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Rupa Publications India Singha Durbar: Rise and Fall of the Rana Regime of Nepal by Sagar S.J.B. Rana
The Ranas of Nepal were de facto rulers of the kingdom for slightly over a century, reigning as prime ministers of the state, with the king as a figurehead Their rule, while bringing stability to a fraught empire, has also been criticized for economic and religious excesses, and for tyranny Now, for the first time, a descendant of the Rana clan opens up about his family, setting right certain historical misconceptions, and offering an honest critique of what was one of the most vital periods in the history of Nepal which drew to a close in 1951