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Bashistha Bihar Podcast
by Bashistha Bihar
Bashistha Bihar explores Nepal’s history, political economy, institutions, and unrealized possibilities. Each episode uses evidence, counterfactual thinking, and clear analysis to ask how the country became what it is—and what different choices might still make possible.
Episodes
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Nepali Civilization 10 — How Many Civilizations Became Nepal
Part 10 of the ten-part Nepali Civilization series. This concluding documentary essay brings the older regional worlds together and explains how several civilizations became part of modern Nepal. Written and narrated by Mukul Sharma. https://www.bashisthabihar.com
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Nepali Civilization 09 — How Nepal Learned to Survive
Part 9 of the ten-part Nepali Civilization series. This documentary essay examines how Nepal survived between larger powers through war, diplomacy, adaptation, and political calculation. Written and narrated by Mukul Sharma. https://www.bashisthabihar.com
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Nepali Civilization 08 — Why Gorkha Won
Part 8 of the ten-part Nepali Civilization series. This documentary essay explains Gorkha’s victory through geography, leadership, institutions, military organization, and the weaknesses of its rivals. Written and narrated by Mukul Sharma. https://www.bashisthabihar.com
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Nepali Civilization 07 — The Valley That Became Nepal
Part 7 of the ten-part Nepali Civilization series. This documentary essay explains how the Kathmandu Valley became the political and cultural center associated with the name Nepal. Written and narrated by Mukul Sharma. https://www.bashisthabihar.com
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Nepali Civilization 06 — The Tarai Before the Modern Border
Part 6 of the ten-part Nepali Civilization series. This documentary essay examines the Tarai before modern borders divided older cultural, sacred, commercial, and political landscapes. Written and narrated by Mukul Sharma. https://www.bashisthabihar.com
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Nepali Civilization 05 — Sinja and the Western Himalayan Civilization
Part 5 of the ten-part Nepali Civilization series. This documentary essay places Sinja and the Khas world at the center of western Himalayan history and explains their lasting influence on Nepal. Written and narrated by Mukul Sharma. https://www.bashisthabihar.com
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Nepali Civilization 04 — Nepal, Tibet, and the Trans-Himalayan World
Part 4 of the ten-part Nepali Civilization series. This documentary essay follows Nepal’s connections with Tibet and the wider trans-Himalayan world through trade, religion, diplomacy, and migration. Written and narrated by Mukul Sharma. https://www.bashisthabihar.com
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Nepali Civilization 03 — The Gangetic-Himalayan Civilization
Part 3 of the ten-part Nepali Civilization series. This documentary essay examines the Gangetic-Himalayan world and the long movement of people, ideas, trade, and political power across the plains and hills. Written and narrated by Mukul Sharma. https://www.bashisthabihar.com
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Nepali Civilization 02 — Nepal Before Nepal
Part 2 of the ten-part Nepali Civilization series. This documentary essay explores the worlds that existed before modern Nepal—older political, cultural, and economic regions whose histories crossed today’s borders. Written and narrated by Mukul Sharma. https://www.bashisthabihar.com
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Nepali Civilization 01 — How Did Nepal Become Nepal?
Part 1 of the ten-part Nepali Civilization series. This documentary essay explains how parts of several older civilizations—whose historical geographies often crossed today’s borders—became joined within modern Nepal.Written and narrated by Mukul Sharma.https://www.bashisthabihar.com
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Gorkha, Kathmandu, and the Making of Nepal: The Unfinished Story
The final episode brings the series together, asking how Gorkha’s strategic discipline and Kathmandu’s urban inheritance shaped modern Nepal—and why equal citizenship, institutional strength, and broad prosperity remain unfinished tasks. Listen on BB:...
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The Nepal Gorkha Built
This episode examines the political and military state created by Gorkha: its sovereignty, administrative strength, territorial unity, unequal incorporation, security-centered institutions, and long-term costs. Listen on BB: https://bashisthabihar.com/2026/08/23/the-nepal-gorkha-built/
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Kathmandu Before Gorkha: The Lost Himalayan Civilization
This episode explores the Kathmandu Valley as a sophisticated urban, commercial, artistic, and institutional civilization—and asks what Nepal inherited, preserved, and failed to develop after the Gorkha conquest. Listen on BB:...
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Gorkha’s Victory: The Moment That Changed Nepal’s History
In September 1768, Gorkha entered Kathmandu and transformed Nepal’s political future. This episode examines the military discipline, economic pressure, strategic persistence, and political fragmentation behind that decisive victory. Listen on BB:...
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What If Kathmandu Had Unified Nepal?
The Nepal That Might Have Been. What might Nepal have become if political unification had emerged from the commercially sophisticated Kathmandu Valley rather than from Gorkha? Episode 001 explores an alternative path through trade, institutions, state formation, and Nepal’s economic…
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Bashistha Bihar explores Nepal’s history, political economy, institutions, and unrealized possibilities. Each episode uses evidence, counterfactual thinking, and clear analysis to ask how the country became what it is—and what different choices might still make possible.
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Bashistha Bihar explores Nepal’s history, political economy, institutions, and unrealized possibilities. Each episode uses evidence, counterfactual thinking, and clear analysis to ask how the country became what it is—and what different choices might still make possible.
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