Sarki (ethnic group)

Sarki/Mijar
सार्की/मिजार
Regions with significant populations
	Himalayas ; Nepal ; Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Dooars ; Bhutan ; Burma
Nepal	374,816 (1.4% of Nepal's population)[1]
Languages
	Nepali language (Khas kura)
Religion
	Hinduism 95.46% (2011)
Related ethnic groups
	Khas people, Damai, Badi, Kami, Gandarbha/Gaine

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.

References

"Nepal Census 2011" (PDF).
Whelpton 2005, p. 31.
Vinding, Michael (1998). The Thakali: A Himalayan Ethnography. Serindia Publications. pp. 388, 443. ISBN 9780906026502.
Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Nepal: Deadly caste-based attacks spur outcry over social discrimination | DW | 16.06.2020". DW.COM. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
"Nepal king stripped of most powers". CNN. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Nepal votes to abolish monarchy". BBC News. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
Crossette, Barbara (3 June 2001). "Birenda, 55, Ruler of Nepal's Hindu Kingdom". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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. ISBN 978-0521804707.

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[cbs-1] "Nepal Census 2011" (PDF).

[FOOTNOTEWhelpton200531-2] Whelpton 2005, p. 31.

[Vinding-3] Vinding, Michael (1998). The Thakali: A Himalayan Ethnography. Serindia Publications. pp. 388, 443. ISBN 9780906026502.

[4] Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Nepal: Deadly caste-based attacks spur outcry over social discrimination | DW | 16.06.2020". DW.COM. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[5] "Nepal king stripped of most powers". CNN. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[Abolish-6] "Nepal votes to abolish monarchy". BBC News. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[7] Crossette, Barbara (3 June 2001). "Birenda, 55, Ruler of Nepal's Hindu Kingdom". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[8] 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.