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The Government of Nepal legally abolished and criminalized any caste-based discrimination, including "untouchability" (the ostracism of a specific caste) - in 1963. [2] With Nepal's step towards freedom and equality, Nepal, previously ruled by a Hindu monarchy , was a Hindu nation which has now become a secular state . [ 3 ]
Guru Maharaj Narayan Gautam Khatri known as "Swami Hamsananda", Hindu saint and founder of Swargadwari Temple complex of Nepal in the 20th century Dhruba Chandra Gautam , Nepalese writer and novelist Pushpa Bhusal Gautam , former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal
Bahun (Nepali: बाहुन), also known as Hill Brahmins, [3] are a Brahmin varna among the Khas of Nepal. They are a sub-caste of the Kanyakubja Brahmin [4] [5] [6] while their origins are from Kannauj [7] and the Himalayan belt of South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahun is the second most populous group after Chhetri. [8]
Ethnic Groups of Nepal by District, NHPC 2021. Ethnographic map of Nepal (Gurung 1998) Nepal ethnic groups Magar girls in ethnic dress. Magars are the most populous Janajati group in Nepal. Ethnic groups in Nepal are delineated using language, ethnic identity or the caste system in Nepal. They are categorized by common culture and endogamy ...
The name Gautam (Sanskrit: गौतम, a vrddhi patronymic of Gotama and also transliterated as Gautama or Gauthama) is one of the ancient Indian names and is derived from the Sanskrit roots गः gaḥ and तम tama.
Santosh Chandra Bhattacharyya, Bangladeshi professor at Dhaka University and an intellectual martyr in the Bangladesh Liberation War; Sharmila Bhattacharya, Indian American head of the Biomodel Performance and Behavior laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center; Shoumo Bhattacharya, Indian medical doctor and academic
The Rana dynasty (Nepali: राणा वंश, romanized: Rāṇā vaṃśa, Sanskrit: [raːɳaː ʋɐ̃ɕɐ], Nepali: [raɳa bʌŋsʌ]) was a Chhetri [note 1] dynasty that [6] imposed authoritarianism in the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making the Prime Minister and other government positions held by the Ranas hereditary.
Damai (Nepali: दमाइँ pronounced; IAST: Damāĩ) is an occupational caste found among Khas people comprising 45 subgroups. [3] Their surnames take after the subgroup they belong to. [ 4 ] People belonging to this caste are traditionally tailors [ 3 ] and musicians capable of using the naumati baja - an ensemble of nine traditional ...