Preserving Pahari Identity with NPDA
Safeguarding the language, culture, and traditional crafts of the Pahari indigenous community across Nepal's mid-hills.
53,000+ Pahari across Nepal’s mid-hills
Guarding a Heritage That Has No Written Script
At the Nepal Pahari Development Association, we are committed to serving our community and preserving Pahari heritage. Since our founding, the Association has stood for these values.
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Our Programmes
Record and protect an endangered Tibeto-Burman language
A community-driven initiative to document, transcribe, and teach the Pahari language — a Tibeto-Burman tongue spoken across Nepal's mid-hills that is rapidly losing ground to Nepali. Field teams record elder speakers, build audio glossaries, and produce school primers so children encounter their mother tongue in the classroom for the first time.
Research & Documentation
Pahari voices, from elders to leaders
Preserving Our Roots for Future Generations.
“Now one can see the preservation of the Pahari language, culture, and customs only in Godawari municipality. We must work to extend this to every Pahari settlement across Nepal.”
Kanchakaji Pahari
Former Chairperson, NPDA
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Be part of the community keeping the Pahari language, culture and crafts alive.