Gurung people
 Gurung (Tamu) girls in traditional attire | |
| Languages | |
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| Gurung, Nepali and Himachali | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism and Hinduism [1] |
The Gurung people, also called Tamu, are an ethnic group from different parts of Nepal. [2] They believe that till the 15th century they were ruled by a Gurung King. When the British Empire came to South Asia, the Gurung people started to serve the British in regiments of Gurkhas. [3]
Religion
[4] Priestly practitioners of the Gurung Dharma include Ghyabri (Klehpri), Pachyu (Paju), and Bon Lamas.[5] Shamanistic elements among the Gurungs remain strong and most Gurungs often embrace Buddhist and Bön rituals in all communal activities.[6]
Notable Gurung people
- Amber Gurung, musician/composer/singer/lyricist of Nepali music
- Amrit Gurung, singer/musician
- Anil Gurung, top striker of Nepal national football team
- Ciney Gurung, singer
- Harka Gurung, geologist, former Minister of Nepal
- Heman Gurung, Nepalese footballer
- Prabal Gurung, Singaporean, New York fashion designer
- Lachhiman Gurung, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Bhanbhagta Gurung, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Bimal Gurung, leader of GJM
- Chhatra Man Singh Gurung, former chief of the Nepal Army
See also
References
- ↑ Dr. Dilli Ram Dahal (2002-12-30). "Chapter 3. Social composition of the Population: Caste/Ethnicity and Religion in Nepal". Government of Nepal, Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ "Ethnohistory of Gurung People" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Barbara A. West, Ph.D (2009). "Encyclopedia of the peoples of Asia and Oceania".
- ↑ Mumford, Stanley Royal (1989). Himalayan Dialogue: Tibetan Lamas and Gurung Shamans in Nepal. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 30–32. ISBN 0-299-11984-X.
- ↑ von Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph (1985). Tribal populations and cultures of the Indian subcontinent. 2. Brill Publishers. pp. 137–8. ISBN 90-04-07120-2. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ↑ Robert Gordon Latham (1859). Descriptive Ethnology. I. London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row. pp. 80–82.
Further reading
- P. T. Sherpa Kerung, Susan Höivik (2002). Nepal, the Living Heritage: Environment and Culture. University of Michigan: Kathmandu Environmental Education Project.
- William Brook Northey (1998). The Land of the Gurkhas, Or, The Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 81-206-1329-5.
- Murārīprasāda Regmī (1990). The Gurungs, Thunder of Himal: A Cross Cultural Study of a Nepalese Ethnic Group. University of Michigan: Nirala Publications.
External links
- Gurung, Harka (1996-01-10). "Ethnic Demography of Nepal". Nepal Democracy. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- "Gurung". Britannica Student Encyclopedia online. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
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