Madheshi politics in Nepal
Madheshi politics was conceived with Terai congress in 1950s, born and raised with Nepal Sadbhawana party of 1990s and reached to its height with "Madhesh agitations" led by Madheshi Janadhikar Forum...
View ArticleKing Prithvi Narayan Shah, The Great
King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the Great (श्री ५ वडामहाराजधिराज पृथ्वीनारायण शाह) is the founder of modern Nepal. Before the unification there were more than 50 small kingdoms in present boundary of Nepal....
View ArticleNepali native units of measurements
Nepal officially adopted metric system of measurement in 1968 with "Standard Measurement and Weight Act, 2025 B.S. (1968)" but in daily practice many old systems are still in use. Here is the list of...
View ArticleLhotshampa - Nepali in Bhutan
Bhutanese people of Nepali ethnic origin are known as Lhotshampa (southerners) in Bhutan as majority of them lived in southern parts of Bhutan. Nepalese people are said to be immigrated to Bhutan as...
View ArticleList of Hindu religious traditions, maths and notable leaders
This is the full list of established hindu sampradaya, traditions, mathas, organizations etc and their notable Gurus, Bhagwans or leaders.Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham (Tamilnadu) (link)It is the oldest...
View ArticleHindu-Buddhist Temples and practices in Nepal
Two major religions of the world Hinduism and Buddhism have been peacefully co-existed in Nepal since last thousands of years. Hindus regard founder of Buddhism Gautam Buddha as the re-incarnation of...
View ArticleList Nepali loan words from foreign languages
List of Nepali loan words taken from foreign languages.Arabic origin:-Aakhir (आखिर) - endAjab (अजब) - wonderfulDimag (दिमाग) - brainDuniya (दुनियाँ)- worldFilhaal (फिलहाल) - currentlyHaal (हाल)-...
View ArticleNew Federal Structure of Nepal
New constitution of Nepal was passed from constituent assembly in Sep 16, 2015 by over 84% majority and it was promulgated in Sep 20. According to the new constitution following administrative...
View ArticleTimeline of Nepal India (& China) relation
This is the timeline of relevant events of Nepal India relation.Background1768 Sep 25 : The great king Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha conquered "Kathmandu Kingdom of Nepal Valley" and established the...
View ArticleTimeline of Democratic and Republic Nepal (1990 - present)
This is the timeline of all relevant political events of Nepal since restoration of Democracy in 1990 to present. For the era before this see: Panchayati System 1960-1990.This timeline includes...
View ArticleTimeline of Sikkim in India (1975 to present)
This timeline covers all relevant events in Sikkim on and after its merger into India in 1975. For the history of Kingdom of Sikkim before this, there will be a separate timeline.(Current area of...
View ArticleTimeline of Gorkhaland
1936 June 22: Subhash Ghising was born in Darjeeling, British India.1947 Aug 15: India got independence from UK.1964 July 17: Bimal Gurung was born.Communist Rule in West Bengal1977: CPI Marxist won...
View ArticleTimeline of Bhutanese Refugees
AD 627-649: King Songtsen Gampo ruled Tibet. Settlement of Tibetian origin people in Bhutan is believed to be started during this period.AD 1620: First known Nepalese ethnic people arrived in Bhutan as...
View ArticleList of separatist movements in South Asia
This is the list of all active/ inactive armed and unarmed movement in South Asia.India-------------------Assam Movement (ULFA)Aim: to achieve independence of Assam (India)Founded: 1979Type:...
View ArticleBaaise and Chubise Rajyas
Before the unification Nepal was divided into several small kingdoms. This article is about what we study as Baaise Rajya (22s principalities) and Chubise Rajya (24s principalities) that existed...
View ArticlePost war justice of Nepal
Key events1996 Feb 13: CPN Maoist lunched civil war2001 June 1: Royal massacre of Nepal2006 Apr 24: 19-days peaceful people movement succeed2006 Nov 21: Peace agreement between Maoist and GON2015 Sep...
View ArticleNepal Local Election 2017 Result
Phase 1 Date : BS 2074 Baisakh 31 (May 14, 2017)Area: 3 states (state no. 3,4 & 6) and 34 DistrictsLocal levels: 283 Total candidates: 49,337 (Men 30,005 - Women 19,332)(Each local level will have...
View ArticleNepal Local Election 2017 Result Phase 2
Phase 2 Date : BS 2074 Ashad 14 (June 28, 2017)Area: 3 states (state no. 1, 5 & 7) and 35 DistrictsLocal levels: 334 levels (1 metro, 7 sub metro, 111 municipalities & 215 villages)Total...
View ArticleSex scriptures in Hindu temples
In many Hindu temples in Nepal, India, Indonesia etc you can find carved humans on wood or rock having sex in different positions. This article intends to explore the reason behind this.First of all...
View ArticleList of Cities and Villages in Nepal
As of , Nepal has total 744 local levels. Among them 6 are metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 246 municipalities and 481 villages. In 2017 Jan 6, Local area reconstruction commission...
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