Limbu peopleThe Limbu (exonym; लिम्बु जाति) or Yakthung (endonym) are a Tibeto-Burman indigenous tribe of the Himalayan region of eastern Nepal, Sikkim, and western Bhutan. The original name of the Limbu is Yakthung (ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ) or Yakthum. Limbu males are called Yakthungba or Yakthumba and Limbu females are called "Yakthumma" or "Yakthungma". Ancient texts state that "Yakthung" or "Yakthum" is a derivative of Yaksha and some interpret its meaning as the "Yaksha winner".
LepchasLes Lepchas (en lepcha : ᰕᰫ་ᰊᰪᰰ་ᰆᰧᰶ ᰛᰩᰵ་ᰀᰪᰱ ᰛᰪᰮ་ᰀᰪᰱ, : « enfants aimés des Rong et de Dieu »), Rong ou Rong pa (« ravins »), forment un groupe ethnique vivant au Népal oriental, au Bhoutan occidental et en Inde (Sikkim et district de Darjeeling). Leur nombre est estimé à . Ils ont pour religion ou spiritualité le bön, le mun et le bouddhisme tibétain. Un certain nombre sont également chrétiens, dans le diocèse de Darjeeling (qui comprend également le Sikkim). C.
BiratnagarBiratnagar (en népalais : बिराटनगर) est une ville népalaise du district de Morang dont elle est le chef-lieu. Au recensement de 2011, sa population était de . Biratnagar est situé dans le sud-est du Népal, à quelques kilomètres de la frontière et de la ville indienne de Jogbani, au pied de l'Himalaya. La ville est dotée d'un aéroport la reliant notamment à Katmandou. Bien que, comme l'essentiel du pays, l'agriculture y soit prédominante, la région est une des plus industrialisées du Népal.
ItahariItahari (ईटहरी) is a sub-metropolitan city in the Sunsari District of Koshi Province of Nepal. Itahari city is the business hub of eastern Nepal. It is the second most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar. Situated at a distance of 25 kilometres north of the provincial capital of Biratnagar, 16 kilometres south of Dharan and 92 kilometres west of Kakarbhitta, Itahari serves as a junction point of the east-west Mahendra Highway and the north–south Koshi Highway.
DharanDharan (धरान) is a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Koshi Province, Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and Itahari. The Nepali word "dharan" means a saw pit. The rainforest from which the tree trunks came is still just on the edge of the city. Much later the British Gurkha camp opened in October 1960. The use of the camp by British Gurkhas finished in the mid 1990s.
DhimalThe Dhimal or Dhemal (धिमाल) are an Kirati ethnic group residing in the eastern Terai of Nepal. They are a Sino-Tibetan-speaking ethnic group of the eastern Terai. They mainly reside in Morang and Jhapa districts of Nepal and Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. They are respected as the "First Citizens" of Damak municipality. They are an indigenous group of Nepal and belong to Sino-Tibetan group. They are culturally close to Limbu and Koch of Terai and of the northern hills. Dhimals consider themselves of Kirati descent.
BhotiyaBhotiya or Bhot (भोटिया, ) is an Indian and Nepali exonym lumping together various ethnic groups speaking Tibetic languages, as well as some groups speaking other Tibeto-Burman languages living in the Transhimalayan region that divides India from Tibet. The word Bhotiya comes from the classical Tibetan name for Tibet, བོད, . The Bhotiya speak numerous languages including Ladakhi. The Indian recognition of such language is Bhoti / Bhotia having Tibetan scripts and it lies in the Parliament of India to become one of the official languages through Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
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.
HajjamThe Hijama, also known as cupping are an ethnic group in India known for practicing cupping therapy. The word Hijama has been derived from the Arabic word Al Hajm, means "sucking", referring to this therapy. A practitioner was called a Hijama in Arab countries, and the name was used in India as well. Communities of Arab campaigned in Persia, Egypt to propagate the message of Islam during the Caliphate power of some companions of Muhammad. Then the Persians ran to conquer India.
TeraïLe Teraï, ou Téraï (तराई, तराइ, tarāī), est la partie népalaise de la plaine indo-gangétique qui couvre également une large partie de l'Inde du Nord. Le Teraï est parsemé de prairies marécageuses, de savanes et de forêts tropicales. Son altitude est comprise entre 60 et 300 mètres. Le climat y est subtropical. Il constitue le grenier à blé du pays ainsi qu'un centre industriel et financier actif. La région est essentiellement peuplée d'ethnies représentant près de la moitié de la population du Népal.
