Nepal
Secondary Sources
Use these databases to find articles and/or essays in scholarly journals and books.
Statistics
UofL Databases
Open Access
Central Bureau Of Statistics - Government of Nepal
Population demographics and census data of Nepal.
Background
Encyclopedia Britannica - Nepal
Information on the land, people, economy, administration and social conditions, cultural life, and history.
Basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues.
An instant guide to the history, politics, and economic background of countries and territories.
Nepal and Bhutan : Country Studies
Offers a comprehensive description and analysis of the country or region's historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system, and foreign policy.
UofL Government Resource Guide - Nepal
Our Government Resources guide provides an extensive list of articles related to politics, culture, and society
Primary Sources
These databases and websites provide access to digital archival materials such as manuscripts, letters, photographs, moving image and sound materials, artwork, books, diaries, and other artifacts. You can also visit our main pages for Asia and South Asia to find additional databases and resources covering broader regions.
Open Access
Archive Nepal - Discover Nepal through its History.
A digital archive that provides access to historic materials related to the history and culture of Nepal.
A virtual museum of Himalayan and Tibetan art, cataloging and exhibiting images of art from museum, university and private collections throughout the world.
Collections of ethnographic information from the Himalayan region. Five major anthropological collections were selected for digitisation in the first phase of the project to reflect a range of different media and a wide coverage of geographical areas and ethnic populations from across the Himalayas. Alongside these visual and audio collections, we have more recently digitised an extensive set of back issues of Himalayan journals and maps and have created layered GIS maps of Nepal's 75 districts.
The Tibetan and Himalayan Library
Collections of audio and video resources from Tibet and the southern Himalayan regions, including musical performances, language learning resources, oral traditions, lectures, and more.
Books
eBooks
News
UofL Databases
Recommended Titles:
BBC: Nepal
Himalayan Times
Kathmandu Post
The Nepali Times
New Business Age
People's Review
Republica
The Rising Nepal
The Weekly Mirror