Pratyoush Onta is a Nepali historian and editor based at Martin Chautari. He is the author and editor/co-editor of several books including Social History of Radio Nepal (2004, in Nepali), Growing up with Radio (2005, in Nepali), 25 Years of Nepali Magazines (2013, in Nepali), The State of History Education and Research in Nepal (2014) and Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal (2017). He received his BA (economics) in 1988 from Brandeis University and PhD in history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. He has written about the media in Nepal in the past and now mostly writes about higher education, research and knowledge distribution. He is a former Chair and current Director of Research, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu, Nepal. He is also the founding editor of the journals Studies in Nepali History and Society (SINHAS) published since 1996 by Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu and Media Adhyayan (established 2006; name changed to Samaj Adhyayan in 2016) published by Martin Chautari. He continues to edit both journals. Publications Books 2004. Nepal Studies in the UK: Conversations with Practitioners. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. 2006. Mass Media in Post-1990 Nepal. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. 2014. The State of History Education and Research in Nepal. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari (co-written with Yogesh Raj) Edited/Co-edited Books 2017a. Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal, Michael J Hutt and Pratyoush Onta, eds., Delhi: Cambridge University Press. 2017b. Martin ChautariSamaj Adhyayan 12] (in Nepali). Kathmandu: Martin Chautari 2016. Samaj Adhyayan 11 (in Nepali). Kathmandu: Martin Chautari 2015. Media Adhyayan (Studies) 10, Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Harshman Maharjan and Arjun Panthi, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali) 2014. Media Adhyayan (Studies) 9. Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Harshman Maharjan and Arjun Panthi, eds., Kathmandu: Bhrikuti Academic Publications. (in Nepali) 2013a. Media Adhyayan (Studies) 8. Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Shekhar Parajuli, Harshman Maharjan and Arjun Panthi, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali). 2013b. 25 Years of Nepali Magazines, Arjun Panthi, Pratyoush Onta and Harshman Maharjan, eds., Kathamdnu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali) 2012a. Media Adhyayan (Studies) 7. Devraj Humagai, Pratyoush Onta, Arjun Panthi, Harshman Maharjan and Shekhar Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali). 2012b, Autocratic Monarchy: Politics in Panchayat Nepal, Pratyoush Onta and Lokranjan Parajuli, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. 2011.Media Adhyayan (Studies) 6. Devraj Humagai, Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta and Harshman Maharjan, eds., Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. (in Nepali). 2010.Media Adhyayan (Studies) 5. Devraj Humagai, Shekhar Parajuli