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Rajbhandari
Rājbhandāri (राजभण्डारी) is a Newar Chatharīya Srēstha clan residing primarily in Kathmandu Valley and other parts of Nepal. It is said that the Malla king Jayasthiti Malla appointed treasurers to look after the wealth. The king honored them with the title of “Bhandari”. As time passed, the ''bhandari'' were replaced by the ''Raj-bhandari''. By 17th CE, Rajbhandari was a prominent aristocratic clan serving as courtiers & military chiefs in the Malla courts. Similalrly, Rajbhandaris are appointed as the traditional treasurers, the chief non-Vedic assistant-priests of Pashupatinath Temple of Kathmandu and military leaders.Presently, 108 Rajbhandaris perform rituals as assistant priests and chief patrons of the various temples in the Pashupati area. Rajbhandaris are descendants of the Suryavansha and Agnivansha Rajput kings who migrated to the Kathmandu valley during Malla rule, and presently, Rajbhandaris belong to the high-caste Kshatriya (pronounced ''Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaji Manik Lal Rajbhandari
Bada Kaji Manik Lal Rajbhandari (born 1880, date of death unknown) was a Nepalese politician. He served as Minister for Public Works, Communication, Law & Parliamentary Affairs, Health and Local Self Governance in the Advisory Council government from the August 1952 until June 1953. Kaji Manik Lal Rajbhandari was the father of Late Mananiya Shree Ganapat Lal Rajbhandari and Late Mrs.Manik Laxmi Amatya who had two children, Mr. Mrigendra Bahadur Amatya and Ms Sarojini Lata Amatya. Education Bada Kaji Manik lal Rajbhandari is the first graduate of Nepal. He obtained his Degree in Bachelor of Arts from the St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, affiliated with the University of Calcutta (CU), in the year 1906. Work # Minister for Public Works, Communication, Law & Parliamentary Affairs, Health and Local Self Governance in the Advisory Council Government, August 1952 – June 1953. # First Secretary of Nepal Embassy in London/Great Britain, at the time of Shova Jung, 1945. # He was a phila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phatteman Rajbhandari
Phatteman Rajbhandari (November 28, 1936 – September 9, 2013), an iconic voice in Nepali music, was a popular vocalist and musician of Nepal known for prominent songs such as "Marna Baru Garho Hunna", "Banai Khayo Dadelo Ley", "Yesto Pani Hudo Raichha", "Sannani ko Galai Ma" and "Rato Ra Chandra". Early career Based on published interview: Phatteman Raj bhandari was born as the third child to his parents Purna Maya Rajbhandari and Jeetman Rajbhandari ; He started his study at Durbar High School where he studied for 2–3 months but later joined Padmodaya High School. He however could not pursue higher education due to family circumstances. He started singing "Bhajans" at a young age along with some acting. After Radio Nepal was established in 1951, Phatteman got a rare opportunity to reveal his talents. He started out by singing a bhajan “Hey Ram Naam Prabhu Ko Japdai Pran Yo Jaaos”. He then sang "Yesto Pani hudo Raicha" in 1968, composed by his childhood friend, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonie Rajbhandari
Sonie Rajbhandari ( ne, सोनिए राजभण्डारी) is a Nepali people, Nepalese model & beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Nepal 2014, Miss Nepal International 2014 on 2 May 2014. Sonie graduated from Kathmandu University, Kathmandu University School of Management, with a major in Business Management. Miss Nepal - 2014 Sonie Rajbhandari was selected as Miss Pokhara 2014 which gave her the chance to represent her hometown, Pokhara at the Miss Nepal 2014 beauty pageant, where she finished as second runner-up. Sonie represented Nepal at the Miss International 2014 beauty pageant in Japan. On 5 April 2015, the Hidden Treasure company announced the withdrawal of the original first runner-up Miss Nepal 2014, Miss Nepal Earth 2014 - Prinsha Shrestha for violating the rules of the competition. This led Sonie to become the new Miss Nepal Earth 2014 just 2 weeks before the grand finale of Miss Nepal 2015. In 2016, Sonie managed to raise $10,000 for the April 2015 Nepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashupatinath Temple
Pashupatinath Temple ( ne, श्री पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, and is located in Kathmandu, Nepal. This temple was classified as a World Heritage Site in 1979. This "extensive Hindu temple precinct" is a "sprawling collection of temples, ashrams, images and inscriptions raised over the centuries along the banks of the sacred Bagmati river", and is one of seven monument groups in UNESCO's designation of Kathmandu Valley. The temple is one of the Paadal Petra Sthalams on the continent. History The exact date of the temple's construction is uncertain, but the current form of the temple was constructed in 1692 CE. Over time, many more temples have been erected around the two-storied temple, including the Vaishnava temple complex with a Rama temple from the 14th century and the Guhyeshwari Temple mentioned in an 11th-century manuscript. Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. It is not known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shresthas
The Śreṣṭha ( ne, श्रेष्ठ) or () is the second largest Newar caste group, occupying around 21% of overall Newar population, or about 1.1% of Nepal’s total population. It is believed that the word ''Srēṣṭha'' is derived from the Newar word ''Śeśyah'', which itself is derivation of a Sanskrit word ''Sista'' meaning 'noble', although literal meaning of the word also translated to 'best or important.' "Shrestha" itself was later adopted as the specific family surname by members of this high-caste Hindu group, although there are over 50 other recognized surnames of Srēṣṭhas. Despite their numerically low national population, their high-status and socio-economic capital puts Śreṣṭhas amongst the most socio-economically privileged and politically over-represented segments of Nepali population. Prior to Nepal’s unification, Srēṣṭha was a collective high-status title given to those Hindu clans referred to as 'Bhāro' (from ''bhārdār''/noble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divya Mani Rajbhandari
Dibya Mani Rajbhandari (or Dibyamani Rajbhandari) is a Nepali politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He was elected under the proportional representation system from Nepali Congress filling the reserved seat for the Indigenous group Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people .... References Living people Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Nepali Congress politicians from Bagmati Province 1955 births {{Nepal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari
Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari ( ne, गेहेन्द्र बहादुर राजभण्डारी; November 1923 – 23 August 1994) was the most senior Minister (working with responsibility of the Prime Minister) in Nepal from 13 April 1970 to 14 April 1971. In 1969, Rajbhandari was Minister for Palace Affairs and Foreign Affairs, and was the leader of the Nepalese delegation to the United Nations. A man of vision, served Nepalese Government between 1951 and 1961 as Joint Secretary and Secretary in Ministries of Health, local self-government, pioneer in education field helped establish Adarsha Kanya Niketan (girls school in Patan), board member of Machhindra High School (Lagankhel, Lalitpur), teaching in Patan College, Mahendra Ratna College and Tribhuvan University, established Nepal Commerce College (Nepal Commerce Campus) as founder Principal, involved in politics and became Minister of Home, information, Foreign Affairs, Education, Health, Defense, Palace aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Nepal 2014
Hidden Treasures Fanta Miss Nepal 2014, the 17th Miss Nepal beauty pageant was held on 2 May 2014 at the Nepal Academy Hall in Kathmandu. Miss Nepal 2013 Ishani Shrestha crowned her successor as Miss Nepal World 2014, who will represent Nepal at Miss World 2014 with 1st runner up as Miss Nepal Earth 2014 sent to Miss Earth 2014 and 2nd runner up as Miss Nepal International 2014 to Miss International 2014. The winner of Miss Nepal 2014 will be selected as the brand ambassador of drink, Fanta; WWF Nepal for a year and win Rs 100,000. The auditions of Miss Nepal was held in various regional contests like Miss Pokhara, Miss Chitwan, Miss Kavre, Miss Purwanchal and Miss Kathmandu where all the regional winners get a direct entry to top 20 finalists. All three winners will also get a Samsung phone and an apartment at Suncity apartments by Shangrila from this year forward. The 20 shortlisted young women aged 19 years and above will be competing for the main title and the pageant is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newar
Newar (; new, नेवार, endonym: Newa; new, नेवा, Pracalit script:) or Nepami, are the historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas in Nepal and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars form a linguistic and cultural community of primarily Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman ethnicities following Hinduism and Buddhism with Nepal Bhasa as their common language. Newars have developed a division of labour and a sophisticated urban civilisation not seen elsewhere in the Himalayan foothills. Newars have continued their age-old traditions and practices and pride themselves as the true custodians of the religion, culture and civilisation of Nepal. Newars are known for their contributions to culture, art and literature, trade, agriculture and cuisine. Today, they consistently rank as the most economically and socially advanced community of Nepal, according to the annual Human Development Index published by UNDP. Nep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradhan
Pradhan (Devanagari: प्रधान) is generally ministerial title of Sanskrit origin in cultures of Hindu tradition, mainly used in the Indian subcontinent. The Sanskrit ''pradhāna'' translates to "major" or "prime"; however, the more modern Hindi definitions provided by the Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary also include "chief" and "leader". The precise interpretation can differ significantly by region. The style was abandoned by many Indian princely states during the Mughal era in favor of Persian styles such as '' Wasir'' and '' Diwan''. Local head Pradhan is elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Panchayat (village/''gram'' government) in India. The ''Pradhan'', together with other elected members, have the power of constituencies of the gram panchayat. The ''pradhan'' is the focal point of contact between government officers and the village community. The Pradhan title in such setting is mainly used in east Indian states of We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj ( hi, भारद्वाज) is a surname mostly used by Brahmins. Notable people with the surname include: *Abhay Bharadwaj (1954–2020), Indian advocate turned politician *Anasuya Bharadwaj (born 1982), Indian television presenter and actress * Anita Bharadwaj, Indian high altitude rescue doctor * B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj (born 2000), Indian badminton player *Babu Bharadwaj (1948–2016), Malayalam–language writer and journalist from Kerala, India * Chaitan Bharadwaj (born 1988), Indian music composer * Deepak Bharadwaj (1950–2013), Indian politician * Girish Bharadwaj (born 1950), Indian social worker *H R Bharadwaj (1939–2020), Indian politician *Hitesh Bharadwaj (born 1991), Indian television actor, model, anchor, RJ and poet *Jagannath Bharadwaj (1916–1987), Indian politician *Janani Bharadwaj (born 1989), Indian playback singer *Krishna Bharadwaj (actor) (born 1989), Indian television actor *Krishna Bharadwaj (economist) (1935–1992), Indian Neo-Ricardian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaji (Nepal)
''Kaji'' ( ne, काजी) 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. Etymology Historian Mahesh Chandra Regmi suggests that ''Kaji'' is derived from Sanskrit word ''Karyi'' which meant functionary. History Ganesh Pande was the first Kaji under King Dravya Shah of Gorkha Kingdom. He helped Dravya Shah to become King of Gorkha and was later appointed Kaji of Gorkha in 1559 A.D. Another significant Kaji of Gorkha was Kalu Pande born in the family of Ganesh Pande. He was son of Bhimraj Pande who was also a Kaji during the reign of King Nara Bhupal Shah. Kalu Pande led Gorkhalis in the Battle of Kirtipur. He had set up a base on Naikap, a hill on the valley's western rim, from where they were to mount their assaults on Kirtipur. He was killed in the battle after being surrounded by enemy forces. The ministers and officials of Kantipur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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