A Concise Geography of Nepal

About the Book A Concise Geography of Nepal written by Dr. Vinod Prasad Shrestha tries to give a short and comprehensive account on various aspects of Geography of Nepal. The book covers a wide range of topics related to physical aspects and socio-economic development with subsequent environmental implications. The writer has made an attempt to deal with various aspects of Nepalese Geography in a simple, short and comprehensive way. It is hoped that the book will remain a source of information for students, teachers, policy makers, amateur readers and those who want to know Nepal from geographical perspective.

About the Author Dr. Vinod Prasad Shrestha was born in Tansen, Palpa, Nepal. He did his schooling from Janata Vidhalaya High School, a local public school in Tansen. He did his L.A. and B.A. from Tri-Chandra College, Kathmandu. Later he topped M.A. with first division first position in Geography from Tribhuvan University in 1970. He holds a Ph.D. Degree from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi in 1988.

Dr. Shrestha joined Tribhuvan Degree College as Lecturer in Geography in 1971 in Tansen, Palpa and later he joined Tribhuvan University service as Lecturer in 1973. He was promoted to the post of Reader (Associate Professor) in 1986 and Professor of Geography at Tribhuvan University in 1998. He served as Chief Adviser to National Planning Commission from 1995 to 1996. He also served as the Principal of Birendra Military College at Sallaghari, Bhaktapur from 1998 to 2005. Currently he is engaged in research works and consultancy. Dr. Shrestha is decorated with several awards and me.

Preface A Concise Geography of Nepal tries to give a short and comprehensive account on various aspects of Nepalese geography. The book covers a wide range of topics related to physical aspects (physiography, climate, rivers and lakes, vegetation, soil and natural resources etc.) and socio-economic development (population, agriculture, industries, transportation. trade etc.) with subsequent environmental implications.

It is but natural that planners and policy makers should be aware of the country's geographical realities while adopting pragmatic policies and judicious allocation and effective mobilization of resources to achieve sustainable development in the country. In this context, I have made an attempt to deal with various aspects of Nepalese Geography in a short and comprehensive manner so that it remains a source of information for students, teachers, policy makers, amateur readers and those who want to know Nepal from geographical perspective.

I would like to acknowledge my heartfelt thanks to the late Dr. Mahesh Chandra Regmi, a great scholar of Nepal, who inspired me to write a comprehensive geography of Nepal particularly for non-geographers. I would also like to express my thanks to scholars, friends and colleagues and my brother Prof. Ananda Shrestha who helped me in various ways in the publication of this book.

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