SOAS University of London

Post-Doc, South Asia

Other Affiliations: SOAS University of London, Law

Thesis Title: Constitutional Nationalism and Legal Exclusion in Nepal (1990-2007)

About

Forthcoming Conferences:
- 5-7 July 2012, National University of Singapore, 'Legal Histories of the British Empire'

Forthcoming SOAS Events:
- Friday 20 January, 6pm, SOAS KLT
Screening of 'Beauty and Brains' followed by Panel discussion
http://www.soas.ac.uk/southasianstudies/events/beauty-and-the-brains/20jan2012-beauty-and-brains.html

Past Conferences:
- 4-5 September 2011, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu -- British Academy workshop: The Creation of Public Meaning during Nepal's Democratic Transition -- British Academy Oversea Conference Grant
'The Media Coverage of the Drafting of Nepal’s 2007 Interim Constitution: An inquiry into representations of politico-institutional change and continuity'
http://martinchautari.org.np/component/k2/item/77.html
- 25 June 2011, LSE -- Persistent Conflict in the 21st Century; with Madurika Rasaratnam
- 11 May 2011, House of Commons, APPG on Human Rights, 6 pm, Committee Room 6
Panel discussion - The Constitution Conundrum: The Elusive Search for Justice in Nepal
- 11-13 April 2011, Southampton University BASAS 25th Anniversary Conference, 11 April, Keynote session, 6 pm, Lecture Theatre A-- 'Constituent Power, Identity Politics and Constitutional Expectations in Post-1990 Nepal'
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/assets/imported/transforms/peripheral-block/UsefulDownloads_Download/A82EC614BF5E46B097C70E4CE03479CF/BASASProgramme2011.pdf
-Elites, Mass Publics and the Political in South Asia - Political Studies Association, South Asia Specialist Group, LSE, New Academic Building, Room 2.14.
Wednesday 15 December 2010, 8:45 am-6 pm.
"Between Law and Politics: The Supreme Court's Power of Judicial Review in India and Nepal"
- Contemporary South Asia Seminar Series, QEH, University of Oxford, Thursday 18 November 2010, 2 pm, "On Rup and Sār: The Interplay of Symbols and Substance in Nepal’s Post-1990 Constitutional Developments"
http://www.southasia.ox.ac.uk/events/seminars/events/contemporary_south_asia_seminar6
- WG Hart Legal Workshop 2010, IALS London
Comparative Aspects on Constitutions: Theory and Practice, 29 June - 1 July 2010
“Constitutionalising Nepal’s Hindu Monarchy: Rationale and Impact (1990-2007)”
http://ials.sas.ac.uk/events/docs/WGH_Programme_2010-v15.pdf
- 2010 ASEN Conference, Nations and Charisma, LSE London, “The End of a National Monarchy: Nepal’s Recent Constitutional Transition from Hindu Kingdom to Secular Federal Republic”
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/ASENProgramme.pdf
- 2009 BASAS Conference, Edinburgh University, “Constitution-Making in 1990 Nepal: Elements of Continuity and Change”
http://www.csas.ed.ac.uk/events/conferences/british_association_for_south_asian_studies_conference
- 2009 IGSC East West Center, University of Hawaii, “Nepal’s Nationalistic Language Policy during the 1990 Constitutional Experience (1990-2007): Rationale and Impact on Identity Politics”
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/fileadmin/resources/education/e_docs/8th_IGSC_Full_Program_-_final.pdf
- 2008 ASEN Conference, Nationalism East and West, LSE London, “Forging the Nepali Nation through Law: A Reflection of the Use of Western Legal Tools in a Himalayan Kingdom”
- 2007 MIDEA Workshop, Constitutionalism and Diversity in Nepal, CNAS Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, “The Rejection of the Minority Approach in the 1990 Constitution Making Experience: A Reflection on the Influence of Foreign Institutional Models”
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/midea/whats%20new/previous_events.html
- 2007 Martin Chautari Political Discussion Series, Kathmandu, “The Rise and Fall of the 1990 Constitution of Nepal”
http://www.martinchautari.org.np/politics_and_research_series_2007.html
- 2006, SASON Conference, Kathmandu, “Nepal: Hinduism and the State. An analysis of the category Hindu in the constitutional development of the Himalayan state”
- 2006 Nepal Study Day, SOAS London
http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/bnac/files_activities/study_days/nepal_study_day_17_march_06_late.pdf

Past Events:
- 31 October 2011, 9am-5pm, SOAS, BGLT
Workshop: Law & Conflict in Kashmir
Call for papers: http://www.soas.ac.uk/southasianstudies/events/law-and-conflict-in-kashmir/31oct2011-law-and-conflict-in-kashmir-.html- 13 June 2011, 5 pm, SOAS Room G51
Roundtable discussion organised by BNAC and UKCLG: Constitution Drafting, State Restructuring And The Peace Process In Nepal: What Next?
http://www.soas.ac.uk/southasianstudies/events/13jun2011-constitution-drafting-state-restructuring-and-the-peace-process-in-nepal-what-next.html
- 16 May 2011, 6:30 pm, London International Documentary Festival, 'Heroes and Heroines', F.Papini & D.Monti (documentary, Italy/Nepal 52 min)
http://www.lidf.co.uk/film/heroes-and-heroines/
- 11 May 2011, 6:00 pm, APPG Human Rights, House of Commons, with PBI http://www.nepalisamajuk.com/news/666-all-party-parliamentary-group-discusses-nepal-crisis.html
- 11 May 2011, 2:30 pm, SOAS, Room L67
Enforced Disappearances and State Accountability in Nepal
http://www.soas.ac.uk/southasianstudies/events/11may2011-enforced-disappearances-and-state-accountability-in-nepal.html
- 3 May 2011, 6 pm, SOAS, Room G2
BBC South Asian Language Service - What Future?
http://www.soas.ac.uk/southasianstudies/events/03may2011-bbc-south-asian-language-service---what-future.html RSVP necessary
- 18 April 2011, 6pm, SOAS, Room G2
The Radio in Nepal: Contemporary Debates
http://www.soas.ac.uk/southasianstudies/events/18apr2011-the-radio-in-nepal-contemporary-debates.html
- 9 March 2011, 5pm SOAS Brunei Gallery B102
Mirza Waheed in conversation with Kamila Shamsie
http://www.soas.ac.uk/southasianstudies/events/seminars/09mar2011-mirza-waheed-in-conversation-with-kamila-shamsie.html
- 8 March 2011, 6pm SOAS Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
Screening of FROZEN by Shivajee Chandrabhushan in collaboration with Satsang Productions
http://www.soas.ac.uk/southasianstudies/events/08mar2011-frozen.html

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