Ramesh Dhungel (Tribhuvan University / Columbia University)

updated: 9/13/98

Ramesh K. Dhungel
Associate Professor
Research Centre for Nepal & Asian Studies
Tribhuvan University
Post Box Number 3757
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, NEPAL

phones: 977/1-331-740 (office)
        977/1-471-524 (residence)
fax:    977/1-331-184
email:  cnastu@htp.com.np

Description of work:

Areas of research and teaching interest in general:
culture and society, history and archaeology of Nepal, Tibet and the 
Himalayan region.

Specialized interests for research and teaching:
Tibet and Himalayan studies (political history, arts and cultures), 
economic and social history of Nepal, numismatics and religion/religions 
of South Asia, archival study and historical and cultural preservation in 
Nepal.

Languages of interest and research:
Nepali, Newari, Hindi, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Pali.

Monographs:

Economic History and Numismatics of Ancient Nepal

The History of Lo-bo (Man.than) Kingdom (a medieval Tibetan kingdom of 
Nepal)

The Economic History of Medieval Kathmandu Valley