“No Longer Tigani is Known for Beaten Rice”

Kathmandu
Mankumari Rajbaha, a 60 year woman of Tigani only can remember the taste of beaten rice. About 32 household had the main profession of preparing the beaten rice 40 years ago but it was suddenly stopped by the arrival of machinery productions.
The beaten rice, prepared by using the tools like Lusi and Urgal, was very popular among the neighboring people and the Ason Tol was the main selling place of beaten rice about 40 years ago. Now the Lusi and Urgals are stored in Buingal (attic room of the house) in few houses. Kanchi maya recollects the days from the early morning when she used to be busy in the beaten rice making. But people were forcefully engaged in other subsistence farming.
Tigani, a village in the northern part of Madhyapur municipality of Bhaktapur, is famous for beaten rice since time immemorial. During the time of election the leaders come up with fascinating ideas of making the traditional village a protected village but goes unnoticed then after.
Maila Rajbaha says that the beaten rice for exhibition was produced and the late prince Deependra had tasted in 2058.