In "Village Walks," Guneratne and Bjork note that tour companies have characterized the Tharu as

a. successful forest horticulturalists.
b. primitive forest aboriginals.
c. the remnants of a lost Nepalese tribe.
d. refugees from central Nepal.


Correct Answer: b

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