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Item Clan Relationship Among Magars (A Study of Fifteen-Clan' Magars of Dhorpatan)(Department of Sociology, 2010) Magar, Jhakendra GhartiNot AvailableItem erformativity and Improvisation in Teej Festival(entral Department of English Kirtipur, Kathmandu., 2010) Dahal, SajanaTeej is the greatest festival of the Hindu women, often celebrated by Nepalese Hindu women take fasting and pray for the long life of the husbands as they regard their husband as the incarnation of Lord Shiva. Without taking a single drop of water Hindu women take fasting for the well being of husband, late husband and would be husband. Teej now is under the grip of modernization and globalization by the modern education system thereby gradually losing its inherent ritual performativity aspects in its local space. The very process of ritualistic practices known as Teej has gone through the transformation because of social changes that occur. But it still contains performativity in a tremendous manner. Despite the influences of modernization and social awareness led by education system, the ritual of Teej has managed to preserve some inherent cultural qualities in its local space by improvising its traditional aspects in new form.Item Festi Vals of Tharus and their Socio-Cultural Significance (A Case Study of Tharu Festivals in Ghorahi Municipality -1, Dang)(Department of Sociology, 2010) Chaudhary, Kali DasNot AvailableItem Maghi Festival of Tharus :A Study of Hekuli VDC in Dang District(Central Department of Sociology/ Anthropology Tribhuvan University Kritipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2009) KC, Rajannot availableItem Socio – Economic Status of the Sarki Community (A Case Study in Hemja VDC of Kaski District)(Faculty of Sociology, 2010) Thapa, TirthaThe aim of this study is to give a short description of the Sarki community, a socially excluded caste group of Nepal, regarding their socio-economic status. For this purpose, Hemja VDC of Kaski District was selected purposively. There are total 38 households of the Sarki Community and the total population of them is 368. Descriptive and analytic methods are used in this study. Mainly primary data are used focusing on qualitive in nature. The Sarki are traditionally occupational caste. Their main occupation was making Shoes and Plougher others field in past, but the young generation leaving their traditional profession for better economic and social status. Most of the people works daily wages about skilled labour( i.e carpentry, mason) and few of the younger people are went foreign country. They are Sudra and known as Achhut (Untouchable).The Sarki are religiously Hindu. They follow Hindu religion and worship Hindu God and Goddess. The festivals of the Sarki are similar with other Hindu castes. They mainly celebrate Dashain, Tihar, Maghe Sakranti, etc. The Sarki are poor and exploited by higher castes. Most of them are few land owner and uneducated. Therefore, they are backward in every field. Caste based discrimination is not so rigid as it was in the past, but some discriminations can be seen clearly. The Sarki are not allowed to enter into the home of upper castes. The Sarki have not actively participation in political affairs. Most of them are only voters. They have few accesses in local resources management. There were different types of NGOs/INGOs which were working to improve and enhance the life style of Dalits, but there is not seen any positive sign in the improvement of the Sarki life style. Gradually, social awareness is improving and enhancing among the Sarki of the study area due to the effect of modernization.