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Nepal having a population of more than
25 million with a complex mixture of different ethnic
groups each with a distinctive lifestyle and cultural
flavor speaking different languages and dialect. The
Gurungs and Magars live mainly in the west and on the
southern slopes of Annapurna, Himalchuli and Ganesh
Himal. The Rais, Limbus and Sunwars inhabit the eastern
mountains. The Sherpas, "the Tigers of the Snow" live in
the Himalayan region up to an altitude of 1 5,000 ft.
The Newars constitute the most important ethinic group
in the Kathmandu Valley. There are Tharus, Yadavas,
Satars, Rajvamsis and Dhimals in the Tarai region. The
Brahmins, Kshetriyas and Thakuris inhabit the most parts
of the Kingdom. All these races and tribes live together
peacefully to form and integral whole. They are tied up
together by their common ideals of peace, democracy and
nationalism. |
