HIMALAYA SUMMIT: Current Issues of the Frontier
 
INDIVIDUAL ROLES: Nepal

Student A: Comrade Prachanda
Prachand is the Secretary General of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists).  His real name is Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Student B: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba
The current Prime Minister of Nepal.

Student C: Representative of the American Himalayan Foundation
This non-for-profit organization works on developmental projects in the Himalayas including health care, education, etc.  They are based in San Francisco.
 

Student D: A Kham Magar Tribal
This tribal group lives in the region of northwest Nepal where the Maoist established their capital.  This tribal is well known for its Shamanistic beliefs and practices.

Student E: Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya
He is the Chief Minister of West Bengal, India.  This region of India has a large number of Maoists and members of the leftist Naxalbari. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
This site was created by Matthew Foglia and Kelly McKee of Evanston Township High School at the NEH Summer Institute "Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross.