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Bhoksa , also known as Buksa /Bukhasiya , are indigenous peoples living mainly in the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh . They are mostly concentrated in Dehradun and Nainital districts in the foothills of the outer Himalayas .[3] Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh, where they are known as Khas. Both communities have been granted Scheduled Tribe status.
History [ edit ]
The Bhoksa speak the Buksa language .[4]
The language is spoken in Uttarakhand, mainly in southwestern Nainital district, along a diagonal from Ramnagar to Dineshpur. It is spoken around 130 villages in Kichha and Kashipur tehsils, some in Bijnor and Pauri Garhwal district .[citation needed
Present circumstances [ edit ]
As of 2001[update] Indian government's reservation program of affirmative action .[5] As Buksa , they are similarly classified in Uttar Pradesh.[6]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Singh, R (April 2004). "Composition and Social Order". Social Transformation of Indian Tribes . New Delhi, India: Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. pp. 25–26. ISBN 81-261-0452-X
^ "Buksa" . ethnologue.com. Retrieved 31 August 2012 .
^ "List of Scheduled Tribes" . Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012 .
^ "State wise Scheduled Tribes — Uttar Pradesh" (PDF) . Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017 .
Further reading [ edit ]
Hasan, Amir (1960). The Folklore of Buxar . Gurgaon, Haryana: The Academic Press.
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