta (kp 03/11/2018)
Chandra
Shumsher in Britain, by P Kharel (rep 15/10/2018)
The
forgotten
children: Story of those born to Newar traders in Lhasa
reveal what the Nepali state thought about the ‘Nepali’
identity, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 15/06/2018)
Autobiography
of
Jogi: British government was not in favor of Pushkar
Shah leading the China mission. They thought British
interests would not be served with Shah as Nepal’s PM,
by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 15/04/2018)
The
Master
from Masangalli: How one man’s love for teaching led him
to defy the Rana Regime to operate a two-room school out
of his own home, by Prawash Gautam (kp 31/03/2018)
Jung
Bahadur’s Love for British guns, by Sanyukta
Shrestha (kp 20/01/2018)
Happy
Tyrant Prithvi’s Day, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
11/01/2018), Prithvi
Narayan Shah’s role in national unification can’t be
ignored (ht 11/01/2018), Founder
of modern Nepal: Prithvi Narayan hailed as the unifier
(kp 12/01/2018) [For most parts of the country, it was usurpation,
not integration! Most population groups are still not
equal!
Current Nepal deserves her existence as an independent
state to Prithvi Narayan, though we must be aware that
he did not do it for the country but for himself!], Prithvi
Narayan Shah: A National Hero Forever, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 14/01/2018), Cult
of
a king: If yardstick of nationalism is continuously held
up against Prithvinarayan Shah he will always come up
short, especially in the face of historical data and
research, by Binayak Sundas (rep 16/01/2018)
History
revisited:
Exploitation of the country’s people and its riches
truly took place during the continuous 105 years of Rana
rule, by Mukesh Khanal (rep 03/07/2017)
Servants
of
the Maharajah of Nepal, by Sanjit Bhakta Pradhananga
(kp 18/04/2017)
Archiving
poetic
history: We do not know enough about the character of
Jung Bahadur, especially his diplomatic handling, by
Abhi Subedi (kp 16/04/2017)
Foreign
Policy Vacillation Under Rana Regime, by Yuba Nath
Lamsal (rn 11/04/2017)
Jung
Bahadur's Foreign Policy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
07/03/2017)
Prithvi
Narayan Shah And Moral Relativism, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 13/01/2017) [irrational and one-sided views by someone from the
'Khas-Arya national minorities'!]
Glorious
(and
not-so-glorious) history: Nepali history-writing has
erased the contribution of Kumaonis and Garhwalis in
building the brave Gurkha myth, by Deepak Thapa (kp
12/01/2017)
The
Anglo-Nepal
War: Impact On Foreign Policy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal
(rn 13/12/2016)
The
Beginning
of the End of Jung Bahadur: Sri 3 Jung Bahadur Rana,
supreme ruler of Nepal, is at the zenith of his
career. But he feels like an inconsequential gnat,
by Dipesh Risal (kp 20/11/2016)
Unification Era Diplomacy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
04/10/2016)
Centuries-old
portraitures
at Siddhartha Art Gallery, by Alisha Sijapati (kp
20/05/2016)
Call
for
research on ‘reformer’ Yogmaya (ht 16/05/2016)
Jang’s
nostalgia:
King Mahendra had said he did not believe communism
would come to Nepal by riding a car, by Abhi Subedi
(kp 01/05/2016)
The
English
patients: When Jang Bahadur started Durbar High School
in 1854 the curriculum was highly influenced by the
British model, by Jenisha Upreti (rep 15/03/2016)
Less
of
a hero: Prithvi Narayan Shah and his successors were
only interested in expanding their empire, by Bal
Gopal Shrestha (kp 28/02/2016)
Drawing
lines:
Unless Nepal’s international boundaries are well defined
it will be exploited by its neigbours, by Ranadhoj
Limbu (kp 17/01/2016)
Pervasive
Celebration
Of Anniversary Of Prithvi Shah, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 13/01/2016), Prithvi’s
legacy:
Even with the infamy attached to historical figures
civilized societies preserve their past, by Dila
Datt Pant (rep 14/01/2016)
PN
Shah’s Birth Anniversary: Emulate Dibya-updesh, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 10/01/2016)
License
to
thrill: Without the 1923 treaty of peace and friendship
with the British it would have been hard to establish
Nepal's sovereignty abroad, by Biswas Baral (rep
31/12/2015)
Gurkhas
at
Gallipoli, by David Seddon (nt 10/07/2015)
Gurks
vs
Turks: This is the first installment of a series of
flashbacks of the involvement of Gurkhas in the First
World War, by David Seddon (nt 24/04/2015)
Status
of Madhes Before Unification: Debunking Some Heresies,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 11/01/2015)
Prithvi
Narayan
Shah: Monster Of Injustice, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar
(km 11/01/2015), Forgetting
the
unforgettable: Prithvi Narayan’s contributions, by
Bijay Aryal (ht 13/01/2015)
Postcard
from
the House of Gorkha, by Nirjana Sharma (rep
09/01/2015)
Paltan
Ghar
and the history of Nepal: There was clearly a foreign
influence in the design and detailing of the building
(ht 03/01/2015)
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