%0 Journal Article
%T The Eco-friendly Tharu Tribe: A Study in Socio-cultural Dynamics
%A Subhash Chandra Verma
%J Journal of Asia Pacific Studies
%D 2010
%I Guild of Independent Scholars
%X The Tharu culture is very Eco-Friendly, all cultural thing andactivities of this tribe are deeply related with nature. Their residence, food, cloths, art, religion, economy and many other part of life are based on nature and keep ecological balance. Tharu people worship mainly their tribal Goddess (The Earth) called as ¡®Bhumsen¡¯ in their folk language. There is a well family system in this community. Women have high reputation, enough social and economic rights in their family system. This community has paternal family system but women have high position and more rights, this is a mark able fact. Tharu youth like changing so they are struggling for advance ness. There are many other communities existing in Tharu area by Industrialization and Business, so the process of cultural exchange is running in Tharu area. Tharu youth are attracting tonew and charming life style. They are ignoring their traditional tribal culture that is why the identity of old Tharu culture is under dangerous. They must have to get advance education, communication, technology etc. But care of old culture is must too for keep their identity.
%K Tharu Culture
%K Eco-friendly
%K Development
%K Industrialization
%U http://www.japss.org/upload/4.%20subhash.pdf