Article: A study on Sino-Tibetan astrological system among the Gurungs of Gandaki region in Western Nepal.(Report)

Article: The value of sons and daughters among the Gurungs in ...
Contributions to Nepalese Studies;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Introduction This paper (1) addresses the issue on the value of sons and daughters in the Gurung village where the fieldwork was carried out. The conceptual framework of this paper is based on theoretical literature about the fertility transition. In the literatures, questions are raised about the

Article: Old soldier, 80, repays debt to Gurkhas
The Sunday Telegraph London;  September 5, 1999 ;     634 words ... ... pilot project, including demonstrations of Mr James's units and first aid training, helped six mountain villages in the Gandaki region. The hen-houses, with thatched roofs and spaces for 12 birds, cost only pounds 30 each to make and improve egg quality ...

Article: NEPAL-ARTS: POP BANDS ADD A PEACEFUL NOTE TO OLD MUSIC
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  July 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... breed of pop music bands like 'Nepathya' and '1974 AD' are messengers for peace and social harmony. Originally from the Gandaki region in the western hills overlooking the Himalayan peaks, Gandarvas are traditional singers who eke out their living visiting ...

Article: Gurung
Encyclopedia of World Cultures;      700+ words ... ... none Orientation Identification. The Gurungs are a people inhabiting the foothills ... These figures reflect a smaller number of Gurungs than actually exist, since they indicate ... Gurung as their mother tongue and not all Gurungs speak the language. The census shows ...

Article: Himalayan Dialogue: Tibetan Lamas and Gurung Shamans in Nepal.
Asian Folklore Studies;  April 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... areas of Nepal. Their neighbors are the Gurungs of Tapje village on the other side of the river; the Gurungs also claim to have Tibetan origins dating ... immigrant Tibetans with the indigenous Gurungs instigated a contemporary clash between ...

Article: Whelpton, John. 2005. A History of Nepal.(Book review)
Contributions to Nepalese Studies;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Whelpton shows clearly how the Western tribes (Magars and Gurungs) have been used by the political establishment of the caubisis ... This seems also to have happened on a lesser scale with the Gurungs: some of them were promoted among the bharadar (members of ...

Article: Cultivating prosperity.(agricultural industry in Nepal)
Faces: People, Places, and Cultures;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... jungles, valleys, and mountainsides. Managis, Limbus, Rais, Gurungs, and Dolpas, ethnic groups in Nepal, primarily engage in ... graze in pastures. Sherpas keep yaks for transportation. The Gurungs traditionally are sheepherders. Farmers sell animal hides ...