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The issuing authority was the treasury which had the name Sadar Muluki Khana. Therefore, the notes of king Tribhuvan were not signed by a bank governor, but by a Kajanchi (head of the treasury) who was a high Hindu priest in the same time. Nepal’s early paper currency probably includes the only notes of the world which were signed by a high ...
Although very little is known about the early history of Nepal, legends and documented references reach far back to the 30th century BC. [14] Also, the presence of historical sites such as the Valmiki ashram , indicates the presence of Sanatana (ancient) Hindu culture in parts of Nepal at that period.
Constituent Assembly abolishes monarchy in Nepal, and declares Nepal a federal republic. [40] Jun: Maoist ministers resign from the cabinet in a row over who should be the next head of state. 23 July: Dr. Ram Baran Yadav becomes the first president of Nepal. [41] 15 Aug: Prachanda is elected as the prime minister by the constituent assembly ...
The Malla kings claimed descent from the Malla Janapada and Licchavis of Mithila and often stylised themselves as, Raghuvamși or Suryavamși.. Being originally Maithil themselves, the Mallas were noted for their patronisation of the Maithili language (the language of the Mithila region which includes parts of Nepal and Bihar in India) which was afforded equal status to that of Sanskrit in the ...
Although very little is known about the early history of Nepal, legends and documented references reach far back to the 30th century BC. [21] Also, the presence of historical sites such as the Valmiki ashram, indicates the presence of Sanatana (ancient) Hindu culture in parts of Nepal at that period.
The festivals of Nepal have their roots in Hinduism as more than 80% of the population of the country is Hindu. Buddhism, the second-largest religion of the nation which accounts for 9% of the population, has influenced the cultural festivals of Nepal. Dashain or Vijaya Dashami is the longest and
Bista visited East Nepal with Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf in the 1950s. People of Nepal contains his ethnographic notes from the visit. [5] University of Zurich professor Werner M. Egli wrote in his 2014 book The Sunuwar of Nepal and their Sense of Communication that People of Nepal is a "classic". [5]
Nepal is a secular country, as declared by the Constitution of Nepal 2012 (Part 1, Article 4), where secularism 'means religious, cultural freedom, along with the protection of religion, culture handed down from time immemorial (सनातन)'.