Open AccessOne Facet of Ethnic Categorization, Ethnicization and Ethnic Activism in Nepal
Author(s) -
Pradeep Acharya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
dhaulagiri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1994-2672
pISSN - 1994-2664
DOI - 10.3126/dsaj.v15i01.41919
Subject(s) - ethnic group , context (archaeology) , categorization , politics , gender studies , identity (music) , sociology , political science , geography , anthropology , law , philosophy , physics , archaeology , epistemology , acoustics
Ethnicity and identity. particularly for Nepal with diverse human and cultural groups, has become more important in the context of number of ethnic upsurges accompanying macro-level social movements in Nepal, resulting in a radical transformation in the political system. Given the context, this paper aimed to reflect one of the many dimensions of ethnic activism in historical context focused on one of Nepal's least studied ethnic groups, the Paharis. Further, the paper also attempted to connect the categorization of human groups with the politics of identity. The paper is prepared by extensive reviews supplemented by a number of in-depth interviews among the given community around Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Kabhrepalanchok, and Sindhupalchok district. The paper concludes that Pahari ethnicity and activism have their own trajectory within the broader ethnic movement and activism that became apparent after 1990, followed by the movement initiated by other ethnic groups.