Nepal · Bandipur

The Tharu people are a minority ethnic group in Nepal and a beautiful cultural landscape of Chitwan in Nepal. The Tharu people once lived in Northern India and migrated to Chitwan during the 16th century to escape ethnic conflicts. They have tenaciously settled and survived in the struggle against the humid and muggy tropical jungle, with its mosquitoes and miasma. Because the Tharu people have successfully resisted malaria, it is believed that they possess a natural immunity. They are slim with dark brown skin, and their eyes reflect simplicity and sincerity. Even though Chitwan has long become a famous tourist attraction, the Tharu people here still live their lives in a calm and composed manner, following their original and natural state, unaffected by the influx of tourists.