A Global Movement · Founded by Jewan Tiwari · Rooted in Nepal's Tihar Tradition
KINSHIPGLOBAL
"We help things grow in new soil — human bonds, animal bonds, and the ancient wisdom that honors both."
Restoring the Social Fabric · One Weekend at a Time
🍂 Autumn Pillar
Tihar Kinship Festival™
Three days honoring dogs, cats, and birds through Nepal's ancient Tihar tradition. The world's festival of living bonds.
📅 Last Weekend of October · Annually
🌿 Spring Pillar
Human Tihar™ · The Analog 24™
A weekend reclaiming human connection — The Analog 24 screen-free challenge, Token of Love exchanges, and the Namaste Movement.
📅 Last Weekend of March · Annually
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Our Mission
"To restore the Social Fabric of our world by honoring the sacred bond between humans and all living beings — moving from digital isolation to analog connection."
Kinship Global Foundation · 501(c)(3)
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Human Kinship
Rebuilding face-to-face bonds in a world of digital isolation. The Analog 24 and Namaste Movement challenge us to put down devices and genuinely see each other.
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Animal Kinship
Honoring dogs, cats, and birds as kin — not pets. Three days each autumn to celebrate the living bonds that make us more human.
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Cultural Kinship
Rooted in Nepal's 3,000-year Tihar tradition and carried to the world — proving that ancient wisdom is the most modern answer to our loneliest age.
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Festivals Completed
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Annual Weekends
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Species Honored
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Cities Possible
Our Architecture
Built to Last. Built to Scale.
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501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Kinship Global Foundation
Festival programming, animal welfare grants, youth ambassador program, educational outreach, and the diplomatic pathway to UN recognition.
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For-Profit LLC
Kinship Global Holdings LLC
IP ownership of all trademarks. Global city licensing. Kinship Basket products, pet marketplace, merchandise, and corporate wellness partnerships.
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City Network
The Chapter License Model
Any city can license the Tihar Kinship or Human Tihar festivals using the Festival-in-a-Box toolkit — Brand Bible, Safety Protocols, and Analog 24 blueprints.
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Est. 2023
Founder & Visionary
JEWAN TIWARI
Nepali-American entrepreneur, business acquisition advisor, franchise economist, and author of the FRANOMICS trilogy. Jewan brought Kukur Tihar to the United States in 2023 and built two consecutive successful festivals in the DMV — before expanding the vision into the Global Kinship Festival movement: two annual weekends honoring every living bond that makes us human.
Kukur Tihar USA · 2 Years
Oval Business Group Founder
FRANOMICS Author
bizQuisition · M&A Advisor
FranMerica · Franchise Expert
Nepali-American Community Voice
Trail Network Organizer
🍂 Autumn Pillar · Last Weekend of October · Rooted in Nepal's Tihar Tradition
TIHARKINSHIPFESTIVAL
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Friday
Bird Tihar
Cardinal · Virginia
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Saturday
Meow Tihar
Cats Gratitude
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Sunday
Kukur Tihar
Dogs Gratitude
"Nepal's Ancient Tradition. The World's Celebration of Living Bonds."
Dogs · Cats · Birds · And the Humans Who Love Them
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The Three Days
Three Days. Three Species. One Kinship.
FRIDAY · DAY ONE
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Bird Tihar
Birds Gratitude Festival · Cardinal in Virginia
Sacred Seed Scatter — native seeds cast for local wildlife
Virginia Cardinal spotlight & regional bird honoring
Raptor demonstrations & rescued bird showcase
Pet bird & exotic parrot show
Audubon Society & wildlife rehabilitator partnerships
Bird banding demos & habitat education
Kids: bird art & nest-building workshops
SATURDAY · DAY TWO
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Meow Tihar
Cats Gratitude Festival · Gallery of Honor
Gallery of Honor — decorated cat portraits & tributes
Traditional tika & garland ceremony for cats
Cat cafe pop-up with resident cats
Cat adoption showcase with rescue organizations
Feline health & wellness pavilion
Social media photo stations — viral every year
TNR awareness & spay/neuter advocacy
SUNDAY · THE GRAND FINALE
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Kukur Tihar
Dogs Gratitude Festival · Marigold Mallas & Tika
Traditional Tika blessing on every dog's forehead
Marigold Malla garlands — every dog honored
Grand Dog Parade — costumed & celebrated
Dog adoption showcase with local shelters
Nepali cultural food, music & dance performance
Working dog & therapy dog demonstrations
Professional Tihar portrait photography sessions
Our Origin
"Kukur Tihar teaches that a dog is not merely a pet. A dog guards the boundary between life and death. To honor a dog is to honor life itself."
Nepali Tihar Tradition · 3,000 Years
The Tihar Kinship Festival brings Nepal's ancient practice of honoring animals into an American context — preserving the spiritual depth of the tradition while opening it to everyone who loves and lives with animals.
Our Journey
3,000 BCE — Nepal
Tihar tradition begins in the Himalayan world. Dogs receive tika, garlands, and ceremonial food. The sacred bond between human and animal is formalized in the festival calendar.
2023 — Virginia, USA
Jewan Tiwari hosts the first Kukur Tihar USA festival in the DMV. Americans encounter Tihar for the first time. The response is immediate and overwhelming.
2024 — Year Two
Second consecutive Kukur Tihar festival. Attendance grows. Press coverage expands. The vision for Tihar Kinship Festival — three days, three species — begins to take shape.
2025 — The Expansion
Tihar Kinship Festival launches the full three-day format. Bird Tihar Friday. Meow Tihar Saturday. Kukur Tihar Sunday. The world's first multi-species gratitude weekend.
2028+ — The World
City licensing in 20+ locations. Application filed for UN international recognition. Nepal's ancient tradition becomes the world's annual celebration of living bonds.
Join the Festival
Be Part of the Living Celebration
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Bring Your Pet
Register your dog, cat, or bird for the festival. Receive traditional tika and marigold garlands. Professional photos included.
Free · Love Required
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Volunteer
Join the volunteer team. Help with ceremonies, photography, adoption showcases, and cultural programming across all three days.
Free · 3 Days
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Sponsor
Partner with Tihar Kinship Festival as a values-aligned brand sponsor. Authentic association with the most joyful event of the year.
From $2,500
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License Your City
Bring Tihar Kinship Festival to your city using our Festival-in-a-Box toolkit. Brand Bible, Safety Protocols, and full support included.
From $500/year
🌿 Spring Pillar · Last Weekend of March · Reclaiming Human Connection
THEHUMANTIHAR
"Just as Tihar honors the animals in our lives, Human Tihar honors the humans — face to face, device-free, genuinely present."
Token of Love · The Analog 24™ · The Namaste Movement · Last Weekend March
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Why Human Tihar
"We have more digital connections than any generation in history — and more loneliness. Human Tihar is our answer: one weekend each spring to put the devices down and genuinely see each other."
Jewan Tiwari · Founder
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The Digital Crisis
Gen Z experiences the highest rates of loneliness ever recorded — despite being the most connected generation technologically. The devices that promised connection delivered isolation.
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The Ancient Answer
Tihar teaches that gratitude is not a feeling — it is a practice. Human Tihar applies that same ancient wisdom to our human bonds: stop, see each other, and give thanks out loud.
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The Kinship Bridge
Spring and autumn. Human bonds and animal bonds. Human Tihar completes the Kinship Global philosophy — we cannot truly honor the animals in our lives until we have honored each other.
The Weekend
Three Days. One Human Family.
Friday · Peer Connection
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Token of Love Day
In-Person Exchanges · Schools & Offices
Handwritten Token of Love cards exchanged in person — not digitally
No phones during the exchange. Eye contact required.
Kinship Basket Token Card sets distributed
Saturday · The Analog 24™
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The Analog 24
Digital Lock-Box Challenge · 24 Hours Screen-Free
All family devices placed in the Kinship Basket at sunrise
The Analog 24 pledge cards signed by every household member
24 hours of board games, cooking, walks, and conversation
Self-report screen-free hours on the Global Kinship Dashboard
The Honesty Fine — $10 voluntary donation for slip-ups funds animal rescue
Analog Hero Digital Certificate awarded at completion
Sunday · The Namaste Movement™
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Namaste Sunday
Community Finale · Honoring the Divine in Each Other
Community gatherings where the primary greeting is a physical Namaste
Namaste means: I honor the divine light in you
Strangers, neighbors, and friends greeted with equal reverence
Community meal — everyone brings a dish to share
Reflection circles: share one person you are grateful for this year
Plant a seed together — symbolic kinship with the living earth
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THE ANALOG 24™
The Digital Lock-Box Challenge
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Hours · Screen Free · Together
The Honesty Fine
$10
Voluntary donation for breaking the screen-free fast. 100% funds animal rescue partners.
How It Works
One Box. One Day. One Family.
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Build Your Kinship Basket
Before sunrise Saturday, every family member places their phone, tablet, and laptop in the Kinship Basket. The basket is placed in the center of the home — beautiful, visible, and closed.
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Sign the Pledge Cards
Every household member signs the Analog 24 pledge card. Children, parents, grandparents. The cards are kept as a record of the commitment made together.
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Live the 24 Hours
Cook together. Walk together. Play board games. Have the conversations that the devices have been interrupting for years. Be fully present for 24 hours.
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Report & Celebrate
Log your screen-free hours on the Global Kinship Dashboard. Receive your official Analog Hero Digital Certificate. If you slipped — pay the $10 Honesty Fine with pride.
The Kinship Basket™
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The Kinship Basket™
Everything your family needs for The Analog 24
📱Device Lock Pouch
📝Pledge Cards (6)
💌Token of Love Cards
🎴Family Activity Guide
🏆Analog Hero Certificate
🌿Seed Packet · Namaste Sunday
$35–$45
Ships in September for March Weekend
"The Kinship Basket is not just a product. It is a family ritual — a physical object that holds the intention of genuine presence for 24 hours."