Английская Википедия:Bahun
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Bahun (Шаблон:Lang-ne), also known as Hill Brahmins,[1] are a Brahmin varna among the Khas of Nepal. Their origins are from the Himalayan belt of South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahun is the second most populous group after Chhetri.[2]
According to 1854 Muluki Ain (Nepalese Legal Code), Bahuns were regarded as caste among sacred thread bearers (Tagadhari) and twice-born Hindus.Шаблон:Sfn
Origin
Шаблон:See Traditionally, Bahuns were members of the Khas community together Chhetris.Шаблон:Sfn Possibly due to political power of the Khasa Malla kingdom, Khas Brahmins and Khas KshatriyasШаблон:Sfn had high social status in the present-day western Nepal.Шаблон:Sfn Bahuns, regarded as upper class Khas group together with Chhetris, were associated mostly with the Gorkha Kingdom and its expansion.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn[3]
Demography
According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahuns (referred as Hill-Brahmin) are the second most populous group after Khas Chhetri with 12.2% of Nepal's population (or 3,226,903 people).[4] Bahun are the second largest Hindu group in Nepal with a population of 3,212,704 (99.6% of Bahuns).[4] Bahuns are the largest group in 15 districts in Nepal: Jhapa, Morang, Kathmandu, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Kaski, Syangja, Parbat, Gulmi and Arghakhanchi. Among these, Bahuns in Parbat (35.7%), Arghakhanchi (32.8%), Dhading (30.9%), Chitwan (28.6%), Kaski (27.8%) and Gulmi (25.2%) consist more than 25% of the district population. Kathmandu has largest Bahun population with 410,126 people (23.5%).[4]
Bahuns have the highest civil service representation with 39.2% of Nepal's bureaucracy while having only 12.1% of Nepal's total population. The civil service representation to population ratio is 3.2 times for Bahuns which is fourth in Nepal. khas/Chhetris represent 1.6 times in civil services to their percentage of population, which is the highest in Nepal.[5] As per the Public Service Commission, Brahmins (33.3%) and Chhetris (20.01%) were two largest caste group to obtain governmental jobs in F.Y. 2017-18 even though 45% governmental seats are reserved for women, indigenous and ethnic minorities, Madhesis, dalits, people with disability and those from the backward regions.[6] Similarly, in the fiscal 2018–19, Bahuns (24.87%) and Chhetris (9.63%) maintained 35% of their proportion in civil service as per Public Service Commission.[7]
Geographic distribution
According to the 2021 Nepal census, 3,292,373 people (11.29%) of the population of Nepal are Bahun (Hill Brahmins).[8] The frequency of Bahun (Hill Brahmins) by province was as follows:
- Gandaki Province (21.5%)
- Bagmati Province (18.3%)
- Sudurpashchim Province (13.0%)
- Lumbini Province (12.5%)
- Koshi Province (12.1%)
- Karnali Province (8.3%)
- Madhesh Province (2.3%)
The frequency of Bahun (Hill Brahmins) was higher than national average (12.2%) in the following districts:
- Parbat (35.8%)
- Arghakhanchi (32.8%)
- Syangja (30.9%)
- Chitwan (28.7%)
- Kaski (27.9%)
- Jhapa (23.8%)
- Nawalpur (23.8%)
- Kathmandu (23.7%)
- Kavrepalanchok (21.5%)
- Gulmi (21.3%)
- Baglung (19.5%)
- Nuwakot (19.0%)
- Baitadi (18.6%)
- Palpa (17.5%)
- Kalikot (17.1%)
- Darchula (16.7%)
- Kanchanpur (16.0%)
- Rupandehi (15.9%)
- Dadeldhura (15.8%)
- Gorkha (15.2%)
- Rasuwa (15.2%)
- Dhading (15.0%)
- Bhaktapur (14.2%)
- Makwanpur (14.1%)
- Ilam (13.9%)
- Terhathum (13.3%)
- Morang (13.1%)
- Lalitpur (13.0%)
- Lamjung (12.8%)
- Kailali (12.4%)
Notable people
Academics
- Surya Subedi, legal academic
Artists
- Ragini Upadhyaya, fine artist and lyricist
Athletes
Cricketers
Footballers
Swimmers
Other athletes
- Shyam Dhakal, alpine skier
Entertainment
Actors/Flim Makers
- Nabin k. Bhattarai
- Neeta Dhungana
- Aryan Sigdel
- Arunima Lamsal
- Sanchita Luitel
- Jeevan Luitel
- Sitaram Kattel(dhurmus)
- Kunjana Ghimire(suntali)
- Anup Baral
- Jeetu Nepal
- Kedar Ghimire
- Keki Adhikari
- Nisha Adhikari
- Bijay Baral
- Raj Ballav Koirala
- Khagendra Lamichhane
- Marishka Pokharel
- Sunil Pokharel
- Usha Poudel
- Deepika Prasain
- Hari Prasad Rimal
- Aanchal Sharma
- Anna Sharma
- Pooza Sharma
- Reecha Sharma
- Mithila Sharma
- Barsha Siwakoti
- Hari Bansha Acharya
- Dayaram Dahal
- Subash Gajurel
- Tulsi Ghimire
- Manisha Koirala
- Deepa Shree Niraula
Singers
- Tika Bhandari
- Ram Prasad Khanal
- Pramod Kharel
- Nabin K Bhattarai
- Bhakta Raj Acharya
- Sugam Pokharel
- Bednidhi Poudel
- Pranil L Timalsena
Other entertainers
- Atul Gautam, tabla player
- Hom Nath Upadhyaya, tabla player
Entrepreneurs
Humanitarians
- Durga Ghimire, founder of ABC Nepal, an anti-sex trafficking organisation
- Jagadish Ghimire, political analyst, founder of Tamakoshi Sewa Samiti community development organisation
- Anuradha Koirala, founder of Maiti Nepal, which supports victims of sex trafficking
Mountaineers
Politicians
- Madhav Prasad Devkota
- Ravi Lamichhane
- Chabilal Upadhyaya[9]Шаблон:Circular reference
- Ranga Nath Poudyal[10]
- Krishna Prasad Koirala and Koirala family[11]
- Matrika Prasad Koirala[11]
- Tanka Prasad Acharya[12]
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala[11]
- Girija Prasad Koirala[11]
- Krishna Prasad Bhattarai[13]
- Man Mohan Adhikari[14]
- KP Sharma Oli
- Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda)[15][16]
- Madhav Kumar Nepal[17]
- Baburam Bhattarai[18]
Scientists
- Bodhraj Acharya, biochemist
- Lujendra Ojha, planetary scientist
Writers
Poets
- Bhanubhakta Acharya
- Geeta Tripathee
- Gopal Prasad Rimal
- Ishwar Ballav Bhattarai
- Jagadish Ghimire
- Krishnahari Baral
- Kshetra Pratap Adhikary
- Laxmi Prasad Devkota
- Lekh Nath Paudel
- Mahananda Sapkota
- Motiram Bhatta
- Suman Pokhrel
Journalists
- Kanak Mani Dixit
- Narayan Wagle
- Naresh Bhattarai
- Prashant Aryal
- Rabi Lamichhane
- Rabindra Mishra
- Sudheer Sharma
- Vijay Kumar Pandey
Playwrights
- Abhi Subedi
- Krishna Dharabasi
- Bhim Nidhi Tiwari
- Gopal Prasad Rimal
- Guru Prasad Mainali
- Khagendra Lamichhane
- Laxmi Prasad Devkota
- Suman Pokhrel
Prose writers
Other notables
- Bhawana Ghimire, CEO of Cricket Association of Nepal from 2014 to 2016
See also
References
Bibliography
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