Centre for Nepal Studies UK has appointed Ms Aadya Bhattarai as an intern to work for the research project on business enterprises in the UK led by people of Nepali origin. Ms Bhattarai will support the research team primarily in generating and verifying database of the Nepali-led businesses in the UK. Centre for Nepal Studies […]
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22 May 2026, Kathmandu The Motilal Singh Master’s Dissertation Scholarship 2026 was officially awarded to Ms. Sirjana Gautam on 22 May 2026 during a special function held at Social Science Baha (SSB), Kathmandu. This year’s scholarship recipient Ms. Gautam is a Master’s student at Trichandra College, Tribhuvan University. It was awarded through an open competition among eligible applicants, based on assessments of their
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Oxford, UK 08/12/2025 A one-day workshop celebrating the work of Prof. David N. Gellner, FBA, who is an Advisor to the Centre for Nepal Studies (CNSUK) UK, was organised at All Souls College, Oxford University. Altogether seven research papers engaging Prof. Gellner’s work were presented and discussed during the event. Presenters included: Prof. Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka
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The call is closed.***Deadline extended until end of February 2026https://soscbaha.org/call-for-applications-for-motilal-singh-masters-dissertation-scholarship-2026/***The Centre for Nepal Studies UK (CNSUK) in collaboration of Social Science Baha (SSB) invites applications from students pursuing their Master’s studies in Nepali universities to receive one grant of up to a maximum of NPR 50,000 towards fieldwork expenses and/or the writing of dissertations and
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Federation of Nepali Journalists, UK Chapter (FNJ-UK) has joined forces with the CNSUK to undertake Media Survey 2014 with Nepali community residing in the UK. The survey enquired about preference and taste of Nepali community on types and contents of media they use in the UK. The survey covered print media, online media (including social
The ancestral Limbu federal kingdom is known as Limbuwan which spans from the Arun River in Nepal to Sikkim in the east. The federal kingdom of Limbus was converted into a Kipat by Prithivi Narayan Shah during the treaty with 10 Limbu kings, which Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah and his Panchayat regime abolished by implementing
Limbus’ Kipat and Realities: An Analysis Read More »
CNSUK is in the process of launching a Journal of the Global Nepali Diaspora. The first issue will be a special issue on Gurkhas and will be published online in June 2016. (The inaugural issue, possible themes may include: (1) The history of Gurkha recruitment and its effects in Nepal; (2) Tripartite Agreement (TPA) 1947 and its
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Awareness and Attitude towards Environmentally Friendly Food among South Asian Communities in Britain (2015 – 2017)  Little is known about the way environmental messages in the food products are communicated among different ethnic groups of people. In this context, the study focuses upon the broader aspects that include environmental awareness, public environmental knowledge, people’s understandings
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This study is funded by the Big Lottery Fund (BLF). This is built on CNSUK’s large scale research project 2007 – 2010. The project officially commenced on 18 June 2015 and will complete on 17 June 2016. The study aims to explore social mobility patterns of the Nepali ethnic minority community in England as standard sociological studies of class
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