Rajbanshi peopleThe Rajbanshi, also Rajbongshi and Koch-Rajbongshi, are peoples from Lower Assam, North Bengal, eastern Bihar, Terai region of eastern Nepal, Rangpur division of North Bangladesh and Bhutan who have in the past sought an association with the Koch dynasty. Today, they speak various Indo-Aryan languages, though in the past they might have spoken Tibeto-Burman languages. The community is categorized as OBC in Assam, SC in West Bengal, and ST in Meghalaya. They are the largest Scheduled Caste community of West Bengal.
Limbou (langue)Le limbou (ou limbu dans l’orthographe anglophone) est une langue tibéto-birmane parlée principalement au Népal mais aussi au Bhoutan, en Inde. La langue est traditionnellement écrite dans l’alphasyllabaire (ou abugida) limbou. Le limbou est parlé dans les zones de Koshi et Mechi situées dans l'Est du Népal et au Sikkim et au Darjeeling en Inde. Le limbou est une des langues kiranti, un sous-groupe des langues himalayennes de la famille tibéto-birmane.
Kirat MundhumKirat Mundum, (Nepali: किरात मुन्दुम) also known as Kiratism, or Kirati Mundum, is an animistic folk religion that is indigenous to the Kirati ethnic groups of Nepal, Darjeeling and Sikkim, majorly practiced by Yakkha, Limbu, Sunuwar, Rai, Thami, Jirel, Hayu and Surel peoples in the north-eastern Indo subcontinent. The practice is also known as Kirat Veda, Kirat-Ko Veda or Kirat Ko Ved. According to some scholars, such as Tom Woodhatch, it is a blend of shamanism, animism (e.g.
Géographie du NépalLe Népal est un État enclavé de l'Himalaya, voisin de l'Inde et de la Chine (Tibet). Il est situé dans le sous-continent indien. Le Népal se présente comme une étroite bande de terre de 145 à de large, qui s'étire sur . Du sud au nord : le Teraï est une terre d'alluvions situé au nord de l'Inde ; les Siwalik, situés juste au-dessus du Téraï, sont constitués de formations montagneuses pénétrées par la forêt vierge ; le Mahabharata Lekh est une chaîne de montagnes dont les sommets peuvent atteindre mètres ; le plateau népalais est une bande de de large.
Sunuwar peopleThe Sunuwar or Koinch are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group. (Nepali:सुनुवार जाति|Sunuwār Jāti) a Kirati tribe native to Nepal, parts of India (West Bengal and Sikkim) and southern Bhutan. They speak the Sunuwar language. According to the 2001 census of Nepal, 17% of the tribe follow the Kirant religion and adopt the Mundhum (Kiranti) culture. The Kõinch's (Sunuwar) number 55,752. The term ‘Kõinchs’ is also the name of the mother tongue. Other terms like Mukhiya or Mukhia are exonyms of the tribe.
DhanukThe Dhanuk is an ethnic group found in India. In Bihar where they are significantly present, they have been categorised as the "lower backwards", along with several other caste constituting 32% of state's population. In recent times they have been identifying themselves with the Kurmi caste along with the Mahto of Chhotanagpur. In Bihar, they are considered as a sub-caste of the Mandal caste and are often found using Mandal surname.
Kulung peopleThe Kulung Rai also call Kulunge Rai/Rodu are one of the major subgroup of Rai people and indigenous communities of Nepal, as well as parts of northeastern Sikkim and Darjeeling district of India, having their own Kulung language, culture, history and tradition. The ethno-linguistic region inhabited by the Kulungs is called the "Mahakulung" ("Greater Kulung") and is located in the Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province of Nepal.
District de RupandehiLe district de Rupandehi (en रुपन्देही जिल्ला) est l'un des 77 districts du Népal. Il est rattaché à la province de Lumbini. La population du district s'élevait à en 2011. C'est au sud du district, dans la localité de Lumbini, à peu de distance de la frontière indienne, que serait né le Bouddha. Il faisait partie de la zone de Lumbinî et de la région de développement Ouest jusqu'à la réorganisation administrative de 2015 où ces entités ont disparu.
HalwaiHalwai is an Indian caste whose traditional occupation was confectionery and sweet-making. The name is derived from the word Halwa plough. Balarama is the celebrated plougher so called Halwahi or Halwai, one of the pillars of agriculture along with livestock with whom Krishna is associated with. The plough is Balarama's weapon. In the Bhagavata Purana, he uses it to fight demons, dig a way for Yamuna river to come closer to Vrindavan and pull the entire capital of Hastinapura into the Ganges river.
TeliTeli is a caste traditionally occupied in the oil pressing and trade in India, Nepal and Pakistan. Members may be either Hindu or Muslim; Muslim Teli are called Roshandaar or Teli Malik. In the Early Medieval period in some parts of south India, Teli community used to work on their own oil presses to produce oil to be supplied to the temples. The emergence of "Temple towns" in various parts of south India was instrumental in the improvement of social status of some of the communities who were associated with the supply of essential items for cultural activities.
