Posts

Showing posts from August, 2024

Mythologies of the Bajhangi Tribe

Image
  Bajhang is a remote Himalayan district located in the Far Western Region of Nepal. The Bajhangi Samaj is a common organization of all Bajhangi’s who have come to Kathmandu and are residing there permanently or temporarily. This organization was established in 2056 B.S. as a purely non-political, non-religious, and non-profit organization. It has been serving as a common platform for sharing joys and sorrows for the people of Bajhang district who come to Kathmandu for various purposes such as work, business, profession, or other specific tasks, either residing there permanently or temporarily. The organization has been working continuously to identify the religious, cultural, and touristic areas of Bajhang district and take initiatives for their development by collaborating and coordinating with various governmental and non-governmental organizations for the development of Bajhang district and the welfare of Bajhangi’s.  With the aim of uniting all Bajhangi’s, this organizat...

Mythologies of the Pangwal Tribe

Image
  The  Pangwala  is a tribal community predominant in the  Pangi valley  of  Chamba district  in  Himachal Pradesh .  As of 2001 , the Pangwalas were classified as a  Scheduled Tribe  under the  Indian government's reservation program  of  positive discrimination .  Pangwali  ( Takri :  𑚞𑚫𑚌𑚦𑚭𑚪𑚯 ) is a  Western Pahari language  of  Himachal Pradesh , India. It is spoken in the  Pangi Tehsil  of  Chamba district , and is threatened to go extinct. Pangwali is natively written in the  Takri script , but  Devanagari  is used as well. It is very similar to the  Padderi  language of  Padder , J&K.  Pangwali has about 90% inherent intelligibility with  Padderi , 24% with  Mandeali , 52% with  Kangri , 44% with Chambeali, and 55% with Bhadarwahi. Its lexical similarity , 77% with  Kullu Pahari , and 55% with Bhadarwah...

Mythologies of the Lahaule Tribes

Image
The  Lahaula  are a tribal community found in  Lahaul and Spiti district  of  Himachal Pradesh .Lahaule tribes of Himachal Pradesh are of mixed origination and are the inhabitants of Lahaul. Mostly this Lahaule tribal community is found in several regions like Lahaul Valley, Pattan, Chamba-Lahaul, and lower Mayar valleys. The term ‘Lahule’ connotes the inhabitants of Lahaul. This tribal people are said to be originated from the aboriginal Munda tribe and Tibetans. The language of the Lahaule tribal community is In fact there are alternative names of this language, which are popular amongst the Lahaule tribal community. Manchati, Manchad, Patni, Chamba, Chamba Lahuli, Lahuli, Swangla, Changsapa Boli are some of the alternative names of their language. Apart from these, there are certain dialects of this language, which are also prevalent in Lahaule tribal groups. Though the people of the Lahaule tribal community are basically agrarian, some of them are also engag...