Nirala Nepal Series

A Series of Contemporary Writing

Annapurna & Stains of Blood
Life, travels writing on a page of snow
by Yuyutsu R. D. Sharma.
ISBN 81-8250- 012-5 2009. Hard pp.200. Rs.195.

The Yeti
Spirit of Himalayan Forest Shamans
by Dr. Larry G. Peters.
ISBN 81-85693-57-9 2004. Hard pp.128. Rs. 250.

Ode To Dreams
by Larry Peters
ISBN 81-8250- 024-9 2009 Hard pp.45 Rs. 150

Maoists in the Land of Buddha
An Analytical Study of the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal
by Prakash A. Raj
ISBN 81-85693-42-0 2004. Hard pp.210. Rs. 395.

Rana Rule in Nepal
by Shaphalya Amatya.
ISBN 81-85693-67-6 2004. Hard pp.408. Rs. 695.

Student, Politics & Democracy in Nepal, 1940-2008
by Meena Ojha.
ISBN 81-8250- 012-5 2011. Hard pp.431. Rs. 595.

The Pokhara Valley
A Traveler’s Guide
by L.B. Thapa.
ISBN 81-8250- 019-2 2009. Hard pp.45. Rs. 495.

Tourism in Nepal
Marketing Challenges
by Hari Prasad Shrestha.
ISBN 81-85693-69-2 2000. Hard pp.399. Rs. 495.

Ethnic Conflict in Bhutan
Political and Economic Dimensions
by Mathew Joseph C.
ISBN 81-85693-68-4 1999. Hard pp.251. Rs. 395.

Hindu-Buddhist Festival of Nepal
by Hemant Kumar Jha.
ISBN 81-85693-40-4 1996. Hard pp.117. Rs. 195.

Nepal
A Concise History of the Cultural Scenario of the Himalayan Kingdom
by Jagdish Shumsher Rana.
ISBN 81-85693-24-2 1993. Hard pp.242. Rs. 295.

Trance
Initiation and Psychotherapy Nepalese Shamanism
Essays on Tamang and Tibetan Shamanism
by Dr. Larry G. Peters.
ISBN 81-85693-79-X 2004. Hard pp.412. Rs. 595.

Folk Tales of Sherpa and Yeti
Collected by Shiva Dhakal
Adapted by Yuyutsu RD Sharma.
ISBN 81-8250-002-0 2009. Paper pp.125. Rs. 195.

Recent Nepal
An Analysis of Recent Democratic Upsurge and its Aftermath
by Laksman Bhadur K.C.
ISBN 81-85693-24-2 1993. Hard pp.242. Rs. 295.

Human Rights in Hindu Buddhist Traditions
by Lal Deosa Rai.
ISBN 81-85693-63-3 1995. Hard pp.188. Rs. 250.

Nepal: Missing Elements in Development Thinking
by Gunanidhi Sharma.
ISBN 81-85693-66-8 2000. Hard pp.282. Rs. 295.

The Nepala-Mahatmya of Sikanda Purana
Transalated by Dr. Jayaraj Acharya.

The Cultural Heritage of the Nepal-Terai
by Dr. Ram Dayal Rakesh

Folk Tales From Mithila

The Price of Heaven
Travel Stories from India and Nepal
by Evald Flisar.
Translated from Slovene
by the Author & Alan McConnel-Duff.
ISBN 81-8250- 020-6 2009. Paper pp.200. Rs. 195.

Tamang Shamans
An Ethnopsychiatric Study of Ecstasy and Healing in Nepal
by Dr Larry G. Peters.
ISBN 81-8250-009-5 2007. Paper pp.179. Rs. 295.

Ocean in a Drop
Yoga, Meditation and Life in the Himalayas
by Swami Chandresh.
ISBN 81-8250- 005-2 2006. Hard pp.348. Rs. 495.

The Gurkha Connection
A History of Gurkha Recruitment in the British Army
by Purushottam Baskota.
ISBN 81-85693-77-3 2009. Paper pp.221. Rs. 195.

Dolpo :The Hidden Paradise
A Journey to the Endangered Sanctuary of the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal
by Karna Sakya.
ISBN 81-85693-73-0 2006. Paper pp.246. Rs. 295.

Malla Coins of Medieval Nepal
by Jagdish Chandra Regmi
ISBN 81-85693-60-9 2009. Hard. Rs. 295.

The Dhimals: Miraculous Migrants of Himal
An Anthropological Study of a Nepalese Ethnic Group
by Rishikeshab Raj Regmi.
ISBN 81-8250-009-7 1991. Hard pp.269. Rs. 195.

The Gurungs: Thunder of Himal
A Cross-Cultural Study of a Nepalese Ethnic Group
by Murari P. Regmi
ISBN 81-85693-49-8 2002. Paper pp.238. Rs. 295.

The Gurkhas
A History of the Recruitment in the British Indian Army
by Kamal Raj Singh Rathaur.
ISBN 81-85693-85-4 2000. Paper pp.128. Rs. 195.

The Political Economy of Land,
Landlessness and Migration in Nepal

by Nanda R. Shrestha.
ISBN 81-85693-87-0 2001 Hard pp.309 Rs. 450

Mountain Dimensions
An Altitude Geographic Analysis
of Environment and Development of the Himalayas

by Ram Kumar Pandey.
ISBN 81-85693-43-9 1999. pp.260 Hard. Rs. 350.

Wildlife in Nepal
by Rishikesh Shaha & Richard M. Mitchell.
With Color Plates by Nanda Shumsher J.B. Rana.
ISBN 81-85693-31-5 2001. Paper pp.142. Rs. 250.

Making of Modern Nepal
A Study of History, Art and Culture of the Principalities of Western Nepal
by Ram Niwas Pandey.
ISBN 81-85693-37-4 1997. Hard pp.816. Rs. 795.

Politics and Development in Nepal: Some Issues
by Narayan Khadka.
ISBN 81-85693-21-8 1994. Hard pp.477. Rs. 450.

Art and Culture of Nepal
An Attempt towards Preservation
by Saphalya Amatya.
ISBN 81-85693-63-3 1999. Hard pp.282. Rs. 295.

Popular Deities, Emblems and Images of Nepal
by Dhruba Krishna Deep
ISBN 81-85693-39-0 2003 Paper pp.180 Rs. 150

Vishwarupa Mandir
A study of Changu Narayan, Nepal’s most Ancient Temple
by Jeff Lidke.
ISBN 81-85693-59-3 2000. Hard pp.213. Rs. 1495.

Religious Minorities in Nepal
An Analysis of the State of Buddhists & Muslims in the Himalayan Kingdom
by Mollica Dostider.
ISBN 81-85693-47-1 1996. Hard pp.213. Rs. 185.

Fire of Himal
An Anthropological Study of the Sherpas of the Nepal Himalayan Region
by Ramesh Raj Kunwar.
ISBN 81-85693-64-1 1999. paper pp.314. Rs. 295.

The Khasa Kingdom
A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Ages
by Surya Mani Adhikary.
ISBN 81-85693-50-1 1997. Paper pp.215. Rs. 250.

Bhutan: A Movement in Exile
by J.D.N.S. Dhakal & Christopher Strawn
ISBN 81-8250-001-2 2009. Paper pp.242. Rs. 395.

Encounter Wildlife in Nepal
by Karna Sakya.
ISBN 81-85693-38-2 1993. Hard pp.296. Rs. 495.

Nepal-India
Democracy in the Making of Mutual Trust
by Dinesh Bhattarai & Pradip Khatiwada.
ISBN 81-85693-36-6 1993. Hard pp.324. Rs. 295.

The Himalayan Mind
A Cross-cultural Nepalese Investigation
by Murari P Regmi.
ISBN 81-85693-29-3 1997. Hard pp.240. Rs. 250.

Kathmandu Patan & Bhaktapur
An Archaeological Anthropology of the Royal Cities of the Kathmandu Valley
by Rishikeshab Raj Regmi.
ISBN 81-85693-30-7 1997. Hard pp.111. Rs. 250.

A Glossary of Himalayan Buddhism
by Jagdish Chandra Regmi.
ISBN 81-85693-28-5 1994. Hard pp.212. Rs. 250.

Dr Larry Peters

Dr. Larry Peters is a world renowned scholar and initiated shaman in the Tibetan tradition. He was recipient of the Regent’s Fellowship at the University of California and a post-doctoral fellow of the National Institute of Mental Health.

Dr. Peters holds advanced degrees in both Anthropology and Psychology. He has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Nepal, China, Mongolia, and Siberia and is Research Associate of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies.

Dr. Peters has published extensively on shamanism, conducts workshops on Tibetan Shamanism in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and leads experiential Initiation Journeys to Nepal.

In 1999, his highly acclaimed book, Tamang Shamans: An Ethnopsychiatric Study of Ecstasy and Healing in Nepal appeared in the Nirala Series.

His second book, Trance, Initiation and Psychotherapy in Nepalese Shamanism: Essays on Tamang and Tibetan Shamanism was published in 2004 in the same series. His pioneering research, Yeti: Spirit of Himalayan Forest Shamans came a year after.

Dr. Peters is a professor of Anthropology and Psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Southern California. He was a Regents Fellow at the University of California and the recipient of an NIMH post-doctoral research grant at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute.

A former Board Member of the Association of Transpersonal Psychology and the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, Dr. Peters is a Field Research Fellow for the Foundation of Shamanic Studies, and a licensed psychotherapist in the State of California.

Dr. Peters leads experiential study groups to Nepal several times each year to learn about shamanism in its authentic context.

The author of five books and many dozen articles, Ode to Dreams is Dr. Peters’ favorite.