Suresh Dhakal, an anthropologist who is interested in the study of ancient societies and researches on land rights, economic, social and cultural rights of marginalized communities, teaches at the Department of Anthropology at Tribhuvan University.

Recently, his book titled History before History: Anthropological History of Cultural Development has been published. Talking in a video dialogue titled Five Questions of Kantipur, Dhakal has recommended the books he is currently reading and the books for the new generation. Read the edited full excerpt of Five Questions Dialogue: Five Questions: Reading Practice Makes a Prosperous and Conscious Citizen