THE MECHE OF NEPAL: AN ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF THE MECHECOMMUNITY OF NEPAL

Abstract

The Meche community is one of the indigenous tribal social groups of Nepal. They have been concentration on the bank of Mechi River in the eastern border of the Himalayan kingdom of Jhapa District of Nepal bordering India marked by Mechi River with the West Bengal. They are considered as the sub group of the Bodo community. It is considered as one of the endangered ethnic tribes numbering 10 out of 59 indigenous communities of Nepal. The majority of the Meche people are mainly concentrated in the Jhapa District of Nepal. They are agrarian and living a simple life. The Meche follows age-old cultural traditions over the years. They worship the Bathou religion. The BwraiBathou is their prime God which they worship. They have a rich cultural heritage. They have their own identity and a way of life. They have a religion, language, literature, customs and traditions, etc. Education is considered as a key factor not only for the development of nation but also for the all-round development of society. None can imagine about futurewithout education. In the grounds of education the Meche community of Nepal is still very backward. Though they have own mother language but they are yet not access an adequate educational facility in their Meche language. So, in order to understand the educational development among the Meche, this study basically focus on the aspects like Ethnic background, and Concentration area of Meche, Language and their Present Educational Status.