Table of Contents Language and Education English Studies Literature, Grammar and Translation Culture and Society Prehistory in Place Names Archaeology and Historiography The Chronicle Texts Religion and the Arts Spanning a period of over 40 years, this collection of essays serves to portray the intellectual depth and evolution of renowned Nepali scholar Kamal P. Malla. Beginning his career as a teacher of linguistics, Professor Malla ventured into the field of cultural history and eventually also engaged with the latter-day concerns of identity politics. Delving into subjects as varied as the state of English education in Nepal to the history of mediaeval Nepal, his writings included in this book provide a window into the concerns of Kathmandu's small but intensely engaged academia of the 1970s and the 80s. This collection of essays re-introduces the reader to the prolific and diverse output of one of Nepal's best-read scholars and finest minds of the second half of the 20th century who was also one never to shirk from expressing his innermost beliefs. A public intellectual with both wide learning and a willingness to speak out, Professor Malla's writings will educate us far into the future.