Pratyoush Onta is a Nepali historian and editor based at
Martin Chautari
Martin Chautari is non-profit organization of Nepal established to allow development professionals and academics to meet every two weeks to share their insights and experiences about various current social issues.
In 1991, Martin Chautari was a ...
. He is the author and editor/co-editor of several books including ''Social History of Radio Nepal'' (2004, in Nepali), ''Growing up with Radio'' (2005, in Nepali), ''25 Years of Nepali Magazines'' (2013, in Nepali), ''The State of History Education and Research in Nepal'' (2014) and ''Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal'' (2017).
He received his BA (economics) in 1988 from Brandeis University and PhD in history from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1996. He has written about the
media in Nepal
Mass media in Nepal include radios, televisions, newspapers and the online services.
Radio
Historically, radio has been the most prevalent form of mass communication in Nepal. Government-owned Radio Nepal has been the sole domestic radio provide ...
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'' (SINHAS) published since 1996 by Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu
and ''Media Adhyayan'' (established 2006; name changed to ''Samaj Adhyayan'' in 2016) published by Martin Chautari. He continues to edit both journals.
Publications
Books
* 2004.
Nepal Studies in the UK: Conversations with Practitioners ''Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
* 2006.
Mass Media in Post-1990 Nepal'' Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
* 2014.
The State of History Education and Research in Nepal ''Kathmandu: Martin Chautari (co-written with
Yogesh Raj
Yogesh Raj is a Nepali historian, scholar and writer. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel ''Ranahar'' in 2018.
Biography
He has a degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in the history of science, technology, and medicine from Imperial ...
)
Edited/Co-edited Books
* 2017a.
Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal'' Michael J Hutt and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Delhi: Cambridge University Press.
* 2017b
Martin Chautari'Samaj Adhyayan'' 12] (in Nepali). Kathmandu: Martin Chautari
* 2016
''Samaj Adhyayan'' 11(in Nepali). Kathmandu: Martin Chautari
* 2015.
Media Adhyayan (Studies) 10'' Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Harshman Maharjan and Arjun Panthi, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali)
*2014.
Media Adhyayan (Studies) 9'' Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Harshman Maharjan and Arjun Panthi, eds., Kathmandu: Bhrikuti Academic Publications. (in Nepali)
* 2013a.
Media Adhyayan (Studies) 8'' Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Harshman Maharjan and Arjun Panthi, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2013b.
25 Years of Nepali Magazines'' Arjun Panthi, Pratyoush Onta and Harshman Maharjan, eds., Kathamdnu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali)
* 2012a.
Media Adhyayan (Studies) 7'' Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Arjun Panthi, Harshman Maharjan and Shekhar Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2012b,
Autocratic Monarchy: Politics in Panchayat Nepal'' Pratyoush Onta and Lokranjan Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
* 2011.
Media Adhyayan (Studies) 6'' Devraj Humagai, Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta and Harshman Maharjan, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2010.
Media Adhyayan (Studies) 5'' Devraj Humagai, Shekhar Parajuli and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2009.
Media Adhyayan (Studies) 4'' Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta and Devraj Humagai, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2008a.
Media Adhyayan (Studies) 3'' Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli and Komal Bhatta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2008b.
Socially Inclusive Media'' Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli and Komal Bhatta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali)
* 2008c.
*Ten Years of Independent Radio: Development, Debates and the Public Interest'' Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta and Komal Bhatta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali)
* 2007.
Media Adhyayan (Studies) 2'' Pratyoush Onta, Harshaman Maharjan, Devraj Humagai and Shekhar Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2006a.
Media Adhyayan (Studies) 1'' Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Komal Bhatta and Krishna Adhikari, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2005a.
Growing up with Radio: Listening Experiences of Three Generations of Nepalis'' Shekhar Parajuli and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2005b.
Radio Journalism: News and Talk Programs in FM'' Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Devraj Humagai, Komal Bhatta and Krishna Adhikari, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2004a.
'' Mary Des Chene and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Lalitpur: Social Science Baha. (in Nepali).
* 2004b.
The Social History of Radio Nepal'' Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Devraj Humagai, Krishna Adhikari and Komal Bhatta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali).
* 2003a.
Nepali Media Bibliography'' Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta, Krishna Adhikari, Komal Bhatta and Devraj Humagai, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari and Centre for Social Research and Development. (in Nepali and English).
* 2003b.
Analyses of Media: Some Social Contexts'' Kathmandu: Martin Chautari and Centre for Social Research and Development. (in Nepali).
* 2003c.
Media Production and Contents'' Ramesh Parajuli and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari and Centre for Social Research and Development. (in Nepali).
* 2002a.
Regional Media: Its History and Present Status'' Pratyoush Onta, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari and Centre for Social Research and Development. (in Nepali).
* 2002b.
Media Contents: Various Analyses'' Pratyoush Onta, Ramesh Parajuli and Rama Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Centre for Social Research and Development. (in Nepali).
* 2002c. ''Local Radio: Potentiality and Utility''. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari and Nepal Press Institute. (in Nepali).
* 2001a.
Dalits and Janajatis in the Nepali Media'' Pratyoush Onta and Shekhar Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Ekata Books. (in Nepali).
* 2001b.
Dalits in Print'' Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta, Bidhyanath Koirala, Khagendra Sangraula and CK Lal, eds., Kathmandu: Ekta Books. (in Nepali).
* 2001c.
Janajatis in Print'' Pratyoush Onta, Kumar Yatru, Bhaskar Gautam, Kathmandu: Ekta Books. (in Nepali).
* 1999. ''Women in Print: A Reference Reader.'' Kathmandu: Nepal Press Institute. (in Nepali).
References
Further reading
List of Academic Publications of Pratyoush Onta
External links
Martin Chautari's website
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21st-century Nepalese historians
Living people
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21st-century Nepalese male writers
English-language writers from Nepal