Magar people
March 15th, 2010 | Comments: 3
Posted in: ethnic groups of Nepal, People
Magars are another Tibetan group that descended from the plateau long ago. No one knows when exactly they came, the first record of them isn’t until 1100 ce. Nowadays they are Nepal’s largest ethnic group, roughly 7% of the population. While they were historically Buddhists, their close interactions with Hindus from the plains and the Hindus from Nepal lead many of them to adopt Hindu traditions and ceremonies. Converts to Hinduism were granted sacred threads and a higher caste standing in the Nepali state to encourage this change. Magars have several languages that are completely distinct from one another; however, many Magar no longer speak their mother tongue and instead speak only Nepali.
Here is a picture of a Magar woman. The Magar people can be found from around the Dhaulagiri range extending through the lower hills to the Terai.
Magar woman from Pyuthan, Nepal
Tags: caste, magar, Photography
I am from Bhutan and belongs to magar cummunity . I am really proud to learn about magar peolple . But , very sad that our language is deminishing here due to unavailibility of script most probably. so, i just want to know is there script of magar.
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nawang Reply:
November 28th, 2011 at 10:17 am
despite the large population of magars,the magar language is diminishing day by day.Magars have 4 distinct languages within themselves namely Magar dhut(east and west),Magar Kham and Magar Kaike…the script used by ancient Magars is known as “akkhalipi”…
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Comment by ram magar — August 14, 2010 @ 5:15 pm
Hello Ram Magarji,
I am also a Magar from Nepal currently residing in USA. There are some articles on Magars( https://sites.google.com/site/rana1616/magars-magars-and-magars-everywhere ). You would also check Wikipedia ( Magar People)
Thank you.
B. K. Rana
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Comment by Rana 1616 — November 23, 2010 @ 1:41 am