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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
Prajwal Parajuly (né Sharma; born 24 October 1984) is an Indian writer whose works focus on Nepali-speaking people and their culture. Parajuly's works include the short-story collection The Gurkha's Daughter and novel Land Where I Flee .
The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Raute as a subgroup within the broader social group of Mountain/Hill Janajati. [3] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 618 people (0.0% of the population of Nepal) were Raute. The frequency of Raute people by province was as follows: Sudurpashchim Province (0.0%) Koshi Province (0.0%)
There is a moderately medium sized ethnic minority population of Nepalese people in Hong Kong (referred to as 'Hong Kong Nepalese'), forming roughly 4% of the total ethnic minorities population (approximately 29000 (According to census of 2016 - total 18094, but many others have already received British and Hong Kong citizenship which counts approximately around 10000)). [1]
The term Nepali usually refers to the nationality, that is, to people with citizenship of Nepal, while the people without Nepalese citizenship but with roots in Nepal are strictly referred to as Nepali-language Speaking Foreigners (Nepali: नेपाली भाषी विदेशी) who are speakers of Nepali or any of the other 128 ...
Angur Baba Joshi, education activist and first female school principal in Nepal; Daya Bir Singh Kansakar, founder of Paropakar Organization, Nepal's first social service organization; Anuradha Koirala, founder of Maiti Nepal, which supports victims of sex trafficking; Sarina Prabasi, CEO of WaterAid America
2011 Nepal census classifies the Rai people within the broader social group of Mountain/Hill Janajati. [16] At the time of the Nepal census of 2011, 620,004 people (2.3% of the population of Nepal) were Rai. The frequency of Rai people by province was as follows: Koshi Province (11.3%) Bagmati Province (1.5%) Gandaki Province (0.3%) Madhesh ...
Gurung people from central Nepal playing one of their traditional drums, Khaijadi. Nepal's diverse linguistic heritage evolved from 2 major language groups: Indo-European languages and Tibeto-Burman languages. Nepal's languages are mostly either Indo-European or Sino-Tibetan, while only a very few of them are Austro-Asiatic and Dravidian.