List of Nepalese Americans

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Nepalese Americans are citizens or permanent residents of the United States of America who trace their family descent to Nepal. This article is a list of notable Nepalese Americans. [1] [2]

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Prominent Academia and Educationists

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Music of Nepal refers to the various musical genres played and listened to in Nepal. With more than fifty ethnic groups in Nepal, the country's music is highly diverse. Genres like Tamang Selo, Chyabrung, Dohori, Adhunik Geet, Bhajan, Filmi music, Ghazal, Classical music, songs and Ratna music are widely played and popular, but many other less common genres are yet to be cataloged. Western musical genres like Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B also regularly feature on the Nepalese music charts. Most of the country's musical bands are based in the Kathmandu valley. Musical genres from Tibet and India have greatly influenced Nepalese music.

Mishra is a surname found among Hindu Brahmin, in the northern, eastern, western and central parts of India and in Nepal. This is the list of notable people with Mishra surname, who may or may not be associated with Brahmin caste.

Bhat is a surname in the Indian subcontinent. Bhat and Bhatt are shortened renditions of Brahmbhatt or Bhatta.

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 Hindu Brahmin surname. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins.

Pandey, Pande, or Panday is a surname found commonly among several different communities, most commonly found amongst the Gorkha and Chhetri Kshatriyas communities of Nepal; Pande dynasty of Nepal were the Kshatriyas Chhetri aristocratic family who dominated the Nepalese administration and military up until the 19th century as Mulkaji and Mukhtiyar,

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kumar</span> South Asian name

Kumar is a title, given name, middle name, or a family name found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, though not specific to any religion, ethnicity, or caste. It is a generic title which variously means prince, son, boy, or chaste. It is the 11th most common family name in the world as of August 2019.

Shukla is a word of Sanskrit origin that means "bright" or "white".

Kandel is a surname. Kandel is a common name among Ashkenazi Jews, indicating an ancestor from the town of Kandel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Kandel gotra is Bhardwaj gotra. Notable people with the surname include:

Prasad is an Indian name, used both as a personal and family name.

Acharya is a surname or upādhi also called warrior Brahmins who have much more skills and strategies for victory of a war and so on examples in the history which are mainly found in the South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh and Nepal. 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

Dhungel is a surname found in Nepal. Dhungel is a variant of Brahmin. Dhungels are usually found in Nepal. Notable peoples with surname Dhungel include: Surya Prasad Dhungel (Upadhyay) 1st Democratic Home Minister of Nepal in B.S 2007. Sarada Prasad Dhungel (Upadhyay) 1st and founding Rector of Tribhuvan University. Nepalese Educationalist.

"Melancholy" is an environmentally-themed song sung by 365 Nepali artists. This song was intended to promote an environmental message by breaking the Guinness World Records for "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording", which it successfully did. It was written, music composed and directed by environmentalist Nipesh Dhaka. The song was recorded as a single on 19 May 2016. The recording sessions were inaugurated by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli at 8 am and continued until 6 pm. The song was released on 2 September 2017 by President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Army Officer's Club, Kathmandu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shreedev Bhattarai</span> Nepali Actors

Shreedev Bhattarai (Nepali: श्रीदेव भट्टरार्इ; is a Nepali actor and lyricist. He was born in Ilam, eastern Nepal.

Bharat is an Indian given name.

<i>Chha Maya Chhapakkai</i> Nepalese film directed by Dipendra Lama

Chha Maya Chhapakkai is a 2019 Nepali Social-comedy film directed by Dipendra Lama and produced by Rohit Adhikari of Rohit Adhikari Films. Writer of this film is Deepak Raj Giri. The film stars Deepak Raj Giri, Keki Adhikari, Kedar Ghimire and Jeetu Nepal. Actor Deepak Raj Giri even was awarded National Film Awards for the Best-actor

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