Tamang People
Tamang People A Vanishing Buddhist Community of the Himalayas With the help from Janet Levine on editing The Tamang people for centuries were considered as semi untouchables; enslaved and sold like an animal by their masters the ruler caste known as Ranas and some other upper caste groups. This privilege was given to the higher caste people by the first civil code of Nepal which enforced in 1853. As the result of the state's brutal discrimination one of the largest ethnic groups in Nepal almost lost its identity. Even in democratic Nepal today, Tamang is one of the more backward communities among more than 60 different ethnic groups of this small Himalayan country. An Old Tamang Village (Gatlang Langtang) Photo - Amit Khadka Tamangs are believed to be one of those ancient people who migrated from Tibet to Nepal in around 7 th century in search of better conditions than those of their dry, cold, deserted homeland. Researchers have found that they were among the fir