Socio-Economic Status of Sarki Community:A case study of Neelakantha VDC, Dhading District, Nepal

Abstract

NEPAL (Never End Peace and Love) is a habitat for cultural diversity. Thus,Nepalese society is a multi ethnic and mosaic society. They have habited Nepal for thousand years. These ethnic groups are classified in three communities. Original Nepalese tribes, in do Nepalese races, and Tibet Nepalese races. The origin Nepalese tribes include several ethnic groups that have existed in the country senses ancient times.The other communities are migrated into the county later. There are 61 indigenous groups and various unidentified vulnerable/deprived groups in Nepal. They are scattered in diverse sector of rural area, in the country i.e., mountain, hill, Terai. Out of them. Sarki community is a significantly vulnerable community in all around Nepal, and most densely settle in Pauwa of Neelkantha, Dhading. Sarki people are also known by Shoe Maker, Chamar and Mizar. They havesimilar culture, religion, ritual/rites, dress, language, tradition belief and indigenous knowledge as Brahman and Chhetri. By the geographical variance some places their culture, ritual/rites of one place is significantly different then other, language as well.They are recognized as simple gracious, polities’ honest, hard laborious, extra-tolerable and romantic in nature. The present study has attempted to find out the socio-economic situation, causes of backwardness and relationship with other ethnic groups is Pauwa of Neelkantha at Dhading District. For the study primary/secondary data was collected through consulting with 20 household purposive as well as simple random sampling methods. The data’shave been collected by using questionnaire, interview, observation, focus-group discussion tools/techniques. Hence it is based on primary and secondary sources as well as qualitative social research methodology questionnaires but this study is both explorative and descriptive and actionable in nature. From the various further research studies, their socio-economic situation has been shown not satisfactory, that had shown to be poor and natural in nature. All this is just because of low income, low expenditure, and low illiteracy, neglected by elite groups, notunity among community member and not considered by youth-mobilization for xi community development in general and practicing poor subsistence agriculture system particularly. In the study area sample HHs 45 percent are involving in agricultural activity, 90 percent are Hindu, 25 percent male and 10 percent female are only literate, only researcher completed Master degree from respected ethnic group of respected area, 70 percent household are living in joint family, 90 percent houses are made of mud and thatch, most of them has land but 90 percent of them are suffering from food deficiency for year round. They are still suffering from prejudice, discrimination and untouchability up to this modern era in different from and ways in most of the public and privet places. Any way their socio-economic situation seems to be very poor but they are remarkably rich from the cultural practices and self esteem of work. Every HHs celebrates fests/festivals, ritual/rites with great pleasure and great expense. By the reason,there is a possibility for uplift socio-economic situation through their honest and laborious attitude, enforcement of law and legal provision, social awareness and concept of social harmony.