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River Culture in Nepal
Nepalese Culture Vol. XIV : 1-12, 2021 Central Department of NeHCA, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/nc.v14i0.35187 River Culture in Nepal Kamala Dahal- Ph.D Associate Professor, Patan Multipal Campus, T.U. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Most of the world civilizations are developed in the river basins. However, we do not have too big rivers in Nepal, though Nepalese culture is closely related with water and rivers. All the sacraments from birth to the death event in Nepalese society are related with river. Rivers and ponds are the living places of Nepali gods and goddesses. Jalkanya and Jaladevi are known as the goddesses of rivers. In the same way, most of the sacred places are located at the river banks in Nepal. Varahakshetra, Bishnupaduka, Devaghat, Triveni, Muktinath and other big Tirthas lay at the riverside. Most of the people of Nepal despose their death bodies in river banks. Death sacrement is also done in the tirthas of such localities. In this way, rivers of Nepal bear the great cultural value. Most of the sacramental, religious and cultural activities are done in such centers. Religious fairs and festivals are also organized in such a places. Therefore, river is the main centre of Nepalese culture. Key words: sacred, sacraments, purity, specialities, bath. Introduction The geography of any localities play an influencing role for the development of culture of a society. It affects a society directly and indirectly. In the beginning the nomads passed their lives for thousands of year in the jungle. -
The Raute Community and the Challenges to Maintain Their Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and Practice
The Raute Community and the Challenges to Maintain their Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and Practice January 2017 Yasin BANU The Raute Community and the Challenges to Maintain their Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and Practice A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences the University of Tsukuba in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Environmental Studies (Doctoral Program in Sustainable Environmental Studies) Yasin BANU II List of Acronyms ADB Asia Development Bank BBC British Broadcasting Company CBS Central Bureau of Statistics CFUG Community Forest User Group CEDA Centre for Economic Development and Administration ICARRD International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development INGO International Non-Government Organization IWGIA International Work Group For Indigenous Affair IK Indigenous Knowledge NEFDIN National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities ILO International Labour Organization NEFIN Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities NGO Non-Government Organization INGO International Non-Governmental Organization PMO Prime Minister’s Office UNDP United Nation Development Program UNICEF United Nation International Children Emergency Fund VDC Village Development Committee i Glossary Nepalese English Akashbeli Dodder Amala Gooseberry Ban devi Forest goddess of wealth Ban jhakri Forest god Barro Sweet flag calamus Uttis Cedar Salla Pine tree Hande A small but very hard thorny bush Bhyakur Deltoid yam Ciraito Chireta Harro Chebulie Hasiya Sickle Halhale Curly doek Jamun Black plum Tiju Indian persimmon Kafal Bayberry Niguro Fiddlehead fern Skus A kind of green vegetable like gourd Tuni Cedrella tree ii Acknowledgements Without the support, encouragement, co-operation and guidance of different individuals and organizations, this research would have never been accomplished. -
World Bank Document
Public Disclosure Authorized Government of Nepal Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Department of Roads Development Cooperation Implementation Divisions(DCID) STRATEGIC ROAD CONNECTIVITY AND TRADE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SRCTIP) Final Report on the Indigenous Peoples Development Plan Public Disclosure Authorized (IPDP) of the Nagdhunga-Naubise-Mugling (NNM) Road Environment & Resource Management Consultant (P) Ltd.; Public Disclosure Authorized Group of Engineer’s Consortium (P) Ltd.; and Udaya Consultancy (P.) Ltd. April, 2020 Public Disclosure Authorized EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Project Description The Nagdhunga-Naubise-Mugling (NNM) Road is as an important trade and transit route for linking Kathmandu Valley with Terai region and India. There are other roads as well linking Tarai and Kathmandu valley, but they do not fulfill the required standards for smooth and safe movement of commercial vehicles. NNM road is a part of Asian Highway (AH-42) and is the most important road corridor in Nepal. The road section from Mugling to Kathmandu lies on geologically difficult and fragile hilly and mountainous terrain. Since the average daily traffic in this route is comparatively very high, the present road condition and available facilities are not sufficient to provide the efficient services. Thus, the timely improvement of this road is considered the most important. The project road starts at outskirts of Kathmandu City at a place called Nagdhunga and passes through Sisnekhola, Khanikhola, Naubise, Dharke, Gulchchi, Malekku, Benighat, Kurintar, Manakamana and ends at Mugling Town. The section of project road from Nagdhunga to Naubise (12.3 Km. length) is part of Tribhuvan Highway and the section from Naubise to Mugling (82.4 Km. -
Final Report
Endline Situation Survey of CASP ASP in Dhading and Siraha Districts FINAL REPORT Submitted to JICA/CASP Office Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Submitted by Teacher Educators’ Society – Nepal (TESON) Kathmandu, Nepal February 2009 Study Team Members Prof. Dr. Basu Dev Kafle, Team Leader Dr. Prem Narayan Aryal, Social Survey Expert Dr. Tika Ram Aryal, Data Analyst Mr. Ganga Ram Gautam, Researcher/Project Coordinator Resource Persons Prof. Dr. Tirtha Raj Parajuli Prof. Dr. Ram Krishna Maharjan Field Researchers Dr. Bal Mukunda Bhandari Dr. Chida Nanda Pandit Mr. Prem Raj Khaniya Mr. Hem Raj Dhakal Mr. Shanta Bahadur Shrestha Mr. Ram Kumar Ghimire Mr. Bisnu Bahadur Luitel i Acknowledgements Education for All is the commitment of Nepal government and various educational programs have been launched both at the government and non-government level in order to meet this commitment. Community-based Alternative Schooling Project (CASP) is one of such initiatives technically assisted by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and implemented by Non-formal Education Center (NFEC) of Ministry of Education. The project began in 2004 as a pilot program from Dhading and Siraha districts and later it was expanded to Kathmandu. This study is an attempt to analyze the implementation of CASP in Dhading and Siraha with an assessment of its outcomes for implicative reference to the government in order to judge its replication in the remaining parts of the country. Teacher Educators' Society Nepal (TESON) would like to extend its sincere thanks to IC Net Limited, Japan for entrusting us to undertake this study. We would like to express our gratitude to Mr. -
Nagdhunga-Naubise-Mugling (NNM) Road and Bridges
Public Disclosure Authorized Government of Nepal Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Department of Roads Development Cooperation Implementation Divisions(DCID) STRATEGIC ROAD CONNECTIVITY AND TRADE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SRCTIP) Final Report on Indigenous People Development Plan Public Disclosure Authorized (IPDP) Of Nagdhunga-Naubise-Mugling (NNM) Road and Bridges Environment & Resource Management Consultant (P) Ltd.; Public Disclosure Authorized Group of Engineer’s Consortium (P) Ltd.; and Udaya Consultancy (P.) Ltd. February, 2020 Public Disclosure Authorized i ii iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Project Description Nagdhunga-Naubise-Mugling (NNM) Road is as an important trade and transit routefor linking Kathmandu Valley with Terai region and India. There are other roads as well linking Tarai and Kathmandu valley, but they do not fulfill the required standards for smooth and safe movement of commercial vehicles. NNM road is a part of Asian Highway (AH-42) and is the most important road corridor in Nepal. The road section from Mugling to Kathmandu lies on geologically difficult and fragile hilly and mountainous terrain. Since the average daily traffic in this route is comparatively very high, the present road condition and available facilities are not sufficient to provide the efficient services. Thus, the timely improvement of this road is considered the most important. The project road starts at outskirts of Kathmandu City at a place called Nagdhunga and passes through Sisnekhola, Khanikhola, Naubise, Dharke, Gulchchi, Malekku, Benighat, Kurintar, Manakamana and ends at Mugling Town. The section of project road from Nagdhunga to Naubise (12.3 Km. length) is part of Tribhuvan Highway and the section from Naubise to Mugling (82.4 Km. -
Kumar Lamichhane
Gender Impacts of New Livelihoods A Study of Chepang Community in Central Hill of Nepal Kumar Lamichhane Master of Philosophy in Development Studies, Specializing in Geography Department of Geography, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, May 2015 “हामी त चेपा敍 हो, ढा更絍दैन पो !!” “We are Chepang. We don’t lie, indeed!!” Acknowledgement This study is dedicated to Chepang men and women of Raksirang village. They are the sources of my inspiration and knowledge. This study is their story. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Prof. Ragnhild Lund. Her continuous support and valuable suggestions are keys to the successful completion of this study. I would also like to thank Manahari Development Institute (MDI) and it’s helpful staffs. Without them this study would have been impossible. I am grateful to my friends Saroj Koirala and Bhola Duwadi for their constant motivation and inputs. Last, but not the least, I am most thankful to my family for their love and encouragements. i Abstract This study was undertaken to identify the impact of outmigration in Chepang community of central hill in Nepal, from gender point of view. The main objective of this study was to trace out the continuity and changes in traditional gender norms and practices in relation to migration and changing livelihoods in indigenous Chepang community of Raksirang village. Analytical framework was developed based on the social relation approach, which has identified 5 major components – rules, power, resources, activities and people – as the integral parts of every social relation, including gender. Tools of qualitative research were applied in order to collect the information from various informants, including local people, experts and different organizations. -
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
Government of Nepal Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Department of Roads Development Cooperation Implementation Division (DCID) Jwagal, Lalitpur Strategic Road Connectivity and Trade Improvement Project (SRCTIP) Improvement of Naghdhunga-Naubise-Mugling (NNM) Road Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Prepared by Environment & Resource Management Consultant (P) Ltd. JV with Group of Engineer’s Consortium (P) Ltd., and Udaya Consultancy (P) Ltd.Kathmandu April 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction The Government of Nepal (GoN) has requested the World Bank (WB) to support the improvements of existing roads that are of vital importance to the country’s economy and regional connectivity through the proposed Strategic Road Connectivity and Trade Improvement Project (SRCTIP). The project has four components: (1) Trade Facilitation; (2) Regional Road Connectivity; (3) Institutional Strengthening; and (4) Contingency Emergency Response. Under the second component, this project will carry out the following activities: (a) Improvement of the existing 2-lane Nagdhunga-Naubise-Mugling (NNM) Road; (94.7 km on the pivotal north-south trade corridor connecting Kathmandu and Birgunj) to a 2-lane with 1 m paved shoulders, and (b) Upgrading of the Kamala-Dhalkebar-Pathlaiya (KDP) Road of the Mahendra Highway (East West Highway) from 2-lane to 4-lane. An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) was undertaken during the detailed design phase of the NNM Road to assess the environmental and social risks and impacts of the NNM Road before execution of the project in accordance with the Government of Nepal’s (GoN) requirements and the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). The KDP Road is covered by a separate upstream Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) based on pre-feasibility information since the feasibility study of KDP road has just commenced recently. -
Community Resilience Capacity
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CAPACITY A STUDY ON NEPAL’S 2015 EARTHQUAKES AND AFTERMATH Central Department of Anthropology Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CAPACITY B A STUDY ON NEPAL’S 2015 EARTHQUAKES AND AFTERMATH COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CAPACITY A STUDY ON NEPAL’S 2015 EARTHQUAKES AND AFTERMATH Mukta S. Tamang In collaboration with Dhanendra V. Shakya, Meeta S. Pradhan, Yogendra B. Gurung, Balkrishna Mabuhang SOSIN Research Team PROJECT COORDINATOR Dr. Dambar Chemjong RESEARCH DIRECTOR Dr. Mukta S. Tamang TEAM LEADERS Dr. Yogendra B Gurung Dr. Binod Pokharel Dr. Meeta S. Pradhan Dr. Mukta S. Tamang TEAM MEMBERS Dr. Dhanendra V. Shakya Dr. Meeta S. Pradhan Dr. Yogendra B. Gurung Mr. Balkrishna Mabuhang Mr. Mohan Khajum ADVISORS/REVIEWERS Dr. Manju Thapa Tuladhar Mr. Prakash Gnyawali I COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CAPACITY A Study on Nepal’s 2015 Earthquakes and Aftermath Copyright @ 2020 Central Department of Anthropology Tribhuvan University This study is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government or Tribhuvan University. Published by Central Department of Anthropology (CDA) Tribhuvan University (TU), Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: + 977- 01-4334832 Email: [email protected] Website: www.anthropologytu.edu.np First Published: October 2020 300 Copies Cataloguing in Publication Data Tamang, Mukta S. Community resilience capacity: a study on Nepal’s 2015 earthquakes and aftermath/ Mukta S.Tamang …[ et al. ] Kirtipur : Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, 2020. -
Marginalised Poor Communities and Development Practices in Rural Nepal
Including the excluded: Marginalised poor communities and development practices in rural Nepal Ganga Dutta Acharya B.Sc. Agriculture, MA Sociology MA Development Studies A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Queensland in 2018 School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science Abstract The participation of beneficiaries in development programs is widely seen as a potential means for empowerment and inclusion of socially marginalised peoples, and democratisation of the grassroots. International development agencies such as the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program, and critics of conventional centralised ‘top-down’ development approaches, emphasise the role of participatory practices in social transformation through inclusion and empowerment. However, some empirical studies scrutinising the unequal power relationships between external development experts and marginalised peoples in participatory development processes, point out the potential risks of strengthening unequal power relationships, despite the emphasis on empowerment and inclusion. A key research gap was identified: that the experiences of the socially marginalised people themselves, who have increasingly been involved in participatory development programs are generally underexplored in development research. This research set out to examine whether participatory development programs targeted at socially marginalised poor communities of Nepal did in fact contribute to their inclusion and empowerment. A qualitative multiple case study research design was employed in three highly marginalised rural poor communities – Madhesi Dalits, landless fishers’ community (Fishers), and Chepangs of South- Central Nepal. An actor-oriented perspective and social interface analysis approach was adopted to comprehend the marginalised peoples’ experiences of development interventions in their particular contexts. The case study methodology involved in-depth interviews, focus groups and observation. -
Cultural Politics of Community-Based Conservation in the Buffer Zone of Chitwan National Park, Nepal Yogesh Dongol [email protected]
Florida International University FIU Digital Commons FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations University Graduate School 6-29-2018 Cultural Politics of Community-Based Conservation in the Buffer Zone of Chitwan National Park, Nepal Yogesh Dongol [email protected] DOI: 10.25148/etd.FIDC006860 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd Part of the Environmental Studies Commons, Human Geography Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Nature and Society Relations Commons, and the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Dongol, Yogesh, "Cultural Politics of Community-Based Conservation in the Buffer Zone of Chitwan National Park, Nepal" (2018). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3775. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3775 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the University Graduate School at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida CULTURAL POLITICS OF COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION IN THE BUFFER ZONE OF CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in GLOBAL AND SOCIOCULTURAL STUDIES by Yogesh Dongol 2018 To: Dean John F. Stack, Jr. Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs This dissertation, written by Yogesh Dongol, and entitled Cultural Politics of Community-Based Conservation in the Buffer Zone of Chitwan National Park, Nepal, having been approved in respect to style and intellectual content, is referred to you for judgement. We have read this dissertation and recommend that it be approved. -
Media and the Construction of Minority Ethnic Political Identity in Republican Nepal
“In the beginning we couldn’t speak”: media and the construction of minority ethnic political identity in republican Nepal Natalie Greenland University of Adelaide, Australia Michael Wilmore Bournemouth University, UK Introduction Nepal’s media have been lauded for their positive contribution to democratic political discourse amidst the turmoil of the post-revolutionary period (Onta, 2006), but today have become the focus of anxiety. Radio in particular, due to the relatively low costs of production and accessibility to listeners with low or no literacy, has seen huge growth in Nepal and corresponding hopes for its potential to improve the lives of Nepal’s citizens. However, as a recent policy paper from an independent Nepali research organization, Martin Chautari (Anonymous, 2012, p. 2), explains: Despite their somewhat positive roles, FM radios have not been able to carry the voices of marginalized citizens. The concerns of the poor and marginalized citizens living in remote areas, local issues and the language spoken by the majority in those areas have not received appropriate space in FM radios. Not only are there few programs containing local concerns and in local languages, even when they do exist, with a few exceptions, they are given minimum priority in terms of time and space. The paper goes on to explain that, ‘studies have shown that the operational management of FM radios remains in the hands of the powerful and FM radios have been unable to play their expected roles for the rights of the poor and marginalized’ (ibid.). In addition, commercialization of the radio sector, and inadequacies in the policy and regulatory framework of broadcast licensing compound these problems. -
Combined Resettlement Plan and Indigenous Peoples Plan
Combined Resettlement Plan and Indigenous Peoples Plan Document Stage: Draft Project Number: P44219 (NEP) April 2014 NEP: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Power System Expansion Project (SPEP) - Transmission Prepared by: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Ministry of Energy (MoE), Government of Nepal The combined Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples Plan (RIPP) is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERS DESCRIPTION PAGE NO List Of Abbreviations Executive Summary I INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Overview B. Subproject Components (Transmission) of NEA 1. Transmission Grid Substations (GSS) 2. Transmission Lines C. Scope and Limitation of RIPP D. Impact and Benefits of the Project II SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT A. General B. Impact on Permanent Land Acquisition 1.Transmission Grid Substations (GSS) 3. Transmission Tower Footings C. Temporary Impacts 1. Transmission Lines III SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE A. Approach and Methodology B. Socio Economic Profile of Subproject Area 1. Types of Settlement 2. Demographic Features 3. Livelihood Pattern 4. Land and Crops 5. Financial Status 6. Health 7. Migration 8. Infrastructure 9. Power/Electricity C. Women/Gender D. Awareness on HIV/AIDS E. Indigenous People 1.