Background - CNAS .

In 1966, the Tribhuvan University Syndicate conceived a plan to establish an Institute of Nepalology (Nepal Adhyayan Samsthan) with a view to facilitating studies on Nepali history, culture, art, religion, Tantra, language, literature and the like in order to project a faithful image of Nepal at the national and international level.

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In 1968, this Institute of Nepalology which was still a plan was named the Institute of Nepal Studies.

In 1969, the Institute of Nepal Studies came into being. The committee was formed under the chairmanship of the Vice-Chancellor, and subcommittees of History, Culture, Nepali, Literature and Sanskrit were also set up.

On July 16, 1972, the Institute of Nepal and Asian Studies (INAS) replaced the Institute of Nepal Studies under the provision of Tribhuvan University Act, 1971.

On September 8, 1977, the Institute was converted into the Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies (CNAS), a non-teaching centre so that it could concentrate on research.

The Centre functions under an Executive Director who is both its academic and administrative head.