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1.2  Inclusiveness  





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Rajdhov or Rajdhob
AbbreviationRD
ClassificationOther Pure Castes
VedaRigveda
DevakLakhai Baba
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesHindi and Maithili
CountryNepal and India
Populated statesSupaul and Saptari
RegionBihar of India and Province No. 2ofNepal
EthnicityMadhesi
Population17000+
Victory weaponBow and Arrow
EndogamousMonogamy by marriage
Notable membersC. K. Raut
StatusIndigenous
Websitewww.facebook.com/groups/166701086777926

Rajdhob or Rajdhov is an indigenous group of people based mainly in TeraiofNepal. In general, they are categorized as Madhesi.[1]

Demography[edit]

The total Rajdhob population in Nepal is estimated to be 15,391 among them 7,849 males and 7,542 females. Saptari district of Madhesh Province has 13,423 Rajdhob people which is the highest of all.[2]

Surnames[edit]

  1. Mandal/Madar(Nepali: मण्डल/मड़र) [note 1][citation needed]
  2. Khadga(Nepali: खड्गा)
  3. Raut(Nepali: राउत)
  4. Majhi(Nepali: माझी)
  5. Singh
  6. Adhikari(Nepali: अधिकारी)
  7. Das(Nepali: दास)
  8. Laugi(Nepali: लौगी)
  9. Sant(Nepali: संत)
  10. Ishar(Nepali: ईसर)
  11. Kapair(Nepali: कापैर)
  12. Bishwas(Nepali: विश्वास)
  13. Pramani(Nepali: प्रमाणी)
  14. Paik(Nepali: पाईक)
  15. Parihast(Nepali: परिहस्त)
  16. Padey(Nepali: पाड़े)
  17. Paikra(Nepali: पैकरा)
  18. Gami(Nepali: गामी)

Inclusiveness[edit]

As of 18 December 2019, only three of total Rajdhoves are in Nepal Army.[3]

Language[edit]

Mainly they speak Maithili and Angika. Nepali, Bhojpuri, Hindi and English are the preferable secondary language.[citation needed]

Events[edit]

1. Honour programme of Satya Narayan Mandal in DDC, Saptari meeting hall, Rajbiraj was organized by the Rajdhob Federation India/Nepal on 16 December 2017. This is the honorific moment after his win in the election of Provincial Assembly of Province No. 2.[4]

Rajdhov Diwas Programme

2. Rajdhov Diwas: Rajdhov people organize a meeting day every year on the day of Saraswati Puja. They spend some time together and discuss the issues for the upliftment of Rajdhoves.[5][6]

Poem[edit]

मैन्जनी, देबानगिरी करैत आबि रहल मडरजी,
संगमे राउत, माझी, खडगा, अधिकारी

ईशर, कापैर, गामी स विचारैत पैकराजी,
सन्त, दास, बिश्वास साथ लौगी करे लौगीदारी

पाँडे, पाइक, परिहस्त, प्रमाणी बाँकी,
नाबोल भेल पैरा, १८ मे एक पद्वविधारी

            -Yugal Kishor Rajdhov

Notable persons[edit]

  1. Birendra Majhi - Mayor of Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality, Saptari district [7]
  2. Satya Narayan MandalCPNUML leader, former youth and sports minister of Nepal and first minister from Rajdhoves.[8]
  3. CK Raut - President of Janamat Party Nepal[9]
  4. Prakash Mani Raut - National President of Backward Castes Association, Nepal[10]
  5. Sameer Satyarth - Director at Raidonnews Media Group[11]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The surname Mandal has been used by other castes like Dhanuk, Khatbe, Mahishya, Gangai, Kewat and even Kayastha in Nepal and India respectively. Bengali uses Mondal instead Mandal.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dahal, Prof. Dr. Dilli Ram. "Caste – Origin: Tarai groups" (PDF). www.unfpa.org. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  • ^ "NHPC 2021 Report" (PDF). cbs.gov.np. Central Bereau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  • ^ "Inclusiveness in the Nepali Army". www.nepalarmy.mil.np. Nepali Army. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  • ^ "Honor Programme". www.youtube.com. Mithila films Creation company. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  • ^ तामाङ, बृजमान (30 January 2020). "संकटमा परेको राजधोब समुदायको पहिचानको लागि संगठित हुनुपर्नेमा जोड". Kanchanrup News Portal. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  • ^ "कोटेश्वरमा विद्याकी देवी सरस्वती माताको पूजा भव्यताका साथ मनाइँदै, पूजाराधना गर्न श्रद्धालुको भिड". Nepalpana. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  • ^ Report, Post (18 May 2022). "Janamat Party's Birendra Majhi elected Hanumannagar Kalankalini Municipality mayor". The Kathmandu Post. KMG. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  • ^ झा, अवधेशकुमार (13 October 2015). "राजधोव समुदायबाट पहिलो मन्त्री". Ekantipur. Kantipur Network. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  • ^ "CK Raut led Alliance for Independent Madhes rechristened 'Janmat Party'". The Himalayan Times. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  • ^ "Madheshi Boy Awarded with HUMAN RIGHT AWARD in India". Rautahat Madhesh. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  • ^ Sravani, A. (10 May 2023). "19-year-old Sameer Satyarth's Entrepreneurial Journey - Interview Times". Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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