Bhattarai

Bhattarai (Nepali: भट्टराई) or Bhattrai is brahmin and Chettri of Nepal

Bhattarai
भट्टराई

Bhattarai surname in Devanagari font
Language(s)	Nepali, Doteli
Origin
Language(s)	Khas
Word/name	Nepal
Other names
Variant form(s)	Bhattrai, Bhattaraya
Derivative(s)	Sindhuley Bhattarai, Samriddha Bhattarai, Saalukhey Bhattarai, Gamlangey Bhattarai, Chisungkhey Bhattarai, Gulmeli Bhattarai, Lamidaandey Bhattarai
See also	Pokharel, Poudel, Khanal, Bhandari, Subedi

Etymology

Bhatta means scholar in Sanskrit and Rai means King. Bhattarai were ancient Kings who became priest.^[1]

Notable people with the surname in Nepal

• Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Former Prime Minister (Nepali Congress)^[2]
• Baburam Bhattarai, former Prime Minister of Nepal.
• Madhav Bhattarai, Chairman of the committee of astrologers and religious scholar^[3]
• Nabin K Bhattarai, Pop singer^[4]
• Samriddha Bhattarai, Nepali chairman of business and finance society
• Amrit Bhattarai, Nepali cricketer
• Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Nepali diplomat
• Krishna Dharabasi, born Krishna Bhattarai. Author of Radha (Novel), Jhola
• Biraj Bhattarai, Nepali musical artist
• Srijan Bhattarai, Actor, professional ballet & contemporary dancer/choreographer Roadies^[5]

References

1. Saligram Bhatt (2008). Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace. ISBN 9788131304020. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
2. "Krishna Prasad Bhattarai". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
3. "Vijaya Dashami being celebrated". 2010-10-17. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
4. Sampada Malla. "Upclose with Nabin K Bhattarai". CyberSansar. archive.is. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
5. "Four selected for Roadies from Kathmandu". kathmandupost.com. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2024-04-27.