CNSUK Holds Annual Summer Gathering in London
decided to celebrate the CNSUK’s 20th anniversary next year
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Motilal Fellowship 2026 Awarded to Sirjana Gautam
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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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 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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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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CNSUK Launches Monthly Webinar Series 2025
Reading, UK – The Centre for Nepal Studies UK (CNSUK) is delighted to announce the launch of Nepal Dialogue UK, a new monthly online webinar series designed to share knowledge about Nepal, its culture, and its diaspora, while fostering collaborations. The series will officially begin on Saturday, 4th January 2025. “This initiative is a significant
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CNSUK members presentating at BNAC study days
Members of the Centre for Nepal Studies of UK presented their research results in the 14th Nepal Studies Days held in Liverpool John Moore University on 14-15 April 2016. Dr Chandra Laksamba (with Krishna Adhikari, Lokendra Dhakal and Dr Sangita Shrestha) presented, “Which Direction are We Going? Social Mobility and the Nepali Community in the
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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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Centre for Nepal Studies UK team
Centre for Nepal Studies UK team, consisting of Executive Director Lokendra Purush Dhakal, members Dr Chandra Laksamba, and Dr Krishna Adhikari, and advisor Prof David Gellner, visited Headquarters of British of Gurkhas, and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst . CNSUK thanks to Col J G Robinson, Maj Kumar Surya Rai, Maj J Buckley, Maj D B
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