The so call Untouchable Beauty.

There is no record as such from which the authenticity of the origin of the caste system in Nepal
can be traced. The difficulty arises because of two interrelated factors: i) the history of Nepal itself,
and ii) the heavy reliance on fragmentary and legendary sources to trace the origin and to define
the present legacy of the caste system in Nepal. The argument here is that the influence of specific
beliefs and contemporary caste behavior in Nepal cannot be simply assessed from those sources
of the Vedic and the Mahabharata periods.
In this context, it is worth mentioning the classic Hindu tradition-based literature such as the
Vedas, Mahabharata, Puranas and Manuusmriti. *It is frequently cited in the texts such as the
Rigveda, Mahabharata and the Manusmriti that there were untouchable groups in those days
of different occupational categories such as “Chamar” (cobbler), Chandal (who cremated the
dead body), “Rajaka” (washer -man) and others (see Human Rights Year Book,1993). Up to
today, there is little archaeological or historical evidence to corroborate the timing of those
literature, and linking those untouchable groups in the context of the present Nepali Dalit or untouchable population. The sentiments expressed in Hindu fundamentalism in the context of
Nepali society start relatively recent in the history of Nepal, i.e., the genesis of caste system can
be traced more accurately from the reign of King Jayasthiti Malla in the context of Kathmandu Valley and with the introduction of the Old Legal Code of 1854 in the context of Nepal as a whole.

Points to be taken: * The fourfold Hindu class(Varna) divisions are Brahman (priests and scholars),
Kshatriya or Chhetri (rulers and warriors),Vaisya ( merchants and traders),
and Sudra (farmers, artisans, and laborers).
The fifth class are untouchables (outcastes and the socially polluted).

The Vishnu Purana indicates that the "chatur-varna" or four class social system was absent in
Kirat desha in the East and the Yavanas(Greek) and Kambojas(Iranian), etc. in the West. Hence
there wasn't any class, division before in Nepal.

In the history of Nepal, the concept of caste became distinct and prominent during the reign
of King Jayasthiti Malla (1380-1394). He classified the population of the Kathmandu Valley into
64 caste groups, each with different functional and occupational categories.
There was little change in this traditional caste structure until 1854 when the Old Legal Code of
Nepal (Purano Mulki Ain) was introduced in the reign of King Surendra Bikram Shah. This
Code gave precise definition to the grounds of hierarchy and dictated the norms and behaviors
of caste groups in Nepal. According to Sharma (1977:99), this Code might be described as the first proclamation of state authority on all matters concerning the social and religious rights of individuals. This Code organized Nepali caste and ethnic groups into the following categories:
i. Tagadhari (castes wearing sacred thread);
ii. Matwali (Liquor consuming castes);
iii. Pani nacalne choi chtto halnu naparne (castes polluting water only); and
iv. Pani nacalne choi chitto halnu pa rne (castes from whom water is not accepted and
whose touch requires sprinkling of holy water; or untouchable castes).

"Dalit community is economically, socially, politically and culturally the most oppressed and neglected lot in the country"
- Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda", the Prime Minister of Nepal

“A man who considers a fellow citizen an untouchable can neither be a civilized man nor a democratic person; he can only be a criminal.”
- Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda", the Prime Minister of Nepal

Bride [Sarki] and Groom [Khatri] Photo: Narendra/DWO
Inter-caste marriage, a way to go: Now this is true_beauty_of_Nepal.
And when we fully eradicate this system of Varna(class) from
Nepal, it will no doubt become absolutely TRUE_BEAUTY_OF_NEPAL