Nepal Down The Ages: Glimpses of Nepali History, Culture and Lifestyle in Paintings

This book consists of a collection of paintings by Hari Prasad Sharma. These paintings were created over the course of decades of intense research and meticulous artistry. The paintings provide a rich visualization of the history, culture, social life, economy, political development, and public administration of the Kathmandu Valley and beyond. They capture the most important events and turning points in Nepali history and present them chronologically in majestic depictions.

This book focuses mainly on the Kathmandu Valley and the Newar, its dominant indigenous inhabitants, who have created a rich heritage of art and architecture, customs and festivals, food culture and music, and a tradition of living in harmony with nature. These aspects of Newar culture, developed over centuries of practice and refinement are being forgotten in the present context of modernisation.

This book has portrayed these invaluable aspects of Newar culture. This collection of paintings along with a rich narrative gives readers an encyclopaedic perspective of the Kathmandu Valley. It will serve as a useful reference for foreigners to know Nepal and its people.