Tharu, are considered as indigenous community of the Terai region. It is believed that they have been living in Terai for more than seven hundred years and are dispersed from East Mechi to West Mahakali in the lowland regions of Nepal. TheTharu people mostly reside in close proximity to forests and water bodies. This is so due to their dependency on forest products for firewood, close access to wild medicinal plants used to cure disease, and fishery as their main source of income for livelihoods. In the early days, they were known as animist as they wandered from place to place as nomads. As time changed, they started practicing shifting cultivation and are also perfect farmers. The main source of occupation of the Tharu’s is marginal agriculture, animal husbandry, bonded laborers and seasonal migration for labor. In times immemorial, due to the prolonged isolation and contact from urban people, Tharu’s still have a strong sense of attachment towards their traditional local culture, traditions and nature. -
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