BOOK REVIEW: History beyond the palace walls

‘Sandhikal’ argues that Nepal’s transformation was driven not only by political upheaval but also by shifts in media, culture and public imagination.

Almost always, we are taught to analyse Nepal’s history in isolation, detached from broader regional and global transformation. In ‘Sandhikal’, historical sociologist Lokranjan Parajuli challenges this perspective. He presents Nepal as a site of movement and collision of ideas, power, rebellion and historical contingencies.