With depiction on ancient religious scriptures or the stories based on history, they have kept their characters popping through the years. Shakya > Newar-Buddhist > Bare 252. 497. London: Asia Publishing House. The amount has grown widely since brahmins have covered almost all the different places of Nepal since ancient times. people's perception of their own social situation has more to do with geography and objective social class, than with their association with the groups that the state has based its internal social policy on. Lakhey > Newar-Kshatriya > Shrestha/Sheshya Tamchhange > Rai 695. Bardiya > Tharu Bisen > Tarai-Hindu > Rajput 625. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahun is the second most populous group after Chhetri.. Initially known as Mithila Rajya, They are the respected historically important Shastra followers of Vedic Knowledge. 684. Pradhan > Newar-Kshatriya > Shrestha/Sheshya 51. 141. Rajak > Tarai-Dalit > Dhobi 0000001515 00000 n Dhobi > Tarai-Dalit > Dhobi 225. Bogati > Khas-Chhetri Dev > Newar-Brahman > Rajopadhyaya Devabhaju Brahman Lamichhane > Bahun > Kaushik, Garga (Purbiya) Brahmins were believed to have been wise and powerful with their knowledge. 267. Any needs that Brahmans and Chhetris experience for craft and industrial products are met by lower-ranked artisan castes, such as blacksmiths, tailors, and leather workers. 546. Most notable contradiction is the inclusion of previously non-Hindu tribes "Adivasi Janajati" groups, as well as non-Nepalis including Muslims and Europeans into the hierarchical fold. 117. Tanglami > Magar > Thapa Ghising > Tamang Juju > Newar-Brahman > Rajopadhyaya Devabhaju Brahman Brahmins belonging to the typical Nepali background with Nepalese originality are called Khas Brahmins. 622. Terai Brahmins bears surnames as Jha, Mishra, Pandit, Tiwari. Sarbhang/Sarbariya > Tarai-Hindu Thuppoko > Limbu Karmacharya > Newar-Kshatriya > Shrestha/Sheshya Kharel > Bahun > Bashista (Kumai) It is said that there are the main 8 gotras evolved from the Rishis (sages) who were mind-born sons of Bramha, one of the Hindu Trinity. Tanti > Tarai-Dalit > Tatma Dangi > Khas-Chhetri Gonga > Newar-Kshatriya > Shrestha/Sheshya Its translated as Brahmin in English. It comes in the month of Phagun (February-March) and is a riotous time when men, women, and children sing, dance, and throw colored powder and water at each other. 155. 338. 618. 63. Rai > Rai 176. Samal > Thakuri The majority of the Chhetri (99%) belong to the Hindu religious group while the remaining minority is Buddhists. 112. Ghurcholi > Bahun GOTRA can be used as a surname, but it is different from a surname and is strictly maintained because of its importance in marriages among Hindus, especially among the higher castes. The caste system conjoints a structural class divide which persists, in which lower castes/ethnicities are generally socio-economically are not equal like those of higher castes/ethnicities. "Pahari" can refer to any mountain-dwelling people, but in north India it generally designates the, Telugu Khulal > Khas-Chhetri Vedas comprise of literature composed of old layers of Sanskrit texts and Hindu scriptures. Kathayat > Khas-Chhetri 49. Bhanya > Tharu 140. 595. Damrang > Tamang Land Tenure. 66 comments. In many cases people get confused in Casteand Gotra. 149. 94. They are Saptarishis (, the famous 7 sages) - Kashyapa, Atri, Vashista, Vishwamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Bharadvaja, and the 8th is Agastya [1][2].There are 49 established Hindu gotras today[3] all of which are themselves or evolved from . 10. Chalise > Bahun > Bashista (Purbiya) 352. 332. 462. 0000006775 00000 n 387. Zimba > Tamang Khas Bahun (Nepali: ) is a Varna among the Hindus of Nepal. Tamaden > Limbu 572. 656. Mainali > Bahun > Upamanyu (Kumai) The information that can be simply put, shows that the Brahmins who made their home in the Eastern part took the name of Purbeli. Parki > Dalt > Bishwokarma 89. Rimal > Bahun > Kaushik (Purbiya) 192 19 171. Chidimar > Tarai-Dalit Nepali Brahmin Surnames of the Terai Region have been listed below. 612. Recent research has also shown that when it comes to Nepali people's impressions of social change, "Poverty, Human Resources and Region" explain more of the variation than "Ethnicity, Caste or Religious belonging" i.e. 293. Bahuns mainly served as priests, teachers and astrologers as per their caste. 633. Caucasoid or Aryan looking Nepalis are firmly based on Khas (Pahadi) community of Nepal. 2. 84. 680. 440. Jat > Muslim 475. 254. Katriya > Tharu Khadayat > Khas-Chhetri 160. At her first menstruation a girl is removed to another house, where she is shielded from the sight of any men in her family and from the sun. 318. Mandaen > Tamang Sabzi-farosh > Muslim Social Organization. Dhyapa > Tamang 532. 651. Indian Tamils are those who speak Tamil. Bishwokarma > Dalit > Bishwokarma The Bahun is the second largest ethnic group in Nepal accounting for 12.2% of Nepalese. Kulu > Newar-Dalit > Kulu Newar lowest occupational castes Dom, Podhya, Chyamaha/Chandala, etc. Moktan > Tamang one, the Rishi (Atreya, Kaundinya, etc.) Brahmans also act as family priests, and Chhetris serve in both the Nepalese army and the Gorkha (Gurka) brigades of the British and Indian armies. 687. 21. Chobeguhang > Limbu Here is the most comprehensive list of Nepali surnames and titles of various ethnic groups of Nepal. Some community and region-based Brahmins have been mentioned below. Kadayat > Khas-Chhetri 571. 342. Tripathi > Bahun > (Kumai) The newly married couple ideally, and usually, live with the groom's family, along with his parents, brothers and their wives (if any), and unmarried sisters. Socialization. ." Yonjan > Tamang Badi > Dalit > Badi Kami > Dalit > Bishwokarma Pingback: A Primary School Poetry Textbook: Another Evidence of the Failure of Nepali Education System? Pelmange > Rai 409. Due to their access to superior education and special status mentioned in religious textbooks, Bahuns were awarded high posts in palaces and they kept their knowledge and skills to themselves which deprived other ethnic groups a chance to rise up and using this ignorance Bahuns were able to keep them in dark and exploit them for a long time. 151. Likhim > Limbu Although caste or tribe based hierarchy has been a hallmark for all ethnicities of Nepal, only three societies traditionally were part of the four Varna concept of social division and hierarchy. 469. 711. 250. Lalpuriya > Tharu Duwal > Newar > Jyapu Khyargoli > Newar-Kshatriya > Shrestha/Sheshya Laeden > Tamang The Nepalese caste system is the traditional system of social stratification of Nepal.The Nepalese caste system broadly borrows the classical Chaturvarnashram model consisting of four broad social classes or varna: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudra.The caste system defines social classes by a number of hierarchical endogamous groups often termed jaat. Their Surname has held a prestigious history and strength in the hearts of Nepal. Kharal > Tharu 39. 614. 598. 583. 446. Kathmandu has largest Bahun population with 410,126 people (23.5%). 186. 453. 517. Sapu > Newar > Jyapu The second part of the word 74. Its an understanding to say that Nepali Brahmin Surnames have been divided as the caste system among themselves. Jha > Tarai-Brahman > Kashyap 103. 376. TOP 10 CASTE (ETHNIC GROUP POPULATION) OF NEPAL !! TOP 10 SERIES - YouTube Thapalia/Thapaliya > Bahun > Bharadwaj (Kumai) Sidari > Magar 700. In the rural context, the traditional subsistence agriculture system and age-old caste structure have significantly changed, and a relationship based on wage labour on land is being developed.[25]. Khasu > Magar > Rana Dhuniya > Muslim 138. Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. [2], According to 1854 Muluki Ain (Nepalese Legal Code), Bahuns were regarded as caste among sacred thread bearers (Tagadhari) and twice-born Hindus. 707. 231. 73. Grab one by the collar though, and you will find that he has forsaken most of his supposed traits. 4. Bidari > Bahun Her status rises after she has given birth to a child, particularly if it is a son. Hajjam > Muslim Nationally the king, whose ancestor unified the country in roughly its present form at the end of the eighteenth century, has always been a Thakuri, an aristocratic section of Chhetris. 555. 20. Gaithaula > Bahun With that as a state of the present situation of Brahmin population, the roots that they have come from have not been lost altogether. Waiba > Tamang Sampange > Rai 561. Jaisi Brahmins are the second most popular form of Nepali brahmin surnames. 697. 479. 86. Prengel > Magar > Pun 584. 248. Thebe > Limbu 202. 526. 116. 133. 415. Brahman and Chhetri are high Hindu Nepalese castes. 192. Deula > Newar-Dalit > Pode The existence of Matwali Chhetris (those who drink liquor), who do not wear the sacred thread, is evidence that not all Khas were accorded Chhetri status. 26. 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In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. 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. Except for what a daughter may receive as dowry, all property, particularly all landed property, is inherited by sons. Another idea is that of karmasometimes likened to "cause and effect," because it explains whatever present state of affairs exists in terms of the events in previous lives that produced it. 474. 194. Rewali > Magar Bahun (Khas Brahmin) (Nepali: ) are group of people belonging to Brahmin caste in Khas group, an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group. Kami is an Indo-Aryan Nepali speaking group that primarily worked as metalsmiths. 495. the cows (cows are considered to be real wealth)). The day-to-day agropastoral activities of Brahman and Chhetri families are shared between men and women. 105. 683. 457. All the Gotra-pravartaka Rishis are categorized under seven primary Rishis. 156. "Unity and Diversity in the Chhetri Caste of Nepal." Bammala > Newar > Gathu 307. Frer-Haimendorf, Christoph von (1966). They also recite from the Puranas and from the two great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Now at present, we cannot pinpoint what a Brahmin does. 493. Marwadi/Marwari > Tarai-Hindu Those conflicts that cannot be settled through informal means at the village level are referred to the legal and judicial system of Nepal. Siblings are designated as either older or younger brothers or sisters: there is no generic term for brother or sister. In Nepal, there are also two other small Brahman groups. 245. Some examples of Nepali Upadhyaya Brahmins are: Jaisi Brahmins are the second most popular form of Nepali brahmin surnames. 28. Lama > Tamang 369. Among the Khas bahuns found in nepali hills , there are Purbiya bahuns east of Mahakali from present day nepal and Kumaoni bahuns from Kumaon region. Rangrez > Muslim 24. Since brahmins had always been respected class people, they were adored by the Ranas as well as the Kings, thus this helped them to take their position in a respectable way. They are the ones that can do rituals as Guru and have the authority to lead the Shastras. The walls of their small houses are constructed from stone or mud brick, painted red ocher around the base, whitewashed above, and topped with a thatched roof. 236. 649. Brahmins are the second largest caste group in Nepal (31% of the population), with the Chhetri (Kshatriya) being the first (42%). Orientation Sabrey > Magar > Pun AFAIK and heard, jaisi is also child of upadhaya father and lower caste mother. Deepening Democracy: International Labour Organisation Convention 169 and Nepal's Democratic Transition, Nepal: Towards a Democratic Republic: Caste, Ethnicity and Inequality in Nepal, Material from this site has been borrowed for this article with the permission of Dr. Vepachedu, Interview with Ian Martin: Caste-Based Discrimination in Nepal, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caste_system_in_Nepal&oldid=1146471589, Manandhar/Syami/Teli (oil-pressers and brewers), Pahari/Nagarkoti (farmers from outskirts), Khadgi, Naye, Kasai (butchers and musicians), Dyala, Pod, Chymaha/Chamhr (sweepers, fishermen), "Namasinya Matwali" (Non-enslavable Alcohol Drinkers), Newar - Hindu Panchthariya Srsthas and Buddhists Gubhaju/Bar (, "Masinya Matwali" (Enslavable Alcohol Drinkers), "Pani Na Chalne Chhoichhito Haalnu Naparne" (Water-unacceptable but touchable), "Pani Na Chalne Chhoichhito Haalnu Parne" (Water-unacceptable and untouchable), Nancy E. Levine. Maske/Maskey > Newar-Kshatriya > Shrestha/Sheshya A caste system prevails, with the Brahmans and Chhetris occupying a very high position in it. 192 0 obj <> endobj ." Kumale > Newar > Kuma Kanphata > Tharu 576. Gwala > Tarai-Hindu Caste, State, and Ethnic Boundaries in Nepal. Khan > Tharu 396. 482. Saam > Rai 335. Sikami > Newar Uray/Udhas Koiri/Koeri > Tarai-Hindu Similarly, girls also may add middle names like Kumari, Maya, etc. Suchikar > Dalit > Pariyar Khang > Tarai-Dalit > Khatwe "Nepal: Deadly caste-based attacks spur outcry over social discrimination | DW | 16.06.2020", "Birenda, 55, Ruler of Nepal's Hindu Kingdom". 303. The immigration of Brahmins into Nepal increased significantly from 1324 and continued up to 1769 due to the Islamic invasion of the western portion of the Indian subcontinent. 0000000676 00000 n A boy's head is shaved at about 7 years of age (a small tuft of hair is left on the back as a sign that he is a Hindu), and he is formally initiated into full caste membership when he receives the sacred thread, either at the time of the haircut or a few years later. Kalyal > Thakuri Bha > Newar > Bha/Karanjit Bhatnagar > Tarai-Hindu > Kayastha 92. 542. 8. Gaha > Magar > Thapa There are very few Kanyakubja brahmins who . Payen > Tamang Amast > Tarai-Hindu > Kayastha "An Additional Perspective on the Nepali Caste System." > Khas-Chhetri New divisions and differences have given rise to new antagonisms and social norms. 1 (Feb., 1987), pp. The Tamang, Newar, Kami, Madheshi Muslims, Yadav, and Rai peoples collectively constitute around 25% of the Nepalese population. Das > Tarai-Dalit > Tatma 549. Terai occupational castes Dhobi, Halkhor, Chamar, Dushad, Dom, Musahars, etc. Kshetris has second highest civil service representation with 19.59% of Nepal's bureaucracy after Bahuns while having 16% of Nepal's total population. 531. 257. Garden > Tamang 12,114 and Muslim ranks the lowest, Rs.11,014'[22] The democratic transitions also failed to be inclusive management and functioning governance mainly because government was unable to understand and articulate the spirit of all Nepalese people irrespective of their caste, gender, ethnicity, and religion. 578. Dixit > Bahun 471. Kshetri dominate the military forces with nearly all high ranked officers belonging to either Kshetri or Thakuri caste. Based on context, The word ( /) symblizes 3 things, = (Cow) , (Earth), (Veda), : = = (these words mean samething). Bainge > Rai They are generally present on religious occasions and read excerpts from the Vedas or other Sanskrit texts. 211. 454. Rituals in addition to those mentioned above (under Socialization and Marriage) include worship of the household god (kuldevta ), worship of brothers by sisters (bhai tika, celebrated during Tihar), and daily (morning and sometimes evening) worship of various of the Hindu deities, including Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu, Ram, Krishna, Saraswati, Durga, Parvati, Narayan, Bhairab, and many others. Shah > Thakuri 98. Budhaer/Budhair > Khas-Chhetri Industrial Arts. How Do Different People Assess Social Change In Nepal? Singh > Tharu Darji/Darjee > Dalit > Pariyar The National Report says, "Over the last 15-20 years, three groups, namely Sudi, Kalwar and Teli have socially upgraded their status from the water unacceptable to the water acceptable community within the Tarai origin Hindu caste groups."[14][15]. 386. Linguistically and culturally related to the Tamiland Malayalam-speaking p, ETHNONYM: Panjabi 6. 54. Brahmans and Chhetris are found throughout Nepal. However, the date of retrieval is often important. 240. 404. Tumbahamphe > Limbu 134. Tamu > Gurung Novlicha > Sunuwar "The Matwali Chhetris of Western Nepal." Sherchan > Thakali Magar became powerful with time. 382. Sahikh > Muslim Nepal currently has no national dress. 66. 372. Paper presented at National Dialogue Conference on ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, Kathmandu, 1920 January 2005. 2023 . Amgai/Amgain > Bahun Mochi > Tarai-Dalit > Chamar Prasai > Bahun > Shandilya (Kumai) 2017-18 even though 45% of governmental seats are reserved for women, Madhesis, other castes, and Tibetan tribes, people with disability and those from the backward regions. Raghubansi > Tarai-Hindu > Rajput 120. Kawar > Khas-Chhetri It is the location where all the Khas people started from. They are believed to have lived in Terai from the ages of their forefathers. Shelle > Limbu Khatri > Khas-Chhetri Are Newars Aadivasi/Janajati? 522. Dangora > Tharu 341. Therefore, its best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publications requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. 455. Mahato > Tharu Bhusal > Magar > Rana So why only the word gotra is used for Rishi and the progeny (rishi parampara) ? 201. Caste is broader term used to represent certain group of people like - poudel, basnet, neupane, khadka, shrestha etc. 235. 0000001763 00000 n 390. Phenduwa > Limbu Due to the political power of the Khasa Malla kingdom, Khas Bahun and Khas Rajput had high social status like plain Brahmins and Rajputs in present-day western Nepal. 431. Tatma/Tatwa > Tarai-Dalit > Tatma Regmi > Bahun > Kaushik (Purbiya, Kumai) 675. Generally, the Parvate/Pahari (hilly) Brahmins are called as Bahuns or Khas Bahuns. Thakuri traditionally constituted the ruling and warrior classes of Nepal. For example, Mann Maya Lama in which Mann is the first name, Maya is the middle name and Lama is last or surname. Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Gaddi > Muslim Ketra > Rai 44. Madikami > Newar Uray / Udhas 210. Belbase > Bahun > (Purbiya) Dangol > Newar > Jyapu [4] Bahun are the second largest Hindu group with a population of 3,212,704 (99.6% of Bahuns). 527. Gilal > Bahun The majority of this ethnic group speaks Magar Language. Chitrakar > Newar > Pum Chataut > Bahun > (Kumai) Most of the common bahun surnames like dahal, khanal, bhattarai, koirala, subedi, ghimire etc fall on this category. Adhikari > Bahun > Kashyap, Bharadwaj, Atreya, Mandabya (Purbiya) In ancient times they were the only teachers who would guide and make the knowledge accessible to the people from the races of kings to commoners. 276. Vaidya/Baidya > Newar-Kshatriya > Shrestha/Sheshya 99. 207. In case the Upadhyaya brahmin marries outside of Upadhyaya Circle, the child of that couple is considered to be of Jaisi Varna. > Khas-Chhetri Each name has its own significance and meaning. However, Hindu is a dominant religion among the modern Tharu. 650. 70. Sharma > Newar-Brahman > Rajopadhyaya Devabhaju Brahman 200. Bhurtel/Bhurtyal > Bahun > Garga (Purbiya) Rokaha/Roka/Rokaya > Magar > Gharti Rana > Tharu Subedi > Bahun 698. 291. Without funeral riteswhich must be performed by a sonthe deceased cannot proceed to either Heaven or Hell and instead will plague survivors as an evil spirit. Karanjit > Newar > Bha Churihar > Muslim Identification. Raya > Thakuri 607. 423. Name Experts Out! 76. 271. Bahuns mainly served as priests, teachers and astrologers as per their caste. 659. 377. 547. Priest and Dharma Gurus are the perfect examples to explain the purity and power that the Brahmin class portrays. 384. Dixit/Dikshit > Tarai-Brahman According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahuns are the second most populous group after Chhetri with 12.2% of Nepals population (or 32,26,903 people). 75. Also observed is Phagu (called Holi in India), the spring rite of Hindu culture related to fecundity and the god Krishna. List of Gotra and Thari - Karma99 Deuba > Khas-Chhetri Ongchongbo > Limbu 203. 37. Newari brahmins are those brahmins belonging to the Newari Ethnic Group. 0000000016 00000 n . They are the followers of the Vedic Knowledge that came about from the beginning Yugas. Most marriages are monogamous, but polygynous unions were traditionally frequent and are still occasionally found. Early marriage characterizes this ethnic group. Darnal > Dalit Patharkat > Muslim 569. Magar and his brother Chintoo are said to have disagreed with Magar settling in Seem. Tinglatar: Socio-Economic Relationships of a Brahmin Village in East Nepal Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar. 410. Phanghang > Limbu 118. Men shave their heads and are considered polluting during this time.
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