Title:Jarunhiti
ISBN:9789937506533
Author:Sukra Sagar Shrestha
Amrit Bajracharya
Kanako Ogasawara
Editor:Akira Furukawa
Publisher:Vajra Publications
Publish Year:2010
Edition:First Edition
Cover:Hard Back
Subject:Nepal | Archaeology
Language:English
Remarks:Colour and B&W Photographs and Illustrations and Map.
Pages:130
Size:188 x 248 mm
Weight(gms):700
Price:USD 24.65
The traditional water tank called Jarunhit was once widely used in the Newar community of Nepal. Now the Jarunhit is disappearing day-by-day and Nepal is on the verge of losing a valuable part of its cultural heritage.
Many traditional values are vanishing from the country because of the rapid change in the society, politics, and social/cultural behavior of the local people. This book, which is compiled by a photographer, archaeologist, and an ethnographer, provides analysis of this cultural crisis.
The book is enriched with photographs of Jarunhiti situated in the different localities of Patan and porttrays its usage from the past to present. It asks us to reconsider the future of our cultural heritage and traditional values. We hope this book will be a valuable historical record in the future.