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| regions = [[Birganj]]| [[Butwal]]| [[Janakpurdham]]}} |
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| langs = {{hlist|[[Nepali language|Nepali]]| [[Maithili language|Maithili]]| [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], |
| langs = {{hlist|[[Nepali language|Nepali]]| [[Maithili language|Maithili]]| [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Gurung language|Gurung]]| [[Limbu language|Limbu]]| [[Languages of Nepal|Various Nepalese languages]]}} |
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| rels = {{hlist|[[Hinduism]]| [[Buddhism]]| [[Islam]]| [[Jainism in Nepal|Jainism]]}} |
| rels = {{hlist|[[Hinduism]]| [[Buddhism]]| [[Islam]]| [[Jainism in Nepal|Jainism]]}} |
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| related = {{hlist|[[Burmese Indians]]| [[Indians in China]]}} |
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The wave of Indian immigration occurred during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The government of Nepal or its agents encouraged many Indian migrants to move into the [[Terai]] for settlement. In the early 1990s, this group mostly consisted of landless tenants and peasants from northern India's border states of [[Bihar]] and [[Bengal]]. Some of these Indian migrants later became large landowners.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}} |
The wave of Indian immigration occurred during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The government of Nepal or its agents encouraged many Indian migrants to move into the [[Terai]] for settlement. In the early 1990s, this group mostly consisted of landless tenants and peasants from northern India's border states of [[Bihar]] and [[Bengal]]. Some of these Indian migrants later became large landowners.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}} |
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Most of the Indo-Nepalese peoples, were primarily agriculturalists, although a majority of them also relied on other activities to produce supplementary income. They generally raised some farm animals, particularly water buffalo, cows, goats |
Most of the Indo-Nepalese peoples, were primarily agriculturalists, although a majority of them also relied on other activities to produce supplementary income. They generally raised some farm animals, particularly water buffalo, cows, goats |
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==Religion and caste system== |
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The majority of the Indo-Nepalese are Hindus along with small numbers of Muslims, Buddhists and Jains. The Hinduism that is practiced by the [[Pahari people|Pahari]] and [[Madhesi]] has been influenced by Buddhism and indigenous folk belief. |
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A majority of Nepalese Muslims are of Indian descent. Nearly 97 percent of them reside in the Terai region. |
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==Discrimination== |
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Anti-India sentiment in [[Nepal]] is partly driven by history. The root of the problem lies in the settlement of Indian origin in the Terai region of Nepal. Indigenous [[Nepalese people]] residing mostly in the hill areas have resented their presence. The [[Tharu people|Tharus]] are the original inhabitants of Terai Regions of Nepal and consider other [[Bihari people]]s as [[India]]ns. They feel the Terai population exercises a disproportionate influence over Nepalese politics and economy. They also feel that the Indian-origin population in Terai Region is settled newly, there was no existence of them in past. |
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==Notable people== |
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* [[Mala Sinha]] - Nepali Bollywood actresses of Indian ancestry later she moved in India. |
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* [[Jamim Shah]] - Media entrepreneur and the chairman of [[Channel Nepal]] Pvt. Ltd |
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* [[Yuyutsu Sharma]] - Writer |
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* [[Preeti Kaur]] - Nepalese pop singer |
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==See also== |
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* [[Indo-Nepalese relations]] |
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* [[Nepali Indian]] |
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* [[1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Immigration to Nepal}} |
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{{NRI-PIO}} |
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[[Category:Ethnic groups in Nepal|Indian]] |
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[[Category:Indian diaspora by country|Nepal]] |
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[[Category:Nepalese people of Indian descent|*]] |
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}} There is a large number of Nepalese people of Indian ancestry, consisting of the descendants of early migrants from India to Nepal. There are currently about 4 million people of Indian origin living in Nepal making it home to the largest Indian community outside of India.[1]
History
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The wave of Indian immigration occurred during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The government of Nepal or its agents encouraged many Indian migrants to move into the Terai for settlement. In the early 1990s, this group mostly consisted of landless tenants and peasants from northern India's border states of Bihar and Bengal. Some of these Indian migrants later became large landowners.[citation needed]
Most of the Indo-Nepalese peoples, were primarily agriculturalists, although a majority of them also relied on other activities to produce supplementary income. They generally raised some farm animals, particularly water buffalo, cows, goats