'Land of the Brave' DVD - Chapter 4 'The Tribes and Clans'

Chapter 4 of the 'Land of the Brave' DVD discusses the rich diversity of tribes and cultures in Nepal and briefly looks at how the migration of people to Nepal has changed the ethnic and cultural make up of the country. The narrator is Major (retired) Gerald Davies, curator of the Gurkha Museum.

The 'Land of the Brave' DVD is available from the Gurkha Museum's online shop: http://www.thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/The_Shop/DVD_and_CD/Land_of_the_Brave/40/154

The music is provided by the Band of the Bridage of Gurkhas who can be contacted via: gurkhaband@hotmail.co.uk

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Ayo Gorkhali
• Gurkha
• Gorkha
• Gurkhas
• Gorkhali
• Nepal
• Nepali
• Nepalese
• history
• army
• soldiers
• Believe Collective
• ayo gurkhali
• ayo gorkali
• ayo ghurkali
• aayo
• Brecon
• Gurkha Museum
• Land of the Brave
• DVD
• pahad
• mountains
• Himalayas
• gaun
• trekking
• village

[diliprai]

The Kirat(means people with lion nature) is diverse and rich culturally and linguistically as the Kirat history itself. The Kirat clans such as

Rai(trust, lightning, thunder, braveheart), Limbu(an archer or 'the bearer of bows and arrows'), Yakkha(soul, protector), Sunuwar(hunter), Dhimal(the ethnonym Dhimal stems from the Sanskrit-based word himal meaning 'place of snow'), Thami, Chepang, Hayu, .........etc were the foremost settlers in Nepal.

[diliprai]

Ayo Kirati "Here comes the Kirat"

Kirat tribe is one of the oldest group in the world and references in Veda, the oldest text dating back some 2000BCE.

In Sanskrit, Kirat is described as "mountain people and hunters in the forests and deadly warriors."

Within Kirat tribe there are many clans; Limbu, Yakkha, Sunuwar, Dhimal, Thami, Chepang, Hayu, ...etc. By the way i am from Rai clan.

Thanks for posting this great video which brings enlightenment to the outside world about Nepal.

[diliprai]

@nirajanvet do you believe if i say i am indian?

yes i am indian but i love nepal. in fact i love nepal more than nepalese who have migrated to other countries.

[nirajanvet]

yo diliprai ko ekchoti profile herauna mitras ho ,,jaha pani nepali songs ma comment hanera hairan parcha..he says him as an indian..Mr india re haha

[rajeshhamalable]

magar came from burma....they were first to step in this land....and then khas came from iran who were mountain dwellers...magar and khas have the 1000 yrs of cultural ties thatswhy thakuri look mongoloid....magar n khas are the natives of this land.

[MGrgBoyZ]

Tribe from the West of Nepal like Gurung nd Magar also originated from Mongoliaa

[MGrgBoyZ]

@diliprai hokiii tara Gurung Magar Tamang ani aru haruko chai k hoo solta??

[MachineboyReturn]

Finally, I would like to add here that Hindus have a history of tormenting Dalits & Adivasis who constitutes of about 16-20 crore population of India including Agnostics, Atheists & Humanists somewhere around 5-6 crore then it goes around above 70-80 crore still there are 40-50 crore hindus but their population is declining & 70% people are youths below age of 35 years (survey reveals) who believe co-existence So, no Hindu Rashtra but possible partition & its you hindus responsible

[MachineboyReturn]

@pakipiglover

Let me explain, the population of muslims in pakistan at the time of partition was half of that of indian muslims so, taking same birthrate into account pakistan's recent census 2011 shows the population of 20 crore which other hand means the indian muslim population is double of that i.e 40 crore probably, if you did't believe then check out the historic statistics which say the indian muslims have been stable since 1948 with 12 crore but the diplomatic documents reveal opposite.

[diliprai]

Dear yomamafool1, do you even know how and why Kiratis broke into many group. Here's the answer. When the Licchavis conquered kathmandu valley, Kirat civilization were destroyed. Some settled in east of Kathmandu and today are known as rai, limbu, dhimal, sunuwar, yakkha. Those settled in northwest of Kathmandu became chepang, jirel, thami. As for those Kiratis who remained in the valley became a newar.

Scholars identified baramu, chhantyal are those kiratis who settled west if kathmandu.

[yomamafool1]

@diliprai you don't know that kirati were divided before p.n shah invaded khambuwan. that's y we have different culture different ritual and different costumes. and don't forget our identity was kirat not our religion until mahaguru falgunanda came and using all his knowledge he started kirat religion. he made that animistic and shamanic nature worship of himalaya a new religion called kirat.