Uttarakhand Society

Uttarakhand society implies the lifestyle and the customs and traditions of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand society is an extension of the cultural pattern of Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand society is a heterogeneous mixture of the various ethnic groups from the Kumaon and Garhwal regions. Most of the people belonging to the Uttarakhand society are heterodox Hindus and Buddhists; while we also come across a number of Sikhs, who have migrated from West Punjab and settled in Uttarakhand since 1947.

The languages spoken by the people of Uttarakhand are basically Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni.

Some of the ethnic groups and sub-groups comprising the Uttarakhand society are:

• Jaunsari:
  • Koltas
  • Khasa, etc.
• Bhotia:
  • Jadhas
  • Marchas
  • Tolchas, and
  • Shaukas.
• Garhwali
  • Kumaoni
  • Buksha
  • Tharu
  • Raji, etc.

A deep analysis of the Uttarakhand society reveals that the native people of Uttarakhand had an agrarian-pastoral way of life, and they earned their living by cultivating the hilly tract.

Besides the ethnicity, another aspect of the Uttarakhand society is its fairs and festivals. Some of the major fairs and festivals of Uttarakhand are:

• Khatarua
• Bat Savitri
• Ganga Dusshera or Dasar
• Janopunyu
• Jauliji and Thal Fairs
• The Uttarayani Fair
• The Nandadevi Fair
• Syalde Bikhauti
• The Somnath (Masi) Fair
• The Devidhura Fair
• The Jageshwar Fair
• The Punyagiri Fair
• The Haatkalika Fair, etc.

Further, Uttarakhand society is also marked for its folk dance and folk music, viz.:

• Chounphula
• Jhumeila
• Garhwali Folk Music
• Langvir Nritya
• Barada Nati
• Chhopati
• Mangal
• Puja Folk Songs
• Basanti
• Pandav Nritya, etc.

Moreover, Uttarakhand is not untouched by modernism. Media, newspapers and the modern ways of education is a real evidence in the context.

Therefore, we can see that the Uttarakhand society is dynamic: it is progressing everyday with the progressing world.

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