Nepali Indian

Nepali Indian

Pawan Kumar Chamling · Tenzing Norgay · Manisha Koirala · Sunil Chhetri
Total population
Estimated at up to 4,100,000[1] 0.40% of the India's population
Regions with significant populations
Sikkim · West Bengal · Uttarkhand · Himachal Pradesh
Languages
Nepali · Hindi · English
Religion
Hinduism · Animism · Buddhism · Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Nepali people

Nepali Indian (also Indian Nepalese or Indian Nepali) are people who are citizens or full-time residents of India whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the South Asian nation of Nepal. They speak many languages and dialects but Nepali language, also included as one of the official languages of India, is understood and spoken by all.

History

Certain areas of India were under the kingdom of Nepal before becoming a part of India during the British Raj. For example, the Darjeeling District of West Bengal was a part of Sikkim and for some time a part of Nepal. Sikkim, the only state in India with ethnic Nepali majority, became part of India in 1975. Other areas with significant Nepali population include Uttrakhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur and Meghalaya. The Nepali population is also scattered throughout India in all major cities, especially Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam

Notable Nepali Indians

• Durga Malla - Indian freedom fighter (his statue is in the Indian Parliament)
• Sister Nirmala - Succeeded Mother Teresa as Superior General of Missionaries of Charity
• Manisha Koirala - Bollywood actress^[2]
• Mala Sinha - Bollywood actress
• Louis Banks - Jazz musician
• Nar Bahadur Bhandari - Former Chief Minister of Sikkim
• Pawan Kumar Chamling - Chief Minister of Sikkim
• Sunil Chhetri - Footballer
• Binod Pradhan - Bollywood cinematographer
• Poornima (Sushma Shreshta) - Bollywood playback singer
• Tenzing Norgay - pioneering mountain climber
• Acharya Balkrishna - Close associate of Swami Ramdev
• Prashant Tamang - Indian Idol 3 winner, singer and actor
• Kapil Thapa - Indian Idol 4 runners-up
• Jyoti Brahmin - Miss India Earth 2004
• Sanju Pradhan - Footballer
• Nirmal Chetri - Footballer
• Udit Narayan - Popular Bollywood Singer
• Aditya Narayan - Bollywood Singer & Actor
• Karma Sherpa - Sa re ga ma pa contestant
• Prakriti Giri - Child singer ( Chote Ustaad)

See also

• Indian Gorkha

References

1. ^ Soldiers, Migrants and Citizens Archived 13 February 2011 at WebCite
2. ^ India Journal - South Asian News for Southern California Archived 13 February 2011 at WebCite