It was one of the oldest Himalayan kingdoms, unified most of the Himalayas, and extended from Sikkim in the east to Kumaon in the west at its peak.

Under the leadership of Kalu Singh Mahara, many Kumaonis also joined the Indian National Army led by Subash Chandra Bose during the Second World War.

[3] UNESCO designated Kumaoni as language in the endangered and unsafe category which requires consistent conservation efforts.

Pichhaura is a traditional attire of Kumaoni women, generally worn for religious occasions, marriage, and other rituals.

After harvesting season people mostly relax, rejoice, dance and sing, and thus a festival is generated.

Basant Panchami, Shiv Ratri, Saton–Athon, Kumauni Holi, Uttarayani,[10] Samvatsar Parwa, Ram Navami, Dashra, Batsavitri, Rakshabandhan, Janmastmi, Nandastmi, and Deepawali are some of the auspicious occasions.

Besides this the famous Hindi poet, Sumitranandan Pant also hailed from Kausani, district Bageshwar.

Vegetables like potato (aaloo), radish (mooli), colocacia leaves (arbi ke patte, papad), pumpkin (kaddoo), spinach (palak) and many others are grown locally by the largely agrarian populace and consumed in various forms.

In 2011, the census reported a total of 2,081,057 Kumaoni speaker in India, constituting 0.17% of the country's population.

Source:[17] There is a large Kumaoni diaspora in neighbouring Nepal, because of Katyuri and Kumaon Kingdom.