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In this writing, I am going to look at what the sociological imagination is as defined by C Wrigh... more In this writing, I am going to look at what the sociological imagination is as defined by C Wright Mills. I will then look at padlocking as a problem that took happen frequently in Tribhuvan university. The cause of this problem will be explored as well as the ways to address the issue. I will conclude with whether the sociological imagination is valuable in this particular case or not.
Social stratification is the arrangement of society into a series of layers, or strata, on the ba... more Social stratification is the arrangement of society into a series of layers, or strata, on the basis of an unequal distribution of societal resources, prestige, or power, such that stratum at the top has the most resources. Caste has been seen as an extreme form of social stratification. The most extensive contemporary example of a caste system is found in Hindu community of south Asian region. Here, caste distinctions permeate all aspects of life, especially in rural areas. Although discrimination based on caste is illegal, it still exists, and it determines where people live and work, whom they marry and how they perform their daily livelihoods.
Please carry out at least two interviews with either your grandfather/grandmother, father/mother ... more Please carry out at least two interviews with either your grandfather/grandmother, father/mother and/or some other elderly people in your community with a focus on whether and how caste-based relationships have changed in your community in the past 50 years. Please narrate the interview findings in the form of a paper. Please also make a list of the key questions you have used in the interviews and also describe how the interview was done i.e., context of interview.
In this paper I have tried to present the most important three classical sociological theories ab... more In this paper I have tried to present the most important three classical sociological theories about social change i.e., Evolutionary, Functionalist and Marxist Theory. In the first part of this paper, I have presented about the idea of social change in sociology. In the second part of this paper, I have discussed about how these classical theory talks about social change. The common point of these theories is that they all understand social change as a social progress. In the concluding part of this paper, I have mentioned about the theory I like most i.e., Marxist theory and I have also explained the reason why I like conflict theory of social change most of these classical theories.
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Shelter is one of the basic ways of making the world hospitable to humans, that's why humans have... more Shelter is one of the basic ways of making the world hospitable to humans, that's why humans have developed the skill of building a shelter in a beautiful way and has been transferred from generation to generation. Now, this architecture is taken as art. The oldest form of shelter made by a human was almost circular. Some of the representative examples of indigenous circular shelter around the world are Southwest American Hogan, the Mongolian yurt, the North American tepee, and Nepali Gol/Kudule Ghar. The main reason behind building a circular shaped shelter is the influence of what they see around the environment of Mother Nature. The shape of most of the natural elements are curve or circular, for e.g. stones, tree trunks, eggs and the shape of the earth itself (is said to be round). Humans were also inspired to build circular houses from the shelter made by other animals (caves) and birds (nests) around their environment. According to architecture and science, circular shaped houses are more comfortable, more energy efficient and safer.
During the time period from 12th Kartik, 2074 to 10th Falgun, 2074; I with my three other friends... more During the time period from 12th Kartik, 2074 to 10th Falgun, 2074; I with my three other friends joined Department of Archaeology to fulfill the requirement of Practicum course as specified by the curriculum. Our prime approach to join DOA was to learn about the heritage and its conservation. We had four team members working together during the ninety-day course. The team primarily worked on collection of physical data of broken monuments. And one of them is Mataya Phalcha located near to Naka Bahil, Patan. The purpose of this report is to document the collected information concisely and help reconstruction of the building studied. The report contains brief assessment of social and physical data of the Mataya Phalcha to be reconstructed.
Architecture is manifestation and expression of Culture. So, Architecture and Culture are interde... more Architecture is manifestation and expression of Culture. So, Architecture and Culture are interdependent and inseparable. In this report I will try to find answer of question like; What is concept of Culture? And How architectural form, shape and style are influenced by Cultural values and norms???
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These are exciting times for the studies and exploration of vernacular architecture across the wo... more These are exciting times for the studies and exploration of vernacular architecture across the world. The world today is 56% urbanized and the UN expects the continued rise of urbanization to 68% of global population living in cities by 2050. With increasing attraction for urban, some people are choosing to live within suburb for refreshment, isolated living and more private living to improve their quality of life. These paradigm shifts are opening up amazing opportunities to study and explore importance and characteristics of vernacular architecture of locality and to invite further exploration in terms of development and innovation of its spatial use and construction methods relevant to contemporary time.
Let's start with a very fundamental question: What exactly is Vernacular Architecture?
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Let's start with a very fundamental question: What exactly is Vernacular Architecture?
Talks by Saurav Koirala
Let's start with a very fundamental question: What exactly is Vernacular Architecture?