SHASTRARTHA (Saturday) 2007
6 January 2007 /22 Poush 2063 (Time: 3 pm)
Topic: Development and Planning in New Nepal
Analysts: Dr. Shanker Sharma and Umakanta Silwal
13 January 2007
Topic: Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology
Analyst: Dr. Krishna Bahadur Bhattachan
Speakers: Bicram Rijal and Prakash Luitel
20 January 2007
Farmer's Right in the Context of WTO
Puspa Sharma, Pro Public and Kamlesh Adhikari, SAWTEE
2 June 2007
Topic: Ethnomusicology
Pundits: Anne Marie Stirr, PhD Candidate, Columbia University
9 June 2007
Transparency of Foreign Aid in Nepal
Krishna Gyawali, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance; Lal Shanker Ghimire, Under Secretary, MoF;Foreign Aid Coordination Division and Laxman Acharya, Independent Researcher
16 June 2007
Federalism: What are the possible models for Nepal?
Malla K Sunder , President-Newars National Forum and Shyam Shrestha, Editor-Mulyankan Monthly
23 June 2007
Environmentalism
Vibek Raj Maurya, Himal Khabarpartrika and Anil Raut, Independent Researcher
30 June 2007
Sexual Identities
Sunil Pant on Sexual Identities and rights in Nepal and Pabitra Benjamin on Sexual Identities and Culture within North American Communities
7 July 2007
Communism
C.P. Gajurel, CPN (Maoist) and Bishnu B. Manandhar (Senior Communist Leader)
4 Aug 2007
Buddhism
Dr. Naresh Man Bajracharya, Head, Central Department of Buddhist Studies, TU and
Mr. Narayan Prasad Rijal, Central Department of Physics, TU.
11 Aug 2007
Electoral System
Surya Prasad Shrestha, Former Chief Election Commissioner & Nil Kantha Upreti, Election Commissioner.
18 Aug 2007
Rural Tourism.
Dr. Rudra Upadhyaya (TU) and Lila Baniya (Tourism Board) .
25 Aug 2007
Sustainable Development .
Arjun Dhakal, NEFEJ.
1 Sep 2007
Humanism.
Rabindra Bhattarai and Uttam Niraula, SOCH Nepal .
8 Sep 2007
Socialism.
Pradip Giri, Political Thinker.
22 Sep 2007
Peace Building and Conflict Management
Dr. Purna Kant Adhikary & Mr. Bhasker Kafle
6 Oct 2007
Romanticism
Dr. D.P. Bhandari