Book Launch Event
We are proud to present the new book publication of "The Mulukī Ain of 1854 - Nepal's First Legal Code" by Rajan Khatiwoda, Simon Cubelic, and Axel Michaels.
An official book launch took place at Heidelberg University's South Asia Institute, Kathmandu Branch Office (Kupondol Heights) on Friday 16th August 2024, 4pm.
Initially published by Heidelberg University Publishing as part of the Documenta Nepalica Book Series in 2021, Vajra Publications has now released the book to make it easily accessible to Nepalese and South Asian audiences.
Take a look at the latest news about this publication on The Kathmandu Post: "English translation of Muluki Ain 1854 published"
About the book:
The Mulukī Ain of 1854—the law code with constitutional features drafted at the initiative of Prime Minister Jaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā—is the foundational legal text for modern Nepal. It covers almost every aspect of public, criminal, private and religious law, ranging from the organisation of the state and courts to murder and other delicts, the workings of the caste system and the joint family, matters of purity and penance, customary law, widow-burning and witchcraft. As such, the Mulukī Ain is a unique source not only for the political, social and economic life of 19th-century Nepal, but also for the place of traditional Hindu jurisprudence in South Asian legal cultures.