Lhotshampa, or Lhotsampa, means southerners in Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan, and refers to the Nepali settlers who reside primarily in the southwest of the country. Dzongkha (dz རྫོང་ཁ Wylie: rdzong-kha, Jong-kă is the national The Kingdom of Bhutan (buːˈtɑːn is a Landlocked nation in South Asia. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia.
The Lhotshampa, who mainly came from Nepal, are generally classified as Hindus. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical However, this is an oversimplification as many groups that including the Tamang and the Gurung are largely Buddhist;[1] the Kiranti groups that include the Rai and Limbu are largely animist followers of Mundum (these later groups are mainly found in eastern Bhutan). Tamangs are mainly found in the districts of Rasuwa Sindhupalchok Kavrepalanchok Makwanpur Nuwakot Dhading Ramechhap Dolkha, Sindhuli Kathmandu Bhaktapur and Lalitpur Gurung (surnameThe Gurung is an ethnic group from the Central region of Nepal. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices The Rai, also known as the Khambu (people of Khumbu region is one of Nepal 's most ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic groups Animism (from Latin anima ( Soul, Life) commonly refers to a religious belief that Souls or Spirits exist in Animals Whether they are Hindu or Tibetan Buddhist, most of them abstain from beef, notably those belonging to the orthodox classes who are vegetarians. Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea Their main festivals include Tihar, a festival superficially similar to the Indian Diwali. Tihar (ितहार is a five-day Nepalese festival celebrated in late autumn which comes soon after Dashain. Diwali, or Deepavali, (also called Tihar and Swanti in Nepal (Markiscarali is a major Indian and Nepalese festival and a significant
The oversimplification also carries over into when they immigrated into Bhutan. The government had accepted all those settlers of Nepalese origin who were there prior to 1958. However, settlers continued to enter Bhutan with a spurt from the 1960s when Bhutan's first modern 5-year plan began. These numbers swelled significantly and later led to a crackdown by the government.
In the late 1980s, over 100,000 Lhotshampa were forced out of Bhutan, accused by the government of being illegal aliens. The Kingdom of Bhutan (buːˈtɑːn is a Landlocked nation in South Asia. Because of this, many of them have either returned to Nepal, integrating into society, living in one of Nepal's seven refugee camps, or are working in India. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. According to US State Department estimates, about 28% of the population of Bhutan is Lhotshampa if the displaced refugees are counted as citizens.
References
- ^ Countries at the Crossroads: A Survey of Democratic Governance. Rowman & Littlefield, 92. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc was founded in 1949. It is an independent publishing house which offers scholarly works for the academic market ISBN 0742549720.
External Links
- Bhutanese Refugees–A story of a forgotten people
- The Bhutanese refugees
- The Bhutanese Refugees–Human Rights Watch: [1] Bhutanese refugees in Nepal
- UNHCR briefing–Bhutanese Refugees: [2][3]
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