Contents: Preface. Abbreviations. List of contributors. Introduction/Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka, Kristian Stokke and Mohan Das Manandhar. 1. Discourse on social exclusion and inclusion in Nepal: old wine in a new bottle/Krishna B. Bhattachan. 2. A study of Dalit's inclusion in Nepali state governance/Yam Bahadur Kisan. 3. Intricacies of inter-caste marriage between Dalits and Non-Dalits in Nepal: the perspective of married couples/Keshari Kansakar and Sita Ghimire. 4. Linguistic diversity in Nepal: situation and policy planning/Yogendra Prasad Yadava. 5. Documentation of indigenous knowledge, skill and practices of Kirat nationalities with special focus on biological resources/Kamal Maden, Ramjee Kongren and Tanka Maya Limbu. Name index. Subject index.