ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book investigates whether the Nepalis living outside Nepal are diasporic or constitute a diaspora. It explores the history of migration, settlement, sources of livelihood, legal and political rights they have, imagination of their home country. It suggests that the distinction between Gurkha and Gorkha is not just historical, that is, the colonial usage being Gurkha and the postcolonial Gorkha, but it is also contextual. While the former technically means the citizens and language of Nepal, the literature published in English on the Nepalis of Darjeeling, Sikkim and Bhutan by the Nepalis and other Indians alike use Nepalese even today, while in the same breath, they claim separate identity from the Nepal Nepalis. Nepalis is more a cultural term rather than a political or legal one. It may include the Nepalese, Gurkhas, Gorkhas, Nepali-speaking Indians, Nepali-speaking Bhutanese and Nepali-speaking Myanmarese.
