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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Tharus are genetically, culturally and racially the sons of Buddha – Subodh Kumar Singh

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Continuing with the series of interviews with researchers and scholars studying about the Tharus, Voice of Tharus spoke with Subodh Kumar S...
Monday, October 12, 2015

Tharus were negatively impacted by the massive migration from the hills – Arjun Guneratne

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Arjun Guneratne (screenshot of his YouTube interview) (c) Earth Day Revival Arjun Guneratne , a socio-cultural anthropologist, is no n...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Modernisation and acculturation are forcing the Tharus to be assimilated into the mainstream – Uday Raj

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Uday Raj Uday Raj, a researcher from Western Nepal, has discovered a historical hand-written manuscript in Tharu language. Inspired by...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The Terai Speaks: Giving a voice to the Tharus

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Dr Charles Wagner Norris-Brown Dr Charles Wagner Norris-Brown hails from Burlington, Vermont in the USA. An anthropologist by professio...
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Friday, July 31, 2015

There’s a great deal of prejudice and ignorance regarding Tharu people – Piers Locke

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Anthropologist Piers Locke driving his elephant, Sitasma Kali. Photograph by Piers Locke. Used with permission. Piers Locke , inspired...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Rice duck farming and the Tharus

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The Chinese and Japanese had been releasing ducks in their rice fields since 1000 and 500 years respectively. In Nepal, the Tharus had been...
Monday, May 18, 2015

The message on a Tharu door

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I am left spellbound whenever I meet and converse with eminent Newar scholar Kashinath Tamot. His knowledge and wisdom makes me a Lilliput ...