# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Why Tilaurakot could not Become a ‘World Heritage’: Reflections on the Politics of Heritage
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 31 Aug, 2025 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 31 Aug, 2025 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Research Seminar Series

Title:
Why Tilaurakot could not Become a ‘World Heritage’: Reflections on the Politics of Heritage

Speaker:
Neel Kamal Chapagain
Professor of Architecture, Kathmandu University

Date, Time and Venue:
31 August 2025/१५ भदौ २०८२ (आइतबार, दिउँसो ३ बजे)
Martin Chautari Seminar Hall, Thapathali, Kathmandu

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Abstract:
Using the recent outcome of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Paris, that did not approve Nepal’s bid to inscribe the archaeological site of Tilaurakot – the childhood home of Siddhartha Gautam – as the prop for discussing larger politics of heritage, this conversation will delve into broader critical aspects of the discourses and practices of heritage.

About the Speaker:
Neel Kamal Chapagain has just joined Kathmandu University as a professor of Architecture, after serving as a professor and earlier director of Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University. At Ahmedabad, he was instrumental in setting up a graduate program in heritage management and a Journal of Heritage Management. Prior to Ahmedabad, he was a faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (USA). His most recent global engagements (in 2025) have been in Mongolia – as an international facilitator for the pilot phase of Mongolia Heritage Program, Philippines – as a tutor of a short course and a seminar speaker, South Korea – as a lecturer in a workshop, and Japan – as a mentor to early career researchers. He has a few published works and many unfinished works that he hopes to complete in the coming months. He is looking forward to a few meaningful collaborations with researchers, journalists or media houses and students from a range of disciplines to engage with critical issues related to heritage in Nepal – particularly in the Himalayan region.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kathmandu/why-tilaurakot-could-not-become-a-‘world-heritage’-reflections-on-the-politics-of-heritage/200028647391316
- **Event Categories**: workshops, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 28

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Kathmandu
- **state**: BA
- **country**: Nepal
- **location**: Post Box 13470, 27 Jeet Jung Marg Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal 44600
- **lat**: 27.69268
- **long**: 85.32115
- **full address**: Post Box 13470, 27 Jeet Jung Marg Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal 44600, Nepal

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Why Tilaurakot could not Become a ‘World Heritage’: Reflections on the Politics of Heritage being held?
  - **A:** Why Tilaurakot could not Become a ‘World Heritage’: Reflections on the Politics of Heritage takes place on Sun, 31 Aug, 2025 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 31 Aug, 2025 at 04:30 pm at Post Box 13470, 27 Jeet Jung Marg Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal 44600, Nepal.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Why Tilaurakot could not Become a ‘World Heritage’: Reflections on the Politics of Heritage?
  - **A:** Why Tilaurakot could not Become a ‘World Heritage’: Reflections on the Politics of Heritage is organized by Martin Chautari.

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