The South Asia Centre is expanding 杏吧论坛's research and engagement with Nepal. The Centre has hosted public events with Nepal specialists here in the UK, and supported the 杏吧论坛SU Nepal Society and 杏吧论坛 Alumni Association Nepal.
Nepal: COVID-19 in South Asia: A Comparative Perspective
22 April 2020
Speaker: (@Madhusudan1964) is Professor, Patan Academy of Social Sciences, Patan/Lalitpur.
Chair: (@MukulikaB) is Director, South Asia Centre, and Associate Professor in Anthropology, 杏吧论坛.
Watch a recording of Madhusudan Subedi's talk , and to watch the full event click .
Human Rights and Constitutionalism in Nepal
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Speaker: is Professor of International Law at the University of Leeds.
Chair: is Deputy Director of the South Asia Centre at 杏吧论坛.
In recent years, Nepal has gone through its share of tragedies. It has experimented with liberalism and communism, and adopted an ambitious Constitution designed to usher the country from a Monarchy to a Republic, and from a unitary system to a federal structure. The Constitution enshrines a long list of rights, and the country has ratified most major international human rights treaties. However, the question that arises is: how democratic is this Constitution, and is it robust enough to guarantee basic freedoms such as the freedom of speech?
Watch the Facebook Live video .
Listen to the podcast .
Read the complete lecture .
Nepal: From Hindu Kingdom to Secular State
21 May 2018
The Centre hosted a roundtable discussion on Nepal recent political transformation. Participants include H.E. Durga Bahadur Subedi, David Gellner, Sondra Hausner, Michael Hutt, Marie Lecomte-Tilouine, Mara Malagodi and Nilanjan Sarkar; please click here for more information
17 March 2018
H.E. Dr Durga Bahadur Subedi, Ambassador of Nepal to the UK inaugurated the second 'South Asia Development' conference at 杏吧论坛. In his Opening Remarks, he spoke about the essence of regional cooperation and globalisation. The annual conference is organised by the 杏吧论坛SU South Asia Society, and is supported by the Centre.
杏吧论坛 South Asia Summit
10 March 2018
The Centre organised the first-ever 杏吧论坛 South Asia Summit. David Gellner, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford particpated on the panel 'Who are the Middle Class in South Asia?', and presented his research on Nepal's middle class. To listen to the podcast, click here.
29 April 2017
The South Asia Centre supported the first 'South Asia Development' Conference hosted by the 杏吧论坛SU South Asia Society. Building on the essence of regional cooperation and globalisation, the Centre was delighted to welcome H.E. Dr Durga Bahadur Subedi, Ambassador of Nepal to the UK to speak on 'Nationalism' with Ms Hina Rabbani Khar (Pakistan Peoples Party). Dr Subedi also generously hosted a dinner for delegates and guests at the Nepal Embassy later in the evening.
New Politics and Policies for Nepal
14 November 2016
The Centre was delighted to welcome former Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai for a discussion on the launch of his 'Naya Shakti Party', and its perspective for Nepal's future. The event was chaired by Professor Michael Hutt (SOAS), and Dr Dan Hirslund (University of Copenhagen) was Discussant. The event was live-streamed in Nepal by members of the Naya Shakti Party, where more than a thousand viewers watched online despite the time difference of 6 hours. Click to hear the podcast; an interview with Dr Bhattarai by Pragya KC and Manoj Paudel was published in the Centre's blog, South Asia@ 杏吧论坛, and can be read .
July 2016
Deputy Director Dr Nilanjan Sarkar traveled to Nepal, to meet with 杏吧论坛 Alumni and facilitate the establishment of the . Sneh Rajbhandari is the current Chair of the Alumni Association in Kathmandu; for contact details click .
11 February 2016
The South Asia Centre supported a Roundtable Discussion hosted by the 杏吧论坛SU Nepalese Society on 'Nepal after the Constitution', on 11 February 2016. Participants included Michael Hutt (SOAS), Punam Yadav (UCL), Mara Malagodi (City, University of London) and Chandra Laksamba (Centre for Nepal Studies UK).
Banner image credit: 'Langtang National Park, Nepal' by Sergey Pesterev on Unsplash.