Life in the Courts: Portraits and Ceremonies. The Ranas ruled Nepal from 1846 when Jung Bahadur Rana captured power from the Shah Kings and started a 104 year rule as hereditary Prime Ministers. As Dirgha Man started working in the courts since the late 19th century, Rana Portraits and Ceremonie...
Photo taken inside Singha Durbar in front of Parliament House (Gallery Baithake). Ceremony on the Occasion of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the United States and Nepal: An Agreement of Commerce and Friendship was signed in Kathmandu between the United States and Nepal, April ...
Photo taken inside Singha Durbar in front of Parliament House (Gallery Baithak). Loy Henderson, U.S. Ambassador to India, Presents his Credentials as the Second U.S. Minister to Nepal On or around December 3, 1948 (recorded date of presentation of credentials) Until 1959, U.S. diplomatic personn...
Photo taken inside Singha Durbar in front of Parliament House (Gallery Baithake). May 3, 1948. Henry F. Grady, U.S. Ambassador to India, presents his credentials as the first U.S. Minister to Nepal. Until 1959, U.S. diplomatic personnel accredited to Nepal were also accredited to, and resident i...
Photo taken inside Singha Durbar in front of Parliament House (Gallery Baithake). May 3, 1948. Henry F. Grady, U.S. Ambassador to India, presents his credentials as the first U.S. Minister to Nepal. Until 1959, U.S. diplomatic personnel accredited to Nepal were also accredited to, and resident i...
Life in the Courts: Portraits and Ceremonies. The Ranas ruled Nepal from 1846 when Jung Bahadur Rana captured power from the Shah Kings and started a 104 year rule as hereditary Prime Ministers. As Dirgha Man started working in the courts since the late 19th century, Rana Portraits and Ceremonie...
From left to right: Prime Minister Kirtinidhi Bista, Ambassador Carol C. Laise as Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Nepal and Commander-in-Chief Singha B. Basnet rides on an elephant during the rice feeding ceremony of HRH Crown Prince Dipendra in 1972.
Nepal opened up to the outside only in 1950s. Cameras were only allowed to the Ranas and a few elites. The portraits taken before the 50s are interesting as they give a glimpse into a common man's life that are not documented otherwise.