sociology
Rodighar, an institution found among the Gurungs of Nepal, exists in a similar form among Magars. On one level, the rodighar (ghar N- house, from rot II G ro- friends? or sleeping place, tII - house) can be described as a nightly social gathering place, a semi-permanent dormitory where young girls and boys of the village congregate to sing, talk and joke. In some areas, the rodighar seems to...
<p>Although their population is relatively small, the Thakalis' entrepreneurship and rapid rise to wealth and power has prompted attention in many articles, most of which have been concerned with the history of the Thakalis and their traditional life in their Thak Khola homeland. With the exception of Messerschmidt's article, nothing has been published about the Thakalis who...
Despite the fact that Helambu is only three days walk from Kathmandu and is one of the most popular trekking areas, virtually nothing is known about the socio-cultural organisation of its inhabitants. Sherpas live here and it is precisely because of its differences (and similarities) with other Sherpa and Bhotea areas that Helambu is an important area anthropologically. The extent of these...
The tea shops lining the feeder roads to Narayangad, Chitwan District's main bazaar town, provide an excellent arena for observing interaction between the different caste/ethnic groups that comprise the multi-ethnic population of the Rapti Valley resettlement area. The tea shop is at once a place for relaxation and refreshment, and a place to conduct business. Low status castes may be...
The centrality of motherhood in the lives of Hindu women is well known, but it takes on new force with the intensive study of a particular group of contemporary Nepali women. In this case, the women are members of the Brahman and Chhetri castes believed to be representative of similar women in small villages in the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding hills. For these women childbearing is the...
The facts in this paper were collected in Kattike Deurali gaon panchayat (Kabhre Palanchok district). This district lies between the Sun Kosi and one of its tributaries, the Chauri Khola and consists of two small valleys which rise, one perpendicular to the Sun Kosi and the other to the Chauri Khola. The various villages are situated mostly half way up the southern slopes of the valley. The...
The author examines claims made by Dr Haimendorf in 1975, where he presents the link between economic organisation and its correlation with social relations. He argues that it is appropriate to consider the extent to the type of trade produces certain social attitudes and arrangements.
The concept of "social outlook" is a term that seems to explain everything, but really explains...
One of the fundamental goals of anthropological research in Nepal must be to generate data, explanations and recommendations which can be used by policy makers to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants without causing either long or short term degradation of the environment. In particular the socio-economic systems of existing hill and mountain populations must be stabilised in their...
This article describes and analyses the household among the Thakalis. It examines firstly the economics of the household and the inheritance system. Next the frequency of different household types is analysed in relation to residence pattern and the developmental cycle of the household.
The ideal norm among Hindus is the joint family household. One of the aims of this article is to show...
The phenomenological approach to a person's own awareness is capable of revealing the contents of his experiential world without the limitations inherent in the use of projective method. As a rating scale, Cantril's self-monitoring scale is a useful device for revealing the subjective world of one's experience. With its remarkable simplicity, it can provide data of considerable value in cross-...
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