Nepal is said to be the only remaining Hindu kingdom in the world. When a Nepali travels to the Hindi belt of India, he is applauded for being a subject 
of the one remaining Hindu rastra . Yet, the Hindu-ness so boldly inserted in the Constitution of Nepal (1990) is elusive at best, for it is impossible to delineate the Hindu character of Nepal, aside from the fact that an overwhelming majority of the population happens to be 'Hindu'in the loose sense of the term.
Just as to be a truly Islamic state, the Khalif should govern on the basis of the Shariat, to be a proper Hindu kingdom, the king must rule on the basis of the dharmashastras, the religious texts. Up until 1963, formally at least, the Nepali state did uphold Hindu jurisprudence. But that was dropped with the promulgation of the new civil code in 1964. Today, the law that is meted out is not Hindu law but common law derived in the main from local customs.
The most distinctive Hindu practice caste is conspicuous by its absence in the Nepali legal system. Therefore, the Hindu-ness of the Nepali state today, is like an Islamic state without the Shariat—essentially a window-dressing that has been retained for political reasons. In the absence of the legal backing of the caste system, the modern Nepali state has sought to project its Hindu character by imposing a ban on cow slaughter, sponsoring broadcast of religious
programmes in the state radio and TV, declaring a few Hindu festivals as national holidays, and clamping down on proselytisation. In reality, however, Nepal is a secular state, with the most genuine Hindu institution of state being the monarchy.
of the one remaining Hindu rastra . Yet, the Hindu-ness so boldly inserted in the Constitution of Nepal (1990) is elusive at best, for it is impossible to delineate the Hindu character of Nepal, aside from the fact that an overwhelming majority of the population happens to be 'Hindu'in the loose sense of the term.Just as to be a truly Islamic state, the Khalif should govern on the basis of the Shariat, to be a proper Hindu kingdom, the king must rule on the basis of the dharmashastras, the religious texts. Up until 1963, formally at least, the Nepali state did uphold Hindu jurisprudence. But that was dropped with the promulgation of the new civil code in 1964. Today, the law that is meted out is not Hindu law but common law derived in the main from local customs.
The most distinctive Hindu practice caste is conspicuous by its absence in the Nepali legal system. Therefore, the Hindu-ness of the Nepali state today, is like an Islamic state without the Shariat—essentially a window-dressing that has been retained for political reasons. In the absence of the legal backing of the caste system, the modern Nepali state has sought to project its Hindu character by imposing a ban on cow slaughter, sponsoring broadcast of religious
programmes in the state radio and TV, declaring a few Hindu festivals as national holidays, and clamping down on proselytisation. In reality, however, Nepal is a secular state, with the most genuine Hindu institution of state being the monarchy.So Hindusium is the major religion of Nepal. In the 2001 census, approximately 80.6 percent of the Nepalese people identified themselves as Hindus. Buddhists and Muslims comprised 10.7 and 4.2 percent, respectively. The remainder followed other religions, including Christianity. The national calendar of Nepal, Bikram Sambat, is a solar Hindu calendar essentially the same to that widespread in North India as a religious calendar, and is based on Vedic principles of time-keeping.So hindisum is major religion in Nepal.
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