Basunsdol Village, is a village within the catchment area of Thankot
area of Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. This village is located under the
Ward no -5 of Badbhanyan Village Development Committee. The village is
located in the catchment area of Thankot, the gateway from western part
of Nepal to Kathmandu valley and on the hillside of high hill. Terrace
Agriculture field was seen in the village during the visit. Maize,
Chilli, Bean ( Bhatta) and homestead vegetable garden were also seen in
the village. Villager composition of the village is as below.
| Caste/Communities | Houses | Families | Land Possession |
| Dalit: (Surkheti, Achami, Bishankhi) | 40 | 200 | 185 |
| Chhetry | 50 | 250 | 250 |
| Brahmin | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Status of Land ownership of Dalit:
10/15 Families does not have any land. They lease land for
cultivation and they live at rented houses. Professionally 10 families
of these people practice traditional occupation like Sewing/ making
shoes (Cobbler) and 5 families sale their labor and live on wages.
According to Mr. Durba Surkheti (54) who belong Dalit, District
Member of UCPN (Maoist) and Member of Dalit Mukti Morcha, `Brahmin and
Chhetris’ economic position is good. The higher caste peoples have their
own land, good house and other resource well. For the reason, they can
avail all services due to their economic and social position.’
Education/literacy status of the village:
Public school - 00
Private Primary School - 01
Master Degree holder - 01
Graduate - 03
Inter mediate - 06
Secodary School Certificate - 11
Political Involvement of Villager:
2 persons are active with Maoist politics. 2 women are involved as
forest committee (they are here because of govt. policy, not
meaningfully selected by the people or at their capacity). 2/3 student
are active with politics particularly with the Maoist political
movement.
Observation on Dalit and Non dalit social relation:
The Common nature of the Nepali society is case based descrimination.
Peoples discriminate peoples based on the religious and cultural
ground. Not only Nepal, According to scholar, India is the motherland of
Caste based desparity in South Asian Countries mostly within the Hindu
society. Part of my FK fellowship, on 9/9/2011 i visited Basundol
village and try to understand about Dalit-Non Dalit social relation. To
me, it is really a big challeng to bridge social harmony and solidarity
among Dalit and other superior caste of Nepali society. They live in
same village but they don’t mix each other. This is a rule to be
supposed that Dalit will admire to Non dalit and Non Dalit usually will
deny to dalit peoples. According to Mr. Durba Surkheti, Dalit Peoples
invite to Brahmin aand Chhetry in the social and Family function but the
Brahmin and Chhety have never invite dalit. It does not matter whether
dalit are economically good or bad, Dalits are treated as Dalit and
untouchable.
But Mr. Sukheti admitted that being a Dalit he is
frequently invited in superior castes’ social function because of his
political position. Even this was found that one of the younger brothers
of Sukheti is economically so sound and owner of good brick build
house, but he has never been invited by the Brahmin and Chhery. This is
a matter of deep concern that though Nepal Govt, pass a law against the
caste based discrimination, it is still takes place because this type
of social problem rooted socially in deep. Empowerment economically and
politically, Time and strong social movement can be the remedies of
removing caste discrimination in Nepal.
Report and pic credit to Arjun Bk { peoplesthought}
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