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Monday, April 11, 2016

No one has long history of residing in Dang, except the Tharus – Prof Dr Shiva Kumar Subedi

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Professor Dr Shiva Kumar Subedi. Image from his Facebook page. Used with permission. Dr Shiva Kumar Subedi, a professor of Nepalese hi...
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Friday, March 11, 2016

As signage around villages in Terai are being changed, there’s urgent need to revoke them

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The name of Biyahi River has been changed to Behai without the local community's consent. If you want to erase a community’s histo...
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Sunday, February 21, 2016

Aginsair – a caretaker god or agnishala?

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Aginsair temple The Chure hills in Saptari district of Eastern Nepal houses ruins of ancient temples and palaces supposed to be built b...
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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Tharuism is good for preserving cultural identity but casteism is bad for cultural harmony – Ashok Tharu

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Ashok Tharu with Sarita Pachhaldangya Ashok Tharu, a legendary Tharu scholar, has dedicated his life to unearthing the different facets...
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Monday, January 4, 2016

Ethnic politics and ideas of modernity heavily influence contemporary Tharu musical performance – Victoria Dalzell

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Victoria Dalzell (Tori) with Tharu researcher Ashok Tharu. Victoria Dalzell, an ethnomusicologist, conducted her research on musical p...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

The story of Tirhut Maijh pond

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 By Yajju Chaudhary Once there was a landlord named Tirhut Maijh. Along with him lived his son, daughter-in-law and his only baby gra...
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Sunday, November 29, 2015

The story of Gopichand

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Gopichand and Biruwa were brother and sister. As Gopichand grew up, he became a gudariya (a hermit). His sister got married to a rich pers...