Fluid Boundaries by William F. Fisher

Author:William F. Fisher [Fisher, William F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2011-02-17T05:00:00+00:00

Butwal

110

2

55

1

Baglung

253

2

127

2

Jilla

Myagdi

280

2

140

3

Jilla

Palpa Jilla

21

1

21

with Butwal

Syangja

27

1

27

with Pokhara

Jilla

Parbat Jilla

55

1

55

1

Chitwan

20

1

20

1

Jilla

Nepalgunj

12

1

12

1

Dhanghadi

8

1

8

1

Gulmi

53

–

–

1

Totals

1406

25

626

19

central committee, and the nomination of individuals for the central committee proceeded quietly and amicably. There were no dissenting votes; all elections of representatives and officers were unanimous.11

The Thakali Sewa Samiti was established as an association for “all Thakali,” and the question “Who is Thakali?” was clearly and narrowly defined by the statement that a Thakali is an individual who belongs to one of the four Thakali clans: Sherchan, Bhattachan, Gauchan, and Tulachan; all others identifying themselves as Thakalis were thus explicitly excluded from membership in the association.

The association was established with two representative bodies: a general assembly and a central committee. A greater share of the representation to Codifying Culture

155

the sixty-one–member general assembly and the twenty-five–member central committee was drawn from rural areas than was originally proposed by the ad hoc planning committee (see tables 6.1 and 6.2). The result of this re-apportionment was a relative reduction in the influence of both the subba group and Thakali living in urban areas.

The delegates also effectively formalized the loss of real authority by the traditional council composed of the thirteen headman of the Thaksatsae council. Until 1983 the relationship of the council of thirteen headmen and the local associations in migrant communities had been unclear. In the early part of the century migrant communities had often looked to the council of thirteen headmen for guidance on cultural issues but had avoided the political influence of the council. In the 1960s many of the wealthy merchant families who had controlled the council in the previous decades migrated to urban areas, where they set up competing institutions like the Pokhara and Kathmandu samaj associations. Despite the diminution of influence t a b l e 6 . 2 Representation to the General Assembly, 1983

Locale

Proposed by planning committee

Approved by delegates

Thaksatsae

18

8

Pokhara

17

7

Kathmandu

17

7

Bhairawa

11

5

Butwal (Kasauli)

10

6

Baglung District

7

5

Myagdi District

8

5

Palpa District

2

1

Syangja District

3

2

Parbat District

4

2

Chitwan District

3

2

Nepalgunj

2

1

Dhanghadi

2

1

Pyutan

0

1

Totals

104

53*

*Eight additional members were chosen at large, for a total of 61.

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