Nepalgunj
Rautes,
who have been living in forests for centuries, are now changing
their way of living. The standards of this nomadic tribe are also
improving with changes in their food and dressing. They had been living
in forests and eating forest edibles but are coming in contact with
other communities these days. They have started visiting town and market areas from forests. Unlike in the past, they have now begun living near settlement areas. They used to live in straw huts but now live in bamboo huts. Satyadevi Adhikari, Chairperson of Raute Development Foundation and also known as Rautes’ niece, says that Rautes are gradually changing.
