A fresh look at the Tharu of Nepal. This analysis and collection of records show how the Tharu were the major settlers of the Tarai, cultivating the land to feed the people and providing taxes to fill the royal treasury. Presented here in full color facsimile, these handsome legal documents shed authentic light on the development of Nepal's Tarai. Covers 1726-1971. English translation and notes.
About the Author
Dr. Gisele Krauskopff is Chargee de Recherche at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris, France and is a member of the Laboratoire d'Ethnologie et de Sociologie Comparative at the University of Nanterre in Paris. She received her Ph.D. from that university in 1985.
Pamela Deuel Meyer has lived in Nepal since 1993, researching, living with and recording the customs of the Tharu of Nepal.