Annual General Meeting of the Centre for Nepal Studies UK (CNSUK) held in London on December 28th, 2009 has appointed Dr Krishna Adhikari as its new Executive Director.
Dr Raju Babu Shrestha is the Company Secretary while Dr Chandra Laksamba, Dr Govind Dahal, Mr Lokendra Dhakal , Anand Bhandari and Dr Sondra Hausner have been selected as the board of directors and members.
Outgoing Executive Director Dr Dahal submitted a brief report on previous activities of the CNSUK while Mr Bhandari presented financial report at the meeting chaired by Co-ordinator Dr Laksamba.
Dr Adhikari presented goals and strategies for new terms of the CNSUK. Expressing satisfaction on the success achieved on academic and research field concerning issues of Nepali Disapora in the UK, the meeting decided to expand its activities. The plan stressed to promote the publications and disseminations of CNSUK’s research outcome related to Nepal.
The AGM discussed about the publication of a book (Monograph) based on recent “census” project, publish journal articles based on CNSUK’s existing and future research and initiate a half-yearly e-journal.
The AGM has also decided to initiate small scale researches in collaboration with existing partners on affairs directly concerning Nepalese in the UK or at home, complete existing research projects and seek for grants for a large scale project in partnership with other UK institutions.
Likewise, the meeting has proposed to encourage other non-stakeholder professionals to develop and implement projects through CNSUK as a UK host institution. The AGM has extended vote of thanks to partner organisations, Nepalese community leaders and members for their support so far.
Recently, CNSUK, in collaboration with NRNUK (and with the support from various Nepalese community organisations, community leaders and individuals) conducted “Census” of Nepalese Ethnic Minority in the UK. According to the preliminary result, the number of Nepalese ethnic minority in the UK is 72,173 by the end of 2008.
Since October 2009, CNSUK is working in partnership with Oxford University for a study on "Vernacular Religion: Varieties of Religiosity in the Nepali Diaspora.” Similarly, CNSUK is going to publish telephone directory of Nepalese or related individuals, businesses and organisations in the UK.
CNSUK has been working in partnership with Britain Nepal Academic Council and various other academic institutions in the UK.
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