Uddhab Pd. Pyakurel, Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, is teaching Political Sociology as Assistant Professor in School of Arts, Kathmandu University, Nepal. He is also associated ...view moreUddhab Pd. Pyakurel, Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, is teaching Political Sociology as Assistant Professor in School of Arts, Kathmandu University, Nepal. He is also associated with various democracy forums i.e., South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy (SADED), Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (VK), and Network Institute for Global Democratisation (NIGD). He contributes articles to journals and local newspapers on various social issues and Indo-Nepal relations. He has authored books namely; State of Conflict and Democratic Movement in Nepal, Maoist Movement in Nepal: A Sociological Perspective and co-authored Dalit Representation in National Politics of Nepal.view less