Nomadic Group of Nepal – Raute

Raute is the only nomadic group in Nepal living in the hilly districts of Mid and Far West. I had heard about them and their language which is unique in the community. They are very isolated and don’t want to mingle with other people. Hari Thapa send me information about a site set for the group some time back. He also sent some photos (posted below) of Raute. It is told that they don’t stay longer in a particular place. Some stay in one place for 3 months and others up to a couple of years. With people encroaching forests, their habitat, they are facing very difficult time in their nomadic life.

Nomadic group Raute

Nomadic group Raute

Recently, the first ever census of the endangered Raute community was carried out by the Dailekh District Development Committee. The population of the nomadic ethnic group is found to be 304 (kantipur). The census report showed that there are only 112 females, 96 children and two disabled in the Raute community. The number of Raute females of marriageable age is below one dozen while the number of eligible males is 36. The fact is causing increase in the case of child marriage according to Raute leader Mahin Bahadur Shahi.

Rautes are the only ethnic tribe of the country who are found in the hilly districts of Mid and Far West. As they move from place to place, they do not rely on farming and other everyday livelihoods.
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Nepali Movie – Sanjivani

Tshering Chhoden presents a Radhe Shyam Films P. Ltd. banner movie –
Nepal Film – Sanjivani
StarringSushil Chhetri, Jharana Bajracharya, Ganesh Upreti, Amrit Jung Basnet, Riddhi Charan Shrestha, Subhadra Adhikari etc.
Story – Sangita Pradhan
Direction/Script – Shyam Pradhan

Special thanks toNiruta Singh, Ramesh Upreti, Arunima Lamsal, and Arjun Shrestha.
Part 1
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World’s youngest grandmaster

Congratulation Anish Giri for being the World’s youngest grandmaster!

Anish, a 14 year old Nepalese boy living in Holland has been successful in being the World’s youngest grandmaster. Anish completed his final GM norm on Saturday by beating GM Eduardo Iturrizaga of Venezuela.

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Victory smile just after the game. (Photo courtesy: chessbase.com, by John Nunn.)

Anish’s father, Sanjay Giri, is of Nepalese origin. His mother is a Russian. Anish himself was born in St. Petersburg.  He started playing chess at the age of 7, sparring with his mom and later improved by reading Chess books and playing on the internet.

Anish’s first achievement was a win in the U-9 section in Hokkaido (Japan), where his father was posted for a few years. He won the U-12 Russian title and tied for the 3rd place in the same age group at the European level.
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