Publications
List of Publications in English:
1. A Layman’s Views on Nepalese Art, June 20, 1957
Vasudha, Vol 1, No 3, December, 1957
2. The Present: An Appraisal
The Week-End, Vol 1, No 1, December 5, 1959
3. The Poems of Vijaya Malla: A Review
The Week-End, Vol 1, No 2, December 12, 1959
4. Palpasa: A Review
The Week-End, Vol 1, No 3, December 19, 1959
5. Introduction of a Writer
The Week-End, Vol 1, No 5, January 2, 1960
6. Symbolism in Modern Poetry, August, 1958
Padma Kanya College Magazine, Vol 1, No 1, October, 1960
7. The Structure of Meaning in Eliot’s The Waste Land, December, 1958
Light, Vol 3, No 1, August, 1961
8. On Appreciating Poetry, September 1, 1961
Public Science College Magazine, Vol 1, October, 1961
9. The Implications of Tragedy, March 6, 1963
Dyaurali, No 2, 1963
10. C. M. Maskey: Man and Artist, May, 1966
The Rising Nepal, June 26, 1966
11. After Alien Gods, June, 1966
The Rising Nepal, July 6, 1966
12. Life in a British University, September 23, 1966
Dyaurali, No 3, 1966
13. T. S. Eliot the Critic: A Note, Feburary 28, 1965
Ramjham, Feburary, 1967
14. Gitanjali as Nepali Poetry, May 8, 1967
Nepal Council of World Affairs Journal, June 11, 1967
15. Tribhuvan University Today and Tomorrow, June 2, 1967
The Rising Nepal, June 13, 1967
16. Review or Freakishness?
The Motherland, September 2, 1967
17. Kathmandu Your Kathmandu, October 9, 1967
The Rising Nepal, November 28-29, 1967
Also issued as a separate monograph
18. Aeschylus for the Beginner, July 17, 1967
Vasudha, Vol 11, No 2, Feburary, 1968
19. An Outsider at the Zoo, Janurary 30, 1968
Vasudha, Vol 11, No 3, March, 1968
20. The Precis of Right Philosophy: A Critique, Feburary 11, 1968
Ramjham, Vol 3, No 3, March, 1968
21. The Lure of English, August 8, 1968
Vasudha, Vol 11, No 9, August, 1968
22. An Intellectual in the Corridors of Power, October 4, 1968
Nepal Review, Vol 1, No 1, November, 1968
23. English at the Degree Level, October 30, 1968
The National Conference of College Teachers of English
Proceedings and Recommendations
24. The Importance of Being Critical, November 7, 1968
Vasudha, Vol 11, No 12, November, 1968
25. Three Years of The Rising Nepal, December 13, 1968
The Rising Nepal, December 15, 1968
26. Some Recent English Poetry
Presented at an Interdepartmental Seminar on Poetry, June 18, 1968, pp. 10, Handwritten Manuscript
27. Dom Moraes: Portrait of the Poet as a Father, January 24, 1969
Nepal Review, Vol 1, No 4, Feburary, 1969
28. How to Write an Obituary, March 16, 1969
Vasudha, Vol 13, No 5, April-May, 1969
29. Shree M. B. B. Shah or Mr Y. G. Krishnamurti? Anatomy of an Evaluation
Vasudha, Vol 13, No 7, June-July, 1969
30. Education: Road to Nowhere, September 20, 1969
Vasudha, Vol 13, No 11, October-November, 1969
31. The Prodigality of Dickens
A Paper Presented at a Seminar on Dickens Centenary, June 8, 1970, pp. 12, Typescript
32. Nepal in Transition: A Review, January 26, 1970
Ramjham, Vol 6, No 1, Feburary, 1970
33. Whither Tribhuvan University? January 17, 1970
Nepal Review, Vol 2, No 4, March, 1970
34. The Intellectual in Nepalese Society, March 3, 1970
Vasudha, Vol 14, No.s 5 & 6, April-May, May-June, 1970
35. The Royal Nepal Academy at the Crossroads, June 7, 1970
Vasudha, Vol 14, No 4, June-July, 1970
36. Language, in Nepal in Perspective,
edited by Pashupati Shumshere J. B. Rana and Kamal P. Malla Kathmandu: CEDA, 1973
37. Introduction, in Nepal in Perspective
38. The National Educational Plan: Some Problems of Implementation
Vasudha, Vol 15, No 8, October-November, 1975
39. English Teaching in Nepal: An Investigation
Education and Development Coronation Issue 1975
40. King Birendra of Nepal: A Short Biographical Sketch
Vasudha, Vol 15, No 6, January-Feburary, 1975
41. Reviewing a Review
May 2, 1975, pp. 6, Typescript
42. Linguistic Studies in Nepal, November 5, 1974
Seminar Papers in Linguistics INAS: Tribhuvan University, Feburary, 1976, pp. 1-14
43. Nepal: A Country Paper, November, 1976
Singapore: Asian Conference on Religion for Peace Proceedings
44. English Teaching in Tribhuvan University, April 23, 1976
Vasudha, Vol 16, No 1, January-Feburary, 1977
45. Is Shakespear Really Necessary?
Toran, Education Day, 1977, pp. 3-18
46. English in Nepalese Education
Vasudha, Vol 16, No 3, May-June, 1977
44. Traditional Grammars and Formal Grammar: Some Pedadogic Considerations, Janurary, 1972
Curriculum Development Quarterly, Vol 1, No 1, June, 1977
45. Structure and Style of the Research Report, October 8, 1977
Tribhuvan University Research Bulletin, Vol 7, No 3, Janurary, 1978, pp. 5-11
46. The Teaching of Contemporary English, June 7, 1977
The Window, Vol 2, No 1, March, 1979, pp. 1-12
47. Higher Education in the Sixth Five-year Plan: An Approach Paper
Rector’s Office: Tribhuvan University, March 1979, pp. 30, Mimeo
48. The Role of the Rector
Kathmandu: Tribhuvan University, April 8, 1979, pp. 37, Mimeo
49. Amrtananda’s Grammar A.D. 1831
Nepalese Linguistics I:1, November 1980, pp. 41-49
50. The Newars: An Essay on Ethnicity
1980, pp. 109+15, Typescript
51. Classical Newari Literature
Kathmandu: Nepal Study Centre, 1981, pp. 81+8, Mimeo
52. Linguistic Archaeology of the Nepal Valley: A Preliminary Report
Kailash 7, 1-2, 1981, pp. 5-26
53. Contemporary Newari: A Working Outline
Berkeley: University of California, 1981, pp. 100, Typescript
54. The Linguistic Society of Nepal
Presidential Address, LSN First Annual Conference, November 26, 1981
55. The Role of the Rector in Tribhuvan University Administration
Public Administration Journal 4:1, May, 1981, pp. 13-23
56. Classical Newari Literature
Rolamba 2:1, January-March, 1982, pp. 9-12
57. Classical Newari Literature
Kathmandu: Educational Enterprises, 1982, pp. 90+12
58. Hard Plan in a Soft State
Seminar 274 (New Delhi), June 1982, pp. 41-45
59. The Syntax and Semantics of Newari Verb Sequence
A Paper Presented at the Second Conference of LSN, November, 1982, pp. 8, Mimeo
60. River-names of the Nepal Valley: A Study in Cultural Annexation
Contributions to Nepalese Studies, Vol 10:1/2: November 16, 1982, pp. 57-68
61. The Relevance of Nepala Samvat
The New Year’s Day Souvenir, November, 1982, pp. 1-4
62. The Word Nepala in Licchavi Epigraphy
March 20, 1982, pp. 7, Typescript
63. The Structure of Tribhuvan University
Nepal Tribune 1:1, July-August, 1982, pp. 5-9
64. Four Documents Relating to a Family History
Rolamba 3:1, January-March 1983
65. Social History of the Newars
A Lecture delivered at the USIS, Kathmandu on Feburary 8, 1983
66. Nepal: Archaeology of the Word
Nepal Heritage Society Souvenir, 1983, pp. 33-39
67. Management of Higher Education in Nepal, August 30, 1983, pp. 26, Mimeo
delivered at Management for Development Seminar, September 5, 1983;
later published under the title “Crisis in Higher Education”, The Realm, October, 1983
68. Suppletive Causatives in Newari
A Paper Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Linguistic Society of Nepal, November 25, 1983, pp. 8
69. Impeccable Historiography in Nepal: A Rebuttal
Kathmandu: Nepal Study Centre, May, 1984
70. Some Problems of Newari Diachronic Syntax
A Paper Presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of LSN, November 26 1984
71. Preface to the Nepala Bhasa Bibliography, 1977 and 1984
Translated from Original Newari by Tej Ratna Kansakar
72. Review of Luciano Petech’s Medieval History of Nepal c. 750-1482, Rome: IsMEO, 1984
Contributions of Nepalese Studies 12:2, April 1985, pp. 121-135
73. Nepalavamsavali: A Complete Version of the Kaiser Vamsavali
Contributions of Nepalese Studies 12:2, April 1985, pp. 75-101
74. Introduction to the Gopalarajavamsavali
Appendices, Indices and Glossary, June 19, 1985
75. The Newari Language: A Working Outline
Tokyo: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, April, 1985
76. Folk Poetry as Social History
A Paper delivered at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Literary Association of Nepal, March 2, 1985, Two earliest dated Newari Poems transcribed and translated into English.
77. Epigraphy and Society in Ancient Nepal: A Critique of Regmi, 1983
Contributions of Nepalese Studies 13:1, December 1985, pp. 57-94
78. The Limits of Surface Archaeology: A Review of Mary Slusser’s Nepal Mandala
Contributions of Nepalese Studies 11:1, December 1985, pp. 125-133
79. The Profane Names of the Sacred Hillocks
A Paper Presented at the Sixth Annual Conference of the Linguistic Society of Nepal, November 26, 1985, Contribution to Nepalese Studies, Vol 23 No 1, Janurary 1996, pp. 1-9
80. Foreward to Janak Lal Vaidya’s Thesis
May 20, 1986
81. Higher Education in Nepal: Retrospect and Prospect
A Paper Presented at a Seminar on Management of Tibhuvan University, September 29, 1986
82. Asian Literatures in Translation: Prospects and Problems
A Keynote Address delivered at the International Workshop on Translation, River Kwai Village, Siam, November 16-18, 1986, pp. 13-26
83. Vestiges of Totemism in Newar Society, June 2, 1987, Stockholm Published in Siegfred Lienhard, Editor, Change and Continuity in the Nepalese Culture of the Kathmandu Valley, Published by CESMEO, Turin, 1996, pp.57-68.
84. Language and Ideology: Informal Notes of a Controversy
A Paper Presented at the Eighth Annual Conference of the Linguistic Society of Nepal, November 26, 1987, Handout with references.
85. To Borrow or not to Borrow: A Lexicographer’s Dilemma
A Paper Presented at the Ninth Annual Conference of the Linguistic Society of Nepal, November 26-27, 1988
86. Nepal: Prospectives on Continuity and Change
Introduction, pp. 1-14; Language and Society in Nepal, pp. 445-466, Kirtipur, Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, 1989
87. Comments on Kolver’s Contribution on “Some Examples of Syncretism in Nepal,”
Aspects of Nepalese Traditions, Edited by Bernhard Kolver (Stuttgart; Franz Steiner Verlag, 1992), pp. 222-226. Proceedings of a seminar held under the Auspices of Tribhuvan University and German Research Council, March, 1990
88. The Earliest Dated Document in Newari, AD 1114, The Palm-leaf From Uku-bahah, NS 235:
Kailash, Vol XVI, No 1-2, 1990, pp. 15-26
89. Bahunvada: Myth or Reality?
Himal, May/June, 1992, pp. 22-24.
90. The Nepal Mahatmaya: A Ninth Century Text or a Pious Fraud?
Contributions to Nepalese Studies, Vol XIX, No 1, January, 1992, pp. 145-158
91. Interview in The Independent July 8, 1992
92. Tibetan Thanka: A Layman’s Notes Tourism at Heritage Sites (PATA Conference Souvenir in collaboration with UNESCO and IUCN, September 21-23, 1992, pp. 21-24
93. Expansion of Higher Education: Some Substantive Issues
January 16, 1992 (Prepared For the National Education Commission)
94. The Waterline and Below
The Independent, June 9, 1993
95. State of Nepali Historography: Comments on T. R. Vaidya’s “Historography of Ancient and “ Medieval Nepal
Kirtipur, Central Department of History, October 12-13, 1993, pp. 17-20
96. Dhanavajra Vajracharya: A Tribute (In Collaboration with P. R. Sharma)
The Kathmandu Post, July 17, 1994
97. From Literature to Linguistics to Culture
Interview published in European Bulletin of Himalayan Studies, November 4, 1996, pp.37-52
98. Interview given to Face to Face
April-June 1997, No 11, pp. 12-15
99. Sagarmatha: The Linguistic Conquest of Mount Everest
Nepalese Linguistcs, Vol 15, November, 1998, pp. 19-28
100. Higher Education Project: Options for Using Balance Funds
December 2, 1998, Typescript, 10pp.
101. The Classical Newari Dictionary Project, 1986-1996, Problems and Proscpects in Lexicography in Nepal, Edited by Yogendra P. Yadava and Tej R. Kansakar, The Royal Nepal Academy, Kathmandu, 1998, pp. 104-111
102. The World Conference on Higher Education and Some Policy Issues in Higher Education in Nepal
A Paper Presented at The UNESCO/TU Seminar-Workshop, August 17-18, 1999, 10pp.
103. The Occupation of the Kathmandu Valley and its Fallout
Across, August-October, 1999, Vol 3, No 2, pp. 9-11
104. Nepal Higher Education Project: A Status Report
Tribhuvan University Bulletin, Special Isssue on Fortieth Anniversary Day, July 21, 1999, pp. 46-57
105. Education for the Disadvantaged
Janajati, Vol 1, No 1, 1999, pp.14-20.
106. Review of Lienhard’s Visvantara Jataka Scroll Painting (The Legend of Prince Visrantara)
INAP (In Newari to be translated)