CONTENTS
Editorial Note
SINHAS IS 25!
Pages 1–2
Special Theme: Nepal Geographies
Guest edited by
Elsie Lewison, Galen Murton, Dinesh Paudel and Katharine Rankin
Articles
Elsie Lewison, Galen Murton, Dinesh Paudel and Katharine Rankin
Introduction: Nepal Geographies
Pages 3–14
Elsie Lewison and Galen Murton
Geographical Scholarship in Nepal: Sustainability, Infrastructure, Disaster and Power
Pages 15–58
Motilal Ghimire
Landscape Characteristics and Cultural Processes in the Siwalik Hills: A Geographical Perspective
Pages 59–109
Sierra Gladfelter
Displacing Disasters: The Politics of Localized Struggles to (Re)position River Training Infrastructure and (Re)distribute Vulnerability along Nepal’s Lower Karnali Riverbanks
Pages 111–142
Nadine Plachta
Narrating Disasters: The Complexities of Citizenship and Belonging in Times of Crisis
Pages 143–174
Commentaries
CK Lal
The Story of Birganj: The Emergence, Disruption and Continuity of Cities in the Madhes
Pages 175–207
Dinesh Paudel and Katharine Rankin
Decolonizing Development: An Agenda for Nepal Geographies
Pages 209–224
John Metz
Remembering P.P. Karan as Geographer, Scholar, Teacher, and Friend
Pages 225–232
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Lecture
Seira Tamang
Beyond Respectability to Demanding Respect: The Work of Meena Acharya
Pages 233–250
Review Essay
Prem Poddar
Darjeeling/Kalimpong: Rethinking Pasts and Futures
Pages 251–263
Book Reviews
Subarna L. Malla Singh. 2018. Girls’ School Education in Nepal: A Conundrum, reviewed by Abha Lal
Pages 265–267
Geoff Childs and Namgyal Choedup. 2019. From a Trickle to a Torrent: Education, Migration, and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal, reviewed by Khadga Narayan Shrestha
Pages 267–270
Ann Hunkins, trans. 2017. Voices in the Dark: A Century of Classic Nepali Short Stories about Women, reviewed by Maheshwar Giri and Suraj Subedi
Pages 270–273
Indra B. Rai. 2017. There’s a Carnival Today, reviewed by Naresh Neupane
Pages 274–276
