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The Dangol or Dongol (
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The Dangol or Dongol (Nepal Bhasa
Newar (; , ) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepal. The language is known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhas ...
: डंगोल) clan are ethnic people in Newar
Newar (; , endonym: Newa; , Pracalit script: ), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars are a distinct linguisti ...
community from Kathmandu
Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
Valley, predominantly found in Kathmandu
Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
, Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. They belong to the Jyapu The Dangol or Dongol ( Nepal Bhasa: डंगोल) clan are ethnic people in Newar community from Kathmandu Valley, predominantly found in Kathmandu, Nepal. They belong to the Jyapu ( Nepal Bhasa: ज्यापू:) subcaste within the Newar fa ...
(Nepal Bhasa
Newar (; , ) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepal. The language is known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhas ...
: ज्यापू:) subcaste within the Newar
Newar (; , endonym: Newa; , Pracalit script: ), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars are a distinct linguisti ...
family and are highly urbanized. In the olden times, they were farmers known for the knowledge of the measurement of land and calculation. Also, they have some distinct cultures and customs a bit different from other Newar traditions.
In order to protect the girl from being a widow, who is looked down upon by the rest of Nepal. If the woman's husband dies, she is still technically married to the sun and can hence not be called a widow, a tradition hence defying Sati Pratha imposed by the new-comers, rulers of Vedic lineage.
Prominent people
* Sunita Dangol
Sunita Dangol (, born 18 May 1993) is a Nepalis, Nepalese politician, Newar people, Newa heritage conservationist, language activist, and media professional. She is currently serving as the deputy mayor of Kathmandu, Kathmandu metropolitan city, ...
(14th Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu)
* Sarbottam Dangol (Nepali politician, Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre) or CPN (MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal and a member party of Samajbadi Morcha. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communi ...
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* Tirtha Ram Dangol (Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress ( ; Abbreviation, abbr. NC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country ...
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*Labib Dangol (Director of Accounting Operations, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. Originally known as the Adva ...
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*Anjana Dongol (Associate Professor, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) is one of the nine schools of Kathmandu University running medical, nursing and allied health science program. KUSMS is a collaborative program of Kathmandu University and Dhulikhel Hospital. ...
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See also
*Newar caste system
Newar caste system is the system by which Newārs, the historical inhabitants of Kathmandu Valley, are divided into groups on the basis of Vedic varna model and divided according to their hereditary occupations. First introduced at the time of ...
* Maharjan
Maharjan (), is one of the Hindu Buddhist Newar castes or groups of Nepal, predominantly from Patan, Kirtipur, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu in Kathmandu Valley.. They are a major subgroup of the Jyapu ज्यापू: community inside the Newar comm ...
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References
https://nepalfederalismdebate.wordpress.com/2018/06/24/master-list-of-all-nepali-surnames-clans/ https://www.indigenousvoice.com/en/why-jyapus-are-where-they-are.html {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208152049/https://www.indigenousvoice.com/en/why-jyapus-are-where-they-are.html , date=2019-12-08 http://ecs.com.np/features/preservers-of-newar-culture-jyapus-of-the-valley Newar Newar caste system Ethnic groups in Nepal People from Kathmandu Surnames of Nepalese origin