An account of Handigaun, the ancient capital of Nepal Sudarshan Raj Tiwari
Himal Books, 2002
Rs 1,150
Handigaun, the earliest known urban settlement of Kathmandu Valley, was the site of the great Kirat and Lichchhavi palaces and served as the capital of the Valley for more than a millenium. Tiwari, an architect and cultural historian, weaves a fascinating past with the power places and public spaces still in use.