Dor Bahadur Bista Prize

The Dor Bahadur Bista Prize honors the life, career, and service of Dor Bahadur Bista, Nepal's renowned anthropologist and former Honorary President of the ANHS predecessor organization, the Nepal Studies Association (NSA). This prize recognizes outstanding scholarship by graduate students whose research focuses on the areas of High Asia (Hindu Kush – Karakoram – Himalaya – Tibetan Plateau) that comprise the principal interests of ANHS. Submissions from all academic disciplines in the social sciences, humanities, and arts will be accepted. All submissions are expected to be ready for publication and must not have been previously published nor be under consideration for publishing at the time of submission. Multiple author papers are acceptable, provided that the graduate student applicant is the first author.