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Review Exercise

Give short answers:
1. Why is Badghar considered to be important in the Tharu Community?
2. What are the benefits enjoyed by the Guthiyars through Guthis in the
newar community?

3. What would happen in the Gurung community if there was no Rodhighar?
4. How does Bheja unite the community?
5. Write an Introduction of the Dhikuti in the Thakali community.

Project Work

Find out if your community practices the custom of parma or not? If yes, find
out about its condition in the present time. Prepare a report by asking the chief

person of 10 families based on the following questions:
Questions to be asked to the chief member of the family:
a) Do you know about the custom of parma and paicho?
b) Do you take interest on small amount of money that has been lent or borrowed?

c) What are the benefits of parma and paicho?
d) What needs to be done to preserve such customs?

Example of a report of project work.

The custom of parma and paicho in my community
I belong to the rural community of Nepal. We conducted a survey on 27 Bhadra, to
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know the condition of the parma and paicho customs in my community. We collected
data from 10 houses in the neighbourhood. The following are the findings of the survey:
70% of the family in my community are aware of the parma or paicho custom. The
custom of parma was quite popular in the past few years. But people these days prefer
to work on daily wages that is the reason why the custom of parma is becoming extinct.
The custom of paicho and parma helps in strengthening the bond between the members
of the community. To maintain this custom a few points need to be considered as below:
a) Returning honestly the things that you have borrowed (paicho) on time.
b) The condition of the thing should be as it was in the time of borrowing.
c) When you borrow the labour of somebody, make sure that you pay the parma on time.
d) When you go to help others then be honest regarding your work and work as if you are
being paid on daily wages.
If these customs are maintained then it would help the community by giving them the
feeling of unity.

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