Rare Books & Manuscripts
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| नेपाली महिलाहरुको सांखिक चित्रण: एक समालोचनात्मक समिक्षा मीना आचार्य, नेपालमा महिलाहरुको मर्यादा स्तर, खण्ड १, भाग १, २०४० (138 pages) click here for PDF [24.4 MB] |
| नेपाली स्वास्नीमानिसहरुको कानूनी स्थितिमा परम्परा र परिवर्तन लिन बेनेट; सिलु सिंहको सहयोगबाट, नेपालमा महिलाहरुको मर्यादा स्तर, खण्ड १, भाग २, २०४१ (124 pages) click here for PDF [15.9 MB] |
| नेपालमा महिलाहरुको स्थिित: एक सारांश अनुवाद महिला तथा विकास केन्द्र; डिल्लीबजार काठमाडौं, १९८७ 1987 (170 pages) click here for PDF [74.8 MB] |
| आदिवासी जनजाति उत्थान राष्ट्रिय प्रतिष्ठान - नियमावली, २०६२ NFDIN - Regulations, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2062. click here for PDF [2.8 MB] |
| The Alder Managers: The Cultural Ecology of a village in Nagaland, N.E. India By Malcolm Cairns, PhD Dissertation at the Australian National University, March 2007 (1643 pages) click here for PDF [200 MB] |
| Annotated Bibliography On Women In Nepal By Indira Shrestha, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume I, Part 4, May 1979 (first printing) (81 pages) click here for PDF [21.9 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 22 Living and Dying at the Feet of the Snowy Mountains: A Contemporary Childhood in Rural Hunan, China. By Yin Dalong with CK Stuart, 2013. click here for PDF [7 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 21 General issue, 2012. click here for PDF [51 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 20 Ballad of The Huang River and Other Stories. By Jing Shi, translated by Keith Dede and Susan Su, 2012. click here for PDF [14 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 19 A Tibetan Nomad Girl's Changing Worlds. By Sonam Doomtso (Suolang Dongcuo 索朗东措) (CK Stuart, ed), 2012. click here for PDF [13 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 18 Environmental Issues Facing Tibetan Pastoral Communities. By Dbang 'dus sgrol ma, Dkon mchog dge legs, Mgon po tshe ring, and Dpal ldan chos dbyings (CK Stuart and G Roche, eds), 2012. click here for PDF [9.6 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 17 A Zorgay Tibetan Childhood and the Swedish translation by Katrin Goldstein-Kyaga as Min tibetanska barndom i Zorgay. By Kondro Tsering, 2012. click here for PDF [10 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 16 Three Treasures: Huzhu Mongghul Folklore. Collected, Transcribed, Translated and Edited by Jugui, Limusishiden, Ha Mingzong and CK Stuart, 2012. click here for PDF [36 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 15 Rgyal rong Tibetan Life, Language, and Folklore in Rgyas bzang Village. By G.yu 'brug (Yongzhong 拥忠) and CK Stuart, 2012. click here for PDF [43 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 14 May All Good Things Gather Here: Life, Religion, and Marriage in a Mi nyag Tibetan Village. By Bkra shis bzang po, 2012. click here for PDF [83 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 13 Lavrung Tibetan Oral Traditions and Culture. By G.yu lha, text editing by G Roche, CK Stuart, and T Thurston, image editing by E McKinlay, 2012. click here for PDF [62 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 12 Silence in the Valley of Songs: Work Songs from Sman shod Valley. Zla ba sgrol ma, 2012. click here for PDF [28 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 11 A Mang rdzong Tibetan Life. By Nangchukja, 2011. click here for PDF [72 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 10 Edited by Charles Kevin Stuart, Gerald Roche, Tshe dbang rdo rje, Timothy Thurston, Rin chen rdo rje, 2011. click here for PDF [122 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 9 A Ngawa Tibetn Nomad Childhood. By Rin chen rdo rje, 2011. click here for PDF [26 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 8 Mongghulni Jilaguni Da Adal. [Mongghul Memories and Lives]. By Limusishiden (Li Dechun 李得春) with Charles Kevin Stuart, 2010. click here for PDF [4.5 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 7 Passions and Colored Sleeves: Mongghul Lives in Eastern Tibet. By Limusishiden (Li Dechun 李得春) and Lu Wanfang, 2010. click here for PDF [107 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 6 Edited by Charles Kevin Stuart, Gerald Roche, Tshe dbang rdo rje, Timothy Thurston and Rin chen rdo rje, 2010 click here for PDF [96 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 5 Tibetan Girl's Hair Changing Ritual, Xining City: Plateau Publications By Tshe dpal rdo rje, with Rin chen rdo rje, G Roche, and CK Stuart, 2009 click here for PDF [12 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 4 Namzi Tibetan Songs, Engagement Chants, and Flute Music, Xining City: Plateau Publications By Libu Lakhi (Li Jianfu, Dawa Tenzin) with Qi Huimin, Charles Kevin Stuart and Gerald Roche, 2010 click here for PDF [6.3 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 3 Deity Men: Reb Gong Tibetan Trance Mediums in Transition, Xining City: Plateau Publications By Snying bo rgyal and R Solomon Rino, 2009 click here for PDF [15 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 2B China's Namzi Tibetans: Life, Language and Folklore. Volume Two, Xining City: Plateau Publications By Libu Lakhi (Li Jianfu, Dawa Tenzin) with Tsering Bum and Charles Kevin Stuart, 2009 click here for PDF [6.2 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 2A China's Namzi Tibetans: Life, Language and Folklore. Volume Two, Xining City: Plateau Publications By Libu Lakhi (Li Jianfu, Dawa Tenzin) with Tsering Bum and Charles Kevin Stuart, 2009 click here for PDF [3.1 MB] |
| Asian Highland Perspectives, Volume 1 By Charles Kevin Stuart, Gerald Roche, Tshe dbang rdo rje, 2009 click here for PDF [20 MB] |
| Bhutan: Aspects of Culture and Development Edited by Michael Aris & Michael Hutt, 1994, Kiscadale Asia Research Series No. 5. Scanned book (216 pages) click here for PDF [8.6 MB] |
| Colloquial Nepali By G.G. Rogers, first Published in 1950, Calcutta Scanned manuscript (66 pages) click here for PDF [4.7 MB] |
| Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1959 click here for PDF [181 kb] |
| Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1962 click here for PDF [232 kb] |
| Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1990 click here for PDF [220 kb] |
| Constitution (Interim) of Nepal, 2007 click here for PDF [743 kb] |
| Constitution (Interim) of Nepal (as amended by the 1st to the 6th amendments), 2007 click here for PDF [3.8 MB] |
| Constitution (Interim) of Nepal (7th amendment in Nepali), 2007 click here for PDF [3.2 MB] |
| Consultations with Himalayan Gods: A Study of Oracular Religion and Alternative Values in Hindu Jumla By J. Gabriel Campbell, Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Philosophy, Columbua University 1978 (544 pages) click here for PDF [92.2 MB] |
| Deity Men: Reb Gong Tibetan Trance Mediums in Transition By Snying bo rgyal and R Solomon Rino, 2009. Asian Highlands Perspectives, Volume 3. Xining City: Plateau Publications. click here for PDF [15.4 MB] |
| Designing for Equality (in Nepali) By Stina Larserud and Rita Taphorn, 2007. click here for PDF [1.3 MB] |
| Documentation of Indigenous Knowledge, Skill and Practices of Kirata Nationalities with Special Focus on Biological Resources By Kamal Maden, Ramjee Kongren and Tanka Maya Limbu, 2009. click here for PDF [2.6 MB] |
| Education in Nepal: Report of the Nepal National Education Planning Commission Bureau of Publications, College of Education, Kathmandu, 1956. click here for PDF [42 MB] |
| Electoral System Handbook (in Nepali) Lead Authors: Andrew Reynolds, Ben Reilly, Andrew Ellis, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Asistance and Rural Development Foundation, 2007. click here for PDF [2.2 MB] |
| Focused Mission: Not So Limited Duration: Identifying lessons from the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) By Teresa Whitfield, Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University, February 2010. click here for PDF [715 kb] |
| A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English / Nepali Lead Authors: Jill Cottrell (English) & Surya Dhungel (Nepali); Special Task Force: Kedar Bhattarai, K.B. Maharjan, Pramilla Gurung, Sristi Vaidya, Ram P. Humagai, 2007. click here for PDF [422 kb] |
| Government of Nepal Act, 1948 click here for PDF [156 kb] |
| Historical Records of the Survey of India, Volume 1, 1945 click here for PDF [30 MB] |
| Historical Records of the Survey of India, Volume 2, 1950 click here for PDF [32 MB] |
| Historical Records of the Survey of India, Volume 3, 1954 click here for PDF [44 MB] |
| Historical Records of the Survey of India, Volume 4, 1958 click here for PDF [41 MB] |
| Historical Records of the Survey of India, Volume 5, 1968 click here for PDF [47 MB] |
| The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal in a nutshell with some comparative traces of foreign history, Book 1 By D.B. Shrestha and C.B Singh, Printed at HMG Press, Kathmandu, 1972. (146 pages) click here for PDF [2.5 MB] |
| Integration Of Women In Development: The Case Of Nepal By Puskar Raj Reejal, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume I, Part 5 (212 pages) click here for PDF [11 MB] |
| Indigenous Knowledge and Practices on Medicinal Plants among the Tharu Community in Eastern Nepal By Pramila Gachhadar (18 pages) click here for PDF [90kb] |
| Institutions Concerning Women In Nepal By Bina Pradhan, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume I, Part 3, May 1979 (first printing) (163 pages) click here for PDF [12.2 MB] |
| The bKa' gdams pa School of Tibetan Buddhism By Gianpaolo Vetturini, revised PhD Dissertation, SOAS, 2007. (628 pages) click here for PDF [3.3 MB] |
| Keys to Dicot Genera in Nepal: Part I (Polypetalae) By His Majesty's Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1967. (134 pages) click here for PDF [1.5 MB] |
| The Kham Magar Women Of Thabang By Augusta Molnar, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 2 (245 pages) click here for PDF [22.6 MB] |
| Las Gafas de Bulu: Autobiografia de una mujer brahmin por el laberinto del mandala By Bulu Sharma, Traducción de Mukta Shrestha, Edición de Carlos Alba (214 pages) click here for PDF [1.4 MB] |
| Learning to Write Tibetan By Don grub This book is primarily for Tibetan students and is widely used in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, Haidong Region, Qinghai Province, PR China. (97 pages) click here for PDF [4.5 MB] |
| Les Revenants de L'Au Delà dans le monde Tibétain: Sources littéraires et tradition vivante By Françoise Pommaret, Centre Régional de Publication de Paris, Éditions du CNRS, 1989 ISBN 2-222-04303-4 (115 pages) click here for PDF [17.1 MB] |
| Life and Writings of Prithvinarayan Shah By Leelanatheshwar Sharma Baral, 1964 Unpublished PhD dissertation, University of London, (355 pages) click here for PDF [16 MB] |
| The Maithili Women Of Sirsia By Meena Acharya, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 1, 1981 (first printing) (285 pages) click here for PDF [39.9 MB] |
| The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier By Louis M. J. Schram, C.I.C.M, with an Introduction by Owen Lattimore, 1954-1961, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 2006 edition edited by Charles Kevin Stuart. Scanned book (695 pages) click here for PDF [6.3 MB] |
| National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) - An Introduction Published by NFDIN, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2003. click here for PDF [6.6 MB] |
| Nepal Himalaya By H.W. Tilman, 1952, Cambridge University Press. Scanned book (315 pages) click here for PDF [7.0 MB] |
| The Nepal Interim Government Act, 1951 click here for PDF [451 kb] |
| Nepal in Transition: A Study on the State of Democracy Krishna Hachhethu with Sanjay Kumar and Jiwan Subedi, DSA/Nepal Chapter and International IDEA Kathmandu, Nepal, January 2008. click here for PDF [895 kb] |
| Nepal Rural Household Survey: 8 Villages Asian Regional Team for Employment Promotion (ARTEP), Bangkok, 1976. click here for PDF [68 MB] |
| The Newar Women Of Bulu By Bina Pradhan, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 6, 1981 (first printing) (272 pages) click here for PDF [21.5 MB] |
| The Newars of Nepal By Gopal Singh Nepali, PhD dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Bombay, 1959 (877 pages) click here for PDF [542 MB] |
| The Parbatiya Women Of Bakundol By Lynn Bennett, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 7, 1981 (first printing) (336 pages) click here for PDF [48.5 MB] |
| The Rural Women Of Nepal: An Aggregate Analysis And Summary Of 8 Village Studies By Meena Acharya & Lynn Bennett, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 9, 1981 (first printing) (483 pages) click here for PDF [52.7 MB] |
| Saints and Householders: A Study of Hindu Ritual and Myth Among the Kangra Rajputs J. Gabriel Campbell, Bibliotheca Himalayica, Series III, Volume 6, Ratna Pustak Bhandar, Kathmandu, 1976. click here for PDF [71 MB] |
| The Sherpa and the Snowman by Charles Stonor, Hollis & Carter, 1955. (272 pages) click here for PDF [7.0 MB] |
| The Sikkim Code, Volume 1, First Edition Sikkim Acts (1975-1982), Law Department, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok Scanned manuscript (594 pages) click here for PDF [4.8 MB] |
| Sikkim Debt Law of 1910 Scanned manuscript (11 pages) click here for PDF [1.6 MB] |
| A Shorter English-Nepali Dictionary By Major T. Warren, first Published in 1944, Abbottabad Scanned manuscript (81 pages) click here for PDF [4.1 MB] |
| Statistical Profile of Nepalese Women: A Critical Review By Meena Acharya, The Status of Women In Nepal Volume I, Part I, May 1979 (first printing) (119 pages) click here for PDF [13.9 MB] |
| The Tharu Women Of Sukhrwar By Drone Rajaure, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 3, 1981 (first printing) (180 pages) click here for PDF [33.1 MB] |
| Tibetan-English Folktales Edited by Tshe dbang rdo rje, Allie Thomas, Kevin Stuart, dPal ldan bKra shis and 'Gyur med rgya mtsho An illustrated bilingual (English and Tibetan) lower intermediate level textbook consists of 65 lessons, (281 pages) click here for PDF [3.8 MB] |
| Tibetan-English-Tibetan Dictionary By Huadan Zhaxi, Kevin Stuart, Rinchen Dorji, Gesang Norbu, Dorji Zhaxi, Rinchen Khar, Gongbu Caireng, and Sandra Benson, 2007. click here for PDF [2.1 MB] |
| Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival By Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982. click here for PDF [6.48 MB] |
| Where the gods are mountains: Three years among the people of the Himalayas By René de Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Published 1957 by Reynal in New York. (280 pages) click here for PDF [5.2 MB] |
| The Women Of Baragaon By Sidney Schuler, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 5, 1981 (first printing) (185 pages) click here for PDF [33.9 MB] |
| The Yakha: Culture, Environment and Development in East Nepal By Andrew Russell, PhD Thesis, University of Oxford, Wolfson College, Trinity Term 1992 (432 pages) click here for PDF [24 MB] |
