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Workshops Celebrating Gellner’s Work Concluded

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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Call for Applications for Motilal Singh Master’s 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 supervisory support.   This Motilal Singh Master’s Dissertation Scholarship

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Opening Remarks Delivered by H.E. Chandra Kumar Ghimire

Opening Statement Delivered by H.E. Chandra Kumar GhimireThe Ambassador of Nepal to the United KingdomAt the Panel Discussion – “Resolving Ex-Gurkha Grievances: Progress & Possibilities”Nepal Dialogue UK, Centre for Nepal Studies UK (CNSUK), Saturday, 1 February 2025 MP Ms. Alex BakerCouncillor Mr. Alex CrawfordDistinguished panellists,Dear participants. Good morning and Namaste!It is a profound privilege to

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Book full text- Dr Chandra Kumar Laksamba

To observe the 4th anniversary of the passing away of Dr Chandra Kumar Laksamba, CNSUK has made the book on him freely available online. ताप्लेजुङदेखि अक्सफोर्डसम्म: डा. चन्द्रकुमार लक्सम्बाको बहुआयामिक जीवनी र आलेखहरू From Taplejung to Oxford: The Multidimensional Life and Writings of Dr Chandra Kumar Laksamba Edited by Dr Krishna P. Adhikari, Naresh Khapangi-Magar

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Fraser Sugden, who is affiliated to CNSUK as a Fellow

Fraser Sugden, who is affiliated to CNSUK as a Fellow, made a presentation on ‘Agrarian change, climate stress and shifting class relations in the Nepal-Bihar borderlands’ as organized by the School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography, Oxford.20.05.2016. Podcast (external link) here here:  http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/socanth/anthropology/2016-05-19-socanth-anthropology-sugden.mp3. — with Fraser Sugdenand David N. Gellner.

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CNSUK Summer Retreat – 2018

This year’s CNSUKs summer Retreat was held on 05 August in Reading. In the programme CNSUK’s members reviewed yearly activities, inter alia : translation and publication of the report on Gurkha Pensions Policies into Nepali language; publication of open access Journal of the Global Nepali Diaspora; Motilal Singh Master’s Dissertation Scholarship to graduate students in Nepal;

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