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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. 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]

  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. List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies

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    One theory is that the name derives from the Sanskrit words hari (a name of Vishnu) and āyana (home), meaning "the Abode of God". [11] Another theory traces the name to the words harita (green) and araṇya (forest). [12] Himachal Pradesh (9) हिमाचल प्रदेश : Land of the snow-clad mountains

  6. Pahari Kinnauri language - Wikipedia

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    The language is also commonly called Pahari or Himachali.The language has no official status and is recorded under Kinnauri or Pahari. [2] According to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the language is of definitely endangered category, i.e. many Kinnauri Pahari children are not learning Kinnauri Pahari as their mother tongue any longer.

  7. Hinduri language - 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 Handuri are generally grandparents or older and they too speak it ...

  8. 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]

  9. Linguistic history of India - Wikipedia

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    This period also shows further Sanskritization of the Hindi language in literature. Hindi is right now the official language in nine states of India— Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh—and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Post-independence Hindi became ...