The Newar people or Newars (/nɪˈwɑrz/;Nepal
Bhasa: नेवार)
are the indigenous people of the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas in
Nepal and the creators of its historic civilization. Since I belong to this ethnic group of Nepal, I thought
of portraying the daily life of my community's ancestral lifestyle through my
sketch work.
The Newar caste system is the system by which Newars, the
indigenous people of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley, are divided into groups on the
basis of their hereditary occupations.For Buddhist Newars, Bajracharyas, and
the Shakyas (collectively called "Bare") were most typically involved
in trade.While the Bajracharyas' exclusive occupation is priesthood, the
Shakyas follow the hereditary occupation of goldsmiths. The sketch demonstrates
a customer who has come to a goldsmith to have her golden bangle forged while a
woman from his family happens to be offering the man a Hookah (a traditional
water pipe that is used to smoke flavored or sweetened tobacco).
