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This is a list of famous and notable people from Uttarakhand, India. Science and Humanities. ... Hindi & Garhwali writer, historian, poet [2] Manglesh Dabral, ...
Garhwali (गढ़वळि, IPA: [gɜɽʱʋɜɭiˑ], in native pronunciation) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Central Pahari subgroup.It is primarily spoken by over 2.5 million Garhwali people in the Garhwal region of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas.
The following table contains the Indian states and union territories along with the most spoken scheduled languages used in the region. [1] These are based on the 2011 census of India figures except Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, whose statistics are based on the 2001 census of the then unified Andhra Pradesh.
Location of Uttarakhand within India. Location of Garhwal in Uttarakhand. Portrait of a couple in a village at Uttarakhand, India. The Kingdom of Garhwal was founded by Parmars. The area comprises 52 principalities called garhs (fortresses). These were small and had their own chiefs who were responsible for the welfare of the garhs. The Parmar ...
In 1913, Shilpkar Sudharini Sabha, held a convention for the uplifting of Dalits and oppressed people of the area, known as the Shilpkar Mahasabha in Uttarakhand. [3] Arya Samaj influenced a lot of them, especially in the Garhwal region, and many of them dropped their caste surnames and adopted 'Arya' as a last name. Jayananda Bharati and ...
Kumaonis, also known as Kumaiye and Kumain (in Nepal), [3] are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who speak Kumaoni as their first-language and live mostly in Kumaon division in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Kumaoni is also used as a term for people who have their origin in Kumaon. The word Kumain is a direct derivative of Kumaoni. [4]
Maldhan chaur is situated 19 km from Ramnagar and 23 km from Kashipur, having an area of around 15 to 20 villages in Ramnagar Block in 'Nainital' District of Uttarakhand, also called 'Devbhumi'. It has more than 20,000 of population, most of the population belongs to the Kumauni and Garhwali communities. The literacy rate is moderate.
Dance and music are integral part of Jaunsari culture. During festivals both men and women dance under the intoxication of the folk music. Local people perform folk dances such as Harul, Ghundiya Raso, Jhenta Raso, Jangbazi, Thoude, and many more. [3] [4] Fair like Moroj and Bissu are held which mark the harvesting period. [5] View of Mahasu ...