from India's present  Kumaon ,  Garhwal  and  Kashmir  regions, while other ethnic groups trace their origins to North  Burma  and  Yunnan  and Tibet, e.g. the  Gurung and  Magar  in the west,  Rai  and  Limbu  in the east (from Yunnan and north Burma via Assam), and  Sherpa  and  Bhutia  in the north