Poets, critics, and experts have pointed out the need for education, health, and government investment to preserve the original culture of the Chepang and Tharu communities.
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Nepal Academy of Sciences has discussed the cultural aspects of the Chepang and Tharu, indigenous communities of Bharatpur and Chitwan.
On the same occasion, working papers on poetry were also presented. The program was held under the chief guestship of the foundation's Chancellor Bhupal Rai. The Chepangs are indigenous to the hilly region of Chitwan and the Tharus are indigenous to the plains.
Presenting a working paper on the Chepang culture, DR Pokharel, a researcher of literature and social studies, said that the influence of external culture has been increasing in the Chepang community, which has its own language and customs. He said that issues like religious conversion have started to increase in the Chepang community. He requested the government to increase investment in education, health and other social sectors in the Chepang-dominated area, where development infrastructure is not very adequate.
Sanjay Mahato (Vidyavaridhi), a professor at the Department of Public Policy and Management of Kathmandu University, presented a working paper on the indigenous Tharu community. Mahato said that although the Tharus are rich in culture, knowledge and skills, there is an increasing risk of losing their original identity in recent times. He said that Tharu culture has been lost due to the increase in migration from the hilly areas along with the eradication of malaria in the Terai. Laxman Prasad Poudel, a critic and professor at the Nepali Department of Tribhuvan University, presented a paper on the form and trend of modern Nepali poetry at the program. Similarly, Ammaraj Joshi, former head of the Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University and former vice-chancellor of Sudurpaschim University, presented a paper on English poetry, and Jagannath Regmi, former campus chief of Bindabasini Sanskrit Vidyapeeth Pokhara of Nepal Sanskrit University, presented a paper on Sanskrit poetry.
