Keshari Chaudhary is a national athlete of Nepal. She has taken part in national and international games including South Asian Games and won medals in high jump, long jump, and triple jump. Above three (3) important people were honored and recognized in a program with
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Suma Tharu from Bardiya District, Nepal sang a song at the opening ceremony of the third “Women in the World” summit at the Lincoln Center, New York, USA in March, 2012. She is a former Kamlari girl. Her song was about her personal story of six
Read MoreTilak R. Tharu, representing Nepal, took part in men’s 100 m race in 2012 Summer Olympics held in London. He is from Nawalparasi and the first Tharu to participate in world famous Olympic game. TFA honored him with some cash and a certificate in a program
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Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha (TKS) Kapilbastu district organized a program attended by the TKS district president, Umashankar Tharu, and the TKS central member, Janjir Prasad Tharu, and distributed relief packages worth NRs. 25,000 each to five families that lost the primary breadwinner to COVID-19. The relief packages
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Backward Society Education (BASE) distributed food items, health safety materials and educational materials to 36 children and their families in Dang District in consultation with local government. Health checkups were provided by mobile health teams. Distributed items included rice, dal, cooking oil, salt, sugar, soaps, hand sanitizers,
Read MoreChet Narayan Chaudhary, the former treasurer and life member of TFA, passed away during a medical treatment at a local Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA on April 23, 2021. He is survived by his wife and a daughter. To support his family in this difficult time,
Read MoreTharu Cultural Museum & Research Center (TCMRC) of Bachhauli, Chitwan, is the first Tharu indigenous museum in Nepal. It’s objectives are to conserve and educate people about Tharu culture, traditions, indigenous skills, lifestyle and ancient heritage. TCMRC also supports research on Tharu history and culture and
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Jaleshwar Mahato of Chitwan, Nepal was stranded in Saudi Arabia due to an unfortunate vehicle accident and his inability to pay certain amount of “Blood” money to get out of the jail. It was a large sum for the poor family of Jaleshwar. His parents, Sukaram
Read MoreOne of the Tharu community members living in Dallas, Texas, Rajmani Chaudhary (originally from Chitwan Nepal) died suddenly due to a medical episode in 2017. At that sad and difficult time, TFA collected funds to cover Mr. Chaudhary’s funeral expenses and also to provide moral support
Read MoreNepal was hit by a devastating flood during the monsoon of 2017 which caused loss of human lives and property damages in Eastern Tarai. To help the victims of the flood, TFA raised fund together with Chicagoland Tharu Society, NorCA Tharuhat (CA), and Tharu Around the
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