Pratyoush Onta


Pratyoush Onta is a Nepali historian and editor based at Martin Chautari. He is the author and editor/co-editor of several books including Social History of Radio Nepal, Growing up with Radio, 25 Years of Nepali Magazines, The State of History Education and Research in Nepal and Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal.
He received his BA in 1988 from Brandeis University and PhD in history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. He has written about the media in Nepal in the past and now mostly writes about higher education, research and knowledge distribution. He is a former Chair and current Director of Research, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu, Nepal. He is also the founding editor of the journals Studies in Nepali History and Society published since 1996 by Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu and Media Adhyayan published by Martin Chautari. He continues to edit both journals.

Publications

Books

  • 2004. . Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
  • 2006. . Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
  • 2014. . Kathmandu: Martin Chautari

Edited/Co-edited books

  • 2017a. , Michael J Hutt and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Delhi: Cambridge University Press.
  • 2017b. Samaj Adhyayan 12]. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari
  • 2016. . Kathmandu: Martin Chautari
  • 2015. , Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Harshman Maharjan and Arjun Panthi, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
  • 2014. . Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Harshman Maharjan and Arjun Panthi, eds., Kathmandu: Bhrikuti Academic Publications.
  • 2013a. . Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Harshman Maharjan and Arjun Panthi, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2013b. , Arjun Panthi, Pratyoush Onta and Harshman Maharjan, eds., Kathamdnu: Martin Chautari.
  • 2012a. . Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Arjun Panthi, Harshman Maharjan and Shekhar Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2012b, , Pratyoush Onta and Lokranjan Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
  • 2011.. Devraj Humagai, Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta and Harshman Maharjan, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2010.. Devraj Humagai, Shekhar Parajuli and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2009.. Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta and Devraj Humagai, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2008a.. Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli and Komal Bhatta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2008b.. Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli and Komal Bhatta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
  • 2008c. , Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta and Komal Bhatta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
  • 2007. . Pratyoush Onta, Harshaman Maharjan, Devraj Humagai and Shekhar Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2006a. . Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Komal Bhatta and Krishna Adhikari, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2005a. , Shekhar Parajuli and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2005b. , Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Devraj Humagai, Komal Bhatta and Krishna Adhikari, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2004a. . Mary Des Chene and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Lalitpur: Social Science Baha..
  • 2004b. , Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Devraj Humagai, Krishna Adhikari and Komal Bhatta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari..
  • 2003a. . Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta, Krishna Adhikari, Komal Bhatta and Devraj Humagai, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari and Centre for Social Research and Development..
  • 2003b. . Kathmandu: Martin Chautari and Centre for Social Research and Development..
  • 2003c. , Ramesh Parajuli and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari and Centre for Social Research and Development..
  • 2002a. . Pratyoush Onta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari and Centre for Social Research and Development..
  • 2002b. . Pratyoush Onta, Ramesh Parajuli and Rama Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Centre for Social Research and Development..
  • 2002c. Local Radio: Potentiality and Utility. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari and Nepal Press Institute..
  • 2001a. , Pratyoush Onta and Shekhar Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Ekata Books..
  • 2001b., Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta, Bidhyanath Koirala, Khagendra Sangraula and CK Lal, eds., Kathmandu: Ekta Books..
  • 2001c. . Pratyoush Onta, Kumar Yatru, Bhaskar Gautam, Kathmandu: Ekta Books..
  • 1999. Women in Print: A Reference Reader. Kathmandu: Nepal Press Institute..