तुलसीपुरमा थारू भाषाको विद्यालय सञ्चालन हुने

दाङ । तुलसीपुर उपमहानगरपालिकामा थारू भाषाको विद्यालय सञ्चालन हुने भएको छ । उपमहानगरपालिकाले वडा नम्बर १५ को दक्षिण कुररियामा थारू भाषाको विद्यालय सञ्चालनका लागि अनुमति प्रदान गरिएको हो ।

दाङ थारू समुदायको बाहुल्यता भएको जिल्ला रहेको भन्दै थारू भाषामा पठनपाठनका लागि विद्यालय सञ्चालनको अनुमति प्रदान गरिएको नगरप्रमुख टीकाराम खड्काले बताए ।

गुठीका रूपमा सञ्चालन गर्न दिनेगरी अनुमति प्रदान गरिएको नगर प्रमुखको भनाइ छ । स्थानीय रोहित चौधरीले तीन वर्षअघि थारू भाषाको विद्यालय सञ्चालनको अनुमतिका लागि उपमहानगरपालिकामा माग गरेका थिए ।

सोही निवेदनमाथि उपमहानगरपालिकाको ४७औँ कार्यपालिका बैठकले निर्णय गरेको हो । अहिलेसम्म जिल्लामा थारू समुदायका लागि गुठीअन्तर्गत छुट्टै विद्यालय सञ्चालनमा छैन । विद्यालयलाई थारू भाषाबाट पढाउनका लागि उपमहानगरपालिकाले स्वयंसेवक शिक्षक पनि उपलब्ध गराउने नगरप्रमुख खड्काले बताए । सबै थारू समुदायका विद्यार्थी त्यही पढ्न गएमा आवासीयसमेत बनाउन सकिने उनको भनाइ छ । उपमहानगरपालिकाले देशमै यो नयाँ अभ्यास थालेको नगरप्रमुख खड्काले बताए ।

राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०७८ अनुसार दाङको तुलसीपुरमा २१ प्रतिशत थारू समुदायको बसोबास छ । जहाँ ३८ हजार ३ सय २५ जनसङ्ख्या रहेको छ । तुलसीपुरमा सबैभन्दा बढी क्षेत्रीको ३५.३ प्रतिशत र त्यसपछि थारू समुदायको जनसङ्ख्या छ । यसअघि वीरेन्द्र मावि भ्यूडहर सुनपुरमा मगर भाषाको कक्षा सञ्चालनमा थियो । भाषागत कक्षालाई स्थानीय पाठ्यक्रममा समावेश गरेर पनि पढाउन सकिने उपमहानगरपालिकाका शिक्षा शाखा प्रमुख चक्र भण्डारीले बताए ।

Dang. A Tharu language school is to be operated in Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City. The Sub-metropolitan City has granted permission to operate a Tharu language school in South Kuraria, Ward No. 15.

Mayor Tikaram Khadka said that permission has been granted to operate schools for teaching in the Tharu language, stating that Dang is a district with a majority Tharu community.

The mayor says that permission has been granted to operate the school as a trust. Local Rohit Chaudhary had requested permission from the Sub-Metropolitan City to operate a Tharu-language school three years ago.

The decision was taken by the 47th executive meeting of the sub-metropolitan city on the same application. So far, there is no separate school under the Guthi for the Tharu community in the district. Mayor Khadka said that the sub-metropolitan city will also provide volunteer teachers to teach in the Tharu language at the school. He said that if all the students of the Tharu community go to study there, a residential school can also be made. Mayor Khadka said that the sub-metropolitan city has started this new practice in the country.

According to the National Census 2078, 21 percent of the Tharu community resides in Tulsipur, Dang. There is a population of 38,325. The highest number of Chhetris in Tulsipur is 35.3 percent, followed by the Tharu community. Earlier, Magar language classes were being conducted at Birendra Secondary School, Bhudahar, Sunpur. The language classes can also be taught by including them in the local curriculum, said Chakra Bhandari, head of the education department of the sub-metropolitan city.