The Social Science Baha was set up in January 2002 to foster and facilitate the development of the study of the social sciences in Nepal. In keeping with its stated objective, the Baha has focused mainly in the following four activities:

Social Science Library
The Baha’s major priority is the development of a well-stocked and efficiently managed social science library. The library has so far collected 20,000 titles and also provides users with access to online resources.

Immersion Course on Contemporary Social Issues
The four-month-long Immersion Course has been designed as an orientation programme for graduates without a social science base. It begins with a discussion of the theory and methodology of sociology and anthropology, which is then complemented by a thorough instruction of different aspects of society and its relation to history, ethnicity, education, gender, technology, religion, media, politics, law, economics, etc. A practical social research component is also built into the Immersion Course.

Lectures, conferences, etc
The Baha hosts The Mahesh Chandra Regmi Lecture once a year, inviting prominent academics to deliver a lecture in honour of the late historian. As part of the Social Science Baha Lecture Series, the Baha also provides a forum to academic personalities to interact with their colleagues in a standard lecture format. The Baha also organises conferences, roundtables and other interactions of an academic nature.

Publications
The Baha publishes books and occasional and working papers as a means to make available scholarly works that may not ordinarily be accessible to the general reader.