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<p>The article brings out information on groups of untouchables, the Chirmar people of Belsapur village in Banke, Nepal. Actually this article is written in the style of "notes preliminaries" pioneered by French social scientists in Nepal. It is a by-product of a larger research undertaking under the auspices of and with a grant from the Institute of Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuwan University. In 1857 the four districts of Banke, Bardia, Kailai and Kanchanpur, collectively called Nayamuluk, were returned to Nepal by the British in recognition of the military aid provided by Jung Bahadur Rana to quell the Indian rebellion. The Chirmar groups are inhabitants of Banke where only four Chirmar households in Belsapur have land of their own. It discusses their cultural practices such as wedding ceremonies. It focuses on their poor status economically. It includes 4 leaves of plates. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-12)</p>
<p>The article describes certain aspects of illness and of health facilities on a comparative basis between geographical regions in East Nepal. The article focuses on diseases whose remedies have implications for changes in socio-cultural conditions. It tries to raise the issue of integrated health services with broader outlines which will be useful in national planning. The author studies health services in Himalayan, hill, and Terai regions of eastern Nepal. The article writes that one of the interviewees answered that the Terai people are less health conscious than the hill region people. The article surveys eastern Nepal from Solukhumbhu to Jhapa concerning health services and practices used for curing disease. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-09)</p>