Articles: • Perception or reality? A case study of corrupt practices in the forestry sector in Nepal / Kamal Adhikari • Hermit Village or Zomian Republic? An update on the political socio-economy of a remote Himalayan community / Richard Axelby • Rahul Sankrityayan and the Buddhism of Nepal / Alaka Atreya Chudal • Review Essay: A Pioneer of Comparative Himalayan Mythology (a review of Miyapma: Traditional Narratives of the Thulung Rai, by N.J. Allen) / Marion Wettstein