Books on Nepami society and their language – Nepal Bhasa

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People

  • Caravan to Lhasa – A Merchant of Kathmandu in Traditional Tibet by Kamal Ratna Tuladhar (2011). Kathmandu: Lijala & Tisa
  • Letter from A Lhasa Merchant to His Wife by Chittadhar ‘Hridaya’ Translated by Keshar Lall from Nepal Bhasa (2002). New Delhi: Robin Books
  • Syamukapu – The Lhasa Newars of Kalimpong and Kathmandu by D. S. Kansakar Hiker (2005). Kathmandu: Vajra Book Shop
  • Some Memorable Lives of Nepal by Harischandra Lal Singh. Lalitpur: Mrs. Shavitri Singh
  • The Newar Merchants in Lhasa by Keshar Lall (2007). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar

Short Stories

  • Nepal Bhasa Short Stories of Chittadhar Hriday Translated by Tej R. Kansakar (AD 1977 / NS 1098). Yen (Kathmandu): Nepal Bhasa Parishad.
  • Falk Tales from the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal
  • Black rice and other stories by Kesar Lall (1993). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
  • The Queen’s Temple and other Tales by Keshar Lall (1994). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
  • An Encounter with the Yeti and Other Stories by Keshar Lall (1991). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
  • Black rice and other stories by Kesar Lall (1993). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
  • The Queen’s Temple and other Tales by Keshar Lall (1994). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
  • An Encounter with the Yeti and Other Stories by Keshar Lall (1991). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
  • The Story of Bungadyo by Keshar Lall (1993). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
  • Proverbs and Sayings from Nepal by Keshar Lall (1994). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
  • Tales of Three Brothers by Keshar Lall (1994). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
  • The Fallen Kite and Other Stories by Laxman Rajbanshi (2007). Kathmandu: Siddhartha Vanasthali Institute
  • Contemporary Writing in Nepal Bhasa by Bhusan P. Shrestha and Prem Shanti Tuladhar (2007). Kathmandu: The Foundation for Literature
  • Food, Ritual and Society – A Study of Social Structure and Food Symbolism among the Newars by Per Lowdin (1998). Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point