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  2. Culture of Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Some of the most commonly spoken languages are Hindi and the various Pahari languages. [1] The Hindu communities residing in Himachal include the Brahmins, Rajputs, Kannets, Rathis and Kolis. There is also a tribal population in the state which mainly comprises Gaddis, Kinnarms, Gujjars, Pangawals and Lahaulis. [2] Himachal is well known for ...

  3. Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Hindi is the de jure official language of Himachal Pradesh and is spoken by the majority of the population as a lingua franca. [111] Sanskrit is the additional official language of the state. [112] Although mostly encountered in academic and symbolic contexts, the government of Himachal Pradesh is encouraging its wider study and use. [113]

  4. Western Pahari - Wikipedia

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    If the petitioner approaches the respondents-State through its Additional Chief Secretary (Language Art & Culture) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh) for the prayer made in the Civil Writ Public Interest Litigation, it would be for the said authority to consider the same in accordance with the law.”

  5. Pahari culture - Wikipedia

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    Pahari culture is influenced by the geography of the region, which consists of hilly terrains, forests, rivers, and remote valleys.The Pahari-speaking communities reside across various ecosystems such as the lush green hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to the rugged terrains of Jammu and Kashmir and northern Pakistan. [5]

  6. Bhotiya - Wikipedia

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    The language of the Bhotiya people is called "Bhoti" or "Bhotia", but is in fact a cover term for a wide variety of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in India. It is usually written in the Tibetan script. [5] Bhoti and Bhotia is spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, and parts of Pakistan and West ...

  7. Churahi - Wikipedia

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    The language is commonly called Pahari or Himachali.Some speaker may even call it a dialect of Dogri.The language has no official status. According to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the language is of definitely endangered category, i.e. many Churahi children are not learning Churahi as their mother tongue any longer.

  8. Pangwali - Wikipedia

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    The language is commonly called Pahari or Himachali.Some speakers may even call it a dialect of Punjabi or Dogri.The language has no official status. According to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the language is of critically endangered category, i.e. the youngest speakers of Pangwali are generally grandparents or older and they too speak it ...

  9. History of Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Himachal became a part C state on 1951 with the implementation of the Constitution of India. Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956. On 18 December 1970 the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971. Thus Himachal emerged as the eighteenth state of the ...