▁involved ; ▁however , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁reporting ▁period , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁had ▁not ▁done ▁so . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Dal it ▁families ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁village ▁in ▁R aut ah at ▁District ▁after ▁a ▁cl ash ▁between ▁a ▁Dal it ▁and ▁a ▁higher ▁cas te ▁individual ▁during ▁a ▁religious ▁festival . ▁The ▁families ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁village ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 ▁after ▁police , ▁human ▁rights ▁activ ists , ▁and ▁Dal it ▁organizations ▁interven ed . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁a ▁Dal it ▁family ▁in ▁D oti ▁District ▁was ▁ban ished ▁from ▁its ▁community ▁because ▁family ▁members ▁refused ▁to ▁play ▁music ▁( the ir ▁traditional ▁role ) ▁during ▁a ▁H indu ▁religious ▁celebr ation . ▁The ▁family ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁a ▁neighbor ing ▁village . ▁ ▁A the ists ▁in ▁Nep al ▁A the ist ▁population ▁in ▁Nep al ▁is ▁emer ging . ▁Although ▁at ▁a ▁technical ▁level , ▁the ▁roots ▁of ▁at he ism ▁were ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁parties ▁( Un ited ▁Mission ▁league ▁and ▁Ma o ists ), ▁they ▁themselves ▁were ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁influenced ▁by ▁a ▁cultural ▁bias ▁of ▁favor it ism ▁to ▁H indu ism . ▁Though , ▁H indu ism ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁wide ▁religion ▁that ▁gr ants ▁enough ▁grounds ▁for ▁other ▁faith s , ▁including ▁at he ism , ▁recogn izing ▁Nep al ▁as ▁a ▁H indu ▁state ▁was ▁ ▁hum