Posted by: Dibya Raj Koirala December 6, 2005
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Thuggeout Jee
You are somewhat right that some chhetri look like Magar but not like Tamang especially in western parts of Nepal. But in eastern parts majority are not different than so called Bahun. If you go to Dhankuta and come across some Thapas(Dhankuta is the original places of some thapa kajii)or go to Okhaldhunga and come across some Basnet and Karkee or Khadka you can not recognize them as chhetri or Bahun unless you see them In Jajaman. But If you go to Jumla you can easily distinguish a chettri from Bahun. I suggest you to read the book by Dor Bahadur Bista to understand this phenomena. As I said you earlier Chettri is not a race but a profession. When Endoaryan came to Nepal along with their Hindu based caste system they initially settled in westen part of Nepal, especially in sinja of Jumla district. The indigineous people of Jumla at that time is believed to be KHAS- a magar looking tribe with their own culture and practice. But Indoaryan imposed caste system on them also-according to Dor Bahadur Bista.Later they also became chhetri. That is why some Chetri in western Nepal are totally different from the Chettri from eastern Nepal.The original chetri from India also spread to eastern Nepal. But in eastern Nepal they remained in pure form without mixing. That is why in eastern nepal they look like Bahun. See Surya Bahadur-is he different from Krishna prasad in look. If gyanendra shaves his head and keep TUPI and performs Jajaman, does not he look like Bahun. I see no difference between Damai and Bahun in look. Damai girls are very very beautiful.