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Introduction of Galkot

Map of Baglung Galkot

            Baglung is the part of Dhaulagiri zone, is one of the seventy five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of south Asia. Baglung district’s total area is 1784 sq km .It is surrounded by Parvat, Myagdi, Rukum, Rolpa and Gulmi district. Its shape is like a map of Nepal. It has 59 VDC and one municipality. Galkot, a place located in the mid western part of Baglung district. It is surrounded by small hills and giving it a shape of a valley. It is cool and peaceful area full of natural beauties in the north there is big hills more than 600meter high.In past Galkot was known as Tarakhola, Hilla, Argal Harichour, Hatiya, Narathathi, dudhilabhati, salyan, sukhara kahdabasha, Righa, Malma, pandavkhani, buekot, Amarbhumi and Lakani. Even in present aspect Beaukot other all VDC are known as Galkot. Even now all the people who go out of the Galkot they all say Galkot to introduce. After multiparty system Galkot is divided into three parts on the base of political sector division or it is divided in three election sectors but the mutual relation of Galkit’s peoples is not affected by it.

Naming of Galkot: -

Galkot Name is Given After This Stone

                  In Galkot’s Hatiya .V.D.C there is one famous historical kotghar it is old palace of 24th state. In present it is remain as a famous tample. Near it there is another famous devi tample like pagoda shape. In local language it is call maithan. It is the second place where the chaitra dashani festival is organize then the baglung devi temple (Devi temple) in front of it there is a round stone shape like plate where blood is collects of scapegoating animals for Devi. Galkot name is given after it. Which stone is shown in this blog.

             Galkot is fulfilling place by its own cultural, geographical, social and biological. There is many herbs, herbal plants, fruits and so on. In geographical view there many hills, plains and slope Area Rivers, forest etc. in social aspect there is multi- cast, Ethnic group.

                    From the past Galkot is economically good which is proved by mines available here. Many village names also established by names of mines such as Dharamkhani, Pandavkhani, Rangkhani, Sishakhani, Stonkhani and so on. We can find coppers, irons glasses mines in Galkot area. By smelling mud or soil people discovers many mine techniques was already hare. It is consider as a store house of coal and stones mines. In Galkot there is running some small cottage industries base on local raw material. If it is and developing according to the modern technology there is so possibility to occupies the world market. The main occupation of Galkot is agricultural. Some people involve in social service and some are become job holder in government office as well as some are going to abroad for a Job. People use a traditional method for production of crops. They use traditional means oxen to plough the field. Which picture is shown in this blog? The main croups are Maize, wheat, Paddy, Millet, Barley etc.

                      It is consider romantic place from the view of biological and natural form. It is surrounded by big and small mountain such as Ghailung,sivapuri Gaja, Nelula, kalilakh etc. We can find various types of forest, herbs, and animals such as tiger, Deer, Ghoral, Chita, and Birds such as lophophorius, Munal, kalies and different kinds of flower such as Rhondonderon. In herbal we find Biss (poision), satuwa, panchaula, silijet etc found here.

                     Here we can find many religious things and instruments which reminds us Maharabhata age. People now also have religious belief in such things. For example Pandavkhani is named because pandave lived here in certain circumstance, Kuntimather’s temple which was built in remembers of Pandava’s mother Kunti, grinding mil which was used by Bhimshen which also remains as a large statue. Bhimshen stick which was used by Bhimshen which reflect religious and historical matters. Hare some famous religious or pilgrims place such as siddhababa which is lacated Ghumta, Devi temple and khadaka tample(store house of old weapons) which is located top place of Hatiya VDC kotmaidan. Rudralake which is located in Gaja lakh etc. all these places carries owns character and important.

                       The social structure of Galkot is romantic. Hare many people of different races, ethnic, groups, casts are find. Major cast and ethnic are Brahamin, Cheetri. Other is Thakuri, Kumal Thakali, Gurung, Magar, Sharki, Gaina, Newar, Damai and so on. All casts have their own original occupation, lifestyle, religion and culture. They respect each other. We can find unity among many casts. They have their own festival. When they organized the program all the people of different cast take equally participation. People observe much festival like Lakhanach, Hanumannach, Gaijatra etc.

                  We can develop this in scientific method; Galkot can be Tourism area, tracking area, observation area religious place and observation place for anthropologist and sociologist. It also place for creation of art to the artist. So some people of Galkot area write poem, songs story about the Galkot.

                    Some part of Galkot is electrified by Nepal Electricity Authority and some other remains part of the Galkot electrified by small local Hydro plants. So, almost part of Galkot is electrified. The people use electricity instead of lamp. They use rice cooker, heater, iron and other electrical instruments in their house work. It makes the life easy.

                     From five years ago Galkot is directly connected to headquarter of Baglung in the east and four years ago. It’s directly connected with Burtibang in the west by the raw road. Here is the facility of telephone from three years ago. Nepal telecom is providing the mobile service from two years ago. Every person has the mobile phone. Most of the people of Galkot are go to abroad for searching jobs. The mobile service they close. One year is ago Galkot has connected by the internet. More than ten educational institutes, health care centers and about 15 users from three different villagers has used the internet at first phase this service has help the students and villagers in a very effective way. Students are very much interested in surfing the net and they solve their problems through the internet, while the villagers are happy to use net-phone. So, the people can talk with their relatives who living in foreign country. There is another planning to setup Telemedicine service in Harichour, Galkot where Model Hospital Kathmandu will be connected through the network of Nepal Wireless. In Galkot there is facility of television which is supplying by the Baglung cabul supplier through the cabul. From past there is a facility of traditional means of communication post office and police station, health care center as well as some private clinic also here.The Lovely sport of Galkot is Volleyball. The others games sports are football, Basketball, Tabletaniss, Titiball ect.

People celebreating Tihar Festival

                       In Galkot many festivals are celebrate such Dashain, Tihar, Magasakariti, janaepurnima, Teej, Chhatra Dashain Muslim festival Id etc. Among them Dashain and Tihar are Major festival. Like other part of the Nepal Dashain and Tihar are the biggest festivals of Galkot, peoples flying a kite. In Dashain people of Galkot worship a Nova Durga until ten days. They go Devi temple to worship Durga Vawani.In the tenth day of Dashain they people take tika and jamara from their elder person. In Tihar people worship Laxmi, Goddess of wealth, sacred cows, and bull- oxen. Every house, temple and building are graced by row of light.In Tihar sisters worship their brothers and put seven colors Tika on their forehead and bless them for healthy long life and brothers also give them special gifts to their sisters. People go door to door to sing Tihar’s songs Vailo, so the Tihar make us ramantic. In the accusation of Dashain different dashain festivals are orginazed. In Galkot in different time different kinds of fair is organize such as Ghumte festival which is organize in 2063,Dashain festival which is organize every Dashain I Asbin, Chhatra dashain festival which is orginaze in month of chhatra.

Demographic

         There around 50,000 inhabitants in Galkot. Annual population growth tate is 3.30% In Galkot the major population center is Hatiya Baazar area. Nepali is the most widely spoken language the this region. Other languages have being spoken Newari Thakali Gurung magar and so on. Galkot is a Muticultural and multiracial communities. The major population of Galkot belongs to ethic communities of chhetei and Barahmins. Small groups of people such as Newari, Gurung, Magar, Thakali, Durgy, Sharky also live here and they speak their own language in their community. But in the public place they all speak National language Nepali. The Majority of the population of the Galkot belongs to the Hinduism. But there are some other religious people are also live n Galkot.

Geography

       Galkot is situated 3120meter high from the sea level. It' geographical situation is 83 17to 8334 east and 2809to 2819north. It has been quaint trading town since ancient times frequented by trades from north and south. It is connected Baglung Baazar in the east and Burtibang in the west by the raw road. Baglung Bazar and the Butwal are the main tread center of the Galkot. More recently it is visited by the tourists seeking the track to Ghumte. We can classify Galkot into three parts which are given below;-

1) Hilly or Mountain region: - Here we can find dense forest, valuable and herbal plants and some fertile land. In reign people cultivates maize paddy potato as well as apple .Here people take their pets for grazing.

2) In mountain regain: - Here we can find slope land forest, herbs and so on. In this regain people cultivate maize pea mustard paddy wheat etc. In this regain we can find different kinds of fruits such as orange, omba, peace, plum mango and so on.

3) Valley or down regain: - In this regain there is plane area. We can find big plane field beside small and big rive. It is totally productive land and it valuable for mustard, wheat, and paddy.
Galkot is surrounded by Green Mountain

History of Galkot

                   History of Galkot can be traced back to early 16 cantury. In past it was in 24 states. It was a strong and prosperous state. In the past Galkot was ruled by the Malla King. In Malla's period it was given by Parbat's Kings Partapi Naryan to his elder son named Jitar Malla. It was in 1961. He was the first King of Galkot. He established a palace on top place Hatiya in Kot maidan and starts to regime or ruled. In that time this place was praised by saying Goolkot. In pass of time now it is the almost called Galkot.

Galkot Palace in Harichour Bazar

                         According to another assumption by Historical view name of Galkot is come attach with King Jitari Malla who ruled in 1631. So, we can say that it has ling past. History Here we can find Historical temple Devi Temple and the kot house with primitive king’s weapons as a Khadka temple which was built by King Rajpatthip Malla. In past major trade was with India Tibet by Thakali people. In that time become strong part of greater part of Nepal, under unification war led by Prithivi Naryan shah, under unified Nepal. Several government offices were established and Baglung was designed as administrative headquarter of the Galkot.

Hatiya Bazar

                  Hatiya Bazar is located in the middle part of the Galkot. It is the second big bazar in Baglung district. The population is about ten thousand. Most of the peoples are engaged in business as well as some people are going to abroad to search a job. This bazaar is surrounded by green and beautiful mountain. By the bazaar there is a big river name Gaudi. There is a big suspension bridge near by the bazaar and also there is a plane area where people cultivate food especially vegetables and paddy because it is suitable for vegetables and also there is a facility of irrigation. So when peoples visit this place they feel comfortable and peace.

Hatiya Bazar With Galkot Multipal Campus

                    In Hatiya bazaar there is a good facilities of restaurant and guest house for the visitors. In the past there is no good facility of the visitors but in presents it is too much develop than the past. In present there is a good facility of electricity which is supplied by Nepal Electrical Authority. There is a facility of phone, Internet, E-mail, Net phone as well as traditional means communication Post office. There are some Computer institutes which provide computer knowledge to the students. In this bazaar there is a Help post and also private clinic. In the middle of the bazaar there is a school name Galkot Higher Secondary school and by the side of the bazaar there is one campus name Galkot Multipal campus, which picture is shown below.

                     The attractive thing is of this place is natural beauty. Hatiya bazaar is also diverse in religion culture ethnicity altitude temperature. Magar, Newa, Thaali, Chhatri, Barhaim, Gurung are the main ethnic group in this bazaar. They have their own life style, culture, ritual. One moat important character is that there is no any conflict between different cats of people. They respect each other. They help each other is difficult situation. In this bazaar most people are belongs to Hinduism but here are some others religious peoples are also live such as Muslim, Christen Buddhist etc.

                       Hatiya bazaar is directly connected to the Baglun bazaar in the east and Burtibang in the west with the raw road. Hatiya bazaar is the center of Galkot. Ther is a Geep park around the Galkot from where vicles go different part of the GAlkot as well as Baglung.In 2017 BS it was become headquarter of the Baglung district. By conspiracy of Panchayat it was shift Baglung. Hatiya bazaar is to be one of the politically most conscious places and it plays a significant role to develop this area. In their Harichour Bazar is also an important place in Galkot. It is north from the Hatiya Bazar and it directly connected to the Baglung district. In the west of Hatiya bazaar there is Narethanti is bazaar. It is also connected with Hatiya bazaar. In Galkot there is some other bazaar such as Malma, Mulpani, Narayansthan, Kandebas, Heela, Lekhani, Pandavkhani, etc are the main bazaar of Galkot.