The Imprint - Martin Chautari

Martin Chautari (MC) is an organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of public dialogue and the public sphere in Nepal, particularly in matters pertaining to democracy, development, pluralism/diversity, civil liberties, social justice, and academic research. It began as an informal discussion group in Kathmandu in 1991, allowing development professionals, social activists, and academics to meet every two weeks to share insights and experiences related to development and society in Nepal. In addition to its public discussions and seminar series, MC serves as the editorial home of the semi-annual journal Studies in Nepali History and Society and the Nepali-language annual journal Samaj Adhyayan (Studies of Society, established in 2006 as Media Adhyayan). In 2001, MC began publishing books, ranging from monographs and edited volumes to bibliographies and dictionaries. To date, the Martin Chautari Book Series has published 118 books, about 70 percent of them in the Nepali language.