Sarki/Mijar (Nepali: सार्की, Tibetan: སར་ཀི།) is a Khas occupational caste traditionally belonging to leather workers.[2] They are found in the region of the Himalayas, Nepal, across the hills of Darjeeling & Kalimpong and in Terai area of Dooars. They are experts in playing their musical instrument "Madal" and performing dance in a group which is also called “Khayali Marooni”. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Sarki makes up 1.4% of Nepal's population (374,816 people).[1] Sarki are referred to in the Nepali and Thakali languages.[3]
Due to many caste-based discriminations in Nepal, the government of Nepal legally abolished the caste-system and criminalized any caste-based discrimination, including "untouchability" (the ostracism of a specific caste) - in the year 1963 A.D.[4] With Nepal's step towards freedom and equality, Nepal, previously ruled by a Hindu monarchy, was a Hindu nation which has now become a secular state,[5] and on 28 May 2008, it was declared a republic,[6] ending it as the Hindu Kingdom[7]
The 1854 Nepalese Muluki Ain (Legal Code) categorized Sarki as a category.[8] Sarki is categorized under "Hill Dalit" among the 9 broad social groups, along with Damai, Badi, Kami and Gaine by the Government of Nepal.[1]
Language
The Nepali language spoken by Khas Arya is their mother tongue.
^Gurung, Harka (2005) Social Exclusion and Maoist Insurgency. Paper presented at National Dialogue Conference at ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal peoples, Kathmandu, 19–20 January 2005.
Bibliography
Whelpton, John (2005). A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-0521804707.
December 29, 2022
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