Statement on the August 26th Flood Disaster
We at the UBC Himalaya Program are deeply saddened and heartbroken for everyone who has been affected by the flash flood of August 26, 2026 in Nepal and Tibet. Although natural disasters have been more frequent in recent years, every disaster comes as a shock. The scale of the devastation of this particular disaster has […]
Nepal Heritage Day, 2026
UBC Himalaya Program participates in the first-ever BC Nepal Heritage Day Figure 1: Cultural Dance Performance On May 30th, 2026, more than 700 community members gathered at the Taj Park Convention Centre in Surrey to celebrate BC Nepal Heritage Day for the first time. Proclaimed by Premier David Eby, this day recognizes the social, economic, […]
Learning from Disasters in Scholarship & Practice: A South-North Knowledge Exchange between Nepal and British Columbia
“Learning from Disasters in Scholarship and Practice: A South-North Knowledge Exchange between Nepal and British Columbia” was held on March 10, 2026, in the Place of Many Trees at the Liu Institute for Global Issues on the traditional, ancestral, unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy ̓əm (Musqueam), where the University of British Columbia (UBC) is situated. […]
Go Global Nepal – Info Session November 4th
Go Global Nepal Info Session: Date: November 4th, Monday Time: 4 – 5PM PST Location: LIFE 1505 Go Global Staff: Fay Alikhani Instructors: Pasang Y Sherpa and Binod Shrestha RSVP here! : https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1IkNCMqUAIesBWC About the Course: ASIA_V476: Applied Nepali and Indigenous Environmentalism (3 credits) This course is led by Pasang Yangjee Sherpa and Binod Shrestha, […]
Witnessing the Himalayan (M)Anthropocene with Dr. Ritodhi Chakraborty
On October 10, 2024, the Himalaya Program proudly hosted Dr. Ritodhi Chakraborty, lecturer from Lincoln University’s Department of Environmental Management, for an insightful seminar titled “Witnessing a Himalayan (M)Anthropocene.” Dr. Chakraborty delved into the promises and challenges posed by the (M)Anthropocene in the Indian Himalayas, drawing on his extensive experience with rural communities to question […]
Article: “The Himalayan Program at the University of British Columbia”
An article by former Program Assistants James Binks and Taylor Sacré and Graduate Student Coordinator Patrick Dowd was published in The Himalayan Miscellany: An Area Studies Journal in Social Sciences, volumes 28 and 29. The article outlines the history, aims, and programming of the UBC Himalaya Program, and serves as a concise overview of the […]
Updated: UBC Library Himalayan Studies research guide
Image: “Langtang Lirung from Kjangjin Ri” by Mark Horrell is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. The UBC Library Himalayan Studies research guide has been updated to include new UBC faculty publications on the Himalayas and information about the Nepali and Tibetan Open Educational Resources. To access the research guide and to read more, please click […]
‘A Timely Message from the Cave’: Q&A with Dr. Dagmar Schwerk
UBC Himalaya Program Steering Committee member Dr. Dagmar Schwerk’s monograph entitled A Timely Message from the Cave was recently published. We sat down with her to learn more about her work and the research process behind it.
Nepali and Tibetan Summer 2020 Courses Announced
Save the date! This summer, Nepali and Tibetan Community-Engaged Language courses will run from May 11-May 22, 2020. These two-week, three-credit, introductory language courses blend classroom instruction with experiential learning among Nepali and Tibetan communities off-campus. For the first time, these courses will be fully integrated into the Asian Studies department with brand new course […]
Religion and Politics in Bhutan: An Interview with Steering Committee member Dagmar Schwerk
Steering committee member Dagmar Schwerk recently published a working paper and interviewed with the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies to speak about her current and upcoming research and projects.