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Rural livelihood, Cultural values, and Tourism in Nepal – An exploration
Humnath Bhandari
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow
JIRCAS, Tsukuba, Japan
JSPS Science Dialogue Program - Presentation
• Location: Between China & India
• Area: ~ Hokkaido
• Population: 28 million
• Language: Nepali
Basic information of Nepal
Map of Nepal showing Plain, Hill, and Mountain region
Geography of Nepal
• Plain : 23 %
• Hill : 42 %
• Mountain : 35 %
• Elevation: 70 – 8848 m
Climate in Nepal
• Four seasons:Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
• Climate:Winter: very cold Summer: very hot
Government in Nepal
• Head of the state – Prime-minister
• Parliamentary system
National Flag of Nepal
Faces of Nepal
Education system in Nepal
• Primary school: 1 – 5 grade
• Lower secondary: 6 – 7 grade
• High school: 8 – 10 grade(National Board Exam)
• Intermediate: 2 yrs
• College: >12 yrs of schooling
Shuvatara School – An introduction
Meaning: Shuva – Good/luckyTara – a star
• Established: 1989
• Type: Private, day school
• Classes: Up to grade 12
• Students: > 500
• Staff: > 80
Shuvatara School – City view from School
Shuvatara School – Students in a class room
Shuvatara School – Library
Popular sports in Nepal
• Football
• Cricket
Sport – Football
Sport – Cricket
Sport - Elephant polo
National Costumes
National costume - Man
National costume Women
Nepali cap
Food habit
• Main Food crops: Rice, Wheat, and Maize
(Bhat-Dal-Tarkari)
• Vegetable, Milk: Very common
• Meat: Mutton
• Local alcohol: Rakshi
Bhat-Dal-Tarkari
Nepalese Culture
• Culture: Influenced by Tibet, India
(cloth, language, food)
• Ethnic groups: > 70
• Music/Film: Influenced by India
• New year: Mid-April
• Working day: Sunday – Friday
Nepali greeting - Namaste
Women wearing ornaments
Women wearing ornaments
Musical band
Folk dance
Ethnic group folk dance
Traditional Hindu wedding ceremony
Child birth ceremony
Cremation of dead body
Religion in Nepal
• Hindu: 85%
• Buddhist: 10%
Goddess – Saraswati
Knowledge and Wisdom
Hindu Temple
Buddhist temple
Tourism and Trekking
Tourist on trekking
Porters on trekking route
Tourist on trekking
Tourist on trekking
Elephant Riding
Elephant in the national park
Elephant riding
Rhino at the national park
Rural livelihood
A traditional house in the village
A traditional house in the village
Corn store in the house
Drinking water for public use
Washing clothes in public place
People carrying firewood for sale
Means of transport in the Hill
Means of transport in the Hill
Means of transport in the Hill
Yak carrying goods in Mountain
Public transport
Man preparing bamboo basket
Bamboo basket
Child in basket
Local transport
Homemade grinding machine
A boy riding buffalo
Marketing in Rural Area
Fruit shop
Street vegetables and fruits market
Street flower shop
People buying clothes in street market
A village convenient store
Natural Resources
Village near Kathmandu
Lake and city of Pokhara
Top of Mount Everest – SAGARMATHA
Morning view of mountain
Mount Everest – Sunset view
A temple in the mountain
Glacier in the Mountain
Glacier in the Mountain
Cascading waterfall
Mountain river
Suspension bridge
Wooden bridge
Agriculture and rice production
Rice
Rice terraces
Rice terraces
Ploughing for rice transplanting
Rice transplanting
Rice transplanting
School students learning rice planting
Rice ready for harvesting
Manual harvesting of rice
Rice straw in the field
Drying of newly harvested rice
Women making rice straw mat
Sample text in Nepali
Numerals in Nepali
Basic Greetings in Nepali
• Namaste / Namaskar: Hello
• Mero Naam Suzuki Ho: My name is Suzuki
• Tapai Ko Naam Ke Ho: What is your name?
• Dhanyabad: Thank you
• Pheri Bhetaunla: I hope we meet again