Study on the Socio-cultural and Eco Status ofDura:aCaseStudy of Sindure VDC of Lamjuung District

Abstract

"A man who loves his culture as well as a peacock has pride his feathers." Dura tribe of Nepal is one of the castes who are in less number though they are dominant peopleof Sindure Thuloswara migrated from Lamjung to other 12 districts; Tanhanu, Citwan, Kaski,Doti, Kailali, Nawalparasi, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Okhaldhunga, Ramachhap and Rautahat.However their history is a little explanation whereas history of ancestors is unknown, adagesaying; ' they are migrated from Dullu Dailakh to Lamjung on contrary, another history says thatthey are migrated Lamjung on the way from Rudhura Bhot of Mustang, after called them asslowly Rudhura to Dura.' However the history is 512 years old where we can read and getinformation more vividly than years of 512 ago. Physically, they closely resemble with the people of Mogolian races. To be more critical, theyare like Gurung tribe of Nepal. They resemble with the Gurung not only in physiognomy, butalso they are the adherents of Gurung culture, so, sometime, someone claim that Dura is sub-caste of Gurung but it is not true. The very character is that they have own culture anddistinctlanguage but it is not happy enough that their language is only restricted in a person's booksjournals and dissertations. It means the language of Dura is going endanger; the best speaker alsospeaks broken and rare words. In caste of Dura, there is main problem which is trend of racialdrain no stopped yet. They have six caste divisions and feel equal among these, by nature they are jolly, they have thecustoms of observing many rituals including birth to death; Rodhi, Parma, Sorati and Ghantuaretheir breath; culturally, rich but economically, education and politically, they are lagged behinddue to small and low productivity land, high population in mass of illiterate and negligence andless contribution in education sectors. They are also engaged in agriculture as if other professions but abroad take place higher thanother profession such administration, educational, and political sectors whereas most of thepeople are in India. In term of population, there is small mass of people however we should wish their prosperouslife in future and no extinct their language, rituals and original identity and should be brought inmain stream of nation which is not doubtfully potential power in development of nation and unitof unity also.