CNSUK is a UK’s research activities are not-for-profit and the organisation is proud of its volunteerism in accomplishing both large and small initiatives in advancing knowledge about Nepalis and actively disseminating them in order to help policies and practices affecting Nepali communities. In order to scale up our efforts, we work with other organisations on …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Leicester in the First World War: The first Gurkha VC Kulbir Thapa (Crystal Clear Creators – HLF Funded Project 2013 – 2014) Â Rifleman Kulbir Thapa, VC, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles, is the first Nepali who had been awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest gallantry medal of the United Kingdom by …
Surrey Heath Museum, CNSUK and the local Nepali community conducted a collaborative project called ‘Nepali Connections’ in 2012. Nepali Connections was an exhibition that celebrated the local Nepali population, both first and second generations, who have made their home in Surrey Heath. The exhibition mainly focussed on Nepal, the Gurkha’s (as Camberley’s history is intertwined …
Vernacular Religion: Varieties of Religiosity in the Nepali Diaspora (2009 – 2012) Â A collaborative project conducted with Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford, looked at the religious practices of Nepalis in the UK, Belgium and in Nepal
The directories, first of its kind, have proved to be useful resources in promoting connectivity among Nepalis and their friends in the UK, publicing profiles of social organizations and their activities, and promoting Nepali businesses in the UK. Also the directories proved to be useful material for researcher.
