Nepal The Years of Trouble 1877-1885 – Triratna Manandhar

TRI RATNA MANANDHAR did his M.A., and Ph.D. from Tribhuvan University, and got Post Graduate Diploma in Historical Studies from Cambridge University (UK). He is associated with Tribhuvan University for more than forty years (1967- 2008) in different capacities including Professor and Head of the Central Department of History, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Chairperson of Nepal Studies Subject Committee. He has actively participated and presented papers in numerous international conferences held in different countries of Asia, Europe, and America, and has authored twenty-one books on the history of Nepal. He also has published more than 180 articles in national and international journals and magazines. He was a member of Royal Nepal Academy (Prajna Sabha) and Academy Service Commission (1991-96), and Vice Chancellor of Lumbini Buddhist University (2010-14).
About The Book
The book is an indepth study of the nine-year period (1877- 85) termed as ” troubled years” in the history of modern Nepal. During these fateful years, the conspiratorial politics inside the Nepali court was at its climax, and Nepal’s relations with her neighbours were at their worst. The trend which developed during these critical years has far-reaching impact on the internal and external politics of Nepal throughout the Rana regime.
Based mainly on unpublished documents and papers- indigenous and foreign- the book is a rare piece of research, Thoroughly original and authoritative, it is a significant contribution to Nepali historiography.

Nepal The Years of Trouble 1877-1885 – Triratna Manandhar