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Genealogy preserves heritage, connects generations, and promotes cultural identity, helping people understand their roots and traditions.
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Legal advice and assistance for genealogy often involve understanding inheritance laws, land ownership, and family lineage records. Professionals can help trace ancestry through wills, deeds, and historical documents, ensuring the rights of individuals are preserved.
Cultural and traditional roots play a key role in genealogy, influencing naming patterns, familial roles, and community practices. Legal experts and cultural advisors work together to interpret these traditions, ensuring compliance with local laws while honoring heritage. This can be vital for resolving disputes, preserving family histories, or establishing rights related to property and cultural heritage
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Define values, gain legal recognition, involve community, ensure inclusivity, document traditions, and promote transparency.
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Collaborate with experts to uncover community identity, analyze norms, explore values, and foster shared understanding.
Collect and Review Documents
Identify sources, gather documents, verify authenticity, analyze content, organize findings, and document review outcomes systematically.
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The book preserves knowledge, shares insights, fosters learning, inspires others, and strengthens community identity and values.
Study Areas
Researching Khotang, Bhojpur, Ilam, Udaypur, Sunsari, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Jhapa, Morang, Darjeeling, and Sikkim uncovers Dawa community traditions, cultural identity, oral histories, and values, preserving heritage and fostering intergenerational knowledge sharing.
Mundhum
Mundhum is an ancient oral scripture preserving Khambu philosophy, spirituality, traditions, and rituals.
Risiya
Risiya, the Bantawa language, is central to shamanism, where Dhami acts as a spirit medium performing sacred rituals.
Language
The language spoken by the Dawa(Bantawa) community falls under the Tibeto-Burman branch, specifically under the Khambu languages subgroup called Bantawa language.
philosophy
The Dawa(Bantawa) community's Mundhum philosophy addresses spiritual beliefs, ancestral traditions, nature's reverence, moral guidance, and rituals, embodying a worldview that integrates harmony between humans, nature, and the spiritual realm.
Socio-Cultural status
The Dawa(Bantawa) of Nepal hold diverse social status, blending traditional Khambu customs, agriculture-based livelihoods, shamanic practices, cultural pride, marginalized challenges, progressive education, political engagement, and efforts to preserve their indigenous identity.
Political status
The Dawa(Bantawa) community's political status in Nepal's mainstream reflects limited representation, ongoing advocacy for inclusion, indigenous rights, cultural recognition, and efforts to address socio-political inequalities within the broader national framework.
Objectives
The Dawa Family aims for holistic growth, advocating robust participation and representation across all sectors for national development.
Limatation of study
The Dawa family's limitations are centralized within the community, focusing internally, hindering external engagement, broader representation, and collaborative growth.
Approaches
The study approaches for Dawa (Bantawa) combine deductive analysis of traditions and inductive exploration of cultural practices and beliefs.
Who are the Dawa?
The Dawa are a subfamily of Bantawa, a subgroup of the Khambu community, distinguished by their unique identity, rituals, customs, and culture. They uphold their own philosophy rooted in Mundhum traditions and adopt distinct socio-economic approaches, blending traditional practices with modern adaptations, emphasizing self-reliance, cultural preservation, and community-based progress.
R.K. Khambu(Dawa)
Honourable Member of the Constitutional Assembly and PhD scholar.
Prem Kumar Dawa
Former Head Master and Geneology compilist
Ram Krishna Dawa
Mundhum philosopher
Testimonials
“Your dedication and unwavering commitment inspire countless hearts. The Society of Dawa’s remarkable efforts uplift communities, fostering hope, unity, and positive change. Your impact is deeply appreciated and truly transformative.”
Mimingxen Bantawa, Student
About Us
Office
Ward no. 11, Dharan Sub-Metropolitan city. Sunsari, Province no. 1
Contact
rajdawa@gmail.com
Open Hours
Sunday-Friday
11am -12pm
