Abstract
This chapter deals with the history of the so-called 'Chintang incident', an uprising led by local farmers against Nepal's monarchic state in 1979, during which 15 people were killed. Relying on oral testimonies and local writings it reconstructs the background and events which led to the political conflicts and their escalation. As the Chintang people, members of the Kiranti ethnic community still remember their ancestors' fight against the conquering Shah army more than 200 ago: the relationship with the government in Kathmandu has been tense from the beginning. The memories of the bloody showdown with the panchayat state in Autumn1979 thus have to be read within a larger framework of a hegemonic Hindu kingship, communist resistance, minority politics, and ethnic revivalism in the context of increasing democratization.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Revolution in Nepal |
Subtitle of host publication | An Anthropological and Historical Approach to the People's War |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199082483 |
ISBN (Print) | 0198089384, 9780198089384 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Sep 2013 |
Keywords
- Communist movement
- Insurgency
- Nepal
- Oral history
- Social memory
- State violence