
	Where results make sense

Topic: Chepang

Related Topics

Base 12

In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

	Definition of Chepang
		Chepang traditionally practised some slash-and-burn agriculture, or simple hoe-based horticulture along with mostly hunting and gathering from the forests.
		Chepang men and women are basically egalitarian and no social ranking exists as it does in caste Nepalese society.
		The Chepangs themselves follow Animism, although they are strongly influenced by both Hinduism and Buddhism, which came from the Tamangs just north of them.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Chepang (272 words)

	Chepang - TheBestLinks.com - Agriculture, Animism, Buddhism, Hinduism, ...
		Chepang is the commonly used name given to an ethnic group living in central and southern Nepal.
		Chepang traditionally practiced some slash and burn agriculture, or simple hoe-based horticulture along with mostly hunting and gathering from the forests.
		Chepang men and women are basically egalitarian and no social ranking exists as it does in caste Nepalese society.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Chepang.html (256 words)

	Chepang
		Chepang is the commonly used name given to an ethnic group living in central and southern Nepal.
		Chepang traditionally practiced some slash & burn agriculture, or simple hoe-based horticulture along with mostly hunting and gathering from the forests.
		Chepang men and women are basically egalitarian and no social ranking exists as it does in caste Nepalese society.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ch/Chepang.html (153 words)

	Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd.
		The Chepangs inhabit in the districts of Makwanpur, Gorkha and Dhading are obsessed with the bat meat.
		Chepangs settlement spreads from an elevation of 1000 to 2400 meters, though some are also found in lower altitudes.
		The census of 2001 revealed that the population of Chepangs is 52, 237.
	www.nepalnews.com /contents/2006/englishweekly/telegraph/feb/feb01/views.php (5850 words)

	Himalayan Mercantile - Shamanic Ritual Items
		This is an authentic shamanic ritual drum from a remote tribal group known as Chepang, in the "middle hills" of Nepal.
		The Chepang are among the least known tribal peoples of Nepal, as they were until quite recently strictly a nomadic hunter / gatherer group ranging the forests of Nepal.
		Chepang shaman are known as Tunsuriban in their language and have a reputation for being among the most adept of all shamanic ritualists in Nepal.
	www.himalayan-mercantile.com /rituals/hmr25.html (215 words)

	Editorial (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Chepangs inhabit in the remote districts of Makwanpur, Chitwan, Gorkha and Dhading and belong to Kirati tribe.
		Chepangs settlement spreads from an elevation of 1000 to 2400 meters, though some are also found in lower altitudes.
		Chepangs, who live in the central regions of Nepal, are also known as Chyobang or Chewang.
	www.nepal-traveller.com /janfeb06/chepang.htm (1296 words)

	[No title]
		Chepangs depend so much on forests for their survival, and and hence it is not surprising rmal that they possess a significant body of knowledge on different species.
		Chepang people are the major actors of this roll-on action research in terms of their input and participation.
		Chepangs changed their attitude towards Chiuri after they realized that what they possess is something valuable: both the resource and the knowledge about it.
	www.etfrn.org /etfrn/workshop/biodiversity/documents/chiuri.doc (19729 words)

	Chepangi schools - Nepali Times
		The Chepang are semi-nomadic farmers and the most underprivileged even among Nepal’s indigenous groups.
		By starting a vocational training wing the school is trying to make sure Chepang children don’t have to go back to their nomadic life in the jungles once they finish school.
		Chepang's school, Mahakali National Primary, has 66 children studying in it at present and is also looking for volunteers and support.
	www.nepalitimes.com /issue/277/NepaliSociety/9489 (359 words)

	Chepang
		The people speak 3 different dialects of this Tibeto-Burman language that is closely related to Raute and Raji, two undocumented languages spoken in western Nepal.
		Chepang traditionally practised some slash-and-burn agriculture, or simple hoe-based horticulture along with mostly hunting and gathering from the forests.
		The Chepangs themselves follow Animism, although they are strongly influenced by both Hinduism and Buddhism, which came from the Tamangs just north of them.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/c/ch/chepang.html (224 words)

	Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) - Chepang
		According to a legend of the Chepangs, the Chepangs are said to be the child of a queen, who gave birth to her child on a stone and disappeared after leaving the child there (Praja, BS2056).
		According to Schafer and Toba, the Chepang language is close to the languages of Thami and Hayu (Dhungel, BS2051: 42).
		Chepang deities are especially of three types: Tangkaling or ancestral deity, Namrung or the god of hunting, deity related to land and Gaidu or the god of animals.
	www.nefin.org.np /content/view/34/42 (940 words)

	CHITWAN - CULTURE & WILDERNESS (TRPAP & Sustainable Tourism Development)
		The newly developed Chitwan Chepang Hills Trail is unique because of one of the most ethnic cultures of Nepal- Chepang Culture.
		Chepangs, believed to be influenced by Tamangs, speak their own distinct language,leading a nomadic life and their primary lifestyle, hunting, foraging for wild roots and fishing and traditional farming near jungles.A Praja Pande (faith
		Different materials used by the Chepangs and relics like catapults used in killing birds, slings and bows used for hunting animals, crushing devices, dhiki and janto (traditional stone tools for beating and grinding grains), pots, wooden containers, drums have been kept in the museum.
	www.welcomenepal.com /chitwan/chitwan_chepang.htm (1161 words)

	Himalayan Mercantile - Buddhist Ritual Items
		The Chepang were up until the current generation a group wandering hunter gatherers.
		Often described as "forest dwelling tribals" the Chepang along with the Raute are probably Nepal's least documented and understood peoples.
		Chepang shaman, known in the Chepang language as Tunsuriban, are revered as powerful sorcerers and healers even by people outside the Chepang ethnic group.
	www.himalayan-mercantile.com /rituals/BookTunsuriban-Dtl.html (229 words)

	National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) - Chepang (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to a legend of the Chepangs, the Chepangs are said to be the child of a queen, who gave birth to her child on a stone and disappeared after leaving the child there (Praja, BS2056).
		According to Schafer and Toba, the Chepang language is close to the languages of Thami and Hayu (Dhungel, BS2051: 42).
		Chepang deities are especially of three types: Tangkaling or ancestral deity, Namrung or the god of hunting, deity related to land and Gaidu or the god of animals.
	nfdin.gov.np /1/content/view/30/43 (758 words)

	socialtreks.com - responsible trips in Nepal - itineraries
		According to the legends, the goddess Sita, the consort of Lord Rama gave birth to a son Lava while she was in exile in a hermitage of sage Balmiki near Narayani river in Nepal.
		Chepangs believe themselves as the progeny of Lava and Kusundas as the descendants of Kusha.
		Chepangs do not possess other artistic skills of any kind except weaving of baskets and leaf umbrellas which they use for protection against rain.
	www.socialtours.com /guide/people/people3.htm (1120 words)

	Chitwan Chepang Hills Trail \| Pokharacity.com \| Travel
		Chepang people stored food grain only for 6 months in a year and rest of the months they collects their feedings by Fishing, hunting and collecting wild roots.
		Chepang population dwells in the remote and sparse contours of Makwanpur, Chitwan, Gorkha and Dhading.
		According to the 2001 Nepal Census, the population of Chepang is 52,237.
	www.pokharacity.com /travel.php?subaction=showfull&id=1173980314&archive=&start_from=&ucat=43& (885 words)

	Annapurna Trekking, Trekking in Annapurna, Annapurna Trek, Trekking Tour in Nepal
		Chepangs of Chitwan, who were pursuing their traditional occupations of fishing, hunting, bird catching and farming at jungle edges, now have attempted to seek new avenues of income by displaying these originalities to tourists.
		Recently, a Chepang Museum has been set up at Shaktikhor with the view to preserve and promote the primitive cultures, originalities, costumes, and life styles of the people.
		A visit to this area, famous as the Chepang Trekking Route, can be one of the most unforgettable, explorative and romantic visits in one's life.
	www.treksinnepal.com /special_packages/che_pang_hill_trekking.php (606 words)

	eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
		Tilak says that he was determined from his childhood days to study very hard, overcome all obstacles to achieve his goals and be an inspiration and example for the youth of his community, who are not conscious of the value of education.
		To embark upon his dream to be the most educated Chepang and to be an example to his other fellow Chepangs, he started the second phase of educational journey at Mahendra Ratna campus in Kathmandu, where he got enrolled as an I.Ed.
		Chepangs are reported to be found living in the very remote parts of the countryside, in and around forests in Dhading, Chitwan, Makwanpur, Gorkha and Banke.
	www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=2448 (613 words)

	Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd.
		Chepang people rather try to preserve cereals for Chonam than to feed children on other days, not bothering they may remain hungry.
		He found most Chepangs have converted into Christianity and those who have been baptised think their culture was unconventional and deny observing them.
		Chepangs live mostly in Dhading, Makawanpur, Chitwan, Kavre and Sindhupalchok districts and their exact population remains unclear to date.
	www.nepalnews.com /archive/2007/apr/apr28/news08.php (515 words)

	Educating Children, Nepal 2006 - HANUMAN Onlus
		She is from the Chepang community who are still living a life like a stone age.
		Maila Chepang is 8 year old girl studying in class 2 of Shree Janagaun Primary School of Dhading District.
		Chepangs are still living in the forest and practicing their own culture.
	www.hanuman.it /prog_npa.php?lng=en (3096 words)

	Chepang - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		The people speak 3 different dialects of this Tibeto-Burman language that is closely related to Raute and Raji, two undocumented languages spoken in western Nepal.
		Chepang is one of the few languages which uses a duodecimal (base 12) counting system rather than the decimal (base 10).
		Chepang traditionally practised some slash-and-burn agriculture, or simple hoe-based horticulture along with mostly hunting and gathering from the forests.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=73164 (268 words)

	Cosmetici equo SolidalI cosmetici naturali
		I Chepang, ufficialmente conosciuti come Praja, fanno parte di uno dei 61 gruppi etnici ufficialmente riconosciuti dal governo nepalese (ce ne sono in realtà più di 80), uno dei più piccoli (rappresentano lo 0,25% della popolazione nepalese) e uno dei più poveri e marginalizzati.
		I Chepang hanno un rapporto particolarmente stretto con l'albero del Chiuri (da loro chiamato Yoshi).
		Narra una leggenda Chepang che: "molto tempo fa, una bufala scappò dalla propria stalla di notte e andò a mangiare nel campo di miglio finché non fu completamente satolla.
	www.officinanaturae.com /equo.php (830 words)

	Chitwan Chepang Hill Trails, Nature trek, Paragliding, Bird Watching, Siraichuli Viewpoint
		Nepal's Terai possesses a beauty that is totally unexpected in a country known mainly for soaring snow-covered mountains.
		Cultural experiences of Chepang and other ethnic groups, bird watching, home-stay and other natural attractions make this trail a must to visit.
		Village walks, nature and bird watching tours and the Chitwan Chepang Hills trail will be of special interest to visitors.
	www.friendshipnepal.com /tours/chitwan_chepang_hill_trails.php (908 words)

	The Rising Nepal
		The participants of the interaction programme on 'Indigenous Ethnic group Chepang's Right to Land' jointly organised by the Nepal Chepang Association and the National Land Rights Concerned Group opined that the rights of the Chepangs over their land would not be established unless the Chepangs are made the masters of their land, water and forest.
		The Chepang participants who came from different districts to participate in the interaction programme rued that although they were the worshippers of the land in the real term, they do not have a single plot of land under their ownership.
		Ninety-five per cent out of the population of 80,000 Chepangs in the country do not have the land ownership certificate with them while 85 per cent of them do not have the citizenship certificate, it was stated at the programme.
	www.gorkhapatra.org.np /content.php?nid=5569 (556 words)

	Tribal people of Nepal, Chepangs of Nepal, Kusundas of Nepal, Chepang peoples of Nepal, Kusunda people of Nepal, ...
		According to the Legends, the goddess Sita, the consort of Lord Rama gave birth to a son Lava while she was in exile in a hermitage of sage Balmiki near Narayani river in Nepal.
		Chepangs believe themselves as the progeny of Lava and Kusundas as the descendants of Kusha.
		Chepangs do not possess other artistic skills of any kind except weaving of baskets and leaf umbrellas which they use for protection against rain.
	www.manang.com /nepal/general_information_about_nepal/people_nepal/chepang_kusundas_people_of_nepal.php (572 words)

	Untitled Document
		The Chepang Hill and Siraichuli Trek offers visitors a unique experience, very different from the more heavily trafficked trekking routes of Nepal, and has been spared the often haphazard and negative development of other regions.
		The Chepang Hill and Siraichuli Trek is therefore ideal for tourists who want to see beautiful natural landscapes combined with glimpses into a fascinating and well-preserved, indigenous culture.
		As the Chepang Hill and Siraichuli Trek is located at the transition from the low, subtropical Indian sub-continent to the high Himalayan range, it is host to a large diversity of birdlife.
	www.mowgliecoadventure.com /chepang_hill_siraichuli_trek.htm (401 words)

	Heifer Project International- Nepal
		Born in a poor family, Devi Chepang was faced with hardship and poverty from a very early age.
		Devi is the eldest daughter of Binod Chepang.
		Today Devi Chepang is known as a successful woman in her village.
	www.hpinepal.org.np /stories/Devi_chepang.htm (823 words)

	Nepal: Degraded-land use helps the poor change their lives
		Chepangs inhabit the Mahabharat mountain range in central Nepal.
		The plight of other Chepangs in the area is no different.
		But that is slowly changing, thanks to a unique government initiative that is handing over plots of degraded land areas in the hills and plains to the poor, changing their lives.
	www.ifad.org /media/news/2004/020604.htm (981 words)

	Indigenous and tribal peoples - Equality and discrimination - Themes
		Meanwhile, the Chepang will farm another plot of rested land, where the vegetation will be cleared and subsequently burned, before crops are planted – thus repeating the cycle.
		From many years of experience and traditional knowledge passed down through generations, the Chepang know that this method works well on the steep slopes of their domain; it helps to prevent soil erosion and when practiced under the right conditions, is also environmentally sustainable.
		And as these cultivation activities are still not enough to make a living, the Chepang complement them with other traditional activities such as hunting, fishing and collecting edible shoots and roots, of which many can be found in the fallow forests.
	www.ilo.org /global/Themes/Equality_and_Discrimination/Indigenousandtribalpeoples/lang--en/WCMS_083550/index.htm (967 words)

	1040Window.org
		The Chepangs usually marry their cousins and a very wealthy man may marry his wife's sister as well.
		The Chepangs have their own religion which is based in Shamanism and Animism.
		Most Chepangs still do not understand who Jesus is or what sin is, but about 1/3 of them have heard the name of Jesus and about half of that number have heard the gospel message in person.
	1040window.org /nepalprayerguide/day27.htm (359 words)

	Non-Timber Forest Products on shifting cultivation plots ( Khoriya ): a means of improving livelihood of Chepang rural ...
		The study is based on the survey of 120 "Chepang" households and group discussion held in a small mountain watershed of Nepal divided into two elevational zones during the month of May-September 2001.
		The analysis begins with the examination of variation in the socioeconomic condition of Chepang communities in upper and lower elevational zones then, extends into exploring relationship between several socioeconomic variables and income from NTFPs grown on shifting cultivated lands.
		There is a good prospect for uplifting the socioeconomic standard of the Chepang hill tribe and for alleviating pressure on forest resources through the promotion of NTFP on degraded watersheds of the mountains of Nepal.
	www.forestrynepal.org /non-timber-forest-products-on-shifting-cultivation-plots-khoriya-a-means-of-improving-livelihood-of-chepang-rural-hill-tribe-of- (295 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)