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Anna |
A local term for elder brother in south and western India |
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Andolan |
Movement in Hindi/Nepalese language |
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Bari |
Upland rainfed area |
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Besi |
Flat low lands |
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Bhajans |
Hymns |
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Dalits |
Untouchables a lower caste in India |
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chautara |
Village resting places along trails |
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Gauchar |
Grazing lands in India |
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Gaon |
Village |
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Gram Sabha |
Village assembly in India |
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Harijans |
A name given by Gandhi to lower and deprived castes in India |
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heralu |
Guards in Nepal |
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Juthe Pokhari |
Kitchen waste water collection ponds |
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kharbari |
Marginal Grazing Lands |
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Khet |
Lowland irrigated areas |
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kinehouse |
A place to keep stray animals |
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Kuwa |
Open shallow dug well |
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Mahila Mandals |
Women's groups |
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Pucca house |
Stone or brick masonry house |
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Ropani |
0.05 ha area |
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Sahukar |
Traditional money lenders in Indian villages |
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Shramdan |
Voluntary labor in India |
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Taluka |
Equivalent of a county in India |
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Ward |
Hamlet consisting of no. of villages with in a VDC, in Nepal |
Approximate exchange rates in July 1995
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Nepal: |
1 US$ = NRs. 50 |
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China: |
1 US$ = Yuan 8.6 RMB |
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India: |
1 US$ = Rs. 31.25 |
