Dashrath is a given name. It may refer to:
Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word Jyotishi meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices jyotisha. Jyotisha refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from jyotish.
Sharma is a Brahmin Hindu surname in India and Nepal. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma is an alternative English spelling of the name. Some Assamese Brahmins use Sarmah. The names Sharman, Sharma and Sharmavu are used in South India, albeit uncommonly.
Pandey, Pande, or Panday is a surname found commonly among the communities of Saryupareen Brahmins in India and both Saryupareen Bahun and Rajput Chhetri communities of Nepal.
Tiwari is a surname of the Hindu Brahmin communities commonly found in India and Nepal. Alternative spellings include Tiwary and Tewari.
Bhandari or Bhandary is a surname found in various Hindu castes and communities in India and Nepal. Bhandari means treasurer, keeper of a storehouse. In Punjab, Bhandaris belong to the Khatri caste. In Nepal, the surname is used by both Matwali and Tagadhari Chhetris, as well as Bahuns.
Pathak is a surname native to India. Pathak is mainly used by Hindu Brahmin communities of North India and Western India.
Nischal or Nischol is a surname of Indian origin. It is also a given name used in India and Nepal.
Kunwar is an Indian title denoting a prince. It is derived from the Sanskrit word Kumar. It was traditionally associated with the feudal Rajputs such as the son of a Rana or Thakur
Rana is an Indian Surname of Sanskrit origin meaning "king" in South Asian languages and is the masculine derivative of the Sanskrit word "rānī" meaning "queen". It was commonly used as a princely title by the Nepalese Rana dynasty and by Rajput kings that ruled under a Maharana in the Indian subcontinent. It is today more commonly used as a surname among Rajputs in Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. Some other variants of the name include Rani and Ranee as well as the surname Rane, which is more common in Goa and Maharashtra.
Tripathi or Tripathy is a Hindu Brahmin family name in India and Nepal. Trivedi and Tiwari are variants of the name.
Sapkota is a surname among the Upadhya Brahmin/Bahun, Jaisi Bahun, Khas, KC or Chhetri families in Nepal and Indian states Uttarakhand, Sikkim and some part of North and northeast India.
Dashrath Manjhi, also known as Mountain Man, was an Indian laborer from Gehlaur village, near Gaya in the eastern state of Bihar. When his wife died in 1959 due to injury caused by falling from a mountain and due to the same mountain blocking easy access to a nearby hospital in time, he decided to carve a 110 meter-long (360 ft), and 9.1 meter-wide (30 ft) wide path and 7.7 meter-deep (25 ft) path through a ridge of hills using only a hammer and a chisel. After 22 years of work, Dashrath shortened travel between the Atri and Wazirganj blocks of Gaya district from 55 km to 15 km. He travelled to New Delhi to get recognition of his work and was rewarded by then Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar. In 2016, Indian Post issued a postage stamp featuring Manjhi.
Upadhyaya is a Brahmin name from Sanskrit upādhyāya "teacher". People of Jogi caste also use Upadhyay surname
Manjhi may refer to:
Chand means Moon in Hindi.
Subedi is one of the surnames of Bramhin Varna in Nepal. In ancient days, people who could recite Veda easily were called by the surname Subedi. They belong to the Bharadwaja Gotra. Subedi are mostly found in the hilly region of Nepal. They are also found in certain states of India like Sikkim, Assam and West Bengal. Significant numbers of the Subedi family are also found in the kingdom of Bhutan and Myanmar.
Mahto or Mahato is a surname used by several castes and communities in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India. Mahato is also a popular surname in Nepal. In the zamindari villages, "Mahto" was a title given to the headman of a village ward. The mahto's duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the zamindar. In Chotanagpur plateau region of Jharkhand, including in the Oraon tribal society, Mahato was historically a title of the village chief. In Bihar, the surname Mahto is primarily used by people belonging to Kushwaha caste.
Acharya is a surname or upādhi mainly found in the South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Acharyas also widely known for their war strategies as many of them shows great skills in ancient war of Hindu stories like mahabharat. They are also called Warrior Brahmins. Acharyas are capable of using both Astra and Sastra simultaneously. In India, it is commonly found among the Vishwabrahmin and Brahmin communities in the Indian states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In Nepal its mainly found among the Bahun community. In Nepal, their population is spread in almost all parts of the country.
Kharel is a brahmin surname found in Nepal and some parts of India.they are kumauni Brahmins.
Rawat is a surname of people belonging to Hindu Rajput. from Garhwal and Kumaon divisions in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and Rajputs of Nepal.