2012年1月 月次レポート(プルナ?バハドウール?カルキ イギリス)
KARKI Purna Bahadur
January Monthly Report
With end of 2011, a New Year and a new month started with a new resolution. The first week of this month, there were some public holidays; however, the days had a new charm to them, and were very exciting. This month, I was able to receive comments on my dissertation drafts from my mentor professor, Dr. Lawrence. He mentioned that the draft was good but that chapter four and a few subsections still needed to be modified. He said they needed to elaborate more holistically according to my main hypothesis. Moreover, he suggested some articles that I should consider during my full paper writing. Aside from this, I received some reconstruction technique to add some uniqueness to my paper.
Further, this month as usual, I focused my research on archive materials and library research on my research related literature. The Peoples Power in Nepal, edited by R.K. Vishwakarma, highlights the Nepali political development during the 1997-2006 period, in which he evaluates the Nepali political power and gave names such as "women and children's power," "Red power," and so on. R.K Vishwakarm appraises the Maoist role and stated that the people's war has played a crucial role in transforming the Nepalese Society. Meanwhile, Li Onesto put forth his argument that the Maoist revolution is good for the children of Nepal arguing that Maoist revolution was gained via mass, popular support throughout the nation, and via Maoist base areas where the Maoists had control. He argues that poor peasants are administering a "new peoples' power" which carries