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Kumain Bahun

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Kumain Bahun (Nepali: कुमाइँ बाहुन) or Kumai Bahun is the subcaste of the Nepali Khas Brahmins who had origins in Kumaon region of present day Uttarakhand state in India. Kumain Bahuns literally derive from the Kumaon region meaning residents of Kumaon.

Etymology[edit]

The terminology "Kumai" or "Kumain" is a direct derivative of adjective "Kumaoni", meaning residents of Kumaon region.[1]

History[edit]

Divisions[edit]

Bahuns were divided into two subcastes based on their location. The Bahun people who lived to the west of the Mahakali river and had origins in the Kumaon region were known as Kumain Bahun.[1][2][3] The Bahun people who lived to the east of the Mahakali river were known as Purbiya (or Purbia) Bahun[1][4] meaning "Eastern Bahun".[3] Later Kumain Bahuns were found to have migrated into the territory of the Karnali region.[5] However, the Bahuns are divided into three subcastes in terms of practice; the three groups are "Purbiya", "Kumain" and "Jaisi".[6]

History[edit]

During the Rana regime, Kumain Bahuns constantly rivaled against the Purbiya Bahuns for social dominance which was demonstrated by the conflicts between Badaguruju Hemraj Pandey and Ram Mani Acharya Dixit belonging to the reign of Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.[4] In terms of political differentiation after the 1990 Nepalese revolution, Kumain Bahuns dominated the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party, Purbiya Bahuns dominated the Nepali Congress and Jaisi Bahuns dominated the Nepal Communist Party (Unified Marxist Leninist).[7]

Demographics[edit]

Sociologist Lawoti contends that Kumain Bahuns could have a population of less than 5% of total population of Nepal if the bifurcation of Bahuns into the three known subgroups were done.[8]

Clans[edit]

Some of the Kumain Bahun clans and surnames are:[1]

See also[edit]

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