Rice

Mhanegang

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March 4th 2009
We spent last week in a rural village outside of the Kathmandu Valley. Mhanegang, as it is called, is a Tamang (name of a group of people) community where two of our Cornell professors completed their PhD field research in Anthropology and subsequently have returned time and time again to remain active in community activities and development. Though the village is only about 35 miles from Kathmand ... read more

Asia » Nepal

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more