<p>The article attempts to compile ethnobotanical information on the vegetation of the Palpa area in Nepal. It is based in the field study carried out between January and July, 1984. The article briefly describes the topography and climate of the area. The natural vegetation consists of sub-tropical to temperate types characterized by dominance of Shorea robusta, Schima castanopsis, Pinus roxburghii, Laurels, Rhododendrons, and other mixed broad-leaved deciduous species. The article includes a list of flora found along with their uses. The study indicates that the Magars (60% of the population in study area Palpa) or the rural people of the Palpa area have developed a close acquaintance with the local flora to meet daily needs like medicine, food, fodder, and fertilizer. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-31)</p>
<p>This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of Adrian Server, <em>Nepal Under the Ranas</em>.</p>
<p>This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of J. P. Cross, <em>The Throne of Stone</em>.</p>
<p>This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of Desmond Doig, <em>My Kind of Kathmandu</em>.</p>
<p>This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of D. N. S. Dhakal and Christopher Strawn, <em>Bhutan: A Movement in Exile</em>.</p>
<p>This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of Dinesh Bhattarai and Pradip Khatiwada, <em>Nepal-India: Democracy in the Making of Mutual Trust</em>.</p>
<p>This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of Gopal Chitrakar, <em>People Power</em>.</p>
<p>This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of Gunanidhi Sharma, Nav R. Kanel, and Neelam Kumar Sharma, eds., <em>Nepal: Missing Elements in the Development Thinking</em>.</p>
<p>This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of Krishna Hachhethu, <em>Party Building in Nepal: Organization, Leadership, and People</em>.</p>
<p>This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of Padma Prakash Shrestha (ed.), <em>Nepal Rediscovered</em>.</p>
<p>This is a review by Ananda P. Shrestha of Promode Shamshere Rana, <em>Rana Intrigues</em>.</p>
<p>The article discusses the socioeconomic changes, such as women's autonomy and the timing of the first birth, in a semi-urban community in Nepal. Based upon theoretical and empirical studies, the author argues that social transformation which encourages quicker intimacy between spouses is an important factor in the explanation of temporal changes in the interval between marriage and first birth. The analysis of the first birth interval revealed that this interval has been declining among the Newar women of Kirtipur. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2006-10-28)</p>
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