Martyrs for democracy': a review of recent Kathmandu publications by Martin Gaenszle and Richard Burghart; The Cambridge Experimental Videodisc Project by Alan Macfarlane; The Nepal German Manuscript Preservation Project by Franz-Karl Ehrhard; The Study of Oral Tradition in Nepal by Corneille Jest; Wild Animals and Poor People: Conflicts between Conservation and Human Needs in Citawan (Nepal) by Ulrike Muller-Boker; Interview with Prof. Isvar Baral, the new Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Nepal Academy, followed by List of Current Academy Projects by Martin Gaenszle; Gulmi and Argha-Khanci Interdisciplinary Programme by Philippe Ramirez; Nepal-Italian Joint Project on High-Altitide Research in the Himalayas; Development Strategies for the Remote Areas of Nepal