An Annotated Bibliography on Tharu Folk Art

The proceedings of the 1995 conference on the Tharu. The Meyer’s chapter gives an overview of Tharu wall art and architecture, with color photographs.

• “Who are the Tharu, National Minority and Identity as Manifested in Housing Forms and Practices?” In Harald O. Skar, ed., Nepal: Tharu and Tarai Neighbors. (Proceedings of the 1995 Conference on the Tharu, Oslo.) Bibliotheca Himalayica, Series III, v. 16. Kathmandu: EMR, 1999.
• The Myer’s documented one Tharu village’s song/dance version of the Mahabharata, last held in 1998, with a documentary video and with a translation of the song-poems into English:
• The Mahabharata: Tharu Barka Naach, documentary video. Producers; director: Deependra Gauchan. A Tharu rural version of the Mahabharata, performed in 1998 by the farmers of Dang Valley, Nepal. [Available at Insight Media under “Barka Naach” http:/www.insight-media.com/IMGroupDispl.asp. ], 1999
• Mahabharata: the Barka Naach, a rural folk art version told by the Dangaura Tharu people of Jalaura, Dang Valley, Nepal. Editors/publishers. A translation of the song-poems of this local Tharu interpretation of the Mahabharata. Kathmandu: Himal Press, 1999
• The Meyers contributed the Nepali element to the book and museum exhibit at the University of California/Los Angeles documenting rice-related artistic uses/themes in ten Asian countries. Their work focused on the Tharu granary. This is the 540 page catalogue for the exhibit, a rich documentation in writing and photography:
• “The Granary of the Tharu of Nepal.” ...