# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Belonging, Memory and Migration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Research Seminar Series

Title:
Belonging, Memory and Migration: An Anthropological Study of the Burmeli Nepalis in Kathmandu and Rupandehi, Nepal

Speaker:
Anurag Lamsal, Independent Researcher

Date, Time and Venue:
22 February 2026/१० फागुन २०८२ (आइतबार, दिउँसो ३ बजे)
मार्टिन चौतारी सभाकक्ष, थापाथली, काठमाडौँ

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Abstract:
This research explores the sense of belonging felt by Burmeli migrants, a Nepali-origin community who migrated to Burma (now Myanmar) and, over generations, returned to Nepal. Through semi-structured interviews and participant observation, this research investigates how collective memory and performance play a crucial role in preserving and reproducing a sense of belonging across time and place. Focusing on the intergenerational transfer of memories, especially through stories of Nepal as a homeland, the study examines how Burmelis continue to engage with their imagined and experienced connections to both Burma and Nepal.

Building on theoretical perspectives from anthropology, the study positions belonging as a dynamic and fluid process, shaped by emotions, memory, and performance. Migrants’ stories of hardship, symbolized by the term “dukha,” feature prominently in their narratives of Nepal, portraying it as a land of scarcity and struggle. These memories, passed down across generations, are enacted through rituals, songs, and communal performances, which transform memory into a living, embodied practice of identity and belonging. 

By analyzing how Burmelis perform their connection to both Burma and Nepal, this
research sheds light on the challenges they face in adapting to new realities and maintaining a sense of continuity. The study also highlights the importance of collective performances in stabilizing identity within the diaspora. The findings emphasize that belonging for Burmeli migrants is not just a static attachment to a place but an ongoing negotiation shaped by migration, memory, and cultural performance.

About the Speaker:
Anurag Lamsal is an aspiring anthropologist who has recently earned a master's degree in anthropology from Tribhuvan University. His work often circles questions of memory, migration, and belonging, shaped by lived experience as much as by research.
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Kathmandu
- **state**: BA
- **country**: Nepal
- **location**: Post Box 13470, 27 Jeet Jung Marg Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal 44600
- **lat**: 27.69268
- **long**: 85.32115
- **full address**: Post Box 13470, 27 Jeet Jung Marg Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal 44600, Nepal

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Martin Chautari (https://allevents.in/org/martin-chautari/21758203)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Post Box 13470, 27 Jeet Jung Marg Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal 44600, Nepal
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Martin Chautari
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
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