Damai

Damai (Nepali: दमाइँ pronounced [dʌmaĩ]; IAST: Damāĩ) is an occupational caste found among Khas people comprising 45 subgroups.The 1854 Nepalese Muluki Ain (Legal Code) categorized Damai as "Lower caste” category.[5] The Government of Nepal abolished the caste-system and criminalized any caste-based discrimination, including "untouchability" in 1963.[7] It was declared a republic in 2008,[8] thereby ending it as the Hindu kingdom with its caste-based discriminations and the untouchability roots.[10] Damai are categorized under "Hill Dalit" among the 9 broad social groups, along with Kami, Badi, Sarki and Gaine by the Government of Nepal.
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