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15 sie 2017 · There are two primary races in Nepal. i) The Indo-Aryans or the Indo-Nepalese. ii) The Tibeto Burmans or the Tibeto-Nepalese. People of the Tibeto-Burman race came to Nepal in different periods from Mongolia and Tibet. The Kirats came from the East and Ruled Kathmandu sometime in the 7th or 8th centuries.
Ethnic groups in Nepal are delineated using language, ethnic identity or the caste system in Nepal. They are categorized by common culture and endogamy . Endogamy carves out ethnic groups in Nepal.
With distinct climatic conditions and geographic differences, Nepalese people have unique features in terms of human social diversity and their customs. Above them, eighty percent of Nepalese follow Hinduism, while rest of the population worships Buddhism and other local religions.
The population of Nepal is often divided into three broad categories: 1) Indo-Nepalese (Indo-Aryan, Indo-European); 2) Tibeto-Nepalese; and 3) indigenous Nepalese. The Indo-Nepalese migrated from India over several centuries.
Racialy, the Nepalese population derives principally from two distinct races, viz., the Indo-Aryan and the Tibeto-Mongoloid, although small minorities of Austro-Asiatic and Dravidian origins have also been reported. The censuses have also enumerated five major religious groups: Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Christian and Jains.
16 paź 2023 · In Nepal today, both in Nepali and in English, a distinction and opposition is drawn between caste (jat) and ethnic group (janajati).
contemporary meanings of race and other discourses of identity in Nepal, the article analyzes the meanings of this construction of race, and shows how using race appeared to be an effective political strategy.
