Nepali People

Nepal is a multi-religious, multiethnic, multilingual, multicultural country. Nepal is a homeland
for a number of ethnic/caste groups with different languages, religions culture and traditions.
There are more than 100 distinct ethnic groups in Nepal.People in Nepal commonly welcome
you Namaste as a traditional salute, which is wisely used in the most part of country.
About 23 million Nepalese are made of 69 different cultural and linguistic group also known as
ethnic groups living in different, regions of the country. Mostly each ethnic group has their own
unique costumes, speak their own languages or dialects, and follow their own religious practices.
They live under different diverse geographic and environmental orientations, from the low plains
near the Indian border, northward through the middle hills of Mahabharat range and valleys, and
up to the high plain valleys of Himalayan Zone.
However, the globalization motives and innovations effect to the Nepalese society which made
many changes day by day in addition of several infrastructural developments new roads building,
modern public education, democracy since 1990 and Federal Democratic Republic since in on 23
May 2008, and even rapid innovation of information technology, Internet access are making
massive changes brought among new generation. More and more Nepalese, especially young
folks speak Nepali and fluent English language, dresses western style clothes most of the time
and generally relate to the outside world. Mountian Layers Treks and Expedition (P). LTD. is proud
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Social Structure :-
As the Nepal is divided topographically into three regions- Mountain, hilly and terai- the social
structure is also different. The social structure of Himalayan region and hilly region is simple in
comparison to that of the Tarai. In Himalayan region, most of the people are Mongolians who
follows buddhism and have a similar culture to that of Tibetans. These people are also
derogatorily termed as ‘Bhote’. In hilly region people are Hindus where society is hierarchical
and caste based. The caste system is hierarchical and there is extreme inequality between
different castes. Brahmin, chhetri termed them as high caste and other like Damai, Kami, sunar,
chamar etc. as lower and untouchable. Caste, therefore, has in itself become an exclusionary
social institution forcing those considered lower caste or outcaste People to live a life on the
margins. In terai, along with Hindus there are more than 40 distinct cultural group with their own
language and dialect like yadav, Tharu, Danuwar, Majhi, Darai, Rajbansi, Satar, Dhimal, and
Jhangar, Singh, Jha etc.
Occupations :-
The main occupation of Nepalese people is agriculture. About 74 percent of the total populations
are totally involved in agriculture. Their main source of income is agriculture. Other people are
engaged in other sector like business, tourism sector, industry, government sector and other.
Food :-
The most popular Nepalese food includes a dish called ‘dhal’ (lentil soup) ‘bhat’ (rice)
‘tarkari’(currried vegetables)’. It is a staple food for most of the Nepalese people and is eaten
twice a day. However, Nepalese food is as diverse as the people of the country. Other food items

of Nepal includes Gundrook- Dheedo, Alu tama, Vegetable pulao (fried nepali rice),
Masu(meat), Vegetable Thukpa (Noodles), Chatamari (a Newari dish), drinks and other. People
are also habituate with the items like Momo, Chowmein, Pizza etc.
Education :-
Education in Nepal flourished only after the end of Rana regime in 2007 BS. Before that only
few schools were established in