First National Gathering of the Glan Clan Held, Ad Hoc Committee Formed Under Arjun Glan’s Leadership

The first national gathering of the Glan clan was successfully held at Golphu Namsapura, Ward No. 4, Dupcheshwar Rural Municipality, Nuwakot. Former Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Hit Bahadur Glan Tamang, inaugurated the Glan community’s ‘Ngardim,’ constructed at a cost of nearly 10 million Nepalese rupees. The national assembly formed an 11-member central ad hoc committee led by Arjun Glan. Date: 20th Baisakh, Kathmandu.

The expansive national gathering of the Glan clan in Nepal was conducted under the theme “Clan tradition and culture are our identity; the search for lineage and history is our mission.” As part of their search for the identity and history of the Glan clan—belonging to the Tamang community—the area of Namsapura in Dupcheshwar Rural Municipality, Nuwakot, is regarded as the birthplace of the Glan community. Recently, members of the Glan clan have officially recognized this site as a historic place and established it as the Ngardim (ancestral homeland) of the Glan community.

During the program, Tamang urged collaboration from all parties to preserve and promote the Ngardim established in Nuwakot. He expressed a firm commitment to safeguarding their culture without compromise. An 11-member central ad hoc committee, chaired by Arjun Glan, was formed. Members include Rakhshabahadur Glan (Kathmandu), Lalit Glan (Makwanpur), Sarkes Glan (Makwanpur), Chiring Dorje Glan (Nuwakot), Bachhuram Glan (Tadi), Gyanbahadur Glan (Dupcheshwar, Nuwakot), Anandi Glan (Kakani, Nuwakot), Bina Glan (Lalitpur), Sharmila Glan (Dhading), and Karuna Glan (Suryagadhi, Nuwakot).

Arjun Glan, appointed as the coordinator of the ad hoc committee, committed to establishing the identity of the Glan society’s clans, customs, and culture at both national and international levels. The national gathering saw participation from representatives of the Glan clan hailing from districts including Jhapa, Udayapur, Sindhuli, Sarlahi, Bara, Makwanpur, Chitwan, Gorkha, Nuwakot, Dhading, Lamjung, Kavre, Sindhupalchok, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur.