I venture to present a perspective on ‘crisis in the humanities’ from a location that may be considered ‘alternative’. I belong to an academic space that enjoys a fairly little reputation…

July-August 2000. A fresh MA graduate staying in Kirtipur saw a vacancy announcement for a Teaching Assistant position in Kathmandu University. Intrigued by the prospect, he traveled up to the…

Mr. Chairman, Dignitaries in the dais, dignitaries in the audience. I am one of those viruses Awashthi sir mentioned – the Kathmandu University virus, living about 40 kilometers away from…