Southasia Institute for History and Philosophy

21/07/2026

In his closing remarks at SiHP Foundation Day, Director Yogesh Raj outlines SiHP's academic vision as well as its commitment to approaching history and philosophy through long-term perspectives, interdisciplinary inquiries, and underscores the need to move beyond conventional colonial and nation-state frameworks.

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15 June 2026Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, NepalIn his closing remarks a...

19/06/2026

16/06/2026

As we marked SiHP Foundation Day yesterday, we were honored to host an inspiring discussion on promoting Southasian history and philosophy studies in Nepal. Our heartfelt thanks to our distinguished panelists, H.E. Dr. Danielle Meuwly, H.E. Mr. Abrar H. Hashmi, Hon. Ms. Reshu Aryal Dhungana and Dr. Uddhab Pyakurel, for their thoughtful insights.

To our faculty, collaborators, well-wishers and students, thank you for your continued support. We look forward to building on this momentum together in the days ahead.

27/05/2026

We are pleased to share that our Faculty Associate, Nischal Regmi, presented a research paper at the IFIP WG 9.4 2026 Conference held in Dhulikhel on 25 May 2026. The conference was jointly organised by the University of Agder and Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel.

The paper, titled “Ecology-Inspired Framework for Diversity with Application to Nepal’s ICT Sector,” was co-authored with Shailesh Pandey and will be published by Springer.

The study explores how ecological concepts of diversity can be adapted to analyze the evolution of the ICT sector. Drawing upon ecological diversity metrics and machine learning-tagged data, the paper proposes a framework for assessing digital ecosystems and demonstrates its application to Nepal’s ICT landscape. The research highlights how diversity-based analysis can contribute to policy thinking, while also raising broader questions about the relationship between technological development and socio-political transformation.

We congratulate Nischal Regmi and Shailesh Pandey on this important contribution to interdisciplinary research on technology and society.

05/04/2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Admissions Open for the SDC Inclusion Scholarship – MA in History & Philosophy (MAHP)

The SDC Inclusion Scholarship, offered by the Southasia Institute for History and Philosophy (SiHP) and supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) under the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, provides tuition fee support up to NPR 6,00,000 for Nepali students from historically marginalised and underrepresented communities to pursue the MA in History & Philosophy (MAHP) programme.

🗓 Extended Deadline: 17 April 2026
📝 Scholarship Registration:
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🔗 Apply for MAHP Programme & Details:
https://sihp.edu.np/programmes/mahp/
📌 Covers full tuition fees with possible stipend support based on need
📍 Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal
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02/04/2026

🎓 Lalitpur Scholarship – MA in History & Philosophy (MAHP)

The Lalitpur Scholarship, supported by Lalitpur Metropolitan City, provides tuition fee support up to NPR 600,000. This scholarship is available to applicants residing in Lalitpur Metropolitan City area to pursue the MA in History & Philosophy (MAHP) programme.

📝 Scholarship Registration: https://forms.gle/2opiHjXuBiChgJW76
📄 Apply for MAHP Programme & Details: https://sihp.edu.np/programmes/mahp/
📌 Additional scholarships (Inclusion-based, Merit-based, and Subject-specific) are also available.

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23/03/2026

नेपालस्थित नेपाली विद्यार्थीहरूका लागि Southasia Institute for History and Philosophy (SiHP) ले MA in History and Philosophy (MAHP) कार्यक्रममा अध्ययन गर्न इच्छुक विद्यार्थीहरूका लागि SDC Inclusion Fellowship अन्तर्गत रु. ६,००,००० सम्मको छात्रवृत्ति उपलब्ध गराएको छ। यस छात्रवृत्तिले सम्पूर्ण शैक्षिक शुल्क (Tuition and Fees) कभर गर्नेछ तथा आवश्यकता अनुसार Stipend समेत प्रदान गरिनेछ।

⏳ आवेदनका लागि अब केवल १२ दिन बाँकी – आजै आफ्नो आवेदन सुनिश्चित गर्नुहोस्।
💰 2026 Intake का लागि कुल रु. २४,००,००० भन्दा बढी छात्रवृत्ति सहयोग उपलब्ध।

विशेषगरी सिमान्तिकृत, अल्पसंख्यक तथा राज्यको मूलधारमा कम प्रतिनिधित्व भएका समुदायका योग्य र जेहेन्दार विद्यार्थीहरूलाई प्राथमिकता दिइनेछ।

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22/03/2026

देशलाई चाहिने मानविकी र समाजविज्ञानको पढाइ, तर घट्दै विद्यार्थीको आकर्षण किन?

मानविकी र समाजशास्त्र अध्ययनको वर्तमान अवस्था, यसको आवश्यकता, अन्तरविषयक अध्ययनको महत्व र भविष्यका सम्भावनाबारे साउथ एशिया इन्स्टिच्युट अफ हिस्ट्री एन्ड फिलोसफी (SiHP) का Shailesh Pandey र Kanak Mani Dixit सँग गरिएको विशेष अन्तरवार्ता।

Shailesh Pandey ले भनेझैं, अहिलेको AI र Large Language Models (LLMs) लाई मानविकीको प्रयोगशाला जस्तो हेर्न सकिन्छ। LLMs केही भाषामा अत्यन्त दक्ष भए पनि अन्य भाषामा सीमित हुन्छन्, र यही असमानता मानविकी अध्ययनका लागि अवसर सिर्जना गर्छ। प्रविधि अब केवल प्राविधिक प्रश्नहरूको लागि होइन; यसको मूल चुनौती दर्शन, शक्ति र अर्थ सिर्जना जस्ता मानवीय सवालहरूसँग सम्बन्धित छ। यी प्रणालीहरूमा पूर्वाग्रह, निर्णयशक्ति र सामाजिक संरचना कसरी उत्पन्न हुन्छन् भन्ने हामी वास्तविक समयमा अवलोकन गर्न सक्छौं। यसले मानविकीका पुराना प्रश्नहरूलाई empirically परीक्षण गर्ने अवसर दिएको छ। Pandey का अनुसार, “हामीलाई New Humanities आवश्यक छ जसले यी परिणामहरूलाई विश्लेषण र व्याख्या गर्न सक्छ।”
त्यस्तै, Kanak Mani Dixit ले मानविकी र समाजशास्त्रको अध्ययन समाजमा नेतृत्वदायी र नीतिगत निर्णयमा सक्रिय जनशक्ति उत्पादन गर्न कति महत्वपूर्ण छ भन्ने कुरा स्पष्ट पारेका छन्।

यसै सन्दर्भमा SiHP ले MA in History and Philosophy र Post-Graduate Diploma in History & Philosophy कोर्समार्फत मानविकी, इतिहास, दर्शन, समाज र प्रविधिबीचको अन्तरसम्बन्धमा अध्ययन–अध्यापन प्रवर्द्धन गर्दै आएको छ।

🔗 Full article: https://www.ukaalo.com/news/33005/

हाम्रा विकास नीति–योजनादेखि कैयौँ कुरा प्रभावकारी हुन नसक्नुको एउटा प्रमुख कारण मानिस अर्थात् समाजसँग टाढिनु प...

20/03/2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Admissions Open for the Post-Graduate Diploma in History & Philosophy (PGD–HP)

Advance your historical insight and philosophical reasoning through a South Asian context-focused, interdisciplinary programme.

🗓 Extended Deadline: 26 March 2026
📍 Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal
📞 +977 9763683887 (WhatsApp)
✉️ [email protected]

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://sihp.edu.np/post-graduate-diploma-in-history-and-philosophy-pgd-hp/