Jpeg,

No matter how caste system got introduced in the land of current Nepal (that includes Terai too, by the way), it is a wrong system.

You further wrote:

“Nepal was casteless society in the past. It was only when the later group who brought with them their vedic religion that ultimately influenced the local people and that's how caste system started to exist.”

Well, I am not an anthropologist to comment authoritatively on this issue. However, from what I have read so far and what more speculation I can make based on my knowledge on the aspects of human evolution (as a trained biologist), I can certainly say that your statement seems to be based on किंबदन्ती and therefore is error-prone- in terms of strict academic rigor.

You might want to read this piece by Surendra Singh on speculations about the past migration and evolution of Nepal’s caste system which has many non-Hindu pattern and elements.

This paper’s major claim is that a part of current Chhetri-Bahuns and some hill Janajatis might have a common ancestry.

SOME NOTES ON NEPALI CASTES AND SUB-CASTES- JAT AND THAR.

Suresh Singh

http://nepaldalitinfo.20m.com/Reports/suresh-jat.pdf

Opening para:

This paper attempts to make a re-presentation of evolution and construction of Jat and Thar system

among the Parbatya or hill people of Nepal. It seeks to expose the reality behind the myth that the

large number of Aryans migrated from Indian plains due to Muslim invasion and conquered to

become the rulers in Nepal, and the Mongoloids were the indigenous people. It also seeks to show

the construction and reconstruction of identity of the different castes (Jats) and subcastes (Thars).

Concluding para:

In my opinion, the Parbatya people are the mixture of the Mongol, Khasa, Tibeto-Mongoloids,

and the few Indian upper castes that merged among themselves and gave a language Nepal and

culture although they are divided into Jats and Thars. Only DNA tests may prove or disprove

this view.

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Nepe