This post contains related links to the articles that have been mentioned or referred to in my article published in today’s Hello Shukrabar, (त्यो दसैमा) the youth supplement of Kantipur.
Nepal’s Polyandry Tradition: Young Men Don’t Want to Share Their Wife With Brothers in Kimathanka
A polyandry family of Kimathanka, Nepal
In the polyandry culture the older brother is the head of the family. He is also the official father of the kids even if their biological father is his brother. For example, in the citizenship, the ‘father’ of the shared wife’s children is the older brother. House and land are registered in his name. Kami Nawa, Chairman, Ward No. 6., of the VDC said: “The mother decides which children belongs to which husbands if the brothers wanted to separate.”
A question related to this made the otherwise cool Sherpeni, Rishe who was had decorated her hair with a jasmine flower, somewhat agitated. “We are living now in harmony, there is no necessity of separation,” she said curtly. Continue reading
बिजयपुरका प्यारा बाँसहरू देख्नु, छुनु (र तिनमा आफ्ना नामहरू लेख्नु) भएको छ ? Dambar K Shrestha’s Wave mag story (reproduced in the given link) is very interesting. So is the poem of Ly Kaudinya (a line: बुढा सुब्बा का बाँसहरु मा तिम्रै नाम खोप्न पाँऊ।). AND, of course, some of my pics!!
