The Muluki Ain of 1854, the subject of Andras Hofer's study, is a document of great historical, legal and cultural interest for scholars on Nepal. For nearly a hundred years since it was first promulgated in the mid-19 century, it remained in force as the prime law of the land . . . It was the epitome of Orthodox Hindu values, and given to protecting the pre-1951 political order of Nepal as well as the social and religious values it stood for. Barring a couple of ...
