MANDALA BOOK POINT
is a central meeting point among scholars, researchers,
academicians, historians, anthropologists, and tourists visiting Nepal.
The shop has more than 12,000 titles of different subjects ranging from
Childrens' books to Academic books. This book shop has a wide range
of books on Anthropology &
Sociology, History & Culture, Gender & Politics,
Art & Architectures, Police & Millitary Science, Carpets & Textiles,
Mountaineering, Trekking books & maps, Wildlife
& Environment science, Language & Literature, Yoga & Ayurvedic, Sport
& Health, Fiction & Non-fiction Paperbacks, Lonely Planet and Others
Guide books at the show room at Kantipath which opens from 10:00 AM-8:00
PM except Saturdays (10:30 AM-5:00 PM).
LOCATION
MANDALA BOOK POINT is prominently located at Kantipath in the heart
of Kathmandu, Nepal.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of MANDALA BOOK POINT is to acquaint its readers
with the culture religion of the entire Himalayan belt extending in
the West from Karakoram to Bhutan in the East including Nepal and to
protect and preserve the Himalayan heritage through the medium of books.
JOURNAL
Since 1996, MANDALA BOOK POINT has started publishing SINHAS
Journal (Studies in the History and Society of Nepal). The fifteenth
issue of Journal i.e. Vol. 8 No. 1 is due on June 2003. The SINHAS Webpage
is http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~deschene/sinhas/index.html
Since last few years Mandala has started its publications. All publications
are academic books relating to Anthropology, Sociology, Politics, Culture,
Religion. One of the monumental Mandala reprint is "Nepal Mandala" by
Mary Slusser in two volumes (Vol. I: Text. 492 pages Vol. II: plates:
9 maps, 29 figures, 599 b/w photographs). This book was published in
an arrangement with Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey,
U.S.A.
MANDALA PUBLICATIONS
Anthropology,
Sociology and Culture
Anthropology of Nepal:
Peoples, Problems and Processes. Edt Michael Allen.
Ensnared by AIDS: Cultural
Contexts of HIV/AIDS in Nepal. David K Beine. ISBN 99933-10-18-2
Ethnic Groups of Nepal
and Their Ways of Living. D. B. Shrestha & C B Singh
Food, Ritual and Society:
A Study of Social Structure and Food Symbolism among the Newars.
Per Lodwin.
Nepal Mandala: A Cultural
Study of the Kathmandu Valley, 2 Volumes Set. Mary Shepard Slusser.
Origins and Migrations:
Kinship, Mythology and Ethnic Identity among the Mewahang Rai of
East Nepal. Martin Gaenszle. ISBN 99933-10-08-5
Pokhara: Biography of
Town. Jagannath Adhikari & David Seddon. ISBN 99933-10-14-X
The Cult of Kumari: Virgin
Worship in Nepal. Michael Allen.
The Newars: An Ethno-Sociological
Study of a Himalayan Community. Gopal Singh Nepali
Tunsuriban: Shamanism
in the Chepang of Southern and Central Nepal. Diana Riboli. ISBN
99933-10-05-0
Buddhism
Civilized Shamans: Buddhism
in Tibetan Societies. Geoffrey Samuel.
Dictionary
Dictionary of Nepalese
Plant Names. Keshab Shrestha
Limbu - English Dictionary
of the Mewa Khola Dialect with English - Limbu Index. Boyd Michailovsky.
ISBN 99933-10-17-4
Development Studies
Hidden Wealth: The Survival
Strategy of Foraging Farmers in the Upper Arun Valley, eastern Nepal.
Ephrosine Daniggelis. ISBN 99933-10-09-3
Policies, Plans and People:
Foreign Aid and health Development. Judith Justice.
French Language
Contes et legendes de
la vallee de Kathmandu Nepal. Kesar Lall.
Jhankri: Cha mane de l'Himalaya.
Eric Chazot.
Gender Studies
Dangerous Wives and Sacred
Sisters: Social and Symbolic Roles of High-Caste Women in Nepal.
Lynn Bennett. ISBN 0-231-04664-2
On the Ethos of Hindu
Women: Issues, Taboos and forms of Expression. Vivienne Kondos.
ISBN 99933-10-21-2
Literature
A Leaf in a Begging Bowl.
Ramesh Vikal. ISBN 99933-10-04-9
Chasing Dreams. Abhi Subedi
Tales of Turquoise: A
Pilgrimage in Dolpo. Corneille Jest
Twist and Turns: A Pick
of Durga Lal Shrestha's Poems. Durga Lal Shrestha. ISBN 99933-10-03-7
Politics
Party Building in Nepal:
Organization, Leadership and People. Krishna Hachhethu. ISBN 99933-10-13-1
People, Politics and Ideology:
Democracy and Social Change in Nepal. Martin Hoftun, William Raeper
& John Whelpton. ISBN 99933-10-01-3
Shamanism
Civilized Shamans: Buddhism
in Tibetan Societies. Geoffrey Samuel
Jhankri: Cha mane de l'Himalaya
(French). Eric Chazot
The Rulings of the Night:
An Ethnography of Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts. Gregory G Maskarinec
Travelogue
Ekai Kawaguchi: The Trespassing
Insider. Abhi Subedi. ISBN 99933-10-02-5
In the Land of Heart's
Desire: Reflections of a Western Grandmother in Nepal. Susan Hoivik.
ISBN 99933-10-19-0
Kamaiya: Slavery and Freedom.
Peter Lowe. ISBN 99933-10-11-5
Kids of Khumbu: Sherpa
Youth on the Modernity Trail. Kurt Luger. ISBN 99933-10-06-9
Pioneer Nepali Students
in Japan: A Century Ago. Harendra B Baruwa. ISBN 99933-10-16-6
The Throne of Stone: A
Reconstructed Village Version of the Pre-Dawn of the Gorkha Dynasty
1479-1559. J P Cross. ISBN 99933-10-07-7
Triumph on Everest: A
Tribute from the Sherpas of Nepal. Edited Ang Rita Sherpa & Susan
Hoivik. ISBN 99933-10-22-0
Vanishing Tracks: Four
Years among the Snow Leopards of Nepal. Darla Hillard. ISBN 99933-10-15-8
Trekking
The Gauri Shankar Trekking
Area (Including Rolwaling). Patricia East, Susan Hoivik, Max Petrik,
Sara Shneiderman & Mark Turin. ISBN 99933-10-20-4
Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's
Guide. Stephen Bezruchka. ISBN 99933-10-10-7
Tibet
Civilized Shamans: Buddhism
in Tibetan Societies. Geoffrey Samuel
Introduction to the Studies
of Tibetan Medical Sources. Natalia D Bolsokhoyeva
The Arrow and the Spindle:
Studies in History, Myths, Rituals and Beliefs in Tibet. Samten
G Karmey
Shiva Ratri - Feb 23, 2009 Ghode Jatra - March 26, 2009 Ram Navami - April 03, 2009 Nepali New year - April 14, 2009 Buddha Jayanti - May 09, 2009 Janai Purnima - Aug 05, 2009 Gai Jatra - Aug 06, 2009 Krishna Janmastami - Aug 13, 2009 Dashin - Sep 19 - Oct 3, 2009 Tihar - Oct 17, 2009 Mani Rimdu - Nov 2, 2009
