Rai people
The Rai /ˈræiː/ (exonym) or Khambu (endonym) are Kirati indigenous ethnolinguistic groups of the Indian subcontinent, what is now modern-day Nepal, mainly in the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal (predominantly Darjeeling Hills) and Bhutan. The original name of Rai is Khambu. Rai means King in old khas kura. They are the descendants of Kirat Kingdom.
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 Nepal  Sikkim, Darjeeling | |
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| Kiranti Nepali | |
| Religion | |
| Kirat Mundum Animism Folk Hinduism |
Notable Rai people
- Agansing Rai, recipient of 13th Victoria Cross
- Amar Singh Rai Indian Politician from Darjeeling
- Ashok Rai, Former Vice Chairperson of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)[1] and Senior leader of Socialist Party
- Asit Rai, writer and novelist
- Bal Bahadur Rai, senior cabinet minister, acted as Prime Minister; senior leader of Nepali Congress Party
- Chandra Das Rai, indian politician, senior leader in Sikkim State Congress, bureaucrat and former journalist.
- Dayahang Rai, actor, director, play writer and founder of 'Mandala Theatre'
- Deo Prakash Rai General secretary of the All India Gorkha League and named as Minister in the West Bengal state government.
- Dil Maya Rai, National Assembly of Bhutan
- Gopal Rai, Former Minister of State for Forest and Soil Conservation
- Hari Prasad Gorkha Rai, writer
- Indra Bahadur Rai, writer and literary critic
- Jai Bir Rai, National Assembly of Bhutan
- Jitu Rai, Indian shooter
- Lain Singh Bangdel, former Chancellor of the Royal Nepal Academy
- Lalit Rai, Indian Kargil War
- Mira Rai, athlete and trail runner
- Narad Muni Thulung, senior cabinet minister, acted as Prime Minister of Nepal
- Pawan Kumar Chamling, Longest serving Chief Minister of India (24 years, 165 days), founder of the Sikkim Democratic Front party
- Pradeep Kumar Rai, lyricist of current Nepalese National Anthem, Sayaun Thunga Phulka
- Prem Das Rai, Indian politician from Sikkim
- Rajan Mukarung, writer and activist
- Rajesh Payal Rai, singer and music composer
- Ram Prasad Rai, revolutionary fighter against Rana autocracy
- Sabin Rai, pop singer from Dharan
- Santa Bahadur Rai, Secretary & Chairman Public Service Commission
- Sarita Rai, Indian Politician from West Bengal
- Sher Dhan Rai, Chief Minister, province no 1
- Shiba Kumar Rai, scientist, Professor of medical microbiology and ex-member of National Planning Commission of the government of Nepal
- Shiva Kumar Rai, Nepali writer and the first Gorkha minister in the state of West Bengal
- Shrawan Mukarung, poet
- Suk Bahadur Rai, awarded Aung San Thuriya in 1950
- Tarundeep Rai, Indian Olympiad archer
- Tek Bahadur Rai, politician from Bhutan, Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
- Tulshi Devi Rai, Former minister of Water Security, Public Health Engineering, Social Justice, Empowerment & Welfare Departments of Sikkim
- Wilson Bikram Rai, comedian, actor
See also
- Kirat
- Kirat Mundum
- Sakela
- Kirat Rai Yayokkha, social organization for the Kirat Rai
External links
- Related Indigenous nepali people (नेपालको जनजाति सम्बन्धित)
- Kirat Rai Yayokkha Nepal
- United Kirat Rai Organization of America
- Portal of the Kirati community
- Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN)
- Academic Research Project on Rai Culture by the University of Vienna, Austria http://www.kiratraibagdogra.org/ https://www.mundhumstar.com/2019/04/19/7681/ http://kiratrai.org/
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