Cultural and Political Aspects of Nepal-China Relations

Vijay Kumar Manandhar (b.1952) received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in History from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. In addition to that, he holds on M.A. degree in History from the University of Wisconsin, Medison. He received a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the United States. Dr. Manandhar started his academic career in 1977 as an Assistant Lecturer in the present post-graduate level Central Department of History, Tribhuvan University and is now Professor in the same department. He is the recipient of the Mahendra Vidya Bhusan medal. He is also the author of cultural and political aspect of Nepal-China Relations and A Documentary History of Nepalese Quinquennial Mission to China 1792-1906. Dr. Manandhar has also contributed about two dozen articles to Research Journals of Nepalese Studies and Ancient Nepal. He has also held the position of the executive editor of the Central Department of History, Tribhuvan University.