Tara Lal Shrestha has published research-based books, journals, and newspaper articles, and edited books based on Nepali literature, history, politics, and culture from the subaltern studies perspective involving in socio-ecological justice movements.

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1975 (2032-07-05 B.S.)

Citizenship: Nepali, Citizen No: 22308

National ID No: 295-767-412-7

Pan No: 104492563

Official Address: Central Department of English Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Tel. No (Office): 977-1-4331851

Email:
 taralal.shrestha@cden.tu.edu.np / shresthatara.tu@gmail.com

Permanent Address: Hetauda-18, Makawanpur, Narayani, Nepal


Current Address: Kirtipur-10, Kathmandu, Nepal

Tel. No. 977-1-9851013480 (mobile)
/ 015900480 (residence)

1. PhD in English Literature (specialized in “Subaltern Studies in Native Literary Contexts” - completed in 2010). Researcher, writer and lecturer in the Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur.

1. Lecturer, Central Department of English, TU, Kirtipur since 2009 till the date.
2. Lecturer, St. Xavier’s College, Maithighar, Kathmandu from 2007-2013.
3. Lecturer, Nagarjuna College, Lalitpur for BBA/BBS from 2006-2009.
4. Lecturer, Makawanpur Multiple Campus, Hetauda from 2002-2005.
5. Higher secondary school English and population teacher for two years in Shree Jyoti Higher Secondary Harnamadi Makawanpur effective from 1999 to 2001.
6. English teacher in Bal Jyoti English School, Makawanpur, effective from 1997-2001.
7. Guest speaker in various colleges and public forums; motivational speakers in social forums, schools and communities.  
8. Editor, Mayukha journal, Makawanpur Multiple Campus, 2004.
9. Sub-editor, Palpratipal National Monthly for two years, 2007-2009.
10. Chief-editor, Youth Journal, Youth Advocacy Nepal, 2021-2023.
11. Translator, History of Gandharva in Nepal published by Folklore Society Nepal, 2008.
12. Translator, National Workshop on "Youth & Democracy", Social Youth 
Council Nepal, 2000.

1. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author, book), Cycle Aesthetics (Cycle Saundarya – a research-based book written with autoethnographic approach on cycling history, green mobility and cycle culture), Discourse Publication, April 2025. ISBN 978-9937-9056-4-0.
2. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author, book). Bandipurdekhi Bandipursamma (Bandipur to Bandipur – a research-based biographical book on hydro-history of Nepal), Discourse Publication, April 2017. ISBN 978-9937-9056-1-9.
3. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author, book). Baljhirahane Atit Aljhirahane Bartaman (Traumatic Past and Stagnant Present – a research-based book on Dalit aesthetics), Discourse Publication, September 2014. ISBN 978-9937-8436-5-2.
4. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author, book). Sapanako Samadhi (Samadhi of Refugee Dream – a research-based book on the history of Bhutanese refugees), Discourse Publication, May 2012. ISBN 978-9937-8436-2-1.
5. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author, book). Shakti, Shrasta ra Sabultern (Power, Writer and 
Subaltern – the pioneer best-seller research-based book on subaltern historiography in Native literary contexts), Discourse Publication, June 2011. ISBN 978-9937-8436-1-4.   
6. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author, book chapter). “Cycling for Livelihood in Nepal: Seeking Justice on Two Wheels,” Environmental Justice in Nepal: Origins, Struggles, and Prospects, Edited by Jonathan K London, Jagannath Adhikari, and Thomas Robertson, Routledge 605 Third Avenue New York with Taylor & Francis Group, December 2024, pp. 170-179; ISBN 9781032442440 (hardback), ebook ISBN: 978-1-003-37117-5, https://www.taylorfrancis.com/reader/read-online/a5ac1c2b-3731-4c94-a2d6-3d8a7a70d589/chapter/pdf?context=ubx, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003371175-21

5. Journal Articles (Published)

1. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Co-author). “Demographic Shift and Health Care Services for Aging People in Nepal.” Education and Development, vol. 35, no. 1, https://doi.org/10.3126/ed.v35i1.90364, Jan 31, 2026, pp. 41-47.
2. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Co-author). “Manjusri in Nepali Context: A Case of Chobhar.” The Batuk: A Peer Reviewed Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, vol. 12, issue no. 1, ISSN 2392-4802, eISSN 2565-4934, Jan 2026, pp. 98-110. https://nepjol.info/index.php/batuk/article/view/90047/68533.
3. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Cycle Tour Culture across Nepal Himalayas.” International Research Journal of MMC, 6(5), December 2025, 117-127. https://doi.org/10.3126/irjmmc.v6i5.89070.
4. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Thus ‘the Writer’s Wife’ Write? A Critical Conversation on Pragati Rai’s Bildungsroman.” Contemporary Research: An Interdisciplinary Academic Journal, vol. 8 (2), Ghodagadhi Multiple Campus, 20 November 2025. Pp. 270-288. https://doi.org/10.3126/craiaj.v8i2.86458.
5. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Co-author). “Precarity and indigenous tourism work in Nepal. Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 115, November 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2025.104034
6. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Co-author). “Do education and use of family planning methods empower women? Evidence from the Nepal Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2016 and 2022.” BMJ Public Health, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 5 August 2025, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-002576   
7. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Music as Resistance: Revisiting Melawa Devi and Her Songs, Scholars: Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol.6, No. 2, Central Department of English, August 2024, pp. 1-13. Print ISSN: 2773-7829; e-SSN: 2773-7837, http://cdetu.edu.np/ejournal/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1_tara-1-13.pdf, Research Article/ DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/sjah.v6i2.68735
8. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Body Politics in Beauty Peasant: A Study of Miss Nepal Discourse,” Scholars: Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol 5. No. 1, Central Department of English, February 2023. Print ISSN: 2773-7829; e-ISSN: 2773-7837; http://www.cdetu.edu.np/ejournal/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1_tara-1-15-1.pdf, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/sjah.v5i1.52470 
9. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Music as therapy in Bhim Birag’s Selected songs,” Nepal: Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 5 No. 5, Nepal Philosophical Research Centre, December 2022, pp. 17-30, Print ISSN: 2645-8470; Online ISSN 2705-4691, https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/njmr/article/view/51799, Doi: https://doi.org/10.3126/njmr.v5i5.51799.
10. Shrestha, Tara Lal. “Michelle Obama’s Becoming as a Political Memoir: A Gramscian Approach.” SCHOLARS: Journal of Arts & Humanities, Vol. 2, August 2020, pp. 45-54. Print ISSN: 2773-7829; e-ISSN: 2773-7837, https://nepjol.info/index.php/sjah/article/view/35012,  https://doi.org/10.3126/sjah.v2i0.35012
11. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Subsistence via Jala-Samadhi (Sacred Suicide): An Enigmatic Activism of Yogmaya,” Tribhuvan University Journal, Vol. 38, No. 2., Research Directorate, TU, December 2023, pp. 105-120, ISSN 2091-0916 https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/TUJ/article/view/60773, doi: https://doi.org/10.3126/tuj.v38i2.60773
12. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Echoes of Historicity in Bhim Birag’s Sworsamratko Samjhana,” International Research Journal of MMC (IRJMMC), Vol. 3, No. 5, Makawanpur Multiple Campus, December 2022, pp. 53-58. ISSN 2717-4999 (Online) 2717-4980 (Print), https://mmchetauda.edu.np/articles/bicycle-culture-in-the-bhutanese-refugee-camps/, https://doi.org/10.3126/irjmmc.v3i1.44182
13. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Bicycle Culture in the Bhutanese Refugee Camps” International Research Journal of MMC, Vol. 3, No.1, March 2022. pp. 1-17. ISSN 2717-4999 (Online) 2717-4980 (Print), https://mmchetauda.edu.np/articles/bicycle-culture-in-the-bhutanese-refugee-camps/, https://doi.org/10.3126/irjmmc.v3i1.44182 
14. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Counter-Hegemonic Consciousness in Melawa Devi's Selected Songs”, International Research Journal of MMC, Vol. 5, No. 5, Makawanpur Multiple Campus, Dec. 2024. ISSN 2717-4999 (Online) 2717-4980 (Print), https://irjmmc.edu.np/index.php/irjmmc/article/view/378, https://doi.org/10.3126/irjmmc.v5i5.73322
15. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Aruna Lama: An Indigenous Identity Beyond Boundaries,” JODEM: Journal of Language and Literature, Vol. 15, No. 1, Issue 17, Mahendra Multiple Campus, June 2024, pp. 135-148. ISSN 2091-1653, https://nepjol.info/index.php/jodem/article/view/68926, https://doi.org/10.3126/jodem.v15i1.68926
16. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Role of Lumbini Buddhist University in Nepal-China Relations, Journal of Advanced Research in English and Education, Vol. 8, Issue 1, Advance Research Publication India, May 2023. ISSN: 2456-4370, https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/api/file/viewByFileId/2036966,  
17. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Bhutanese Women in Public Spheres: Agency, Existence and Resistance,” The Bhutan Watch Journal, Vol. 5, Year 5, Issue 1, TBWJ, Jan 2024, pp. 17-40. ISSN 2653-4258, https://www.bhutanwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Tara-Shrestha.pdf  
18. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Secular Aesthetics in Bhutanese-Nepali Poems” The Bhutan Watch Journal, Vol. 4, Year 4, Issue 1, The Bhutan Watch Journal, Jan 2023. 44-67. ISSN 2653-4258, http://www.bhutanwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Secularism.pdf
19. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Khuwalung Encroachment and Resistance: Shifting and Silencing of the Indigenous Movement in Nepal”. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies. al-kindipublisher.com; Vol. 2, No. 10, March, 2021. pp. 01-10. ISSN: 2663-7197, https://www.neliti.com/publications/423570/khuwalung-encroachment-and-resistance-shifting-and-silencing-of-the-indigenous-m, DOI: 10.32996/jhsss.2021.3.10.1 
20. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Solo woman travel in Nepal: A study of Swo-Yatra.” Journal of Gender, Culture and Society. al-kindipublisher.com. Vol 3, Issue 2, 2021. pp. 01-08. ISSN: 2754-3293, www.al-kindipublisher.com/index.php/jgcs, DOI: 10.32996/jgcs.2021.1.1.1
21. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Pathetic Predicament and Resistance of the Subaltern in Trishna Gurung’s Selected Songs.” International Research Journal of MMC (IRJMMC, Vol. 2, Issue 3 (Sep. 2021), pp. 41-54. ISSN 2717-4999 (Online) 2717-4980 (Print), https://irjmmc.edu.np/index.php/irjmmc/article/view/34, https://doi.org/10.3126/irjmmc.v2i3.40083  
22. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Seeking the Subaltern Consciousness in Nepali Cinema.” JODEM: Journal of Language and Literature, Vol. 12, No. 1, Issue 14, Mahendra Multiple Campus, August 2021, pp. 126-145. ISSN 2091-1653, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360969261_Seeking_the_Subaltern_Consciousness_in_Nepali_Cinema, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/jodem.v12i1.38728 
23. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Secularism in Nepal: Contextualization and Contestation.” Journal of National Development, Vol 34, No. 1, Center for Studies of National Development, Shastri Nagar Meerut, India, (Summer), 2021, pp. 47-62. ISSN 0972-8309, https://jndmeerut.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Volume-34-No.-1-Summer-2021.pdf,
24. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Anticipating Permanent Persuader in Vivek Shanbhag’s Ghachar Ghochar.” International Research Journal of MMC (IRJMMC), Vol. 2 issue 1, Makawanpur Multiple Campus, Feb., 2021, pp. 51-62. ISSN 2717-4999 (Online) 2717-4980 (Print), https://irjmmc.edu.np/index.php/irjmmc/article/view/15, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/irjmmc.v2i1.35129  
25. Shrestha, Tara Lal (First author). “Refugees Longing for Repatriation Anticipate Permanent Persuaders” published by The Bhutan Journal. Year 2, Issue 1, The Bhutan Journal, January 2021. pp. 95-105. ISSN: 2653-4258, https://bhutanwatch.org/2021/01/  
26. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Autonomy of the Intellectuals”, Journal of Academic Research, Vol. 1, National University Teachers’ Association of Nepal, Feb, 2018, pp. 121-128. ISSN: 2616-0269 (Print copy).  
27. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “The Naivety of the Subaltern Heroes in Oral Nepali Texts”, Crosscurrents: A Journal of Language, Literature and Literary Theory, Issue 1, No. 1, Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University, August 2011, pp. 273-279. ISSN 2091-1300 (Printed Journal)
28. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Subaltern in Earth-Centered Discourse”, Crosscurrents: A Journal of Language, Literature and Literary Theory, Vol. 2, No. 1, Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University, August 2013, pp. 196-207. ISSN 2091-1300 (Printed Journal)
29. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Seeking the Subaltern Entrepreneurs in Nepalese Context.” Nepal Youth Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, Dec. 2017, pp. 30-54. ISSN 2542-2782. https://yan.org.np/resources/
30. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Awako Adiwasi-Janajati Andolan – Indigenous Movement Now”, Journal of Indigenous Nationalities, Vol. 13, Number 5, Adiwasi Janajati Utthan Rastriya Pratisthan, Jan. 2014, pp. 1-15. ISSN 2350-8973.
31. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Nepali Upnyasma Sanghiya Chetana – Federal Consciousness in Nepali Novels”, Pragya Upanyas Bimarsha, Eds. Ambika Aryal and Jiwan Shrestha, Nepal Academy, 2023. pp. 151-167. ISSN 978-9937-781-84-8.
32. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Sabalternki Sarwajanik Celebrity – Public Celebrity of Subaltern : Gyayatri Chakaravorty Spivak”, Samakalin Paschatya Samalochana Siddantaka Pranetaharu – Pioneers of Western Critical Theory, Ed. Gyanu Pandey, Nepal Academy, 2017. pp. 135-170. ISSN 978-9937-689-76-2.
33. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “TriBima Alumni Association ko Awasekata – Need of Alumni in TU”, Tribhuvan University Earthquake Special Edition, Information Division TU, 25 July 2015, (Printed Journal), pp. 39-44.
34. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Principal investigator). “Adiwasi Awaj Awalokan – Exploring Indigenous Voices”, research report, Adiwasi Janajati Utthan Rastriya Pratisthan, Ashad 2069 BS.
35. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Environmental Crisis and Role of Literature”, Mayukh: Journal of MMC, Makawanpur Multiple Campus, 2003, pp. 102-104. (Printed Journal)
36. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Melawa Deviko Sangharsama Sukraraj Shastri – Shukraraj Shastri in the Struggle of Melawa Devi”, Ashmita Hamro: Swotantrata ra Sahaastitwoko Sachetana, Parijat Foundation, 2024, (Baisakh-Asoj 2081 BS), pp. 66-72. ISSN 3021-9043 (Printed & e-journal), https://www.asmitamagazine.com/2024/09/14/1025/?  
37. Shrestha, Tara Lal (Single author). “Yo Sahar Kasko Ho – Whose City Is This?”, Bampanth – The Left, Year 2, Vol. 4-5, Samwad Publication Lalitpur, July-December 2023, pp. 127-134. ISSN 2822-2024 (Printed Journal).