What does folklore have to say? It helps uncover untold facets of Indigenous stories overlooked for generations
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A researcher documenting Tharu Indigenous oral traditions in eastern Nepal discovered stories of seasonal migration patterns—including the folk song 'Morangsair' about young men traveling from Saptari to Morang District—that reveal historical geography and lived experience otherwise absent from written records.
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