Kumaoni people
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| Kumaoni, Hindi | |
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| Indo-Aryans, Rajputs, Brahmins, Garhwali people, Khas people |
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Kumauni or Kumaoni are people from Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India. In colloquial language, people of Kumaon are also referred to as "Pahari" though that is not a specific reference.
They include all those who speak the Kumaoni language or any of its numerous dialects, living in the Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Pithoragarh, Nainital, Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar, districts of Uttarakhand, India.
Significant populations of Kumauni people exist in Uttar Pradesh especially in Lucknow, Allahabad, Bijnor, Kanpur, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra, the Punjab, and some regions of Himachal Pradesh like Solan and Nahan. Pahari Rajput/Kumauni people are also in Nepal and North eastern India (Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Manipur).
Traditional Kumaoni society consisted of three major communities.
Brahmins were the artists and shamanic spiritual people. They were educated and held in high esteem.Shilpkars were the artisans, Pahari Rajputs or Kshatriya were mostly the administrative, military and land-owning estates. They held land in lieu of military service.
The Khas (or Khasia) people of Kumaon adopted the self-designation Kumaoni Jimdar Rajput, after being elevated to the Rajput status by the Chand kings. The term Khas is almost obsolete, and people resent being addressed as Khas.
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