Man raking wheat in Tharu village

Visit to a small Tharu village near Chitwan

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April 5th 2007
In addition to looking at wildlife, we got to do a little anthropological study near Chitwan National Wildlife Park. One small Tharu village near Chitwan lets tourists come visit in hopes that they will buy something or contribute to their children's education fund. Our visit to this Tharu village in early April was my first visit to an agricultural village in the Third World. The Tharus make ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more