as the aspirations of the disadvantaged groups like the Janajati and Madheshi were not addressed, most of them . The Nepalese population is comprised by 125 caste and ethnic groups. Acharya > Bahun > Kaudinya (Purbiya) 2. I dont dispute that. In 1885, the Shumsher family, the nephews of Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana, murdered many of the sons of Jung Bahadur and took over Nepal in a military coup d'tat thus bringing in the rule of the Shumsher Rana family also known as the Satra Bhai (17 brothers) Rana family. While politicians have been trying to distract their constituents with nationalist sentiments roused by the border controversy, people from marginalised populations in Nepal, including Dalits, face desperate conditions in the COVID-19 crisis. In July 2019, SNV and Thantikandh Rural Municipality Chair Mr Dhir Bahadur Shahi embarked on a project to reinvigorate the municipality's WASH-CC. What are d chances of our social worlds over-lapping in a significant manner? The brilliance of the insidious caste system, to me, is what Ambedkar calls its inherent graded inequality.. I am pretty sure while not very clearly stated or delineated or spelled out anywhere by anyone and/or likely not even understood very well by many the gradation exists between as well as within ALL the 126 ethnic groups. Manjit Tamrakar, former acting president of the National Dalit Commission, called the incident a Dalit massacre. They looked happy with each other but her parents were not happy, she said. rajput come inAnswerwhara rajput come India pls say. bhayekai newari culture bachau , cast ko jhamela lai choda..tyo caste system malla ko kingdom ma society lai control garne banayeko thiyo , now that system can ne nostalgic but irrevalent now. In part I of this series, I outlined how Nepali society is made up of a caste-dictated structures. The actual number of cases is thought to be much higher as most go unreported. yes this caste is origin from orissa (which basically known as [Added on July 19, 2021.]. to the untouchables (Kasai/Shahi, Kulu, Jogi, Dhobi, Pode, Chyame, etc.) On the third day of Prabodh Shahi and Aditi Rana's festivities, the groom's family prepared for the janti parade. In which caste does the surname "Palubanjar" lies? The social divisions of all other groups of Nepal is not based on Hindu principles (whether they are not influenced by it is another matter), but rather based on their own ancient tribal or clan system that is natural for every tribe or clan. Top 30 Bestselling Nepali Books Of Last Decade You DoNot Want To Miss, Untold Story Of Bindu Pariyar, From Village Of Kaski To Dallas Strip Clubs, 28 BEAUTIFUL PICTURES FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS OF NEPAL TO PROVE UNITY IN DIVERSITY, How To Count Points/Maal In Nepali Card Game Marriage? I m seeking my brotherhood so try to help me ,I m belonging to upamanyu gotras newar n my grandfathers father use to wear janai so plz do help me well con 9825198726, Hi what is ur surname we are Rajbhandari and we wear janai (6 dora), We usually do write shrestha nowadays but how I dont know so I m searching brotherhood, I dont know how many Dora did they use? *Just Wondering*, himalaya cast is leave here himalaya is also newari cast. Kanya Daan is also known as the giving away of the bride, and it includes that last rituals that take place at the brides house before she goes with the procession to the grooms house. When they did, witnesses report that they were followed and chased by a mob into a river, where the bodies of the men were later discovered. Musyaju, gajyaju and many are not mentioned ? In the Muluki Ain, Newars were placed in 4 of the 5 divisions, so no Newars are not just an Un-enslavable Alcohol Drinking group like you have consistently but wrongly described. the other confusing part of this surname is many of the shahis are bhumihaaar bhramins (bhramin clan). Though love marriages are much more popular than they once were, arranged marriages are also still quite common, and caste generally determines these matches in rural parts of the country. Rural municipality in Nepal resets local WASH governance. Ad Choices. India has thousands of castes and subcastes, they are in existence and practice since the Vedic times. We belong to newar community as well from Bhaktapur. why we can not feel gravitational force around us? The center of the kingdom was Simraungadh () which is now located in the Bara district, Nepal. [4], In alphabetical order, the commonly known Thakuri surnames are:[11][12][13]. K yo pode bhaniyara hepiyako ki just giving answer give me a reply, Yo answer hoki hepiyara vaneko give me a reply. Newars are one of the major castes of Nepal. There is stratification within pretty much every ethnic group. [3] Thakuri traditionally constituted the ruling and warrior classes. This is based on the notions of caste and varna and on the holy Hindu books, most prominently of the Upanishads. In other words, those within a circle represent a group of families that are connected to one another through marriage and/or their ability to potentially inter-marry. A section of Rajput and Kawar.. Kunwar caste is one of the many castes subcastes of India. Name SHAHI () meaning in Nepali & English Royal () Wealthy () A caste in Newari community ( ) Add meaning Search trend of Name SHAHI () Names similar to SHAHI () Nwaran: Everything about Naming Ceremony in Nepal Susssssssss!!!!! Surname > Caste/Community/Ethnicity > Clan/Sub-caste/Gotra 1. We humans fear that which one doesnt know enough about or one does NOT understand, or that which is very different from ourselves. For a long time, tradition dictated that the bride and the groom couldnt see each other at all before they married, but in some areas, families are now allowing the couple to set a date to meet and talk before the actual wedding. forming into their own ethnicities. The janti parade route goes past Pashupatinath, a famous Shiva temple complex. But as it is, this blog is very insightful and deserves to be seen by more Nepali people to understand the social complexities of our nation. There are clear evidences of substantial improvements in socio-economic statuses of people but with great variations based on gender, caste . You cannot compare Newar and its hierarchy with other Janajati ethnic groups and their hierarchy. All I did was point out/use the fact that there is stratification/grading WITHIN every ethnic group too (in addition to grading between the five castes) including within Newars, Gurungs, and Mustangis. Shrestha, Mulmi, Madhikarmi (Halwai), Bhaju, Kakchapati, Nyachhyon, Nagarkoti, Sivacharya, Mulmi, Madhikarmi (Halwai), Bhaju, Kakchapati, Nyachhyon, Nagarkoti, Sivacharya, etc. to Vaishya (Tamrakar, Tuladhar, Kanskar, Halwai, Panchthariya etc.) This is an opinion piece and the views expressed are the authors own. Blog. What caste is Shahi? But, even now, social interactions between them is more limited than one would expect. Friends Nabaraj BK, 20, Sanju BK, 21, Lokendra Sunar, 18, Tikaram Sunar, 20, Govinda Shahi, 17, and Ganesh Budha, 17, died on 23 May, after a dispute with a family. Nepalis being pretty closed and inward-looking as a people in general. Again, to begin with, thank you for your long and considered comment. Calverton, Maryland,USA: Macro International Inc. [Added Jan. 17, 2021. According to the data, Shah is ranked #573 in terms of the most common surnames in America. The Dalits The Dalits live at the bottom of Nepal's traditional social order, known as the caste system, a 2000-year-old Hindu custom that violates civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights by many international standards. To respond to itin the first point you make, I am Not sure I understand what you mean by 1. You also pointed out, and I quote: While your point of stratification within these both groups through your examples is very clear, my point was that a more nuanced understanding and difference between caste and tribe is needed to further understand Nepals social hierarchies. Absolutely! As people of same gotra are usually considered family if you don't even know them. They kept their relationship platonic for a year before they eventually started dating, and the two saw each other for five years before things became more serious. A scene from the initial reception at a banquet. Later, Aditi sat while Prabodh put red vermilion pigment along the part in her hair three times. On the same day as Nabarajs death, it emerged that a 12-year-old Dalit girl was found dead in another part of the country. What percentage would have been inter-caste love marriage? Of these, Chand, Bam, Malla, and Pal are also associated with Kumaon/Kuramanchal kingdom. She then made seven statements or vows before taking a seat on the left side of Prabodh. The frequency of Thakuri by province was as follows: The frequency of Thakuri was higher than national average (1.6%) in the following districts:[10], The ruling Shah dynasty of Gorkha Kingdom and later Kingdom of Nepal are ranked among Thakuris. A few days later, Prabodh traveled from his home to Aditis in the evening. They often face caste-based discrimination. I wouldnt be surprised if the different communities of Chettris are graded too. Lets look at the communities of Shresthas and Shahis belonging to the Newar ethnicity. In 1324 AD, when the last king Harisingh Dev was defeated by Delhi Sultan Gayasudin Tuglak ( ), King Hari Singh left for Kathmandu with the statue of Taleju Bhawani. No matter how poor a Shrestha is, his mind will always have a sense of superiority over a rich Shahi. Having said all that, in some instances, the reason for self-segregation is as much just based on the perception of one another by the members themselves and mutual history as on anything else. In fact Newars, Khas, and Madhesis are the only three ethnicities of Nepal that have a social structure based on Hindu varna model. It's not kakchapati, it's kakshapati(), We are bhuju/bhaju and our relatives are all chatthariya, pradhan Maskey, Rajbhandari, Amatya, malla, Vaidhya, so bhaju is same as masjeey Pradhan palikhey etc and should be in chhathariya, We are Piya newar but is not mentioned here, Shilpakar are carpenter ,woodcravers not a jyapu. are found in both Raute and Thakuri. The gradation, as has already been hinted at, does NOT end thereof course! To begin with, many families do put their children even adult children through mental and emotional agony over marriage. (And I illustrate this point with no intention of ill will but purely for academic argument based on our societys past) A Shrestha will not marry Shahi because of the very Manusmriti based notions of caste/varna where a Shrestha thinks the Shahi is ritually unclean, the touch of that person will defile the Shrestha and will require purification. Both are from the Kshetriya tribe. They made up a large majority of the Shah armies back when Nepal was divided into many kingdoms. The first Pakistani Halal Steak House in New Jersey. Again, likely zero. m Shrestha ho tar malae mero gotr thaha xoin k hola mero gotr?? After hearing that Nabaraj's body had been found that night in the river, Gobinda's mother Bima Kumari was so worried she sent her eldest son . (Abha Lal is a Nepal-based journalist and has reported extensively on caste-based violence in the country. And of course, within the community of Tangbetanis, while there are those one cannot obviously marry because of, again, patrilineage, there are also those one SHOULDNT marry because of their lower status within the community or cant hope to marry because they come from a higher status family! To find your choice, press Control+F and type the surname to see which caste/community/ethnic group and sub-caste/clan it falls under. Given that Nepali youngsters in Nepal START getting any degree of independence from their families ONLY into their twenties, and a vast majority of them will have developed very close ties with mostly of those from within the first three concentric circles, a vast majority of the couples very likely had arranged marriage, ARRANGED by their families. Each summer, they travel up the mountainand each winter, they come down. The rules of difference is rather based off of clan or tribal differences or myths that propagated over the centuries that made 4-jaat superior over the other. Here Shahi is a Jat clan. Despite the variety of cultures in Nepal and the different kinds of marriages, Nepali weddings remain constant in one thing: color. It consists of the historical ruling class, and is made up of the descendants of the Great Khasa Malla kingdom rulers of the Baisi and Chaubisi principalities. The actual number of cases is thought to be much higher. You are indeed right, there are lot of things to be understood and not everything can be fit in a blog post! Copyright 2013-2020 Dorje Gurung.OceanWP Theme by Nick; Whats amazing about the graded inequality in the caste system is that its found even within my people of Upper Mustang, who are all Tibetan-Buddhists and ethnic-Tibetan (, Members of families belonging to different Family Groups following the practice of not inter-marrying generation after generation is now the Nepalis. Now a days Achajus are known as Karmacharya. Caste is broader term used to represent certain group of people like - poudel, basnet, neupane, khadka, shrestha etc. Furthermore, members belonging to pretty much every one of the rest of the seven named ethnic groups could likely describe the status of their own ethnicity relative to the rest. to Shudras (Maharjan, Dangol, etc to all the artisan castes like Prajapati, Manandhar, Chitrakar, Balami, Ranjitkar, Karanjit, Nakami, etc.) Believing that to NOT be relevant or crucial to the understanding of the argument I make in the blog, I removed a concluding sentence spelling that out, which had been part of even one of the last drafts. Added after the publication of the blog post because of their relevance. I have some problem to find brotherhood so may I get help from you? Members of families belonging to different Family Groups following the practice of not inter-marrying generation after generation is now the Nepalis Sanskiriti or Chalan (tradition) and therefore must be followed, so goes the argument anyway! Dhakhwa is also from same Shakya Clan but not mentioned above. Thakuri (Nepali: ) is a royal tribe of Nepal. [2], Thakuris traditionally constituted the ruling and warrior classes, and claimed ancient royal descent[3] Thakuris are a high socio-political group considered to have arisen from intermarriage between Khas, Magars, and perhaps Indian Rajput immigrants. Its not unheard of for families to disown their own children for refusing to marry someone the family found for them or for marrying someone they didnt approve of. Aditi and Prabodh sat next to each other, but on separate mats, as the priests began the series of rituals by performing a puja or ceremony. The family can be an agent of change among their relatives and society at large. The 2011 Nepal census classifies the Thakuri as a subgroup within the broader social group of Hill Chhetri (together with Chhetri and Sanyasi/Dasnami). Speaking truth to power requires allies like you. The following surnames have claim Thakuri status but are not corroborated by governmental inclusivity organizations or historical sources:[14]. But what I was trying to point out is that the dimension of hierarchy and social stratification of the 3 caste-following ethnicities of Nepal (Newar, Khas/Parbatey and Madhesi) with the non-caste following ethnicities (Janajatis) of Nepal is fundamentally different. The surname Saha can be affiliated to both the Vaishyas or the Sudras. Choosing a wedding date in Nepalthe small mountainous country nestled in between China and Indiahas always been a big deal. [6] Historian Mahesh Chandra Regmi contends that "Each ruling dynasty in Nepal has tried to connect its lineage with well known dynasties of India. You would pay a price for that. But discrimination against people from lower castes is still common. This is the second time Khadgis were put on the list of Dalits and they fought against their listing as Dalits. A priest concludes the ceremony by reciting a hymn saying that all assembled wish the couple good luck and prosperity. Acharya > Newar-Brahman > Rajopadhyaya (During the course of the visit, when the host drinks the brew the guest serves, the deal is sealed!). Immense thanks to you for trying to clarify! The stone inscriptions of these kings and the Rajatarangini have the form Sahi. The party carried on until very late with music and drinks. According to the 2011 Census Report, the population of Nepal is made up of 126 caste/ethnic groups! Aditis Hindu marriage to her now-husband Prabodh Shahi was completely arranged by their parents. Kathmandu, March 18: Khadgi, a caste within the Newar community, has been taken out of the list of Dalits from the proposed draft of an ordinance to form the National Dalit Rights Commission . However, to dwell on that too would be way beyond the scope and point of this blog post, making it considerably long, to begin with. "[7] One of the Thakuri Shah ruler of Gorkha,[4] King Ram Shah, also attempted to forge recognition of kinship relations from the Ranas of Udaypur. It is said that the great king of Nepal Prithibhi Narayan Shah(1723-75) went to Banaras, India, and changed his Gotra from 'Bharadwaj' to 'Kasyap' to remain free from the sin of 'Gotra Hatya'(killing of own clan) during the unification of Nepal. In the diagram below, lets assume Family 1 represents a high caste Shrestha family. . Similarly, within Gurungs, the likelihood of a Ghale Gurungs family, char jat Gurung, being amenable to one of theirs marrying with or into one belonging to a Solah jat Gurung would likely be low or even zero. [5] Many historians contended that the theory of Rajput descent was used for political purposes by the various ruling families of Nepal. As per the 2011 Nepal census, the population of Madhesi/Terai Rajputs is reported at 41,972. In this follow up blog post, I go into the details of how the intricate gradations dictates a crucial activity: family alliances, i.e. Bennett, Lynn, Dilli Ram Dahal and Pav Govindasamy, 2008. They would likely bulk at arranging the marriage of a son or daughter of theirs with one belonging to a Shahi family, who, because of the latters lower status, belong to a complete different family group, say X in the image. [4] Thakuris are politically and socially ahead of others. The result? Due to this people marry in their caste and avoid same gotra. surname and all are punjabi. The Gurung caste is known for being hard working and strong. On 23 May, Nabaraj BK, a 21-year-old Dalit man from Rukum in northern Nepal went with 18 of his friends to Soti village to bring home as his wife, his girlfriend of over two years, Rosy Malla. They hail from Himachal. Inspired by the American #BlackLivesMatter campaign, Dalit activists have launched a #DalitLivesMatter social media campaign to demand justice for BK, Pasi, and others who have been killed. The Courts would only look into the notification issued by the President to see whether the name finds place in the notification. Newar population in Nepal is almost 1.3 million which accounts for almost 5.5% of the total population of Nepal. Of course, naturally, some from different ethnicities or castes do find themselves getting close but end up up suffering as their relationship is unacceptable to one or both families. This couple met two years before their big day. Contributing to that is the lack of knowledge and understanding about one another. Thakuri ( Nepali: ) is a royal tribe of Nepal. The latter are of lower status. [9] At the time of the Nepal census of 2011, 425,623 people (1.6% of the population of Nepal) were Thakuri. See below for pie charts breaking down the married population of the country by the age they were when they got married for the first time. Akriti always knew she wanted to get married at home KathmanduI have beautiful memories there. Her wedding started with three days of both Nepali and Indian traditions in Kathmandu and the festivities continued in Jaipur. Vajracharya, and Bare - Shakya, Bhikshu, Gurju, Tuladhar, Bania, Sikarmi (Sthapit), Awa, Tamrakar, Kansakar, Sikhrakar, Sindurakar, Rajkarnikar, Halwai, SIlakar, Maharjan, Dangol, Singh, Suwal, Desar, Rajbahak, Kumhal, Prajapati, Kumah, Awale, Awal, Shilpakar, Ka:mi, Pahari. Sedai, Saunak, Shahi Atri () : Adhikari, Arjel/Arjyal, Bam (Raakse Thakuri . If you love reading our post, support us to keep it up. Ad Choices. According to the 2011 Census Report, the population of Nepal is made up of 126 caste/ethnic groups! Surnames like Shahi, Chand, Hamal, Sen, Sihan etc. Newars are the people native to Kathmandu valley. Subscribe To Our Daily Newsletter And Get News Delivered Straight To Your Inbox. ], SetoPati (July 16, 2021). For an individual, its made up of concentric circles of people with his/her family the most important structure occupying the central position (see image below). Hami Assam India ma ta tharei thaha xaina, esto na bhana na mero girlfriend mero cousin huna sakcha.
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