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Bhotiyas of Uttarakhand, the Glossary

Bhotiyas are people of presumed Tibetan heritage that live along the Indo-Tibetan border in the upper reaches of the Great Himalayas, at elevations ranging from to.^[1]

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Scheduled Tribes of Uttarakhand
Social groups of Uttarakhand

Affirmative action

Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies) refers to a set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking to benefit marginalized groups.

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Animism

Animism (from meaning 'breath, spirit, life') is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

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Askot

Askot or Askote is a small Himalayan town in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand in India.

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Bhotiya

Bhotiya or Bhot (भोटिया) is an Indian and Nepali exonym lumping together various ethnic groups speaking Tibetic languages, as well as some groups speaking other Tibeto-Burman languages living in the Transhimalayan region that divides India from Tibet. Bhotiyas of Uttarakhand and Bhotiya are ethnic groups in India.

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Bon

Bon or Bön, also known as Yungdrung Bon, is the indigenous Tibetan religion which shares many similarities and influences with Tibetan Buddhism.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Byangsi language

Byangsi (also called Byansi, Byãsi, Byangkho Lwo, Byanshi, Bhotia, and Byangkhopa) is a West Himalayish language of India and Nepal.

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Chamoli district

Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Classical Tibetan

Classical Tibetan refers to the language of any text written in Tibetic after the Old Tibetan period.

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Darma Valley

Darma valley is a Himalayan valley situated in the Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand state of India.

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Dharchula

Dharchula is a town in Pithoragarh district in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, situated at an elevation of 940 m above sea level, surrounded by peaks from all sides and Kali river cutting through the middle, dividing the area into two towns on either bank of the river - one in India and the other in Nepal.

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Dhauliganga River

The Dhauliganga is a turbulent Himalayan river which rises in the border regions of India and China and flows south into the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.

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Ethnologue

Ethnologue: Languages of the World is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world.

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Garhwal division

Garhwal (IPA: /ɡəɽʋːɔɭ/) is one of the two administrative divisions of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Lying in the Himalayas, it is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Kumaon, on the south by Uttar Pradesh state, and on the northwest by Himachal Pradesh state. It includes the districts of Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, and Uttarkashi.

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Gori Ganga

Gori Ganga (Kumaoni: Gori Gād) is a river in the Munsiari tehsil of the Pithoragarh District, part of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India.

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Great Himalayas

The Great Himalayas or Greater Himalayas or Himadri is the highest mountain range of the Himalayan Range.

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Gunji, Uttarakhand

Gunji is a small village in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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India–Tibet relations

Tibet–India relations are said to have begun during the spread of Buddhism to Tibet from India during the 6th century AD.

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Jad people

The Jad people are a semi nomadic tribe living in great Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states of India.

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Jadh Ganga

Jadh Ganga, (जाध गंगा) also called the Jahnavi River, is a tributary of the Bhagirathi River in the Uttarakhand state of India.

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Jauljibi

Jauljibi (Jaul Jibi) is a small market town dominated by its bazaar on the Indo-Nepal border, situated at the confluences of the Kali and Gori rivers.

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Kalapani territory

The Kalapani territory is an area under Indian administration as part of Pithoragarh district in the Kumaon Division of the Uttarakhand state, K. C. Sharad,, Nepali Times, 10 September 2004, p. 6 but it is also claimed by Nepal since 1997.

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Kumaon division

Kumaon (Kumaoni: Kumāū;; historically romanised as KemāonJames Prinsep (Editor)John McClelland) is a revenue and administrative division in the Indian State of Uttarakhand.

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Kuthi Valley

Kuti Valley is a Himalayan valley, an area administered by India and also claimed by Nepal, is situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttrakhand state of India.

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Lipulekh Pass

Lipulekh La, Lipulekh Pass or Lipu Gad as called in Kumaoni is a Himalayan pass at the border between Kumaon, India and Tibet region held by China.

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Mana Pass

Mana Pass (translit-std) or Chongnyi La (चोंगनी ला‌) is one of the highest vehicle-accessible passes in the world, containing a road constructed in the 2005-2010 period for the Indian military by the Border Roads Organisation and visible on 2011 imagery on visual globe systems such as Google Earth.

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Milam, India

Milam is the last village situated in Johar valley of Pithoragarh district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

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Munsiari

Munsiyari (Kumaoni: Munsyār) is the name of the sub-division headquarters, a conglomeration of revenue villages and it also refers to the entire region as Munsiyari Tehsil and Sub Division in the Pithoragarh District in the hill-state of Uttarakhand, India.

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Nanda Gond

Nanda Gond is the Himalayan mountain peak situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state of India.

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Nepal

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.

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Pandava

The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

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Pithoragarh

Pithoragarh (Kumaoni: Pithor'garh) is a Himalayan town with a Municipal Board in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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The Rang community (also spelled 'Rung' community) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group dwelling historically in the upper parts of the Johar valley, Darma valley, and Mahakali valley in India and Nepal. Bhotiyas of Uttarakhand and Rang community are ethnic groups in India.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhotiyas_of_Uttarakhand

Also known as Bhotia language, Jadh, Rungs, Uttarakhand Bhotiya, Uttarakhandi Bhotiya.

, Zhang-Zhung language.

Bhotiyas of Uttarakhand, the Glossary

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Scheduled Tribes of Uttarakhand

Social groups of Uttarakhand

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