Gorkhapatra daily publishes article on communication theory

मीमांसा दर्शनमा आधारित सञ्चार सिद्धान्तीकरणडा. निर्मलमणि अधिकारीभाषा तथा आमसञ्चार विभाग, स्कूल अफ् आर्ट्स्, काठमाडौँ विश्वविद्यालय वैदिक परम्परामा मुख्य छवटा दर्शनलाई प्राचीनतम् दर्शनहरु मानिन्छ । साङ्ख्य, योग, न्याय, वैशेषिक, मीमांसा र वेदान्तलाई वैदिक षड् दर्शनमा समावेश गरिन्छ । यिनीहरुलाई आस्तिक दर्शन पनि भनिन्छ । आस्तिक दर्शनमध्येको मीमांसा दर्शनका सूत्रकार जैमिनि हुन् […]


सञ्चारप्रक्रिया : मीमांसा–दार्शनिक सिद्धान्तीकरण (Communication: Mimamsa Philosophical Theorization)

वैदिक परम्पराका आस्तिक दर्शनहरूमध्येको एक मीमांसादर्शनान्तर्गत आचार्य कुमारिल भट्टका मतको आधुनिक सञ्चारशास्त्रका लागि सान्दर्भिकता अन्वेषण गरिनुकासाथै सञ्चारप्रक्रियाको भाट्ट–मीमांसा–दार्शनिक सिद्धान्तीकरण भएको छ र भाट्ट–मीमांसा ढाँचा अभिनिर्माण पनि गरिएको छ । [अधिकारी, निर्मलमणि । वि.सं. २०६९ । सञ्चारप्रक्रियाको भाट्ट–मीमांसा–दार्शनिक अध्ययन (विद्यावारिधि शोधप्रबन्ध) । वसन्तपुर, काठमाडौं : नेपाल संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय अनुसन्धान केन्द्र ।] […]


Sadharanikaran Model of Communication: suggested list of some reading materials

Adhikary, N. M. (2010). Sancharyoga: Approaching communication as a vidya in Hindu orthodoxy. China Media Research, 6(3), 76-84. Adhikary, N. M. (2012). Hindu teaching on conflict and peacemaking. In L. Marsden (Ed.), Ashgate research companion on religion and conflict resolution (pp. 67-77). Farnham, Surrey (UK): Ashgate Publishing. Adhikary, N. M. (2014). Theory and practice […]


Communication theories and models

Dr. Nirmala Mani AdhikaryAssociate Professor of Media and Communication,Department of Languages and Mass Communication, School of Arts,Kathmandu University, Nepal Some of the major contributions in the filed of communication theory:(1) Sadharanikaran Model of Communication (2003, updated in 2010),(2) Sancharyoga theory (2007),(3) Theorizing communication from the Bhatta School of Mimansa Philosophy […]


Sadharanikaran Model of Communication, Sahridayata and Sancharyoga: Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography on Sadharanikaran Model of Communication, Sahridayata and Sancharyoga (to be updated) Acharya, A. (2012). The sadharanikaran model and the ritual model of communication: A comparative study. A paper presented at the Young Researchers’ Conference organized by Martin Chautari, 2012 January 2-3, Kathmandu.Adhikari, N.M., & Shukla, A.K. (2013). Discoursing […]


Discoursing Communication from the Perspective of Mainstream Hindu Philosophy

Originally published as: Adhikari, N.M., & Shukla, A.K. (2013). Discoursing communication from the perspective of mainstream hindu philosophy. Dev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal, 2, 51-56. Abstract This article presents an appraisal of the discourses on communication from the perspective of maninstream Hindu philosophy. Communication theory has been witnessing a paradigm […]


Communication Theory and Classical Sanskrit Texts

Originally published as: Adhikary, N.M. (2013). Communication theory and classical Sanskrit texts. Rural Aurora, 2, 112-125. Abstract This article presents an appraisal on such attempts that have not only explored the relevance of ancient Sanskrit texts to the discipline of communication, but also enriched it with new insights. Communication theory […]


Indigenous Theorization of Communication: The Sadharanikaran Model of Communication

Originally published as: Adhikary, Nirmala Mani. (2012). Indigenous theorization of communication. Rural Aurora, 1, 172-181. Abstract The paper presents an account of the sadharanikaran model of communication as an example of indigenous theorization. It also observes the advancement of communication towards multicultural, multidisciplinary, multi-paradigmatic discipline. In addition, it presents brief […]


Theorizing Communication: A Model from Hinduism

In the print version, this article is published as: Adhikary, N.M. (2011). Theorizing communication: A model from Hinduism. In Y.B. Dura (Ed.), MBM anthology of communication studies (pp. 1-22). Kathmandu: Madan Bhandari Memorial College. This article is primarily based on a paper that I presented at the first Media Research […]