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Tharus are the main local people of Chitwan. Migrants from the hills have gradually been pushing the Tharus out of their traditional livelihoods and many live as destitutes. It is a fascinating people with a vibrant culture well worth looking into before going to Chitwan. There is no one comprehensive book or source of quality info on the Tharus. The most convenient option for travellers will be to buy the book by late Dor Bahadur Bista: Peoples of Nepal. Buy it in Kathmandu or Pokhara as it may not be available in Chitwan. There is a good chapter on the Tharus in this book that is well worth reading for an overview.
Written Jun 11, 2006
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Tharus are the main local people of Chitwan. Migrants from the hills have gradually been pushing the Tharus out of their traditional livelihoods and many live...
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Chitwan - Nepal's premier jungle area
"Jangal" means dense forest or undergrowth. The British who pushed the retreating Gorkha armies back to approximately Nepal's current borders by 1814 picked up this word and corrupted it. Hence,...
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Nice and peaceful at the time i went there i.e last february (2005) during the road blockade imposed by the maoists. We were only 10 tourists in the whole National Park... I guess that in a more...
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I decided to go to Chitwan National Park as something completely different from the rest of my trip to China and Tibet. It certainly was! After being in the mountains for so long a bit of 40 degree,...
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After Pokhara we make a bustour to The Chitwan National Park. It was a long day traveling by bus over bad roads. It was a 9 hours travel over 150 km. So we arived late in the afternoon in Chitwan. But...
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"Days and months are the travelers of eternity. So are the years that pass by...I myself have been tempted for a long time by the cloud moving wind- filled with a strong desire to wander." ~Basho
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