1st Edition

Selected Writings from Chandrika Parasmani Pradhan and early Indian Nepali Periodical Culture

Edited By Shradhanjali Tamang, Bhawana Theeng Tamang Copyright 2026
142 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

142 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

This volume focuses on select contributions made to the Nepali periodical Chandrika , published in Kurseong, Darjeeling, India, from 1918 to 1919. Edited by Paras Mani Pradhan, Chandrika is a significant work for understanding the development of the Nepali language and Nepali identity. This volume presents articles on the Nepali language, literature, education, and identity, along with... Read more

Part I: Select critical essays on Chandrika

1. Introduction

Shradhanjali Tamang and Bhawana Theeng Tamang

2. Chandrika in Nepali Literature

Kabita Lama

3. Parasmani Pradhan and Chandrika

Jas Yonjan Pyasi

Part II: Selected writings from Chandrika

4. Volume 1

5. Volume 2

Biography

Shradhanjali Tamang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Film Studies, Jadavpur University. Her PhD focused on the indigenous oral folk traditions in the Eastern Himalayas. She is also the Joint Coordinator of the Centre for Translation of Indian Literatures (CENTIL).

Bhawana Theeng Tamang is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Gurudas College, Kolkata, India. She has been working closely with the Centre for Translation of Indian Literatures (CENTIL), Jadavpur, since 2016. She is currently pursuing her PhD in the Department of English, Jadavpur University. Her areas of research include the Eastern Himalayas, Nepali Literature, and the formation of the Indian Nepali identity.