Anthropologist Suresh Dhakal Analyzes Election Results, Citing Digital Influence and Collective Imagination

Author of nearly half a dozen books including 'Land and Agrarian Questions: Essays on Land Tenure', 'Land Ownership and Land Reform in Nepal', and 'History Before History: An Anthropological Account of Cultural Evolution', Anthropologist Suresh Dhakal has been actively teaching anthropology at Tribhuvan University for nearly two decades. Here is an interview conducted by Naresh Gyawali for Ratopati, focusing on the sociology of elections:How do you view the current election results, and what kind of picture of future Nepal do you see emerging from them?Classically, I would call this an 'interesting' result. If this vote result is labeled 'expected' or...