text: Almost every single Rai village has a few soldiers, police or civil servants and older pensioners. Because of their bravery, fearlessness, honesty and straightforward nature it's easy for them to join the armies. Nowadays many Rai are also working with the government services too; some holding high ranks and positions (ibid: 39). These types of professions really show the Rai people as a hard working people.
  The planting and harvesting seasons from spring to autumn gives them plenty of work to do and in winter time villagers make trips towards the important towns to buy necessary goods such as salt, oil and materials for clothing. They carry goods for trade rather than money on these trips. One farmer may have several fields and they shift from one to another according to the seasons. Traditional Bullocks are used for ploughing the land, the grass and dry undergrowth are burned away, supplying the soil with ash residue (ibid: 38). A majority of the people are in debt, the usual practice for money transaction to be made against security in the land.
  Notable Rai people
  Agansing Rai, recipient of 13th Victoria Cross
  Amar Singh Rai Indian Politician from Darjeeling
  Ashok Rai, Former Vice Chairperson of Communist Party of Nepal and Senior leader of Socialist Party
  Asit Rai, writer and novelist Sahitya Akademi  winner
  Bal Bahadur Rai, senior cabinet minister, acted as Prime Minister; senior leader of Nepali Congress Party
  Bhupal Rai poet,writer and Chancellor of Nepal Academy
  Bartika Eam Rai Nepali Singer/Song Writer