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This chapter examines the complex interplay between local political dynamics and myth-making in rural Nepal, based on a recent PhD dissertation. It reveals how political myths can obscure historical truths and perpetuate power structures tied to caste, gender, and indigeneity, drawing on the theoretical framework of Roland Barthes.

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