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| The Madhesi culture is one of the oldest cultures in the world. Read on
for an insight into the plight of this extraordinary group of people. |
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| The friendly and hospitable Sherpas of Nepal is quite synonymous to
Mount Everest known as Sagarmatha in Nepal that measures 8,848m (29,028
feet). Sherpas, the inhabitants of Solukhumbu region which lies just
below Mount Everest are not only the strong, stout and faithful porters
and load carriers but they are the backbone to any climber trying the
reach the summit. |
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| Nepal is a melting pot of many races and tribes. She has population of
around twenty-two million, made up of an assortment of races and
tribes, living in different regions, wearing different costumes and
speaking different languages and dialects. |
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| Nepal has a population of more than 26 million people, made up of over
40 different races and tribes. The country offers such diversity that
the visitor may experience any lifestyle from the stone age, in far
west and high hills, to the jet age of Kathmandu. |
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| Tibetan Gazelle ( Procapra picticaudata Hogdson, 1846) is a
new species to Nepalrecorded by the Upper Mustang Biodiversity Conservation Project during 2001
(Shah 2001). Until that time no information on population status, distribution
and habitat use pattern of the species were known in Nepal. |
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| Ask a Newar whether he's Hindu or Buddhist, the saying goes and
he'll answer "yes" : after fifteen centuries of continuous exposure to
both faiths, the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley have concocted a uniquesynthesis of the two. |
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| All the Hindu and Buddhist deities are fair game for Newars, along
with a few additional characters of local invention. Some deities
specialize in curing diseases, others bring good harvest – as far as
Newars are concerned, it doesn't matter whether they're Hindu or
Buddhist so long as they do the job. The following are some of the
figures uniquely adapted by the Newars. |
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| According to the researches, Indus Valley civilization
is the ancient Vedic civilization and it evolved before the Aryans came
to India. Newar civilization is believed to be much older than the
Indus civilization. |
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| It is not surprising that the Newar people were influenced by Tibet
and India. What is surprising is their creativity response to this
stimulus, which actually led to a genuine exchange with their giant
neighbors. |
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| The Newars are regarded as the original inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley, but their origins are
shrouded in mystery. They speak a Tibeto-Burmese language, which indicates they
originated in the east, but their physical features range from distinctively Mongoloid,
again suggesting to east, to Indo-Aryan, which of course points to India. |
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