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Encyclopedia > Kiratas

The Kiratas are one of the earliest inahbitants of Nepal. They were mentioned in Hindu religious books such as the Mahabharata. The Kiratas are believed to have lived in Nepal since the first millenium BC. A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of India (Bharat). ... The Mahabharata (Devanagari: महाभारत, phonetically Mahabharata - see note), sometimes just called Bharata, is one of the two major ancient Sanskrit epics of India, the other being the Ramayana. ...


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Undrstanding the Kiratase - Nepali Times (623 words)
Kiratas ruled the Kathmandu valley for over 1000 years, until their overthrow by the Licchavis in the 6th century AD.
There are historical and contemporary tensions between Tagadharis and Kiratas, evidenced in the racist comments of the Sikkim-based Taghadari Suraksha Samaj in 1992 that Taghadari alone "have the brain and the brawn to rule; others are meant to be at their feet, ruled for ever because they have emerged from the feet of Brahma" (p.
Professor Subba is to be congratulated for a cogent and path-breaking contribution to Kirata studies.
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