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	Ashoka Fellow Profile - Parshu Ram Tamang
		Tamang, for example, is the general secretary of and represents the Tamang Ghedung, an association that champions the interests of the Tamang community.
		Tamang and his colleagues also advocate speeding the process of oncoming the huge development gap between the dominant groups in society and the people he represents by reserving a minimum number of university and government positions for them.
		Tamang and his colleagues are in important degree devising their approach month by month in the midst of Nepal's current earthquake.
	www.ashoka.org /fellows/viewprofile3.cfm?reid=97259 (982 words)

	::-Magar Studies Center-:: Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Tamangs are mainly found in the districts of Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok, Kavrepalanchok, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, Dhading, Ramechhap, Dolkha and Sindhuli.
		The total population of Tamang in Nepal, according to the census of 2001, is 1,282,304, ie 5.6 per cent of the total population of the country.
		Although the word Tamang was used as early as the thirteenth century to denote an ethnic group, following the expansion of the Gorkhali kingdom the use of the word was prohibited.
	www.magarstudiescenter.org /pop-tamang.htm (900 words)

	Tamang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tamang (also known as Murmi) are one of the several ethnic groups living in Nepal descended from Tibeto-Burman origins.
		The name Tamang in Tibetan means horse traders in Tibetan, which suggest that their ancestors came from the north and traded horses with the local community (Newars) and later settled and intermarried among them.
		The Tamangs are followers of Lamaism mixed with elements of the pre-Buddhist Bön and the Tambaist religion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tamang (243 words)

	Introduction to Ethic Group- The TAMANGS
		Tamang ex-kipat land today is actually owned and farmed by the same people who had held kipats, but with slightly change land tenure and taxing arrangements.
		Tamangs are in general very skilled at a number of crafts, which they have preserved for ages in their traditional ways.
		But the offspring of marriages between Tamangs and non-Tamang women are considered lower and are not allowed to share the common cup with other Tamangs despite the fact that they take the clans name of their Tamang father.
	www.everestnews.com /stories004sec4002/everesttamangs11263002one.htm (1689 words)

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		Tamang is one of the most populated indigenous communities in Kingdom of Nepal.
		In the last two hundred years' history, the Tamangs wer the most discriminated and exploited community in the country due to their proximity to the capital and people of different languages, cultures, religions and governance system from the ruling groups.
		After the democratic change in 1950, the Tamang People for the first time got organized themselves in 1956, but it was banned in 1960 with the political parties when the late king Mahendra took over the power from the elected government.
	www.tamang.ourfamily.com /catalog.html (921 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Tamang's work as a social entrepreneur is a direct response to the conditions of her own life.
		Tamang eventually qualified to be teacher, but she soon grew restless with her comfortable job in a mainstream school.
		Tamang decided the only way to realize her two goals – providing low-cost quality education to poor children and making learning fun for the kids – was to start her own institution.
	www.changemakers.net /journal/02november/ray.cfm (4644 words)

	Anthropology Review Database
		The life histories are presented as separate chapters framed by a general introduction into Tamang culture and a methodological discussion on anthropological work with oral histories.
		Each life history touches a different aspect of Tamang social life, narrated by great-grandmother Mondzom, followed by her three granddaughters-in-law, Nhanu, Jyomo and Purngi and by PurngiÆs daughter Sukumaya.
		The anthropologist and her assistant, Tularam Tamang, are active listeners who do not interfere when the narrations take unexpected turns.
	wings.buffalo.edu /ARD/showme.cgi?keycode=2184 (853 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		They are the worst victims of gender- ___________________________________________________________ Stella Tamang, Nepal Stella Tamang is the Chair of the Indigenous Women Caucus, UN FPII and is the Chair of the South Asia Indigenous Women Forum, Advisor of Nepal Tamang Women Ghedung, based and sexual violence, rape, forced prostitutions, trafficking and forced recruiting in armed forces.
		If it crows, her neck should be twisted and thrown across the roof of the house.” In a situation where the protection and the security of the children and the elders becomes the most important responsibilities, every mother and woman will be compelled to hold weapons and fight.
		From the time of birth, Tamang women are taught and are encouraged to mediate and resolve conflict between the family members and between families.
	www.un.org /esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/Stella.doc (2437 words)

	Nepal: Case of Torture by the military
		The victim, Nau Bahadur Tamang, is in Nakhu Prison, Lalitpur District.
		While Mr Tamang was in Gaushala Police Office, 4 or 5 policemen beat him severely for about an hour with a wooden stick, on the soles of his feet, his back, and the palms of his hands.
		Mr Tamang complained that, as a result of torture, he is suffering from anorexia, insomnia, chest pain and difficulty when moving.
	www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2003/459 (1500 words)

	Book Review, printer friendly
		Yet Tamang women can remarry and are not disparaged over divorce, can retain their own lineal and clan identities even after marriage, and are not expected to live fulltime in their marital homes for many years.
		Relationships are necessary to survival in Tamang society and the women cultivate especially close relationships with parents and friends, as well as with their brothers.
		Tamang women are also particularly tight with their mothers.
	zmagsite.zmag.org /Sept2003/reviewfivepr0903.html (1112 words)

	Success story of a leaseholder in Nepal
		Saraswati Tamang is chairwoman of one of the first leasehold groups set up by a development project in Nepal.
		All the members are Tamang - one of the largest ethnic groups in Nepal.
		Most of the Tamang are poor and lack sufficient cultivable land.
	www.fao.org /News/profile/PF9703-e.htm (542 words)

	Red Cross Red Crescent - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Tamang tribe live in makeshift shelters in the remote village of Grang, high in the Nepalese mountains.
		In addition, as the Tamang are largely dependent on their livestock, a government veterinarian runs a seven day course which trains local men in animal husbandry techniques.
		Although the Tamang have maintained their traditional lifestyle, the success of the Red Cross programme is clearly evident.
	www.ifrc.org /docs/news/02/042502 (728 words)

	" Indigenous Forest Management Systems in the Hills of Nepal, Part 2" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document
		A comparison could be made with the number of Tamang households found in 1990, assuming the family size remained the same (Table 4.4).
		The highest family size was in the Tamang community; the lowest was in the Tamang and Brahman/Chhetri communities.
		Tamangs are the dominant among the ethnic and caste groups in the panchayat.
	www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/gautk91a1.htm (6997 words)

	welcomenepal.com - The official site for Nepal Tourism Board
		Tamsaling bordered by Likhu Koshi river in East, Budhi Gandaki in West, Mahabharat range in South and Himalayan range in North is the main homeland of Tamang Community.
		The population of the Tamang is 1282304 (5.46%).
		Tamang village (Nansa) with a house (dim) is a geographical entity into life-force and prayer flags stand by.
	www.welcomenepal.com /emuseum.asp (1362 words)

	Anthropology Review Database
		Focusing on the Tamang village of Timling in central Nepal, Fricke demonstrates that population growth is both the outcome of a subsistence adaptation based on diversified household production and a force which is fundamentally altering the social and ecological environment of life in the Himalayas.
		According to the author, fertility patterns resulting from traditional household organization have led to population growth that is fast outstripping the ability of local land to meet subsistence needs.
		In Chapter Seven he describes the major life events of a typical Tamang individual, formulating from this a timetable of the developmental cycle of an average household.
	wings.buffalo.edu /ARD/showme.cgi?keycode=29 (1248 words)

	Tamang Expedition (P) Ltd. -Company Profile
		Tamang Expeditions is run by a small group of guides who have been working in mountain tourism sector for years, and want to continue their effort to provide good services loving their own country's nature and culture.
		Tamang Expeditions understands that- safety is the most important aspect of any adventure travel and also it's very important to have chosen a quality staff to produce a quality service.
		Tamang Expeditions arranges various trainings and workshops for the staffs collaborating with expert persons and organizations.
	www.catmando.com /wonders-nepal/comprofile.htm (343 words)

	EMU Trainees Nominated for Nobel Prize
		Stella Tamang of Nepal completed a five-day workshop on "trauma awareness and resilience" at Eastern Mennonite University on Oct. 7, the day that the Nobel Peace Prize was announced.
		Tamang was among the women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by a Switzerland-based committee.
		Tamang is a powerful advocate for women's rights and minority groups as a result of facing discrimination in Nepal on two fronts: she is from the indigenous Lama community and a Buddhist in the world's only Hindu kingdom.
	www.emu.edu /news/index.php/968 (836 words)

	OHCHR: Tamang (Tam) - Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Tamang language is one of the oldest languages in the Himalayan region.
		The langauge is known as the "Tamang Language" as it is spoken by the Tamang people.
		About 8 million people speak the Tamang langauge, which has survived through oral tradition.
	www.unhchr.ch /udhr/lang/taj.htm (72 words)

	Tamang language resources
		Stella Tamang, a Nepalese Buddhist who received trauma training at EMU, was among 1,000 women nominated to win as a group the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.
		Tamang WCVV Radio Station Andrew and Ramona Wilson Adelbert and Leona Winegardner John and Christi Wynn James and Holly Tamang Nepal 4259 Huntingdon Dr. Mobile, Al.
		Tamang People B elieved to have migrated from Tibet, the Tamangs reside mainly in the high hills north of Kathmandu.
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Tamang.html (1333 words)

	Tamang - Ethnos - Books about the Tamang People
		The Tamangs (also known as Murmi) are one of the several ethnic groups living in Nepal descended from Tibeto-Burman origins.
		Tamang Shamans: An Ethnopsychiatric Study of Ecstasy and Healing In Nepal
		A recitation of the Tamang shaman in Nepal (Nepalica)
	www.almudo.com /ethnos/Tamang.htm (285 words)

	Tamang history and Identity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Many oral and written sources on Tamang history in their main areas of settlement were recorded and photographed during fieldtrips in summer 2002 as well as in the previous years.
		The project focusses specially on the etymology of place- and clan names, the similarity between the names of the Tamang clans and the old Tibetan clans, and on references to the old clans in the genealogies (e.g.
		Another major question is the origin of the ancient lDong, an ancient Tibetan clan, in the Tamang tradition and its role in the Tamang clan classification of the "Eighteen Great Clans" (Athara Jat).
	www.oeaw.ac.at /sozant/tibet/projects/tamang1.htm (238 words)

	Mountain People Nepal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Magars - Gurungs - Thakalis - Tamangs - Newars - Kirantis - Sunwars and Jirels - Bhotia - Ethnic Tibetans - Limipas - Dolpopas - Lopas
		The Tamang are found around the Kathmandu Valley and in central and eastern Nepal.
		The Newars are of Mongolian origin and are the dominant ethnic group of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding central areas of Nepal.
	www.asian-trekking.com /nepal_intro/nepal_mountainpeople.htm (1017 words)

	Mountain Identity
		It is about how mountain/hill people from the villages of Kartike and Bhojine in and around Nagarkot, northeast of Kathmandu valley, perceive themselves in relation to those who live in the plains or cities.
		The Tamang people of these villages are instantly recognizable by outsiders, especially tourists who come to Nagarkot for a panoramic view of the silvery Himalaya to the north as well as for sunrise and sunset.
		Tamangs are fair skinned with somewhat stubby nose, and small eyes that are imbued with emotions and devotion that run as high as the mountains to the north.
	www.mtnforum.org /apmn/radio_one.htm (1255 words)

	BECAUSE OF LOVE - Jesuit priest marks 40-plus years witnessing to Jesus' love in Nepal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		He has abiding affection as well for the Tamang, a Nepalese ethnic group with a Buddhist heritage, and regularly endures the rigors of primitive travel over rugged mountain trails to be among them.
		Although Father Miller first heard of the Tamang more than 40 years ago, when the school at which he taught admitted a youngster from that community, various factors kept him from making the six-day trek to visit the Tamang until that year -- but his first visit proved to be a long one.
		Father Miller stayed with the Tamang for nearly two years, getting by with no electricity and drawing his water from a nearby spring.
	www.catholicmission.org /Stories-Because_of_Love.html (619 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : North Bengal & Sikkim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Tamang said the GNLF had played with the sentiments of the people in the past and feared the present exercise will also lead to nothing.
		Tamang also put to rest all speculation about a possible breach in the PDF.
		According to sources, Tamang had an informal meeting with R.B. Rai, general secretary of the CPRM, at Darjeeling yesterday, and agreed to redress any problems within the front.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1051126/asp/siliguri/story_5523173.asp (295 words)

	Tamang dot com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In my situation, I was trying to help the Tamang children first, because I felt that to help the children, I must start from my own house, from myself and what I can do, and what I can do for my family, and keep on expanding your family members.
		With the Tamang children, I was not only trying to help them, I was not trying to lift them, you know, it was more like helping them to rise, to lift themselves.
		So this is why this is a holistic approach, because the problem that we see for Tamang girls, a very important issue is Tamang girls being sold in brothels, woman trafficking, and high rates of women in prostitution.
	www.tamangs.com /interview.htm (2782 words)

	Print news - IPS Inter Press Service
		Most of the women are victims of violence -- related to the Maoist uprising that has turned village life upside-down in about three-quarters of the country, to the trafficking that has accompanied the disruption in rural life or victims of domestic violence -- or of a gruesome combination of these elements.
		Walking slowly to her parents' village Tamang was intercepted by her husband's group, who again beat her and took the baby.
		The rebels condemned the husband's actions but visited Tamang's parents' house four or five times to try and persuade her to join.
	www.ipsnews.net /print.asp?idnews=30127 (1110 words)

	EverestHistory.com: Durga Tamang
		The Tamangs, are people who are alleged to be one of the oldest inhabitants of the hills north of Kathmandu.
		The areas of Lantang, Ganesh Himal and Helembu and the surrounding area comprising the rim of the valley.
		The Tamangs were part of the 1953 Everest expedition lead by Sir Edmund Hillary and were once again placed in the history of Everest, when Sambhu Tamang, the 18 years old boy became the youngest person (at the time) ever to reach the summit of Everest in 1973.
	www.everesthistory.com /climbers/durgatamang.htm (148 words)

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