Bisht is a surname found in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and country Nepal. The term "Bisht" originally referred to someone who held a land grant from the government. The Bisht families in Uttarakhand were chiefly Thokdars of Thuljat origin. In Nepal, Bisht was adopted as a surname by Raute and Raji people. Bishta, as Bista, was also used as a surname used by Khas people, group under the caste Chhetri.
Pandey, Pande, or Panday is a surname found among the communities of Brahmins in India and both Bahun and Chhetri communities of Nepal.
Chhetri, historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali speakers of Khas community, some of whom trace their origin to migration from medieval India. Chhetri was a caste of administrators, governor and military elites in the medieval Khas Kingdom and Gorkha Kingdom. The nobility of the Gorkha Kingdom mainly originated from Chhetri families. They also had a strong presence in civil administration affairs. The bulk of prime ministers of Nepal before the democratization of Nepal belonged to this caste as a result of the old Gorkhali aristocracy. Gorkha-based aristocratic Chhetri families included the Pande dynasty, the Basnyat dynasty, the Kunwar family, and the Thapa dynasty,.
Karki (Devanagari/कार्की) is a Nepali/Kumaoni surname used by Khas people. It is found among the Chhetri community from Nepal. Karki was one of the titles of governmental posts in ancient Khasa kingdom. The tax collecting officers in Dara/Garkha had the governmental title of karki. There are various subgroups within the Karki family. 'Rikhle Karki', 'Lama Karki', 'Sutar Karki', 'Mudula Karki', 'Khulal Karki', 'Khaptari Karki', Rume Karki, 'Sinjapati Karki', 'Godar Karki', etc. are the clans of Karki. ].
Nischal or Nischol is a surname of Indian origin. It is also a given name used in India and Nepal.
Tek Bahadur Basnet is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Salyan-1 constituency, winning 27421 votes, defeating Prakash Jwala.
Kaji was a title and position used by nobility of Gorkha Kingdom (1559–1768) and Kingdom of Nepal between 1768 and 1846. Many other contemporary kingdoms used the same title for their ministers.
Bista is a family name of people of Nepal belonging to Khas people group under the caste Chhetri, sub-groups of Kshatriya varna and the Bahun caste of Brahmin varna. They are Hindu with a local Masto deity. They speak Nepali language as mother tongue. In India, Bista/Bistas are spelled as Bisht/Bishts or Bist/Bists and are titled as Rajputs. They are mostly found in Indian state of Uttarakhand. Bista is also a surname belonging to the Brahmins of the Kumain Bahun subcaste.
Shakti Bahadur Basnet is a Nepalese politician and current Minister of Forest and Environment. He is a Central Committee Member of Nepal Communist Party.
Mahesh Basnet is a Nepalese Communist politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives elected from Bhaktapur district in the election of the Federal Parliament held in 2017. He is alleged to have kidnapped Janata Samajbadi party Surendra Yadav. He served as Minister of Industry under Prime Minister Sushil Koirala. He served as Chief of Youth Force Nepal on 2008 and is serving as Chairman of Youth Association Nepal since 2009. He contested in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Bhaktapur district constituency number 2. While serving as Minister of Industry, Basnet waived off the loans provided to industrialists affected by earthquake.
Parshuram Basnet is a notorious don from Biratnagar, Secretary of YAN and Morang district Chairman of Youth Force, both youth wings of CPN UML.
Budhathoki is a surname of the tagadhari Chhetri group of the Khas community of Nepal. People with the Budhathoki surname reside mostly in Nepal and India. Notable people with this surname include:
Acharya is a surname or upādhi mainly found in the South Asian countries of India and Nepal.Acharyas also widely known for their war strategies as many of them shows great skills in ancient war of Hindu stories. They are also called Warrior Brahmins. 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.
Daman Nath Dhungana is a Nepali politician and former house speaker. He played an instrumental role during the Nepal peace process between 2003 and 2009. His role as the first house speaker after the establishment of constitutional monarchy, in 1990, is considered exemplary. He returned to active politics in 2017 after a gap of 23 years. He is known for his vocal criticisms of the conduct of parliamentarians, including House Speaker and committee chairs, for what he considers, breaks from proper procedures and best practices.
Krishna Bahadur Rai is a Nepali politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He was elected from Kathmandu-3 constituency, representing CPN UML of the left alliance, under the first-past-the-post electoral system. This is the first time he has been elected to parliament. He defeated his nearest rival Ambika Basnet of Nepali Congress by acquiring 19,169 votes to Basnet's 14,884.
Uma Shankar Aragriya is a Nepalese politician belonging to the CPN (UML) who served as the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation since 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by Supreme Court on 22 June 2021 making the tenure of just 18 days and shortest till date. He was also a member of the 1st Federal Parliament of Nepal after winning in 2017 Nepalese general election from Dhanusha 2 constituency. Arglariya formerly a popular leader, is thought to join Nepali Congress as his party, Loktantrik Samajwadi Party went clean swept in Dhanusha district in recent local level election.
Prakash Jwala is a Nepali politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1999 until 2008 and in the Karnali Provincial Assembly from 2018 until his expulsion in April 2021, representing the Salyan 1 constituency as a member of the Communist Party of Nepal. After his expulsion, Jwala joined the newly-formed Communist Party of Nepal, and is running as one of its candidates for the House of Representatives in the 2022 Nepalese general election.
Mahesh Basnet (Nepali: महेश बस्नेत is a Nepalese politician, belonging to CPN currently serving as the member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he won the election from Ilam 1.
