Nepala Janakatha

The modern Kingdom of Nepal which according to its 17th century founding father King Prithvi Narayan Shah is a "Yam between two boulders" (India and China) is predominantly a highland country that is lorded over in the north by the mighty Himalayas including such lofty peaks as Mount Everest that generally slope southwards to meet the Indogangetic plains within a short distance of 150 - odd miles. The stories compiled here have been largely drawn from the middle Himalayan belt extending from east to west and generally peopled by major ethnic sub - groups like the Rais Gurungs Limbas Tamanangs Magars and Newars.