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There is a proposal for 8 autonomous states in the new federal republic, but
there is another proposal for 15 states with names based not on ethnicity, but
rather on geographical terms. The proposals are still open to discussion and in
the meantime several autonomous councils had been formed claiming the status of
an autonomous republics for various ethnic groups in Nepal.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 28 April 2008
The largest of the indigenous nationalities of Nepal, the Magars, number @
1,663,000 (7.2%), live in the hill region of western Nepal, and are of Hindu
religion (majority) and Buddhism. They speak languages of the Tibeto-Burman
branch of Sino-Tibetan family. They are known as "the bravest of the brave" and
were heavily recruited to the British and Indian Gurkha regiments. The Magar
Autonomous region was declared in 2004 and its leadership is allied with the
Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist. The flag of the Magar Autonomous Region is red
and displaying white bow and arrow with the white star in the canton. There is
another flag of the Magars, a "national" one, with the Magar emblem shown on the
either white or blue field and framed in the either blue or red narrow border.
Relevant links:
http://www.magarnationality.org/
http://www.nepalmagarassn.org.np/photos/100_0092.JPG
http://www.magar.org/links.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magar_people
Chrystian Kretowicz, 29 April 2008
image located by Chrystian Kretowicz, 29 April 2008
