Mother Tongue Pipal Pustak

Mother Tongue Pipal Pustak (MTPP) series grew out of the Pipal Pustak intiative developed by the non-formal education support office of the United Mission to Nepal to support literacy by easing the transition from oral communication to the conventions of print. MTPP provides a structured framework for people to write narratives in their mother tongues rather than simply translating stories from Nepali.

For more information about the yearly workshop in January at which community members are supported to write a book in their mother tongue based on their own life experiences, please contact Noriko Matsuura. Digital Himalaya has now digitised the 48 MTPP books which have been published to date, all of which are available for free download below.

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Title	Author	Language	Date	Size
Age Is Not An Obstacle For Learning	Mingma Sherpa	Sherpa	2005	1.1 MB
Bear Encounter	Siri Bhakta Subashi	Khaling	2000	1.6 MB
Bear Encounter	Siri Bhakta Subashi	Thulung	2003	1.2 MB
Collective Power	EID-Nepal (Tharu Project)	Dangaura Tharu	2004	1.9 MB
Devaki	Biru Jirel, Dipak Jirel & Prakash Jirel	Jirel	2005	2.1 MB
Do Not Hurry	Pop Bahadur Soti Magar	Magar	2005	2.3 MB
Forest Lover Sukabir	Biru Jirel, Dipak Jirel & Prakash Jirel	Jirel	2005	2.3 MB
Happiness After Troubles	Bal Bahadur Dhimal	Dhimal	2005	1.6 MB
Hiding The Truth	Dilip Jirel	Jirel	2006	1.0 MB
Imitating Others	Bir Bahadur Jirel	Jirel	2006	1.8 MB
In The Past And Now	Bhumi Sara Kadel & Sabitri Pun	Khaling	2000	1.5 MB
Let's Not Be Careless	Limbu Literature Development Association	Limbu	2001	2.8 MB
Let's Not Be Careless	Basun Lama	Eastern Tamang	2004	2.6 MB
Let's Not Be Careless	EDI-Nepal (Tharu Project)	Dangaura Tharu	2003	2.0 MB
Making Fun	Salita Jiya Gurung	Gurung	2005	1.3 MB
Marriage At Young Age	Mingma Sherpa	Sherpa	2005	2.0 MB
Memory Of Setting A Fire	Goma Thulung	Thulung	2006	2.1 MB
Mina Wants To Be A Teacher	Mina Ghimire	Sherpa	2003	2.1 MB
My Desire To Study	Prakash Dhimal	Dhimal	2006	1.2 MB
My First Trekking	Gelbu Sherpa	Sherpa	2006	2.7 MB
My Son Escaped From Death	Ram Devi Mulmi	Sherpa	1997	2.6 MB
My Son Escaped From Death	Ram Devi Mulmi	Dangaura Tharu	1997	1.9 MB
My Story	Manju Dhimal	Dhimal	2006	1.1 MB
Now I Understood	Som Bahadur Dhimal	Dhimal	2005	456 kb
On The Way Of The Landslide	Shova Gurung	Gurung	2005	1.3 MB
Recall Of Landslide	The United Mission to Nepal	Thulung	2003	1.7 MB
Release From Repent	The Limbu Literature Development Association	Limbu	2001	2.3 MB
Result Of Ignorance	Arkhala, Bulingtar and Salbas' Magar Group	Magar	2005	1.6 MB
Searching For The Easy Way	Meena Gurung	Gurung	2005	1.5 MB
Sita Gets Better	The Limbu Literature Development Association	Limbu	2001	2.3 MB
Sorrow Joy	Basum Lama	Eastern Tamang	2005	9.5 MB
Standing On Own Feet	EDI-Nepal (Tharu Project)	Dangaura Tharu	1996	1.7 MB
Tampo Salbi Remna Bhol			2000	1.9 MB
Teasing	Dipak Jirel	Jirel	2006	1.4 MB
The Day I Took Our Cattle To Graze	Bimal Raj Darai	Darai	2006	2.2 MB
The Day It Snowed	Bir Bahadur Thami	Thami	2007	2.4 MB
The Pillow Of Tears	Komintal Thami	Thami	2007	2.4 MB
The Time I Was Sick	Som Maya Darai (Thapa)	Darai	2006	1.8 MB
The Torture Of Carpet Weavers	Lalita Dhimal	Dhimal	2005	1.9 MB
The Torture Of Carpet Weavers	Bal Bahadur Dhimal & Som Bahadur Dhimal	Dhimal	2005	1.2 MB
Then And Now	Bhumi Sara Kadel and Sabitri Pun	Eastern Tamang	2004	2.2 MB
Then And Now	Bhumi Sara Kadel and Sabitri Pun	Limbu	2004	2.5 MB
Traditional Birth Attendance	Basun Lama	Eastern Tamang	2005	2.4 MB
Traditional Birth Attendance	Arkhala, Bulingtar and Salbas' Magar Group	Magar	2005	2.5 MB
We Have To Study	Mingma Sherpa	Sherpa	2005	2.1 MB
What Does Drinking Alcohol Do?	Shanti Thulung	Thulung	2006	2.1 MB
When Writing A Book	Bhoj Thulung	Thulung	2006	1.8 MB
Why Did Man Kumari Die?	Muna Rana Magar	Magar	2005	2.4 MB